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Match Game 75 (Possible Rule Change)

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Matt Ottinger:
I personally don't believe the following to be true, but I did promise my pal here that I would throw it out to the group and see if anyone else knows anything about what he's asking:

--- Quote ---Do you think you can ask your online friends about a possible rule change
that might have occured on Match Game 75? I'm not sure how it goes, but
around June 1975, there might have been a rule in which once a contestant
picks a celebrity for the head-to-head, they cannot be picked again if they
keep winning. Ask your friends if this was true.
--- End quote ---

tommycharles:
Not that I've ever seen, but it's a great idea, IMO. Might have kept Dawson from ever getting his ego out of control...

PeterMarshallFan:
This did happen. It didn't last more than 3 weeks at most.

Kevin Prather:
I don't like that idea. A contestant could get stuck with a sucky celeb that way.

Adam Nedeff:

--- Quote ---Do you think you can ask your online friends about a possible rule change
that might have occured on Match Game 75? I'm not sure how it goes, but
around June 1975, there might have been a rule in which once a contestant
picks a celebrity for the head-to-head, they cannot be picked again if they
keep winning. Ask your friends if this was true.
--- End quote ---

It definitely happened, and as I recall, Gene actually made a point of explaining taht it was because too many people picked Richard. The result...a contestant picking Jack Albertson for head-to-head match and doing so with an enthusiasm reserved for stabbing yourself in the forehead.

THis rule isn't EXACTLY what was in effect though; I recall it being whatever celebrity you picked last time had to sit out but could be picked again. So, if you won three games...

Game #1: Pick Richard Dawson
Game #2: Richard is out, so you pick Charles Nelson Reilly
Game #3: Charles is out, but you can pick Richard again

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