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The Ol' Guy:
Yeah, add me to the list of fans who think Concentration is one of the all-time greatest tv games...though I liked the older more than the later. One day I was going through a talk show guest magazine at the radio station I was working at and found a big ad that read, "Have the creator of tv's Concentration on your show to talk about UFOs and other phenomena." Buddy Piper supposedly left show biz a few years after developing Face The Music to devote himself to studying things like UFOs, crop circles, and angels. Guess he's on the lecture circuit, among other things. I checked a couple of websites to see if he's still around. Wonder if he got residuals during the G-T run? Or Bob Noah? Or did NBC get everything?

davemackey:
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Dec 5 2003, 08:46 AM\']
--- Quote ---* Board has 30 squares. To start, four prizes ("the head starts") are revealed and Johnny O gives them each a plug. As Chris C. reported, this was to guarantee these items plugs.
--- End quote ---


The format for that version of "Concentration" changed over the years.  When it first went on in 1973, there were no "head starts" [/quote]
 Nope. There always were head starts on the Narz show. Of course they were to guarantee some mfgs. plug time and also sped up the game.

They used a number of great music cues including a funky piano cue. There's one of those prize music cues kicking around the theme collecting circuit - what of the others?

Steve McClellan:
[quote name=\'That Don Guy\' date=\'Dec 5 2003, 07:21 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Dec 5 2003, 03:10 PM\'] It isn't, tho. a California Lottery scratchoff ticket is worth precisely $0 if it's not a winner. I don't remember what the payout scale for prizes on the scratchoff game was, but I think it was something like 30 cents on the dollar. So, if I'm right about that, you're looking at a prize worth roughly $300.

The question _I_ have is, is it taxable, and if so, for how much? [/quote]
I'm pretty sure 50% of the money in the California Lottery "scratch-off" games goes back to the players (1/3 to the schools (to make up for the money the legislature moves from the education budget to the general fund under the impression that the lottery will make up the difference), and 1/6 for other costs), at least back then.
Besides, an unscratched California Lottery ticket had a retail value of $1, so I would guess that's what the IRS would use when determining your income.  (And yes, if you won anything, that was counted on top of the $1 per ticket, although California Lottery winnings are not taxable against California state income tax, only Federal.)[/quote]
According to the California Lottery's website, 51.9% of the money goes back to the players. So, you could expect to receive $519, and be taxed on $1000 by California and $1519 by the U.S., resulting in a net gain of just $79 for someone making $30,000 a year.

CBSJokersWildFan:
On the Narz Concentration, did the players play two-out-of-three matches?

tvrandywest:
[quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' date=\'Dec 5 2003, 11:39 PM\'] One day I was going through a talk show guest magazine at the radio station I was working at and found a big ad that read, "Have the creator of tv's Concentration on your show to talk about UFOs and other phenomena." Buddy Piper supposedly left show biz a few years after developing Face The Music to devote himself to studying things like UFOs, crop circles, and angels. Guess he's on the lecture circuit, among other things. [/quote]
 I ran into Buddy a few years ago and enjoyed several long talks with him. Visits with Buddy were great, and his recollections were clear and entertaining. I can clearly see him as a great speaker.

And indeed his attention is focused on several aspects of life far from game shows. We discussed several items of religion and spirituality; Buddy was very enthusiastic about his more recent interests.

Randy
tvrandywest.com

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