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BrandonFG:
[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Dec 8 2003, 02:08 PM\'] [quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Dec 8 2003, 01:12 PM\']
The four originals:
Person/People
Fictional Character(s)
Place(s)
Thing(s)
Even Phrase and Quotation didn't come along into a few years into the run--and Person/People originally was *always* a proper name. [/quote]
So that's why Sajak would remind players that person doesn't necessarily mean proper name - because it used to be that way.
Did the US version of WoF ever use the "red letter" gimmick? [/quote]
And now we have a Proper Name puzzle, so I guess it's all moot now, isn't it?
And yes, Red Letter was used in the early to mid-90s. I know the contestant would win a bonus for unscrambling the words, maybe $1000. Also, I think there was a home viewer sweepstakes where you could write down your unscrambled words and send them in.
Jay Temple:
[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Dec 8 2003, 01:08 PM\'] [quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Dec 8 2003, 01:12 PM\']
The four originals:
Person/People
Fictional Character(s)
Place(s)
Thing(s)
Even Phrase and Quotation didn't come along into a few years into the run--and Person/People originally was *always* a proper name. [/quote]
So that's why Sajak would remind players that person doesn't necessarily mean proper name - because it used to be that way.
Did the US version of WoF ever use the "red letter" gimmick? [/quote]
Yes, and there was one feature that always annoyed me. A puzzle would come up in the category, PERSON, and Pat would remind the players (and viewers) that person "does not always mean proper name." That always meant that the puzzle in question was not a proper name. Then, on occasion, they would have another puzzle later the same day, with the same category and the same reminder. The way they do it now is much better, because it doesn't make it sound like the contestants on those particular shows have to be reminded a second time in the same day.
GS Warehouse:
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Dec 8 2003, 05:02 PM\'] Yes, and there was one feature that always annoyed me. A puzzle would come up in the category, PERSON, and Pat would remind the players (and viewers) that person "does not always mean proper name." That always meant that the puzzle in question was not a proper name. Then, on occasion, they would have another puzzle later the same day, with the same category and the same reminder. [/quote]
I actually remember one show several years back when every puzzle had the category Person, and Pat made the disclaimer every time.
HYHYBT:
Maybe the reminder was for the dummies at home. You know, the ones who think they're so smart because they can shout out the answer before the contestants do, not even realizing that a contestant who knows the answer might not want to give it yet.
Clay Zambo:
[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Dec 8 2003, 07:29 PM\'] I actually remember one show several years back when every puzzle had the category Person, and Pat made the disclaimer every time. [/quote]
I wonder if the Powers That Be did that just to mess with Pat, who likely was getting tired of the disclaimer. After all, this is the guy who gave the world, "...because once you buy a horse, it's yours to keep."
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