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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: The Pyramids on April 04, 2006, 07:40:01 PM
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Everyone can see that 'Deal Or No Deal' players are offered a low first deal just as a formality, just like when Richard Dawson would ask 'play or pass' in the final round. Anyone else have any routine formalities that hosts and players had to go through? John Daly asking contestants if they are familiar with the scoring system comes to mind.
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Conversely, I like how the Millionaire hosts skip the formality of "Is that your final answer?" on the lower tier questions. It gets the game through the doldrums faster and into the exciting BIG MONEY!!! Anyhoo, back to the topic at hand...
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Technically, they don't skip that formality. They just cut it from the show in post.
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Peter/John/Tom reminding HS contestants that they can't give away the square, it must be "earned".
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'115325\' date=\'Apr 4 2006, 08:37 PM\']
Peter/John/Tom reminding HS contestants that they can't give away the square, it must be "earned".
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Was that really a formality with John? ;-)
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Pat Finn used to say "The Joker's Wild is a game of definitions." C'mon, Pat, everybody knows that!
Bob Eubanks: "All of our couples have been married less than a year." Duh, Bob, that's why it's "The Newlywed Game."
Any question on Bob Barker's "Truth or Consequences" I don't recall ever seeing anyone escape the consequences.
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There was Peter Marshall reminding contestants who were about to win a round that the secret square was still unrevealed if they wanted to 'gamble.' I don't remeber a contestant ever choosing this option on reruns we saw.
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[quote name=\'PaulD\' post=\'115329\' date=\'Apr 4 2006, 09:41 PM\']
There was Peter Marshall reminding contestants who were about to win a round that the secret square was still unrevealed if they wanted to 'gamble.' I don't remeber a contestant ever choosing this option on reruns we saw.
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Ah, answering your own survey question. That's choice.
Here, I believe, is one:
An ace is shown as the base card on Card Sharks and the emcee (or in Pat Bullard's case "the twit") would first ask if the player wanted to keep the card and then ask if the next card is higher or lower.
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Add John Daly asking every contestant who signed in if they were familiar with the way "we keep score." Folks from MADAGASCAR knew for cripe sakes...well almost. Maybe one out of every 20.
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Hosts of pre-taped shows (primarily Jack Barry) asking players if they'd be able to come back "tomorrow"...
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Any question on Bob Barker's "Truth or Consequences" I don't recall ever seeing anyone escape the consequences.
I remember one episode where a contestant actually did answer the question, so Bob immediately asked another question - which they missed - and had to pay the consequences.
There was Peter Marshall reminding contestants who were about to win a round that the secret square was still unrevealed if they wanted to 'gamble.' I don't remeber a contestant ever choosing this option on reruns we saw.
I'm not sure if it happened on the episodes GSN ran, but it did happen occasionally. I don't ever remember a contestant who did that losing the game though!
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[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'115343\' date=\'Apr 4 2006, 11:36 PM\']
Add John Daly asking every contestant who signed in if they were familiar with the way "we keep score." Folks from MADAGASCAR knew for cripe sakes...well almost. Maybe one out of every 20.
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As cited by the author of the original post. Bob Barker reminding the players in Contestants' Row on The Price Is Right to make their bids in dollars because the actual retail price is rounded off to the nearest dollar. This is important, I suppose, to those who believe they're supposed to bid in euros.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'115370\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 07:02 AM\']
This is important, I suppose, to those who believe they're supposed to bid in euros.
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<whacks Sarcasm Detector> Is this thing broken?
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'115366\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 08:09 AM\']
Any question on Bob Barker's "Truth or Consequences" I don't recall ever seeing anyone escape the consequences.
I remember one episode where a contestant actually did answer the question, so Bob immediately asked another question - which they missed - and had to pay the consequences.
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I remember that, too, more than once. I think Bob's excuse was the buzzer beat them (since it rang within half a second of his asking the question). I also recall them getting ready to do a bit involving pies or hot seats and Bob discovering the contestant was a minister. He got a free pass.
During the bonus round on "Joker's Wild," Jack usually asked the player if he or she wanted to quit with the money or spin again. I don't recall anyone ever stopping with their crisp $125. Man, that bonus game was dull.
Oh, and on TPIR, didn't someone in the last month or so try to bid $1.95 or something like that, requiring Bob to repeat the rule?
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[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'115379\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 11:34 AM\']
During the bonus round on "Joker's Wild," Jack usually asked the player if he or she wanted to quit with the money or spin again. I don't recall anyone ever stopping with their crisp $125. Man, that bonus game was dull.
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This "take the money" rule was rarely mentioned on-air during the TTD bonus round, particularly after the first year or two. Most of its later mentions was when a player actually decided to quit.
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Barker's usual line on a "T or C" correct answer was "You are correct--but I forgot to tell you that this is a two-part question." He then went to the next card on his pile and Beulah sounded immediately after he read the question.
Now back in the original version on radio, when some of the questions were ridiculously obscure minutia instead of silly riddles, on the rare event someone got a question right Ralph Edwards would award them the $15 and the box of Duz--but then ask them if they'd like to go ahead and pay the consequences anyway. AFAIK, no one refused (possibly because they were expecting to be in a stunt in the first place).
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[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'115379\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 10:34 AM\']
Oh, and on TPIR, didn't someone in the last month or so try to bid $1.95 or something like that, requiring Bob to repeat the rule?
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Possibly. But Bob doesn't initially say it anymore -- after the first prize is shown, he just says, "That prize will go to the one of you who is nearest to the actual retail price without going over. Matthew, what do you bid?" Nothing about rounding the prices.
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Scott Robinson
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[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'115415\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 01:08 PM\']
Possibly. But Bob doesn't initially say it anymore -- after the first prize is shown, he just says, "That prize will go to the one of you who is nearest to the actual retail price without going over. Matthew, what do you bid?" Nothing about rounding the prices.
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It's probably one of those issues where shaving 10 seconds off of some announcement lets them shoehorn another ad in...there's really no reason they can't cover that in the warmup if they REALLY need do, those of us at home don't need to see it and if we DID, we would get the hint after the first IUFB.
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[quote name=\'PaulD\' post=\'115315\' date=\'Apr 4 2006, 04:40 PM\']
Everyone can see that 'Deal Or No Deal' players are offered a low first deal just as a formality, [/quote] I don't think it is a formality at all. The Banker is offering the contestant a very real sum of money to quit the game. Just because no one pushes the button after round one does not make it a 'formality' that should be excised.
just like when Richard Dawson would ask 'play or pass' in the final round.
Again. Part of the game (and an important part, especially if the last remaining answers are worth 5 points between them). Not a formality at all.
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'115422\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 02:54 PM\']
Not a formality at all.
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1) Consider the poster.
2) Consider the thread.
You knew it was a snake when you picked it up. :)