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Title: Las Vegas Gambit
Post by: JMFabiano on August 28, 2012, 08:40:25 PM

Does anyone know why they changed from the Gambit Board to the Big Numbers?

Title: Las Vegas Gambit
Post by: clemon79 on August 28, 2012, 09:23:42 PM

Quote from: JMFabiano on August 28, 2012, 08:40:25 PM

Does anyone know why they changed from the Gambit Board to the Big Numbers?

Because they were dying on the vine and the Big Numbers is the superior endgame from a variety of angles?

Title: Las Vegas Gambit
Post by: That Don Guy on September 03, 2012, 12:19:45 PM

Merrill Heatter probably knows, but is he saying anything?

Seriously, if I had to guess, I would say that what made the Gambit Board good in the CBS version was the unusual prizes (a trip somewhere on your next anniversary, tickets to various football bowl games, a game of 21 against "the house" for $2500), which they didn't have on the NBC version; the bonus round was stale.  Plus, switching to the Big Numbers upped the prize from $5000 plus prizes (and whatever the Gambit Jackpot was at the time - usually $1000) to $10,000.