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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: JayC on April 04, 2004, 12:53:40 AM
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Pat mentions that taking too long to make a move on Wheel will get you "buzzed out". When did he start saying this and has it ever happened?
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[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'Apr 4 2004, 12:53 AM\'] Pat mentions that taking too long to make a move on Wheel will get you "buzzed out". When did he start saying this and has it ever happened? [/quote]
It happened a few times on the NBC Woolery version - a contestant runs up a high total, but has no clue what the puzzle is, and just can't figure out what letter to say next before the buzzer sounds.
There's a similar rule on Match Game (the 70s version), although I don't know if anyone ever took too much time.
-- Don
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Pat's been saying it since before I can remember. And it actually does happen--two or three times a season, I'd say. It's not like the "10 seconds" you get playing Ten Chances on TPIR; they're strict about it.
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There's a similar rule on Match Game (the 70s version), although I don't know if anyone ever took too much time.
Heh - apparently the key is being funny. One contestant who was awfully silent in her deliberation I guess took too much time and was buzzed. Gene then revealed the celebs answers in order (no sound effects) and the next question was played.
-Jason
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[quote name=\'JasonA1\' date=\'Apr 4 2004, 02:36 AM\']
There's a similar rule on Match Game (the 70s version), although I don't know if anyone ever took too much time.
Heh - apparently the key is being funny. One contestant who was awfully silent in her deliberation I guess took too much time and was buzzed. Gene then revealed the celebs answers in order (no sound effects) and the next question was played.
-Jason [/quote]
This happened at least once during the Super Match as well.
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There's a similar rule on Match Game (the 70s version), although I don't know if anyone ever took too much time.
I don't recall seeing that episode where the contestant took too much time, but they gave the contestants just about as much time as they needed. I remember one episode where a contestant couldn't think of an answer, so Gene re-read the question several times, had the contestant look at the card and re-read it, sat down in front of the contestant podiums and said something like "isn't this fun!" It must have been well over a minute before the contestant finally came up with an answer.
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On my 2nd episode during my "Wheel" run, I was playing against two people who were quite slow... Pat actually commented about it during the show. One was buzzed in fact - but it was too early and therefore edited out in post. You could see the colours change, though.
Cheers,
Ryan :)