Although long extinct from television,  On Whew!, Tom Kennedy did not always following up his saying only one block on the sixth level, with, "that is if you choose."  I also recall once watching an episode and the contestant called for one of the clues on level six with lots of time on the clock.  The player either gave a wrong answer to the "blooper," or hit a block, losing five seconds.  The player then said "Longshot," and Tom Kennedy looked lost, and was cued or realized himself, the player could not call "Longshot," once he/she was on the sixth level.  If it were allowed, potentially there could've been just an incorrectly answered clue revealed on the board, and lead to being blocked out.

Quote from: Neumms on November 23, 2025, 01:20:55 AM

Match Game never mentioned when using the “sudden death” tie-breaker what happened if the contestants wrote the same answer.

My guess would be that that's because "what happened" was "it gets edited out of the show."

That's what happens.  A couple of times I heard Gene say something like "this is the third tiebreaker", which is confusing because the other two were edited out.

Match Game never mentioned when using the “sudden death” tie-breaker what happened if the contestants wrote the same answer.

Double Dare (1986) - The first taped episode (The Express vs. The High Flyers, features the Nightmare obstacle), but in pristine quality. That particular episode never aired on Nick GAS (as far as I know), nor is it available on Paramount Plus. I have a VHS copy but it's in rough shape.

I always I am excited any time a 7 keys episode resurfaces. (which is pretty rare) I just love shoots and ladders, so I was excited when I found this game show that use that concept. The Magnificent Marble Machine is another game show I would love to see more episodes of.