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The Big Board / Re: Unspoken rules on game shows
« Last post by Bob Zager on November 23, 2025, 01:26:34 PM »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.
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