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Post by phimat37 on Jul 6, 2014 18:36:31 GMT -5
I would like to ask a question (or maybe 2) that has kind of puzzled me for years. Does GSN run these episodes in order? I really didn't ask anyone about this until now, but I'm curious. I've always thought that the show had returning champs, I heard on Sat. show that there is a $25,000 limit (the guy got to keep all $29,000 though). Also when they show the clips at the beginning, are those from previous shows? Because I don't see any returning champs, or remember the contestants from the last show, so I'm just wondering.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Jul 6, 2014 19:50:42 GMT -5
The clips from the beginning are always from previous episodes.
The show always featured returning champions. There were two types of winnings limits: someone who either won five games, or someone who hit CBS's limit for contestants on their game shows (which at the time the show first started was $25,000; then it was raised to $50,000 in November 1984). When champions hit or in some cases exceeded that limit in cash and prizes, they kept all of their winnings and were retired undefeated and three new contestants would be brought on the next day.
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Post by thekid965 on Jul 6, 2014 20:55:45 GMT -5
And in anticipation of the next question that someone will probably ask, as I've been down this path a few times myself and seen proof that someone always asks this: In the event of a tie (most likely at zero dollars each), all tied players return on the next episode, just like on Jeopardy!. It happened at least twice during the run of the series, with all three players finishing the game at $0 on both occasions.
Note that the rules of the game specify that any player who gets four Whammies is out of the game right then and there. Therefore, in the case of an all-zero tie, a player who Whammied out would still not return on the next show. If all three players Whammied out... well, no one knows for sure, because it never happened. At least, not as far as we know. It is possible that if it ever did, the episode would simply be thrown out and re-recorded from the start as if nothing unusual had taken place. (This rule is also how we could have someone actually win the game at zero dollars and return the next day, while their opponents, who had each collected four Whammies, did not.)
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Post by phimat37 on Jul 7, 2014 12:32:43 GMT -5
When champions hit or in some cases exceeded that limit in cash and prizes, they kept all of their winnings and were retired undefeated and three new contestants would be brought on the next day. Yeah, on Match Game if you exceeded, you got $25,000 regardless if you exceeded the amount. Almost saw it happen a couple times this current run of MG on GSN. If the contestant, for example got 5,000 on the super match, they'd "cut that", for example $4,425. Not sure I explained that right, but I think you know what I mean. So... I think my questions are answered. Thanks. Sent from my GT-P5113 using proboards
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Post by Frank on Jul 8, 2014 17:23:53 GMT -5
And in anticipation of the next question that someone will probably ask, as I've been down this path a few times myself and seen proof that someone always asks this: In the event of a tie (most likely at zero dollars each), all tied players return on the next episode, just like on Jeopardy!. It happened at least twice during the run of the series, with all three players finishing the game at $0 on both occasions. Note that the rules of the game specify that any player who gets four Whammies is out of the game right then and there. Therefore, in the case of an all-zero tie, a player who Whammied out would still not return on the next show. If all three players Whammied out... well, no one knows for sure, because it never happened. At least, not as far as we know. It is possible that if it ever did, the episode would simply be thrown out and re-recorded from the start as if nothing unusual had taken place. (This rule is also how we could have someone actually win the game at zero dollars and return the next day, while their opponents, who had each collected four Whammies, did not.) There was almost a chance at 3 players whamming out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9CmbVXakcQ
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jul 15, 2014 21:33:29 GMT -5
When champions hit or in some cases exceeded that limit in cash and prizes, they kept all of their winnings and were retired undefeated and three new contestants would be brought on the next day. Yeah, on Match Game if you exceeded, you got $25,000 regardless if you exceeded the amount. Almost saw it happen a couple times this current run of MG on GSN. If the contestant, for example got 5,000 on the super match, they'd "cut that", for example $4,425. Not sure I explained that right, but I think you know what I mean. So... I think my questions are answered. Thanks. Sent from my GT-P5113 using proboards That's interesting. I don't recall that happening at all. The two notable money winners that I can think of (the big winner from 1974 and the one from 1979) both got to keep all of their winnings, even the money that exceeded $25,000. Some trivia for those who are wondering; it's very possible that more three-way tie instances have occurred, or instances where all three contestants Whammied out. Sometimes if a round wasn't very exciting they were prone to doing a re-do of the round entirely.
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Post by phimat37 on Jul 20, 2014 23:38:02 GMT -5
In a couple episodes of the current run of Match Game on GSN, Gene has told those contestants "...if you match and get the $5,000, you'll be our new big money winner", by that, I mean that I think I remember one contestant as A "new" big money winner get over $20,000 or something like that. Didn't get to the limit, but Gene declared the contestant as the new big money winner, I'm assuming he must mean in show history at that time to. I started recording MG on GSN since last year when newer episodes came, 75-77 I think are the current episodes they're showing. I didn't watch the 74-75 lease, sadly. I did, but not religiously like now. I record while I can I love the show and the "reruns"
Before that contestant was defeated when the contestant was winning, Gene mentioned that $25,000 is the CBS limit for cash and prizes, and basically all winnings above that point were voided. On Press Your Luck, however, if you went above the $25,000 limit on 1 episode, you could keep winnings above the limit. And if I understood correctly, in that case if you exceed or approach the $25,000 limit, you don't return as a champion and go down as "retired". I hope I got that right, and I hope I explained myself well.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jul 21, 2014 3:47:21 GMT -5
CBS probably just changed their mind for a brief period of time I'm suspecting.
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Post by agm828 on Aug 21, 2014 8:38:57 GMT -5
it's been quite a while since late 1983 to early 1984 eps of PYL been aired on GSN but here's one of the PYL eps that Chris Bryant posted on YouTube.
PYL Ep 577[Dec 12, 1985]
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Post by Chameleonwhammy on Sept 18, 2014 16:36:42 GMT -5
Press Your Luck leaves weekends after the 28th.
On the 29th, we start the late 1985 episodes!!
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Post by tpirrules1972 on Sept 18, 2014 17:05:59 GMT -5
And so, 29 September ends something PYL fans have waited, what, almost ten years for?
Definitely big news - the next question is how many of these last episodes have been acquired.
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Post by Chameleonwhammy on Sept 29, 2014 8:58:23 GMT -5
Ah, caught part of the episode this morning. Have to say, I prefer the later episodes of this show. However I can't stand that hairstyle Perer has in the later episodes.
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Post by Mario500 on Sept 29, 2014 10:26:04 GMT -5
^I did not like his hairstyle in the later editions of the program either, including the one you saw this morning. I had always liked his original hairstyle for the program.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2014 22:59:54 GMT -5
The PDF's at Game Show Follies for the week starting November 10th had the Monday episode of Christmas week scheduled, but it turns out that at the very last minute, without warning, GSN skipped Christmas and New Year's Week and as a result, we are seeing the 1986 episodes earlier than expected. I was originally predicting that the 1986 era would have begun on November 21. Guess not.
I have faith that the nine skipped episodes will be reserved for the 2014 holiday season.
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Post by WarioSajak on Nov 11, 2014 22:22:35 GMT -5
at the very last minute, without warning, GSN skipped Christmas and New Year's Week and as a result, we are seeing the 1986 episodes earlier than expected. I was originally predicting that the 1986 era would have begun on November 21. The advance schedule for November 17 indicated that they'd be skipping from December 26 (#588) to January 10 (#598). Instead, they've opted to skip the same two weeks USA skipped when they had repeats. I have faith that the nine skipped episodes will be reserved for the 2014 holiday season. Or at the very least, the four that were scheduled before being skipped. Makes a lot more sense to air the Christmas '85 shows at...well, Christmas.
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