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Post by vahan on Dec 30, 2022 18:56:53 GMT -5
I don't know who were Nancy Wold's partners during her (I'm assuming) 5-day run on the Davidson version, or what her winnings and bonuses consisted of, like I do with Kathy Rechtsteiner.
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Post by pyramidfan on Dec 30, 2022 19:37:09 GMT -5
I don't know who were Nancy Wold's partners during her (I'm assuming) 5-day run on the Davidson version, or what her winnings and bonuses consisted of, like I do with Kathy Rechtsteiner. Nancy played three days with Patty Duke and David Graf and two days with Rita Moreno and David Naughton. She retired undefeated after eight Winner's Circle trips, racking up a total of $39,900 and a word processor. She won $10,000 twice with David Graf, but one of those was wiped out by her $25,000 win with Patty. She also won two 7-11s and one Double Trouble.
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Post by Mike on Jan 1, 2023 19:53:45 GMT -5
It's been awhile since I posted. But, something came to mind: The Category THINGS YOU CONSIDER I have struggled to come up with any good clues for it. What does everyone think? I have a Dick Clark-style "perfect clue" for it: The following. (Bragging points for anyone who gets the reference. )
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Post by Mike on Jan 1, 2023 20:04:46 GMT -5
2. For the previous two years, that version had started its new seasons around the second or third week of August, so doing it for the third season was nothing unusual. I found it odd that they started their season earlier than most syndicated shows, but it may have been that way so that a tournament would air during November sweeps. The thing I find unusual about the November 86 and 87 tournament periods is that they're short. Both of them have qualifying periods of just 6 weeks (86 having an additional day), with the respective tournaments taking place the first week of November as opposed to mid-November like in 85. 86 did have a slight handicap in the previous tournament in September taking most of two weeks, so the November qualifying period didn't start until 9/19. But 87's could have been a 7-week period had they not had the one week with blind contestants in October. Separate question: When Denise Bumblis won the November 86 tournament, she won on what was her 6th try (out of 8 possible in the 4-day tournament). Did Heather Davis have both of the other two tries? (I know she had the first try the day Denise won.) People have talked about Debbie Seppien "dominating" the November 87 tournament, and she had 7 of the 8 tries in that one, but with 6 out of 8, it's not like Denise was that far off with her own.
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Post by pyramidfan on Jan 2, 2023 8:33:09 GMT -5
Separate question: When Denise Bumblis won the November 86 tournament, she won on what was her 6th try (out of 8 possible in the 4-day tournament). Did Heather Davis have both of the other two tries? Yep, Heather won the second round on Tuesday and the first round on Thursday. Each time, she scored 21 points in the front game.
The big surprise in that tournament -- for me, anyway -- was that Linda Simon never made it to the Winner's Circle that week. She was a powerhouse in her original appearance, racking up over $50,000 in her five days.
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Post by vahan on Jan 2, 2023 13:52:20 GMT -5
Viewers may have noticed on the Christmas episode of the current Pyramid, a screencapture of Jason Alexander on the Davidson version was shown. It did not look like it was in master quality. pyramidfan was responsible for that.
And actually, it doesn't seem like the Davidson Pyramid tapes were destroyed intentionally or unintentionally. I've been told it's a case of them being in limbo because of shuffling owners. Of course, it's just a theory or speculation. But they never said they don't exist anymore.
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Post by vahan on Jan 7, 2023 12:48:45 GMT -5
Thanks pyramidfan for confirming the final two tape dates of Cullen Pyramid Season 2 (1975-1976). Was the information in newspaper articles? And now that I think about, maybe I should add a "This pairing is unconfirmed" note for some of the 1970's weeks. What would you suggest?
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Post by pyramidfan on Jan 8, 2023 10:56:39 GMT -5
Thanks pyramidfan for confirming the final two tape dates of Cullen Pyramid Season 2 (1975-1976). Was the information in newspaper articles? And now that I think about, maybe I should add a "This pairing is unconfirmed" note for some of the 1970's weeks. What would you suggest? 1. I found a 1975 article about a contestant who won $10,000 with Jo Anne Worley on that version, and it mentioned that the tape date was August 5th. Since we already had a VTR date for the third session of Season 2, that meant that the July 31st session had to be the fourth one in 1975.
By the way, does anyone out there have Fannie Flagg's appearance as a Mystery Guest on "What's My Line? in 1974 or have a link to it on YouTube or Dailymotion? I can't remember if she said that she and Soupy Sales had done a game show together "the other day" or "yesterday." If it was "yesterday," then the tape date for her "Pyramid" session would have to be August 7th, as her "Line" appearance was taped on the 8th.
While on the subject of the nighttime version, where did the episode numbers and tape-date info for the John Ritter session come from? Based on information from a reliable source, I have reason to believe that the Ritter shows were the last ones taped that year.
2. Regarding the other question, I think the only celebrity pairs that would need an "unconfirmed" designation would be from the 1973-1974 CBS run: Pat Carroll and Charles Nelson Reilly, Lucie Arnaz and Milt Kamen, and Jo Ann Pflug and Nipsey Russell. All three entries are based on pretty solid information, but I've never seen a reliable source -- newspaper listing, press release, et cetera -- list any of them in print.
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Post by vahan on Jan 8, 2023 12:16:46 GMT -5
What about these Davidson Pyramid episodes? When did they air?
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Post by Mike on Jan 8, 2023 13:08:22 GMT -5
Grigor has these posted as 1/29, 2/14, and 3/25 on his YT. First one I suspect is correct, Davidson asks Susan Ruttan how it feels to be back, she mentions how she felt so nervous playing yesterday. (This gives a vibe of it being a Tuesday episode.) Second one IS correct, Debi Staron qualifies for the tournament and Davidson says they have to see what happens one more day, tomorrow, to see if it would hold up. But the third one is wrong - at the time of this episode, the time to beat to get into the tournament is 35 seconds. It was only this same week - with Patty Duke and David Graf - that Chris McDermott qualified for that tournament at 35 seconds (with David getting him there), so with 3/25 being the first day of that week, the above episode can't be that day. From what's in the clip, we can only narrow it down to either 3/27 or 3/28 - it's not Friday (3/29), and returning champ Nancy won $10,000 yesterday, so (accounting for Chris's 35-second hit) it can't be any earlier than Wednesday (3/27).
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Post by vahan on Jan 8, 2023 13:17:07 GMT -5
One other thing: Should I edit the guide for the 1985-1988 The $100,000 Pyramid to have Seasons 2 & 3 begin in August, as well as count August 1988 as Season 4?
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Post by pyramidfan on Jan 8, 2023 21:43:50 GMT -5
Grigor has these posted as 1/29, 2/14, and 3/25 on his YT. First one I suspect is correct, Davidson asks Susan Ruttan how it feels to be back, she mentions how she felt so nervous playing yesterday. (This gives a vibe of it being a Tuesday episode.) Second one IS correct, Debi Staron qualifies for the tournament and Davidson says they have to see what happens one more day, tomorrow, to see if it would hold up. But the third one is wrong - at the time of this episode, the time to beat to get into the tournament is 35 seconds. It was only this same week - with Patty Duke and David Graf - that Chris McDermott qualified for that tournament at 35 seconds (with David getting him there), so with 3/25 being the first day of that week, the above episode can't be that day. From what's in the clip, we can only narrow it down to either 3/27 or 3/28 - it's not Friday (3/29), and returning champ Nancy won $10,000 yesterday, so (accounting for Chris's 35-second hit) it can't be any earlier than Wednesday (3/27). The first two dates are indeed correct. The Duke/Graf episode aired on Thursday, March 28, 1991.
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Post by rewindium on Jan 9, 2023 2:14:58 GMT -5
I'd recommend to have them remain seasons 1 to 3. The current format of the $100,000 guide by season is exactly how GameTV reran 1987-88 (episodes 371 to 550) and then 1985-86 (first 190 episodes)
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Post by Mike on Jan 9, 2023 12:06:19 GMT -5
I'd recommend to have them remain seasons 1 to 3. The current format of the $100,000 guide by season is exactly how GameTV reran 1987-88 (episodes 371 to 550) and then 1985-86 (first 190 episodes) I agree with leaving it as Seasons 1-3. A "Season 4" would make sense, even as representing a shortened season, if there was any sense of it standing on its own - but instead, all that last month is, is finishing up the current tournament period, then there's two "lame duck" episodes (so to speak) because the show was ending, and that's it. That very much doesn't stand on its own, and designating that as a "Season 4" would be practically the definition of arbitrary.
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Post by vahan on Jan 9, 2023 12:21:01 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. Recommendation taken.
Funny how things turn out. I remember many years ago, it used to be the 1986-1987 Season that was getting all the airplay. I was even complaining about it, too. Now, it's been overlooked, with 1985-1986 and 1987-1988 getting all that.
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