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Post by aaaa on Nov 17, 2018 16:53:07 GMT -5
Buzzr showed Curtis Warren's first game on Friday from 1/7/86. They arent' stating what episode they're airing Monday on their online schedule, Tuesday they go back to 1/29/1985 as per that website. On 1/8/1986, Curtis' second show on $ale aired, on the same day his first and only episode of Jeopardy! aired, and the two shows aired back to back in NYC.
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Post by CardSharksFan8689 on Nov 17, 2018 16:59:37 GMT -5
We'll probably have to wait until about next spring to see the remainder of Curtis Warren's run.
It appears that Buzzr adds roughly two months' worth of fresh episodes of $ale of the Century and Press Your Luck at a time.
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Post by vahan on Nov 17, 2018 17:00:05 GMT -5
I personally prefer the "Famous Faces" version. The Aussie version always had them for the entire run (1980-2001); why not ours? Regarding the Australian version, did they use only Australian celebrities/characters, or did they also include characters/celebrities from the U.S. as well? Yes, they used both. Some British celebs were also used.
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Post by vahan on Nov 17, 2018 17:01:51 GMT -5
Another element the Aussie version had that I wish our version would have had is the conversation with the judge during the speedround. In the Aussie versions' speedround, if the host needed more specific information, they would stop the clock and Tony Barber (later Glenn Ridge) would talk to the Judge on a phone. Afterwards, they would resume it.
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Post by johnnyo on Nov 19, 2018 9:56:46 GMT -5
I was just going off of memory anyway. I thought there was some kind of change in the fame game in Holleran's second episode, but maybe it was just the font of the numbers on the Money Cards... That updated font appears to be the same used in the $25,000 sign on The $25,000 Pyramid. I have to admit, consistent color schemes for the updated Fame Game numbers, plus eliminating cash prizes from the Fame Game board late in Season 1 made for a boring Fame Game, though the syndicated series is still watchable. I agree about the fame game becoming boring. Personally, I missed "Mystery Money or Pick Again", and its accompanying sound effect. If a player picked again, as many as seven of the nine spots could be revealed by the end of the show.
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Post by johnnyo on Aug 9, 2019 16:10:36 GMT -5
Just to wanted to share a few thoughts on the 1988 NBC SOTC episodes that have recently aired on BUZZR.
I have been glad to see/hear the "Mystery Money or Pick Again", and its accompanying sound effect on the Fame Game board, along with straight up cash prizes. I guess that while they were eliminated from the Fame Game board on the syndicated version after the buzzer/flashing lights selection process was adopted, they were either never removed from the daytime version, or added back.
I believe the "Instant Cash" is always nominally a good purchase, as the leader is always guaranteed a greater payout than they are giving up for opportunity at the jackpot. The idea of giving up your lead is potentially risky, but the ROI on the purchase is rock solid.
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Post by aaaa on Aug 9, 2019 17:07:19 GMT -5
The contestant last night would give up a $1 lead to go for it, and Tara passed on a chance at a five figure instant cash three times IIRC.
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Post by vahan on Aug 9, 2019 18:40:38 GMT -5
Speaking of Mystery Money or Pick Again, I've heard some people say it was sometimes a "booby prize", meaning the amount could have been way less, like in the double digits. When was it ever a "booby prize"? Everytime I saw someone go for the Mystery Money, it was always something good. Maybe it was a "booby prize" on one of the so-called missing episodes from pre-July 1988?
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Post by balozier on Aug 9, 2019 20:16:04 GMT -5
The world may never know.
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Post by aaaa on Aug 9, 2019 20:24:10 GMT -5
Speaking of Mystery Money or Pick Again, I've heard some people say it was sometimes a "booby prize", meaning the amount could have been way less, like in the double digits. When was it ever a "booby prize"? Everytime I saw someone go for the Mystery Money, it was always something good. Maybe it was a "booby prize" on one of the so-called missing episodes from pre-July 1988? Most of the time the Mystery Money tended to be $500-$1000. I have memories of seeing it in original run where the Mystery Money was $1.75, circa 1984 on daytime.
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Post by CardSharksFan8689 on Aug 16, 2019 9:20:01 GMT -5
^ You are definitely right about the existence of the $1.75 "booby prize", as I do vividly remember seeing it in the mid-1980s in daytime. It was likely no later than September 1985 (as I started junior high then and ended up eating lunch in school), but maybe it was in 1984.
I feel as if the Mystery Money may sometimes have been in the low hundreds (like, $100 to $300). I am sensing that $400 may never have been a Mystery Money amount, otherwise the "$400 or Pick Again" card would have been a moot point.
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Post by splinkynip on Jan 25, 2020 12:59:02 GMT -5
Just watched the shows from 9/19 and 9/20/1988. Odd, after saying goodbye, Jim Perry is nowhere to be found during the end credits.
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Post by aaaa on Feb 9, 2020 18:59:37 GMT -5
The Winner's Big Money Game was never won during the two weeks of True Romance.
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Post by aaaa on Feb 9, 2020 20:16:12 GMT -5
Tue-Fri at 7PM, Buzzr will be showing the first four episodes of Phil Cambry's eight show $ale run. Episodes two three four and eight are on YouTube; he was the last car winner in regular play and the last to play for $50K in the bonus round.
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Post by vahan on Feb 10, 2020 21:42:26 GMT -5
Despite skipping Pep Rally Week, they did keep Jim plugging it.
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