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Post by aaaa on Jan 14, 2020 17:58:52 GMT -5
Oh my goodness, I just saw something happen in episode #228 that is like a rare occurrence. I've only seen it happen once before, and... I'm sure plenty of CC fans will be talking about it. You know I'm referring to finding all three WILD cards in one turn, right? It happened on the premiere(first three picks), and it happened again in 1990, as per a post in Game SHow Forum
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Post by CardSharksFan8689 on Jan 15, 2020 20:59:22 GMT -5
I will mention that I got Excel spreadsheets containing information on vehicles, theme weeks, format changes, and even Alex's wardrobe that I may be able to use to complete the Classic Concentration episode guide on the Game Shows Wiki.
One interesting fact: The best two out of three format was launched either in late July 1988 or early August 1988. And Alex's wardrobe was casual on certain weeks during the Summer of 1988.
The neon palm trees on the podiumsv first appeared by the first week of July 1988 (I will have to recheck to confirm), but I can confirm that no show aired on July 4, supposedly due to a Wimbledon tennis tournament.
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Post by vahan on Jan 15, 2020 21:39:10 GMT -5
Also, that July 4 preemption may have been what threw off Sale of the Century, which aired in the same hour as Classic Concentration. I got those excel spreadsheets, too.
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Post by vahan on Jan 15, 2020 21:41:18 GMT -5
CardSharksFan8689 We've both got episode guides. But I'm sure you already know about mine.
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Post by johnnyo on Jan 16, 2020 9:57:57 GMT -5
I will mention that I got Excel spreadsheets containing information on vehicles, theme weeks, format changes, and even Alex's wardrobe that I may be able to use to complete the Classic Concentration episode guide on the Game Shows Wiki. One interesting fact: The best two out of three format was launched either in late July 1988 or early August 1988. And Alex's wardrobe was casual on certain weeks during the Summer of 1988. The neon palm trees on the podiumsv first appeared by the first week of July 1988 (I will have to recheck to confirm), but I can confirm that no show aired on July 4, supposedly due to a Wimbledon tennis tournament. And I have been creating a massive spreadsheet based on the BUZZR reruns with minute details on game play, such as every square selected in every regular game and bonus round, the order of the selections, incorrect puzzle guesses, etc. That is why it takes me so long to watch the BUZZR reruns, as I am taking detailed notes while watching, and fitting that in to my regular, full-time life. That is also how I was able to compile the detailed information I previously posted on the bonus rounds and cars won. I am next going to look at the Win-Loss record of every contestant in the "pre-'two strikes'" era, as I am interested in who had the most games played, games lost, etc. I only just reached the first "two strikes" episode, but haven't watched it yet. I am going to step back from watching for a short time while I bring the summary data up to date, and review if there are any other ways to streamline the process and/or capture more data. So I won't be done watching the current batch of fresh BUZZR episodes until a few months after they air, but I will have tons of data to share when I am finished.
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Post by badasp on Jan 16, 2020 13:26:19 GMT -5
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Post by aaaa on Jan 16, 2020 13:36:26 GMT -5
Connie Covert on today's two(4/12 and 4/13/1988) episodes appears to have been married at one time to $91,500 Scrabble winner John Heaner(won $40K in regular games and the rest in the 1986 TofC)
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Post by johnnyo on Jan 16, 2020 15:51:35 GMT -5
Looks good. - I assume that the grey spaces at positions10 & 20 represent the boxes that revealed a portion of the rebus at the beginning of the game? - I like that you have the prize listed the way it was actually abbreviated on the show. In my spreadsheet, I am just typing in "Grandfather Clock", etc., and not bothering to record how the prizes were abbreviated and/or hyphenated on the game board.
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Post by badasp on Jan 16, 2020 20:38:22 GMT -5
Looks good. - I assume that the grey spaces at positions10 & 20 represent the boxes that revealed a portion of the rebus at the beginning of the game? Yes, that is correct! However, I assume I'm getting to the point where rounds where portions of the puzzle are automatically revealed at the start might soon be a rare occurrence. - I like that you have the prize listed the way it was actually abbreviated on the show. In my spreadsheet, I am just typing in "Grandfather Clock", etc., and not bothering to record how the prizes were abbreviated and/or hyphenated on the game board. I like making them seem as authentic as possible!
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Post by aaaa on Jan 18, 2020 17:59:45 GMT -5
Was Janet disadvantaged? Your guess on the show has to be exact, and Bob answered "There's Safety in Number", not adding the plural. I heard him say NUmber and not Numbers. Perhaps Janet will get another chance on a future episode if/when they notice that mistake. I in 1771 chance of finding all three Wild Cards with 23 numbers left on the board.
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Post by vahan on Jan 20, 2020 13:02:13 GMT -5
This is the first week with the captioned solutions for the opening puzzles. Who knew they started out centered?
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Post by aaaa on Jan 20, 2020 14:17:54 GMT -5
And a lot of C cars this week too: Comanche, Colt, Charade, and Corolla.
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Post by badasp on Jan 20, 2020 16:02:18 GMT -5
And a lot of C cars this week too: Comanche, Colt, Charade, and Corolla. And we thought some of the early contestants had a hard time with "the sinister S's"!
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Post by johnnyo on Jan 22, 2020 1:10:50 GMT -5
A few quick contestant centric stats from the first 210 episodes of CC.
On the topic of losses:
- Four players lost four games, and 12 lost three times; - Paul Wilson is the only player to lose three times without a win. He lost twice in his first appearance, was brought back, and lost one more game; - 122 players lost once without any wins (this # includes ten one-time losers from the five Kid's Week episodes), while 35 players lost twice without any wins;
On the topic of games played:
- Peter Desmond was the only player to play in 8 games, winning 5 and losing 3; - Eight players played in seven games, and all won either 3, 4, or 5 games.
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Post by vahan on Jan 22, 2020 11:17:12 GMT -5
Buzzr is skipping two episodes of the show along the way. Hopefully, they're not the ones that are available from 1993 reruns (vids below). If they are, ah well.
I guess the farthest will be #0326, if the pattern is the same as last Winter.
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