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Post by pyramidfan on May 1, 2020 9:43:59 GMT -5
Now, Brendan in the Lois Nettleton & Richard Moll week of the $25,000 Pyramid, Ann left with $1100 and Mari became the all-time money winner along with the trip to Hong Kong, was it a Tuesday, Wednesday or a Thursday episode of the week and how many episodes did Mari play in? It was a Tuesday, and it was Mari's fourth day.
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Post by ivoryface86 on May 1, 2020 11:51:13 GMT -5
As we look into Greg Brobeck's Pyramid collection, we found out that he has the entire May 21, 2012-May 2014 lease of the $25,000 Pyramid, some of the episodes from that lease had the GSN-customed black-screen credits and they didn't even show the Mystery 7 bonus prize that was won because of it. Beginning with the May 2014 lease with the May 6-August 30, 1985 and the October-November 13, 1987 episodes, GSN did a better job by showing the Mystery 7 bonus prize that was won BEFORE they begin the credit crunch.
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Post by ivoryface86 on May 1, 2020 11:54:44 GMT -5
Now, regarding the May 28, 1986 episode, did Toni win both games of the episode on her 5th episode? I know the May 29 episode had 2 new players and the May 30 episode had Vicki Rabb as a continuing champion, and I wonder if Vicki won both games of the May 30 episode.
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Post by ivoryface86 on May 4, 2020 17:42:13 GMT -5
Now Brendan, pressmin has just uploaded the $10,000 win with Lauri Hendler. The question for you is, what episode of the July 14-18, 1986 week w/LeVar Burton is that WC win from?
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Post by vahan on May 7, 2020 17:22:22 GMT -5
Brendan, why were the Hollywood episodes of The $10,000 Pyramid treated as a separate series from the NYC ones by numbering them differently? Goodson-Todman didn't do that with Password, when it occasionally went to Hollywood, and Bob Stewart also created that. That never made any sense to me.
But because of that, I decided to number those particular weeks as #1-#3 and the other CBS Weeks as #01-#46. The 228 CBS NYC and 1580 ABC episodes would explain why Dick said 1,808 on the ABC finale. The ABC run was preempted 25 times, and I've identified all but one.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 8, 2020 11:14:42 GMT -5
Brendan, why were the Hollywood episodes of The $10,000 Pyramid treated as a separate series from the NYC ones by numbering them differently? Goodson-Todman didn't do that with Password, when it occasionally went to Hollywood, and Bob Stewart also created that. That never made any sense to me. But because of that, I decided to number those particular weeks as #1-#3 and the other CBS Weeks as #01-#46. The 228 CBS NYC and 1580 ABC episodes would explain why Dick said 1,808 on the ABC finale. The ABC run was preempted 25 times, and I've identified all but one. Not sure why, but that's the way the California episodes are referred to in the notes I was provided and on the slates of the episodes themselves.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 8, 2020 11:16:07 GMT -5
Some more VTR dates:
$25,000 Pyramid:
Mary Cadorette, Henry Polic II 5/24/85 Melody Thomas Scott, Roger E. Mosley 5/30/85 Elaine Joyce, Richard Kline 5/31/85 Shelley Smith, Charlie Siebert 6/13/85 Florence Henderson, Jay Johnson 6/14/85 Lauri Hendler, Nathan Cook 6/20/85
$100,000 Pyramid:
Constance McCashin, Richard Kline 11/1/85 Teresa Ganzel, Terry Lester 11/22/85 Jackée Harry, Earl Holliman 12/6/85 Markie Post, Brian Mitchell 12/14/85 Linda Kelsey, LeVar Burton 1/10/86 Abby Dalton, Ed Begley Jr. 1/16/86
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Post by pyramidfan on May 9, 2020 18:01:14 GMT -5
I've found most of the recaps for the CBS "$25,000 Pyramid" that I once posted on the Yahoo "Pyramid" group, so I thought I'd start a thread with them. First up is 1986.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 9, 2020 18:02:13 GMT -5
Week of January 6, 1986:
Celebrities were "Hotel's" Heidi Bohay and Jamie Farr. Interesting that although most of the main cast of "M*A*S*H" had played "Pyramid" in the '70s, this was Jamie's first visit to the game.
Jamie won both games on Monday. He gave away $10,000 to Wendy Miller in the first round, winning on THINGS THAT ARE WIDE, and almost repeated the feat but stopped at $750 when he got buzzed on top category PADDED THINGS for saying "A shoulder pad."
Heidi won Tuesday's first game with new contestant Gail Williamson and won $550. Gail and Jamie took the second game and racked up $500.
Wednesday's game ended in a tie at $550. Jamie got buzzed in the first round because he misread WHAT A TEACHER USES as "WHAT A TEACHER SAYS."
Jamie and Gail hit for $10,000 in Thursday's first round, getting THINGS THAT ARE PACKED with just a few ticks of the clock left. Heidi and Gail scored $350 in their attempt for $25,000.
Both of Friday's Winner’s Circles ended in $750 wins, with Gail missing ITEMS KEPT IN A DRAWER in the first round and THINGS THAT ARE BOUND in the second round. In the second front game, there was a late credit for an answer on Heidi's category, so Dick Clark asked Jamie's team to win by two points. They didn't get the two points, so Dick declared the game a tie. Heidi's team broke the "tie," but at the end of the show, Dick said that they would be inviting Ron, the losing contestant, back because of the mix-up. Interestingly, he didn't come back until a few weeks later.
Tally for the week: Heidi - 3 games, $4,950; Jamie - 7 games, $24,200.
Week of January 13, 1986:
Celebrities were Vicki Lawrence and Nipsey Russell. Short synopsis for this week because Nipsey won $750 in an attempt for $25,000 on Tuesday, missing THINGS YOU CONSERVE, and the rest of the week consisted of $10,000 attempts by Vicki. She succeeded in the second round of Monday's, Wednesday's, and Friday's shows, winning on THINGS THAT ARE INFLATED with returning champ Gail, THINGS THAT ARE SEALED with another Vicki, and THINGS YOU TRADE with Lori. There was also a 21-21 tie in Wednesday's first round, which Vicki broke, netting Candi $5,000 in bonus money.
Gail retired undefeated on Monday with $24,550, a car - also won on Monday, after the judge confirmed later in the show that Vicki said the last answer right on the buzzer - a trip to Hong Kong, a computer, and a VCR.
Tally for the week: Vicki - 9 games, $41,000; Nipsey - 1 game, $1,850.
Week of January 20, 1986:
This week was a rematch of "Knots Landing's" Constance McCashin and "Webster's" Henry Polic II. Last time, the only win was a $10,000 one by Henry. They both fared better this time. Constance hit for $10,000 with Cheryl in Monday's first round, winning on THINGS THAT ARE DELICATE. Henry and Cheryl almost won $25,000 in the next round, but they missed $250 box THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTED, settling for $800. They did, however, break a 21-21 tie for $5,000.
Tuesday began with another 21-21 tie, again broken by Henry and Cheryl. They won $500 in the Circle. Henry and Bruce got the $10,000 in the second round, winning on THINGS YOU REDEEM.
Henry and Bruce had a great come-from-behind win in Wednesday's first round, winning a tiebreaker after trailing 3-7 after the first two categories. They won $400 in the Circle. Henry and Patty won $10,000 in the second round, getting THINGS THAT ARE REMOVED with 24 seconds left on the clock.
Thursday's first round resulted in a $750 win for Henry and Patty when they missed top category SENTIMENTAL THINGS. Constance made her second and last visit to the Winner’s Circle in the next round and won $350 for Patty. She got buzzed on $250 box THINGS ON A NEWSSTAND for saying "Newsweek."
At the opening of Friday's show, Constance surprised Dick Clark by coming out with Zelda, the mannequin they used to test the cameras. Henry and Patty won $500 in the first round. Henry and new contestant Maggie beat that score in the next round, earning $650.
Tally for the week: Constance - 2 games, $11,450; Henry - 8 games, $36,900
Week of January 27, 1986:
Celebrities were first-time player Anne Bloom of "Not Necessarily the News" and "Hotel's" Michael Spound. Anne took both games on Monday, winning $500 in the first round (and getting buzzed on top category THINGS THAT SNAP for saying "a bra snap") and winning $10,000 for Maggie on THINGS YOU SHOULD RESPECT.
The next eight rounds were won by Barbara Schnell. In her first game, she and Anne broke a 21-21 tie for a $5,000 bonus. Anne got buzzed for misreading METALS for MEDALS, but the judge reversed the call and credited Barbara with $50.
There were three close calls with Barbara - two $10,000 tries with Michael that netted $750 and $850, missing THINGS THAT DRIFT and THINGS IN A LETTER respectively, and a $25,000 with Anne, missing THINGS THAT ARE STACKED and winning $800. Finally, after eight tries, Barbara won $25,000 in the last round of the week, winning on Anne's clues for THINGS THAT GLIDE.
Tally for the week: Anne - 6 games, $43,700; Michael - 4 games, $2,950.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 9, 2020 18:02:34 GMT -5
Week of February 3, 1986:
Celebrities were Patty Duke and "Gimme a Break's" Howard Morton. Monday was a historic day for two reasons. For one, Barbara Schnell became only the second player on "The $25,000 Pyramid" and only the third in the entire Los Angeles "Pyramid" era to win all 10 of her games. The second is that she became the biggest winner on "The $25,000 Pyramid." In the first round, she and Howard almost hit for $10,000 but missed top category THINGS WITH A HOST (HOSTESS). But Barbara and Patty hit the $25,000 jackpot in Barbara's last time in the Circle, winning on THINGS YOU GET BLAMED FOR. This brought her final total to $58,950, a trip to Jamaica, a computer, and a VCR.
Unfortunately, after such a great beginning, there were no more big wins the rest of the week, though there were three more $750 wins: Patty had close calls for $10,000 and $25,000 on Wednesday and Friday, missing THINGS THAT COLLAPSE and THINGS YOU CHASE respectively, and in an attempt for $25,000, Howard missed PEOPLE WHO DO RESEARCH on Thursday. The only other big dough to go out this week was a $5,000 bonus won by Patty's team in Wednesday's first round. Interestingly, there was a $25,000 try every day this week.
Incidentally, Travis Swords was the first player in the L.A. era to win all 10 games. He played the daytime version with Catherine Hickland, Robert Mandan, Mary Cadorette, and David Graf in August of 1985 and won $41,250, a car, and a trip to Mexico. The second 10-time winner was nighttime champ Ellen Gerstell, who played with Vicki Lawrence, Dick Cavett, Jackée Harry, and Earl Holliman and won $$49,550 (including $6,100 won during the tournament) and a car.
Tallies for the week: Patty - 5 games, $33,400; Howard - 5 games, $3,550.
Week of February 10, 1986:
Celebrities were "Gimme a Break's" Lauri Hendler and Richard Kline. Lauri was a replacement for Shelley Smith, who had been announced the previous week as Richard's opponent. Richard may have still been smarting by his 1-9 loss to Adrienne Barbeau in his last visit, but he more than redeemed himself this week.
Lauri, though, took both games on Monday. She and new player Carol hit for $10,000 on THINGS THAT ARE CROOKED in the first round. Lauri and Joanne almost tied that mark in the next round but missed $250 box THINGS YOU SHOW.
Richard gave away $25,000 on Tuesday - the hard way. He and Carol broke a 21-21 tie in the first round, netting $5,000, and then won the $10,000 on THINGS MADE BY HAND. Richard and new player Debbie tied the $10,000 in the next round on THINGS THAT ARE SOLID.
Carol and Debbie tied again on Wednesday, this time at $500. Lauri was their partner for both wins.
On Thursday, Richard won $25,000 - the "easy" way. After winning a car in the Mystery 7, he and Debbie hit the jackpot on THINGS THAT ARE SACRIFICED. Carol, who had won $26,600 and a trip to Fiji by that point, ran over to hug and congratulate her, along with Lauri. When Dick Clark asked if there was anything that Debbie wanted to say to her former opponent, Debbie grabbed Carol's hand and said, "Hey, I want to tell you, we're gonna remain pals."
Debbie won both games again on Friday, winning $500 with Richard (who got buzzed on $250 box THINGS THAT HAVE A TOWER for saying "a French landmark") and $400 with Lauri.
The $64,900 earned by contestants this week was the second-highest amount ever given away in one week on the daytime show, topped only by the $70,000-plus given away by Bonnie Urseth and Harry Anderson in February of 1984. This week also marked the last appearance on the daytime show by Richard Kline, who would go on to play the nighttime version one last time.
Tallies for the week: Lauri - 6 games, $13,300; Richard - 4 games, $51,600.
Week of February 17, 1986:
This week's stars were "Golden Girls'" Betty White and "He's the Mayor's" David Graf, the first of three team-ups of these celebs. David and returning champ Debbie MacPherson almost hit for $10,000 in Monday's first round, but they missed top category PEOPLE WHO ARE PROTECTED. Since Debbie's opponent, Chris, won only $600 in the next round, she retired undefeated with $38,250, a car, a trip to Hawaii, and a computer, placing her at number 28 on the list of biggest winners on "The $25,000 Pyramid" and at number 70 on the all-time list.
The only big win of the week happened in Tuesday's first round, when Betty and new contestant Dori won $10,000 on SNEAKY THINGS. Buzzers infected the rest of the week, with David getting zapped on THINGS WITH A SPEAKER for saying "a banquet entertainer" and THINGS YOU PLAN for saying "a war strategy" and Betty bobbling SOUTHERN DISHES by saying "Southern fried chicken." There were no other close calls this week.
This was David's third week on "Pyramid," and after 13 trips to the Winner’s Circle with no wins, he was beginning to look like the Peter Lawford of the '80s. However, his fourth time on the show, which was on the nighttime version, he finally hit for $10,000 on his 18th try. Once the floodgates were open, David became one of the most consistent money-winners of the L.A. years.
Tallies for the week: Betty - 5 games, $13,950; David - 5 games, $6,200.
Week of February 24, 1986:
The guests were Lois Nettleton and "Reading Rainbow's" LeVar Burton, who had played against each other on "The $50,000 Pyramid" in 1981. Unfortunately, this will be a short synopsis because, despite having two players of this high caliber, there were no big wins this week. Each had two close calls at $750 - LeVar on two $10,000 tries, with THINGS YOU TRAP and THINGS YOU WORRY ABOUT and Lois with a $10,000 try on THINGS THAT REPEAT and a $25,000 try on Friday on THINGS THAT ARE BROILED.
This was only the second week of "The $25,000 Pyramid" that featured no big wins. The first was in May of 1984, with guests Rita Moreno and Brian Mitchell.
Tallies for the week: Lois - 6 games, $5,800; LeVar - 4 games, $4,800.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 9, 2020 18:03:00 GMT -5
Week of March 3, 1986:
Celebrities were Jo Anne Worley and Robert Mandan. Jo Anne was a replacement for "Love Boat's" Pat Klous, who was slated to have a rematch against Robert. Jo Anne and future "Pine Sol Lady" Diane Amos won the first game on Monday and earned $300. Robert and Diane picked up $400 in their attempt for $25,000.
Diane hit the $10,000 in Tuesday's first round, guessing THINGS YOU CHANGE off of Robert's clues. Her opponent was only able to get $500 in the next game.
Jo Anne and new contestant Colleen Moore won $10,000 in Wednesday's first round on THINGS WITH INSTRUCTIONS. Colleen and Robert won $600 in their try for $25,000.
In Thursday's first round, Jo Anne had another $10,000 win, this time with new contestant Perry, winning on THINGS MADE WITH DOUGH. Robert and Perry got $550 when trying for $25,000, during which Robert got buzzed on THINGS THAT ARE FAT for saying "Big hamburgers."
Jo Anne and Perry wrapped up the week with a $750 win, missing THINGS WITH A SLIT on top. Since his opponent had only won $500 with Jo Anne in the previous round, Perry would return the next week.
Tallies for the week: Jo Anne - 5 games, $24,850; Robert - 5 games, $13,150.
Week of March 10, 1986:
This week was a rematch of Shelley Smith and Charlie Siebert. The only contestant to get to the Winner’s Circle this week was Melody Wilson. She started on Monday and won all 10 of her games. She had $10,000 wins with Charlie on Tuesday and Friday, winning on NARROW THINGS and SENSITIVE THINGS respectively, and a $25,000 win with Shelley on Tuesday when they went back and got $250 box THINGS IN THE ALMANAC. She also won $5,000 bonuses for breaking 21-21 ties with Charlie in Monday's second round and Wednesday's first round and with Shelley in Tuesday's second round.
Melody had four close calls this week also. Three of these were $750 wins: one with Shelley in her first attempt for $10,000 on Monday, missing THINGS THAT ATTACK after Shelley got buzzed for saying "Battles," and in both of Wednesday's games, leaving THINGS THAT ARE STEWED and THINGS THAT ARE VIVID respectively. The fourth close call came in Thursday's second round, when Shelley went back to THINGS YOU BRAG ABOUT (EXAGGERATE) after getting top box THINGS THAT ARE HOARDED. When time expired and Shelley told Melody the answer, Melody responded, "Oh, I thought of that." It got a little uncomfortable after that because Shelley essentially scolded Melody for not saying the answer when she thought of it. The ultra-competitive Shelley might have been worked up more than usual because if they had won the $25,000, it would have been a new record. However, Melody probably wasn't too sad, as she wrapped up Friday's show with $57,750, a car, a trip to Japan, and a VCR, placing her at number 3 on the list of biggest winners of "The $25,000 Pyramid" (at that time, though, she was number 2) and number 26 on the all-time list.
Tallies for the week: Shelley - 5 games, $32,800; Charlie - 5 games, $24,950.
Week of March 17, 1986:
Celebrities were Teresa Ganzel and, for his first time, Stuart Pankin of "Not Necessarily the News." There was only one big win this week: a $10,000 win courtesy of Teresa in Monday's second round for newcomer Robyn, on THINGS WITH A CREASE.
Every other round this week came one square short of the big money. To be exact, Stuart had two $850 wins: in Tuesday's first round, missing THINGS IN A BASEMENT (CELLAR) and Friday's second round, missing THINGS WITH A MIRROR. The other seven Winner’s Circles all produced $750 wins. In order, they missed top categories, THINGS UP FRONT, FORBIDDEN THINGS (in the only try for $25,000, on Tuesday's show), THINGS THAT HAVE A CAP, THINGS THAT BEND, THINGS THAT ARE WAXED, THINGS THAT DESTROY (DESTRUCTIVE), and THINGS THAT ARE LOWERED. There were two 21-21 ties on Wednesday's show - only the fifth time that happened on the daytime show - and one in Friday's second round. All were broken by Stuart.
In the beginning of Thursday's second round, they tried an interesting experiment with Teresa where she was partnered with a mirror image of herself. She almost duplicated William Shatner's Winner’s Circle feat of 1975, but not quite - she said all seven answers, whereas William missed his final category.
Tallies for the week: Teresa - 5 games, $15,200; Stuart - 5 games, $21,150.
Week of March 24, 1986:
Guests were Elaine Joyce and Bill Cullen of "The Joker's Wild." This was Elaine's last time on "Pyramid." Bill and continuing player Elizabeth won the first game, and since Elizabeth had lost three times in the receiving chair, she decided to try giving the clues. This reminded Bill of the time on the '70s nighttime show when Dick Clark won $25,000 in the receiving chair. She came close, but the judge wouldn't accept Bill's last-second answer of "Things you keep in the bathroom chest" for $250 box THINGS IN A MEDICINE CHEST. Bill took the giver's chair in the next round and won $500.
Tuesday's first round was a repeat of the previous day, with Elizabeth giving clues to Bill again and scoring $800. This time, they missed THINGS YOU PICK. In Elizabeth's only try for $25,000, she gave the clues to Elaine and won $450. This made her only the third undefeated champ to leave without winning the big money. However, thanks mainly to breaking two 21-21 ties the week before, she left with $16,650, a car, a trip to Hawaii, and a computer.
New player Diane won both games on Wednesday and was the victim of buzzers both times. She won $900 in the first round because Bill bobbled THINGS AT AN AIRPORT for saying "Airplanes," and she and Elaine scored $550 after Elaine said "A bed" for THINGS THAT ARE SPREAD.
Elaine won both games on Thursday, settling for $750 in the first round after missing THINGS WITH A SPOUT and providing the week's only big win when Diane scored $10,000 for guessing THINGS ON A WALL.
Friday's first round featured another close call when Diane couldn't get top category THINGS IN A POT from Bill's clues. In the last round of the week, Diane and Elaine scored $450.
Tallies for the week: Elaine - 5 games, $13,300; Bill - 5 games, $3,750.
Week of March 31, 1986:
A rematch between Florence Henderson and Earl Holliman, who had been opponents exactly three years earlier. Earl and Diane started the week off right, winning $5,000 for breaking a 21-21 tie and hitting $10,000 on THINGS THAT WARN YOU. Karen, who had been brought back from the Anne Bloom/Michael Spound week because of a scoring error, won $600 with Earl in the next round.
In Tuesday's first round, Earl and Diane almost had a repeat win, but they couldn't get top box THINGS THAT ARE NOTARIZED. In her last time in the Circle, Diane won $550 after Florence got buzzed on CANVAS THINGS for saying "An artist paints on this." Diane left undefeated with $30,050, a trip to Tahiti, and a VCR.
Earl and new contestant Patricia won $10,000 in Wednesday's first round when they went back and got $250 box THINGS THAT ARE DRILLED. Earl returned with Patricia's opponent but only netted $500.
Florence received the clues in the Circle for the first and only time in her “Pyramid” career in Thursday's first round. New contestant Marge scored $500 this way. In the next round, Florence got buzzed on $100 box "WHAT AWARDS WINNERS SAY" (OSCAR) for saying "I'm so happy I won." The resulting $450 win would have normally meant that Patricia went home. However, there was debate about whether saying the past tense "won" in a category that featured the word "winners" was actually giving the essence of the answer. To make everything equitable, they brought both contestants back on Friday.
In Friday's first round, Earl and Patricia had a repeat of their earlier $10,000 win, this time scoring on THINGS THAT POUR. In the second front game, Earl and Marge had a good laugh in "Things associated with a wedding." In describing A REHEARSAL, Earl said, "Before they have it, they do it just to make sure it goes right." Marge said the right answer and then cracked up, after which Dick Clark said that he was glad that she didn't say the first thing that came to her mind. Florence and Patricia wrapped up the week with a $300 win in their attempt for $25,000.
Tallies for the week: Florence - 4 games, $4,000; Earl - 6 games, $40,150.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 9, 2020 18:03:30 GMT -5
Week of April 7, 1986:
Celebrities were Mary Cadorette and Nipsey Russell. Mary and new contestant Kathleen won the first game and $600. In the next round, Nipsey had his last big win on this version of "Pyramid" when Kathleen won $25,000 on THINGS THAT ARE SMUGGLED. The win moved Kathleen to tears, to which Nipsey said, "No, you cry when you lose. When you win, you jump up and say, 'Hey, hallelujah!'"
The next three days followed the same pattern as the first, with Mary winning the first game and trying for $10,000 and Nipsey winning the second game and trying for $25,000. Mary scored $350, $900, and $400 in her attempts, and Nipsey won $550, $450, and $500.
Another pattern that happened for the first three days was that Mary's team would get to 20 points in the second round and Nipsey's team would beat them with a perfect 21. Each time, though, the one point that Mary's team missed was because Mary said part of the answer. In fact, on Tuesday and Wednesday, heartbreakingly, she got cuckooed on the 21st word. This also carried over to the Winner’s Circle for her twice, getting buzzed on SEXY OR ROMANTIC THINGS for saying "A romantic dinner" and PARTS OF AN AIR CONDITIONER for saying "The air vents." Nipsey caught a little of the disease on Wednesday, saying "Railroad crossing" for ROAD SIGNS (TRAFFIC).
Mary finally hit the top on Wednesday with Dyette (very unsure of the spelling), winning on THINGS YOU CHOOSE. She almost had a repeat with contestant Julia Child (not that one), but Julia couldn't get top box THINGS YOU PRAISE.
Tallies for the week: Mary - 6 games, $15,700; Nipsey - 4 games, $27,600.
Week of April 14, 1986:
Guests were "Night Court's" Markie Post and Barry Jenner of "Dallas." This was the first of three match-ups featuring these two. This was also Barry's first visit to the daytime show; he had done "The $100,000 Pyramid" once before this. However, in most markets, his nighttime shows didn't air until the next week, which may have left some viewers (like myself) confused when Dick welcomed Barry "back" to the show.
Monday's show had two close calls. First, Markie and new contestant Katie won $800 after Markie got buzzed on THINGS THAT ARE DELIVERED for saying "A C.O.D. package." Then Katie and Barry scored $750 when Katie missed top box THINGS WITH A HANDLE.
Katie and Barry returned to the Circle in Tuesday's first round and won $500. In this round, Barry got buzzed on top box COTTON THINGS for saying "A boll weevil." Barry and Cindy beat the $500 by $50 in the next round. They also broke a 21-21 tie for $5,000.
Both big wins that happened this week took place on Wednesday. New contestant Frank Conway (an "American Bandstand" alumnus) won $10,000 with Markie in the first round after identifying THINGS THAT GET PASTED (GLUED) and helped Barry to his first-ever win when he scored $25,000 after guessing THINGS YOU STERILIZE. Incidentally, this episode was submitted to the Television Academy for Emmy consideration, and Barry and Frank's win can be seen in the movie "Rain Man."
Markie took the rest of the week. She won $500 and $850 on Thursday and caused both contestants to tie at $600 on Friday. There were two more 21-21 ties on Friday.
Tallies for the week: Markie - 6 games, $15,500; 4 games, $34,000.
Week of April 21, 1986:
The stars were Anne Bloom of "Not Necessarily the News" and, for his first and only time, "Newhart's" Tom Poston. Annie won the first four games of the week. She had two close calls on Monday, but she stopped at $800 and $850 respectively because of two buzzers: "Tara" for THINGS ON A PLANTATION and "A miner" for THINGS IN A MINE. She scored only $300 in Tuesday's first round, but on Frank's last try in the Circle, he and Annie hit for $10,000 on THINGS THAT ARE SACRED (HOLY). Frank left undefeated with $43,450, a car, a trip to Bermuda, and a CD player, placing him at number 18 on the list of biggest winners on the daytime version and at number 58 on the all-time list.
Like last week, Wednesday featured one contestant winning back-to-back Winner’s Circles. New player Kris gave the clues to Annie in the first round and won on THINGS THAT ARE CURED. In the next round, she guided Tom to his first try in the Winner’s Circle and his only win when he guessed THINGS WITH PLEATS for $25,000.
Kris won every other game of the week, giving the clues in the Circle every time. She scored $500 in Thursday's first round and almost had another $25,000 win in the next round, stopping at $800 when Annie couldn't guess FOODS YOU EAT WITH YOUR HANDS. An infamous round was played on Friday when Kris and Tom weren't able to get any of the categories in the Winner’s Circle. According to Dick Clark, this was the first time that had happened, but our resident New York "Pyramid" scholars tell me otherwise. This may have been the first time it happened in the L.A. years, although Dick told a story about a woman who supposedly got none right in the first week of 1984. Kris didn't fare much better with Annie, scoring only $150 in the next round.
It's unknown why Tom waited so long to play "Pyramid" or why he never came back. He started the week off slowly but by Wednesday's second round, every time he gave the clues, he got 7 points. It would have been nice to see how he would have done giving the clues in the Circle, though.
Tallies for the week: Annie - 7 games, $15,100; Tom - 3 games, $27,700.
Week of April 28, 1986:
The celebrity players were Melody Thomas Scott of "The Young & The Restless" and, for his first visit, "It's a Living's" Paul Kreppel. Paul wouldn't make another visit until almost a year later, but he became a dependable money-winner quickly.
Melody and newcomer Martha started the week off right, winning $10,000 on THINGS THAT ARE BOILED. Paul was almost able to guide Martha to $25,000 but missed top category THINGS THAT ARE DEDICATED.
Melody and new player Erin won $500 in Tuesday's first round. In the next round, Melody had her personal worst Winner’s Circle when she got buzzed on $100 box "WHAT A COWBOY SAYS" for saying "I'm gonna lasso this cow" and then not getting any of the rest of the boxes.
Paul and Erin won $350 in the first game on Wednesday, but then Paul had his first big win when new contestant Debra guessed THINGS THAT ARE ARRANGED for $10,000.
On Thursday, Paul and Debra won $550 in the first round. In the second round, only the first four categories had to be played because after two rounds, Paul and new player Susie had only 5 points and Melody and Debra had 13. (The Mystery 7 had been played, unsuccessfully, by Susie.) In fact, Melody and Debra had 7 points after Paul and Susie brought their own score to 5, so when Melody guessed the 6th answer in the next category, the "Winners" sign flashed on-screen, confusing the players momentarily. Dick Clark hadn't pointed out ahead of time that if Melody and Debra got enough points in that round, they would automatically win the game.
Melody and new player Jennifer had a close call in Friday's first round when Jennifer missed top box THINGS WITH A LINING in their attempt for $10,000. Melody and Debra tried to tie that mark but had to settle for $550.
Tallies for the week: Melody - 6 games, $16,550; Paul - 4 games, $12,750.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 9, 2020 18:03:56 GMT -5
Week of May 5, 1986:
Celebrities were Betty White of "Golden Girls" and, for his first time, Mitchell Laurance of "Not Necessarily the News." Betty took both games the first day, winning $750 for Karen, who missed top box THINGS THAT GIVE SUPPORT, and $10,000 for returning player Jennifer, who won on THINGS WITH SECTIONS.
Mitchell had his first trip to the Circle in Tuesday's first round and scored $850 for Jennifer, missing JOBS USUALLY HELD BY A WOMAN. In the week's only attempt for $25,000, Betty and Jennifer scored $500.
Wednesday's first game ended in a 21-21 tie, which was broken by Jennifer and Mitchell, netting Jennifer $5,000. They were unable to keep the momentum going in the Winner’s Circle, though, winning only $300. In the next round, Mitchell had his first $10,000 win when Arleen guessed THINGS IN A STORE WINDOW.
Mitchell took both games on Thursday, winning $400 for Arleen and $500 for newcomer Kathy. Betty won both games on Friday, earning $10,000 for new player Joe when he guessed THINGS THAT ARE COZY and another $350 for Kathy.
Tallies for the week: Betty - 5 games, $24,900; Mitchell - 5 games, $19,250.
Week of May 12, 1986:
Guests were "Mama's Family's" Vicki Lawrence and Howard Morton of "Gimme a Break." They would play this version together one more time in 1987 and once on John Davidson's version.
Returning player Joe scored $300 in both rounds on Monday. On Tuesday, Vicki and newcomer Sharon earned $750, missing THINGS THAT CIRCULATE. When the second front game was over, it appeared that Howard and Sharon had won 21-20. However, when they returned from the commercial, Dick Clark explained that on the Mystery 7 category, Joe had said the last answer right on the buzzer. (The judges had to examine the tape to discover this.) They belatedly awarded him the 21st point and a trip to the Virgin Islands. This put the teams into a tiebreaker, which was broken by Vicki and Joe, netting Joe $5,000. However, he stopped short at $300 once more in the Winner’s Circle.
Vicki provided the week's first big win in Wednesday's first round when new player Reece won $10,000 on THINGS YOU DEMAND (ASK FOR). They also broke a 21-21 tie before getting to the Circle. Sharon tried to match the $10,000 but had to settle for $400, during which Vicki got buzzed on "NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS" for saying the word "year."
A heartbreaker occurred in Thursday's first round. At the end of the Winner’s Circle, they celebrated a win for Reece and Howard when Reece guessed top category THINGS THAT ARRIVE with only one second left on the clock. However, when they came back from the commercial, Dick had the dictionary out and explained to everyone that Howard had used "An incoming plane" as a clue, and since "incoming" and "arriving" were synonyms, they had to take back the $10,000 and replace it with $750. Howard bounced back in the next round, though, winning $10,000 for newcomer Becky when she guessed THINGS YOU ACCEPT.
The buzzer haunted Howard again when he said the word "sea" for WHY YOU GET SEASICK. He and Becky earned $500 in that round. Friday's second game brought one more 21-21 tie and an $800 win for new contestant Jill, who couldn't guess THINGS WITH A HOOD from Howard's clues.
Tallies for the week: Vicki - 5 games, $26,150; Howard - 5 games, $17,350.
Week of May 19, 1986:
The stars were Adrienne Barbeau and "Webster's" Henry Polic II. They would be opponents two more times on this version, in 1987 and 1988. Not much to report, unfortunately, because for only the third time in this version, there were no big wins all week. Henry and Jill started off with a close call at $750, but Henry got buzzed on THINGS YOU ATTEND for saying "Your classes in school." Adrienne and Jill broke a 21-21 in the next round and scored $500 in the Circle.
On Tuesday, Jill had a rough time in the Circle, netting only $150 in the first round. Since she had tried receiving the clues four times and had gotten a progressively worse score each time, she elected to give the clues to Adrienne in the next round. But after only winning $250 and leaving four of the six boxes unsolved, Jill said, "This was no better," to the laughs of Adrienne and Dick.
New player Karen took both games on Wednesday, winning $550 with Adrienne in the first round and $500 with Henry in the second round. Jill left with $13,550, making her one of a small handful of contestants to accumulate over $10,000 without completing the Winner’s Circle.
New contestant Toni won $600 with Adrienne in Thursday's first round. In the next round, the backstage crew got confused about which box to flip, and since it might have impeded Adrienne's clue-giving, the judge opted to have both Karen and Toni return on Friday, even though Karen only earned $550.
Friday ended with two $750 close calls by Adrienne. She and Toni missed THINGS THAT MATCH in the first round, and she got buzzed for saying part of THINGS THAT HANG in the next round. Because it was a tie, Toni and Karen would return on Monday.
Tallies for the week: 7 games, $11,150; Henry - 3 games, $2,500.
Week of May 26, 1986:
The celebrity players were Teresa Ganzel and "Police Academy's" David Graf. Teresa took both games on Monday, winning $10,000 for Toni when Toni guessed FLUFFY THINGS with 30 seconds left on the clock and $400 for Karen.
In turn, David won both of Tuesday's games, scoring $750 for Toni (getting buzzed on THINGS THAT ARE PRIVATE for saying "A secret conversation") and $350 for newcomer Scott. In the second front game, they played to 21-14, but before playing Teresa and Toni's last category, Dick announced that David and Scott's 21 points constituted a win. After examining the tape, the judge determined that Toni started to say part of SHOVEL in the Mystery 7, so they dropped her score back to 13, which meant that she automatically lost the game. Although not mentioned on the air, they also took back the piano she had won in the Mystery 7.
Wednesday was Toni's last day. The front games were good to her, but the Winner’s Circles - not so much. She won $5,000 when she and David broke a 21-21 tie, but they could only accumulate $300 in the Circle. In her final round, Toni won a stereo system, but she and Teresa only got $200 in the Circle. She retired undefeated with $18,700, a car, a trip to Rio, and her stereo.
Teresa took new player Vicki Rabb to the Winner’s Circle in Thursday's first round and scored $550. In the next round, though, she won $25,000 when she guessed THINGS YOU ARE PROUD OF. This was David's first win on "The $25,000 Pyramid" and his only $25,000 win on this version. Vicki won the final two games of the week, scoring $500 with David and $400 with Teresa. Originally, it looked like she had earned $500 in the second round, but after the commercial, Dick announced that they had to take back $100 because Teresa had said the word "read" in describing WHY YOU READ A NEWSPAPER.
Tallies for the week: Teresa - 5 games, $14,300; David - 5 games, $33,000.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 9, 2020 18:04:22 GMT -5
Week of June 2, 1986:
Celebrities were Shelley Smith and Barry Jenner from "Dallas." They would play against each other again in the 8th "$100,000 Pyramid" tournament, in September of 1987. Returning champ Vicki Rabb won both games on Monday, and she earned $550 with Barry and $300 with Shelley.
On Tuesday, Barry and Vicki hit for $10,000 when Vicki guessed THINGS YOU BLEND. Vicki and Shelley had a close call for $25,000 in the next round, but Shelley got buzzed on top subject THINGS YOU PROCLAIM for saying "America's independence from England."
Wednesday was Vicki's final day, and she and Barry again hit for $10,000, this time finishing on THINGS YOU REJECT. Vicki made it to the Circle one last time, but she had to settle for $850 when she couldn't guess $200 box THINGS THAT ARE RESERVED from Shelley's clues. Vicki retired undefeated with $51,650, a trip to Hong Kong, and a CD player, placing her at number 7 on the list of biggest winners on "The $25,000 Pyramid" and at number 33 on the all-time list. She also became only the fifth player to win all 10 of her games. Interestingly, all five of the players who won all 10 games taped their shows within a year of each other.
Thursday's first round ended in a 21-21 tie, which was broken by Barry and newcomer Leslie Wilson, earning Leslie $5,000. They didn't fare so well in the Circle, winning only $350. Leslie came back strong in the next round, though, and provided Shelley's only win of the week when she guessed THINGS THAT ARE SPECIAL for $25,000. In her first day on the show, Leslie had already won $31,100 and a Caribbean cruise. Incidentally, this was Shelley's fourth $25,000 win, having had one each in January of 1984, January of 1985, and March of this year.
On the last day of the week, Barry and Leslie returned to the Circle and won $900 after Barry got buzzed on NUMBERS THAT CONTAIN A ZERO for saying "Certain Social Security numbers." Barry and new player Mike tried to tie the $900 but stopped at $500.
Tallies for the week: Shelley - 4 games, $26,900; Barry - 6 games, $31,350.
Week of June 9, 1986:
Guests were "Scarecrow & Mrs. King's" Martha Smith and Robert Mandan. This would be Robert's last time on "Pyramid." Returning champ Leslie won both games, earning $500 in the first round with Robert and almost setting a record in the second round. If she would have been able to identify $150 category THINGS IN GIN RUMMY from Martha's clues, she would have won a total of $65,100. She did earn $5,000 in the second round for breaking a 21-21 tie, though.
There was another 21-21 tie in Tuesday's first round, but new player Patti broke it this time. Some odd things happened in the first round. First, the 7-11 card inadvertently didn't get placed in the correct box. The lights blinked and the bells sounded, but there was no card. Second, during Robert's clue-giving during the tiebreaker, an audience member shouted out the answer FEE, which neither Robert nor Leslie heard, apparently. During the first Winner’s Circle, in which Patti earned $300, it was apparent that Dick Clark was still rattled by these two incidents, because Martha passed on the $200 box and Dick shouted, "Next, please! Next!" even though the next box had already been turned. The day ended well, though, with Leslie winning $10,000 (the week's only big win) when she guessed THINGS THAT ARE DEVASTATING from Martha's sole clue, "A horrible earthquake." This placed Leslie's total at $51,700, a Caribbean cruise, a piano, and a home computer, placing her at number 6 on the list of biggest winners on "The $25,000 Pyramid" and at number 32 on the all-time list. It also meant that after only four days, she had to be retired undefeated since she had passed CBS' winnings cap of $50,000. She was only the second player to be retired before five days of play, the first being Mari Nikotera in April of 1985. It's scary to think of what Leslie could have done with one more day, because she achieved a perfect 21-point game in five of her eight games. In fact, in every game she played this week, she earned 21 points.
For the remaining three days, Martha had $750 close calls in the first round, missing THINGS MADE OF BAMBOO, THINGS THAT ARE SCARCE, and THINGS THAT ARE ANALYZED, respectively. In the second round of both Wednesday's and Thursday's shows, she only scored $300. On Friday, in the last try for $25,000 for the week, Robert and new contestant Nina won $400.
Tallies for the week: Martha - 8 games, $26,250; Robert - 2 games, $3,100.
Week of June 16, 1986:
Stars for the week were Janis Paige of "Trapper John, M.D." and "Hotel's" Michael Spound. Janis was the very epitome of the nervous first-time player. She was obviously excited to be on the show but still had some kinks to work out of her game. She did win both of Monday's games, though, though neither score was that high - $300 and $400, respectively. Her inexperience showed in the second round. She reached top category THINGS THAT COME IN A TUBE and said "Pass" after a few clues, to which Dick Clark said, "You have to go back to one of the ones you skipped." Indicating she wanted to go back to THINGS AT A CONVENTION, she said, "Convention." The buzzer rang, but she still continued to give clues for that category until the 60 seconds expired.
Tuesday's first round ended in a 21-21 tie, which was broken by Michael and Nina, earning Nina $5,000. The winning team went on to hit for $10,000 on THINGS YOU GRIND. Nina's husband, future "$100,000 Pyramid" contestant Mike Crum, ran onstage after the big win. Michael tried to duplicate that $10,000 win in the next round, but new contestant Mike only won $500.
Janis' lack of experience showed again in Wednesday's first round when she got buzzed on top category THINGS ON A PRAIRIE for saying "Western" after partner Mary guessed "Things in a desert." They got the rest of the board, though, jumping back and picking up CHRISTMAS SONGS in the $50 box right before time expired. In the next round, Nina chose to give the clues to Janis and earned $650. She might have tied the $750 had she jumped back from top box THINGS THAT PROBE to NEIL SIMON PLAYS OR MOVIES in the $100 box, which she skipped without giving any clues.
In Thursday's first round, Janis and new player Susan scored $500 in the Circle. Michael and Susan almost had a $25,000 win in the next round, but Susan got stumped by top category THINGS WITH A STRAP, even after Michael said "This chair."
Friday ended with a bang, with new contestant Vicki Collins winning $10,000 with Janis, guessing THINGS YOU CRAVE (DESIRE) with 30 seconds left on the clock. Vicki and Michael wrapped up the week with a $25,000 win when Vicki went back and picked up $150 box THINGS ON A LAWN. This was Michael's second $25,000 win, the first being in May of 1984.
Although Janis was nervous and did make some rookie mistakes, it was obvious that she enjoyed the experience very much and was especially excited to give away the big money in the Winner’s Circle. It's too bad she didn't make more appearances after this and hone her skills; it was fun to watch such a determined new celebrity.
Tallies for the week: Janis - 6 games, $5,900; Michael - 4 games, $42,350.
Week of June 23, 1986:
This week was a rematch of "Night Court's" Markie Post and "Hotel's" Nathan Cook, who played against each other in July of 1984. Their last outing was much more successful, with Markie winning $10,000 once and Nathan winning $10,000 twice. For only the fourth time in this version of the show, there were no big wins all week. This was especially surprising because returning champ Vicki Collins, who had hit the big money two times her first day, won seven of her next eight games.
The first day, Vicki earned $500 and $550 respectively. In Tuesday's first round, she lost her only game, and new player Phyllis won $750 with Markie, missing THINGS YOU CONSIDER. Vicki topped that by winning $850, missing COURAGEOUS PEOPLE (BRAVE). Vicki earned $750 in both games on Wednesday, missing ORIGINAL THINGS in the first game and THINGS IN A FLEA MARKET in the next round. On her last day, she won $500 with Nathan, who got buzzed on $250 box THINGS WITH A CLASP for saying "The back of a bracelet band," and in her last attempt for $25,000, she came very close, winning $850 after not being able to identify THINGS IN A DORMITORY - surprising because she had been able to get top category THINGS THAT ARE EXTENDED, which was much tougher. Still, she retired undefeated with $34,150, a car, a trip to Spain, and a computer, placing her at number 48 on the list of biggest winners on "The $25,000 Pyramid" and at number 94 on the all-time winners list.
The final day of the week was lackluster, as neither Winner’s Circle produced a high score. Newcomer Lynn won $300 with Nathan and $200 with Markie. After her second failed attempt, Lynn said to Markie, "I need to practice the big board." She would get another chance the next week.
Much like the Lois Nettleton/LeVar Burton week and the Adrienne Barbeau/Henry Polic II week earlier this year, it was surprising that players of Markie's and Nathan's skill level weren't able to hit the jackpot, especially since they played most of the week with a contestant who had started off so well. Both of them would return to their former glory before long, though.
Tallies for the week: Markie - 6 games, $3,950; Nathan - 4 games, $5,350.
Week of June 30, 1986:
Celebrity players for the week were Jo Anne Worley and Nipsey Russell, both of whom had played "Pyramid" within the show's first two months in 1973. Surprisingly, the two stars - among the most frequent players in the New York era - had never played the game against each other before. With both of them having 14 years' playing experience, it was even more surprising that, again, there were no big wins this week.
Nipsey and returning contestant Lynn had a close call in Monday's first round, scoring $750 after Lynn missed THINGS THAT ARE CLUMSY. Nipsey and new player Jimmy tried to match that in the next round but stopped at $500.
Lynn won the next four games, earning $300, $550, $750 (missing THINGS IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT), and $500. Tuesday's show was notable because Dick Clark read part of a letter from a reader who tried to give Dick a system to add the Winner’s Circle money easier. There was a special moment in Wednesday's show when Nipsey prefaced picking the category COME ON DOWN with "In honor of our late, great Johnny O.," referring to legendary "Price Is Right" announcer Johnny Olson, who had passed away the previous year.
Because there was alternate programming scheduled for Friday, July 4th, Thursday was the last show of the week. Jo Anne and new contestant Cindy won $600, during which Jo Anne got buzzed on INDEPENDENCE DAY THINGS (JULY 4) for saying "The Declaration of Independence." In the week's final round, Lynn had one more close call, winning $750 after leaving THINGS THAT ARE HOOKED on the board. She left the show with $5,200, a trip to Hawaii, a computer, and a video camera, making her the lowest-scoring undefeated champion in the L.A. years...but it certainly wasn't for a lack of trying or good game play.
Interestingly, of the seven winless weeks of "The $25,000 Pyramid," four of them occurred in 1986 - in fact, three of them in the last seven weeks. Granted, Jo Anne and Nipsey had the excuse of a short week, but there was no denying that there was a slight slump going on. How soon would it be broken?
Tallies for the week: Jo Anne - 4 games, $5,700; Nipsey - 4 games, $3,400.
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Post by pyramidfan on May 9, 2020 18:04:47 GMT -5
Week of July 7, 1986:
Celebrities this week were, for her first visit, "Mr. Belvedere's" Ilene Graff and Earl Holliman.
The week started with two new contestants. Becky had two close calls on Monday, stopping at $750 when she and Earl missed THINGS ON THE BOTTOM and earning $800 when she couldn't identify THINGS ON A PLATE with Ilene. At the end of the show, Earl mentioned that it was Dick and Kari Clark's 9th wedding anniversary.
Becky and Earl broke the 10-day no-win dry spell by hitting for $10,000 on THINGS YOU DO NUDE (NAKED). Becky almost won $25,000 in the next round, but Ilene couldn't get her to say top category THINGS YOU BEAR.
Ilene took both games on Wednesday. She and new player Tim won $600 in the first round. She had a third close call with Becky in the next round when she breezed through the first five categories and then got buzzed for saying "A business part—" on THINGS THAT REQUIRE A PARTNER. The $750 meant that Becky would return the next day, though.
In Thursday's first round, Earl and Becky repeated their $10,000 feat of Tuesday, this time winning on THINGS YOU DECLARE. Earl and new player Susan almost tied that in the next round but missed $250 box THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT. When they went back to it, the category card for top box CONTROVERSIAL THINGS fell to the floor as the trilon turned. Dick thanked Susan for not turning around.
On the last show of the week, Earl and Becky won $800 the hard way, skipping the first and fourth boxes - THINGS IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN and THINGS WITH A STEM - and getting the rest. The show ended on a low note as Earl and new competitor John were only able to get the $100 box, mostly because Earl again had to pass the $50 box - HONEYMOON THINGS this time - and got buzzed on $150 box PARTS OF A DEPARTMENT STORE for saying "The complaint department." Strange that the $50 box caused such trouble twice in one day. Becky retired undefeated with $24,950, a trip to Rio, and a video camera.
Tallies for the week: Ilene - 4 games, $4,000; Earl - 6 games, $23,550.
Week of July 14, 1986:
Celebrity guests were "Gimme a Break's" Lauri Hendler and LeVar Burton.
Two new players started the week. Lauri and Khadijah (a grandmother of 22!) had a close call at $800 in the first round, missing THINGS WITH A CURTAIN. Lauri and Kermit attempted to tie that mark but stopped short at $500.
On Tuesday, Khadijah had two more close calls, scoring $800 with LeVar when she missed THINGS THAT SHED and earning $850 after Lauri got buzzed on THINGS WITH A CRUST by saying "Bread edges."
On Wednesday, Lauri provided the week's only big wins and only the second double-header win this year. She and new player Carrie hit for $10,000 when Carrie guessed THINGS IN A CARTON, and Khadijah guessed THINGS YOU DODGE with 28 seconds left on the clock. Both players would return the next day.
Thursday's game featured two more wins by Khadijah. She earned $600 with LeVar in the first round and $500 with Lauri in the second.
LeVar took both games on Friday. He and Khadijah scored $600 in the first round, and new player Suzie almost had a $10,000 win but had to settle for $750 when she couldn't guess THINGS THAT ARE RARE.
Khadijah broke a streak that started with Vicki Collins a few weeks earlier: Vicki played for five days and retired undefeated, followed the next day by Lynn Matillano, another five-day, undefeated champ, who was in turn followed by Becky Hessamer, yet another five-day, undefeated champ. Khadijah was able to make it to five days but did not leave undefeated.
Speaking of “defeated,” LeVar had to be feeling somewhat so himself. In his previous nine visits to this version of the game, he had won at least one bonus round each time (sometimes more than one). But this marked his second consecutive non-winning week on this version. Fear not, though, dear readers. LeVar would bounce back with a vengeance on his next visit.
Tallies for the week: Lauri - 6 games, $27,050; LeVar - 4 games, $3,850.
Week of July 21, 1986:
Guests were Lois Nettleton and Bill Cullen, who had been opponents on the last week of "The $20,000 Pyramid" six years earlier. Future "Freaks & Geeks" creator Paul Feig was the new player. He and Lois had a close call in the first round, missing THINGS THAT PATROL and scoring $750. He and Bill tried for $25,000 in the next round but stopped at $300. Instead of the score wrap-up at the end of the show, spliced-in footage of Dick Clark holding the Emmys won by him and the game was shown.
Bill had two $750 close calls on Tuesday when Paul missed THINGS THAT ARE LOYAL and newcomer Julie couldn't guess THINGS WITH ENERGY. The tie meant that both would return the next day.
Bill had a low-scoring round on Wednesday when he and Paul only got $150. However, Lois provided Paul with a $25,000 win in the next round when Paul identified THINGS THAT POUND. This was Lois' fourth and final $25,000 win and the only big win of this week.
Bill and Paul had another $300 win in Thursday's first round, during which Bill got buzzed on THINGS YOU RETURN for saying "Something that doesn't fit." The buzzer got Bill again in the next round when he said "An answer on a page" for top box THINGS THAT ARE REMOVED. New player Carolyn got all the rest of the boxes before that one, so she earned $750. One of the boxes they got was "WHAT BILL CULLEN MIGHT SAY," whichg was also featured in the last-ever "$20,000" show.
Bill and Carolyn had another $750 win in Friday's first round, missing top category THINGS THAT ARE APPROVED. Lois tried to hit for $25,000 one more time in the next round, but she and Carolyn stopped at $650, during which she got buzzed on $150 box THINGS THAT JUMP for saying "A leapfrog."
Like LeVar Burton the week before, Bill was in somewhat of a slump. He had not won any big money in his last two visits. He had given away $10,000 twice during his week against Jo Anne Worley in 1985. But he would come back strong in 1987 in his final appearance on the show.
Tallies for the week: Lois - 3 games, $28,600; Bill - 7 games, $5,800.
Week of July 28, 1986:
Guest stars for the week were "Mama's Family's" Vicki Lawrence and "Webster's" Henry Polic II. They had played against each other once before on the daytime version and once before on the nighttime version.
New player Diane took both games had two close calls. She and Vicki scored $800 after Vicki got buzzed on THINGS WITH BUTTONS for saying "The front of your dress," and she and Henry stopped at $750 when she couldn't identify SENTIMENTAL THINGS.
Vicki and newcomer Ralph hit for $10,000 in Tuesday's first round when Ralph guessed THINGS YOU GRATE. Diane had yet another close call in the next round when Vicki got buzzed on top box THINGS YOU RECORD for starting to say "A record."
New player Laurie won both games on Wednesday. She and Vicki had a $750 win when she missed THINGS THAT ARE STACKED, and she and Henry got $500 in their attempt for $25,000.
Vicki had the second double-header of her "Pyramid" career on Thursday. She hit for $10,000 with new player Maria on THINGS YOU HOLD (which Maria actually said twice, the first time being very quietly) and with Laurie on THINGS YOU RECITE. Her first double-header had happened in February of 1983.
On the last show of the week, Vicki and Maria had a near-repeat of their $10,000 win but had to settle for $950 when Maria couldn't guess MEN NAMED "MICHAEL" (MIKE). After the commercial, Dick Clark brought out an orange "Pyramid" shaped cake in honor of the 1,000th broadcast of "The $25,000 Pyramid." Vicki wished for 1,000 more. In the last round of the week, Vicki and Laurie scored $500. After the show, a "Pyramid" celebration continued. Featured in two photos in game-show magazines were Dick, Vicki, Henry, announcer Johnny Gilbert, and past guests Shelley Smith, Earl Holliman, Meg Bennett, Howard Morton, Barry Jenner, Stuart Pankin, and John Moschitta Jr.
Tallies for the week: Vicki - 8 games, $37,050; Henry - 2 games, $1,250.
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