GSN 50 greatest game shows special...

[clemon79]

Sorry. I even looked at it again, and I still don't interpret it that way. He's an idiot. Period.

[Neumms]

Did the audience game change at some point? I thought each player could give up the money from their spin and take a second spin if they thought they could do better.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'126296\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 04:56 AM\']
Did the audience game change at some point? I thought each player could give up the money from their spin and take a second spin if they thought they could do better.
[/quote]
I don't think so. I remember it being one spin and one spin only.

[rebelwrest]

Sorry

In the situation of the challenger/1st position spinning 3 jokers and a correctly answered question, the game ends during a regular show.  During the TOC, 2nd position gets a final turn.

However, I have a few more question about Joker's Wild TOC.

First Position

If a correct answer is given on a 3 jokers spin, does that mean the score is augmented to $500.

If the answer to that question is yes, and that player has $400, could the player opt to play the question for $200.

[Neumms]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126304\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 08:16 AM\']
[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'126296\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 04:56 AM\']
Did the audience game change at some point? I thought each player could give up the money from their spin and take a second spin if they thought they could do better.
[/quote]
I don't think so. I remember it being one spin and one spin only.
[/quote]


Hmm. Another question from that episode--on the lecterns for the main game, did anyone notice grey panels beneath the score displays? They look like they could be lit. Did these serve a purpose? Did they have jump-in categories late in the run that I never saw?

[aaron sica]

I certainly know Wikipedia's entries should be taken with a grain of salt......In reading about TJW in there, I came across something I don't think is right - but I could be wrong.

It states that the highest value attainable in the bonus round would be $1,575 - meaning if one had $975, then spinning $200, $200, and $200 would net $600 and of course the win, considering $1,000 was exceeded.

Wouldn't it round off at $1,000 because a natural triple was spun, which of course is an automatic win?

Either I'm right, or I'm batting 0 for 2 with Joker's Wild...

[SteveRep]

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'126318\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 12:51 PM\']
I certainly know Wikipedia's entries should be taken with a grain of salt......In reading about TJW in there, I came across something I don't think is right - but I could be wrong.

It states that the highest value attainable in the bonus round would be $1,575 - meaning if one had $975, then spinning $200, $200, and $200 would net $600 and of course the win, considering $1,000 was exceeded.

Wouldn't it round off at $1,000 because a natural triple was spun, which of course is an automatic win?

Either I'm right, or I'm batting 0 for 2 with Joker's Wild...
[/quote]
I'm not completely sure but there's a 97.23% chance you're right. That would be the cruelest of luck.

I believe the max possible would be $1,525 -- start at 975 and then spin 200-200-150.

[Chelsea Thrasher]

I was always under the influen...er...impresion that the contestant got whichever of the two was higher - meaning that if they spun the Triple $200's at $975, they'd get $1,575 as opposed to $1,000

[rebelwrest]

Since we are talking about the Wikipedia article on "The Joker's Wild", I saw this statement.

Between 1981 and 1984, the show (as well as its sister series, Tic Tac Dough) had a winnings limit of $50,000 imposed on it (at the request of CBS, who owned quite a few stations where these shows aired), even though the program was syndicated. As a result, Tournament of Champions play was discontinued.

Is this true?

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'Seth Thrasher\' post=\'126322\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 10:15 AM\']
I was always under the influen...er...impresion that the contestant got whichever of the two was higher - meaning that if they spun the Triple $200's at $975, they'd get $1,575 as opposed to $1,000
[/quote]Your impression was incorrect, sir. They put up the $1,000 on the board, the contestant won that much, Jack counted out the money, and that was it. Granted, we're only talking about a few hundred dollars every time a natural triple hits when it's close enough to matter, but that's what the deal was.

Replying to Aaron S.: In essence, some youngster who never watched the show as a kid goofed up the Joker's Wild article. Again. Yee haw.

[DJDustman]

Great to see Joker. Is it me or did Jack seem a bit pale and not really enthusiastic about hosting?

[Joe Mello]

[quote name=\'rebelwrest\' post=\'126312\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 11:04 AM\']
First Position

If a correct answer is given on a 3 jokers spin, does that mean the score is augmented to $500.

If the answer to that question is yes, and that player has $400, could the player opt to play the question for $200.
[/quote]

Correct.  It was augmented to $500 and the other player was SOL.

I'm not sure if you could go Off the Board (even though you technically were going off the board in the first place), but I doubt anyone was fast enough on the draw to try, considering it was at least a 200:1 shot of happening.

Also, I think the 3-Joker question could not be claimed by the opponent if answered incorrectly.

[tyshaun1]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'126333\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 02:31 PM\']
I'm not sure if you could go Off the Board (even though you technically were going off the board in the first place), but I doubt anyone was fast enough on the draw to try, considering it was at least a 200:1 shot of happening.

[/quote]
If you COULD go off the board and play it as a regular question, I would presume the other player would get a shot at it if you missed, so that would be, in short, stupid........
As for the other comment, it was, from what I could tell, a 27:1 shot of 3 Jokers appearing (each window had 3 jokers and 6 category slides....... yeah I counted them last night). And no, the other contestant could not play the missed question, and Jack would say, "the game goes on as before."

Tyshaun

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'126333\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 11:31 AM\']
considering it was at least a 200:1 shot of happening.
[/quote]
Where do you get this number from? I could almost swear that, on average, three Jokers came up more than once per 200 spins.

Assuming one Joker on each wheel, you'd get 1 in 216, which is what I think you based your math on. I'm suspecting there was more than one on each wheel.

Two Jokers on each wheel turns it into a 1 in about 43 shot, which seems a little closer to reality, don't you think?

[rebelwrest]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'126333\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 02:31 PM\']
[quote name=\'rebelwrest\' post=\'126312\' date=\'Aug 4 2006, 11:04 AM\']
First Position

If a correct answer is given on a 3 jokers spin, does that mean the score is augmented to $500.

If the answer to that question is yes, and that player has $400, could the player opt to play the question for $200.
[/quote]

Correct.  It was augmented to $500 and the other player was SOL.

I'm not sure if you could go Off the Board (even though you technically were going off the board in the first place), but I doubt anyone was fast enough on the draw to try, considering it was at least a 200:1 shot of happening.

Also, I think the 3-Joker question could not be claimed by the opponent if answered incorrectly.
[/quote]

Thanks Joe

However, my question was about the Tournament of Champions.  So it is correct that the player who spins 3 jokers and answers correctly gets their score augmented to 500 points.  So is it true that the second player has to spin 3 jokers in order to tie or does the score count to any of it?