[quote name=\'NewJersey137\' post=\'131084\' date=\'Sep 11 2006, 11:52 AM\']Was it just the sleep talking, or did they only go down to 5 points for a word (as in 6 clues)? And in case that was a rule, did it last into All-Stars and '75?[/quote]
Yes on both counts...
I imagine the idea was to speed up the game, rather than take an extra minute or two wrestling with clues for four points or less. When
All-Stars came about, several other changes were made:
- The goal in the main game was 50 points, and the team kept any points over 50. (ex. Team has 46, gets an eight-point word, final score 54, not 50.) The points for both teams were divided between each celeb, and added to their aggregate scores for the week.
- In order to avoid half-points in the weekly standings, passwords were played for ten, eight, six, and four points, with one exeception...
- The team in control could opt to play for double (20 points) if the clue-giver thought he / she could get it on the first try. A miss at 20 points gave the opposition one chance for (I think) ten points, then the word was thrown out at that point.
Esoteric Eric...
I still enjoyed getting up at 3:00 AM on a school day just to watch Password though.
Better than here in Seattle, where I had to stay up after midnight, then get up at 5 AM...