$OTC Question

[Sodboy13]

On Perry $OTC, I could swear that I saw - at least once - a player bottom out at zero.  That player was then tossed for the rest of the game, and it was a two-person contest the rest of the way.

Thing is, am I really remembering that?  I haven't seen any mention of that rule on Ye Olde Internets.  I first found my "memory" called into question last summer, watching Aussie Temptation, when a 15-year-old contestant hit the goose egg, and kept playing on (and kept getting questions wrong, IIRC.)  Am I perhaps just mixing up my memory of the actual show with the board game, which instructed players to sit out if they went below $10?

Anyone out there who's got a clearer rememberance on this than me, feel free.

[HairMetalLives]

I have one episode where a player went below zero, but it was during the Speed Round. She had four dollars and answered incorrectly; her scoring display was then blanked. I thought that was kind of weird.

[Kevin Prather]

When we play Sale online at Palace, bottoming out at zero does not eliminate a player. The game is moderated by Dustin Dumovich, who is a pretty good authority on the show, and likes keeping his game true to the show.

[snowpeck]

Hmm... Palace rules/actual game show rules... not exactly an equal comparison there...

Anyhow, as I understood it, if you bottomed out in the main game you could continue playing.  On the other hand, if that happened in the Speed Round, you would be eliminated.

Greg

[JasonA1]

That doesn't make any sense. They wouldn't toss them when they had the time to explain so in the main game, but with a clock running, it'll make sense to the viewer when that particular player is out entirely?

I was corrected on this rule some time ago by somebody with tapes. The players weren't eliminated - at least on the Perry version.

-Jason

[snowpeck]

That would make more sense.  I wonder how many times that actually happened on the show.

Greg

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'HairMetalLives\' post=\'178247\' date=\'Feb 19 2008, 08:05 PM\']
I have one episode where a player went below zero, but it was during the Speed Round. She had four dollars and answered incorrectly; her scoring display was then blanked. I thought that was kind of weird.
[/quote]


ISTR one main game earlier in the Perry era when a contestant early on went down to $10 or $15 below zero before getting above ground again, and I could swear that they had displayed their score as $-xx (much like Jeopardy scores).

[TheGameShowGuy]

I recall the scoreboard going blank in the Perry version and the contestant kept playing. I also recall that on the Joe Garagiola verson (before they went with couples) a player went below zero..the scoreboard blanked out and Joe said "you can stay there and relax,you're out of the game".

[HYHYBT]

I vaguely remember something about, instead of making that player's score less than 0 they added 5 to both other players... but it's vague enough that I don't know whether I actually saw it happen (probably in the USA reruns) or just read it somewhere online long ago.

[Kevin Prather]

[quote name=\'snowpeck\' post=\'178261\' date=\'Feb 19 2008, 05:28 PM\']
Hmm... Palace rules/actual game show rules... not exactly an equal comparison there...
[/quote]
Reread my post. The part about Dustin being a good authority on the show. I'm not saying Palace rules = the show's rules always, but with Dustin's SotC, it's pretty darn close.

[Craig Karlberg]

I never like to see negative scores on game shows because it makes bad players look even worse than what they were.  ISTR Perry mentioning on Headline Hunters that "once you reach 0, you can never go below it".  I like that rule.  That makes me wonder how many other shows implemented that rule in shows where penalties are part of the game.  I can tokerate some negative scores on J!, but since very few players actually finish "in the red" these days, I guess I'll let that slide.  Of course I can still hear Art Flemming encourage players to "get out of that minua" on the original J!

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'178298\' date=\'Feb 20 2008, 12:39 AM\']
[quote name=\'snowpeck\' post=\'178261\' date=\'Feb 19 2008, 05:28 PM\']
Hmm... Palace rules/actual game show rules... not exactly an equal comparison there...
[/quote]
Reread my post. The part about Dustin being a good authority on the show. I'm not saying Palace rules = the show's rules always, but with Dustin's SotC, it's pretty darn close.
[/quote]
It's also, unsurprisingly considering Dustin's dedication to the game, correct. I distinctly remember a player bottoming out at $0 and being told he can't go below there and to buckle down and build himself back up.

[TheInquisitiveOne]

In Perry's $ale, I have an episode where a contestant went down to zero. She couldn't go below it, and when she bottomed out, the readout went blank. Jas still played on in the Speed Round.

I actually have that episode...it was in 1984 during the home viewer dollar contest.

The Inquisitive One

[snowpeck]

[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'178298\' date=\'Feb 20 2008, 03:39 AM\']
[quote name=\'snowpeck\' post=\'178261\' date=\'Feb 19 2008, 05:28 PM\']
Hmm... Palace rules/actual game show rules... not exactly an equal comparison there...
[/quote]
Reread my post. The part about Dustin being a good authority on the show. I'm not saying Palace rules = the show's rules always, but with Dustin's SotC, it's pretty darn close.
[/quote]

Just a small attempt at humor there, didn't mean anything by it.


Greg

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'TheGameShowGuy\' post=\'178279\' date=\'Feb 19 2008, 10:32 PM\']
I recall the scoreboard going blank in the Perry version and the contestant kept playing. I also recall that on the Joe Garagiola verson (before they went with couples) a player went below zero..the scoreboard blanked out and Joe said "you can stay there and relax,you're out of the game".
[/quote]

At another time, I remember in the original version when the player ran out of money, Joe gave them another $20, but also gave $20 to the contestant's opponents.