Hidden gems?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' date=\'Oct 17 2005, 09:14 PM\']$1M Chance of a Lifetime a gem? Cubic zirconium, maybe.
And if you'd like to play GO as a party game, Patch Products re-designed it's old Talkin' Tango game into a smaller version called Back & Forth. It's on their website.

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We played something similar at my game night, and found the game to be rather wanting.

From what I see here, the rules are pretty horribly broken, as guessing a word gives away two points where you only receive one. Which, to me, does not sound like much incentive to guess.

Which is too bad, because we've been playing BuzzWord the last couple of game nights, and we've been enjoying it. It very much has a game-showy element to it, moreso if you have a good question reader. <polishes knuckles>

[Ian Wallis]

$1M COAL was proof that a huge payoff doen't equal ratings. Sure it lasted a season or two, BUT back then winning a million dollars should've been news worthy but there was never a peep about it. None that I saw anyway.

The thing that always bugged me abuot that show was the payouts for each win.  Didn't it go something like $10,000 for the first win, $20,000 for the second, and $1 million for the third?  I found that really odd.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 07:57 AM\']

$1M COAL was proof that a huge payoff doen't equal ratings. Sure it lasted a season or two, BUT back then winning a million dollars should've been news worthy but there was never a peep about it. None that I saw anyway.

The thing that always bugged me abuot that show was the payouts for each win.  Didn't it go something like $10,000 for the first win, $20,000 for the second, and $1 million for the third?  I found that really odd.

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I think it was even smaller than that. I wanna say $5K/10K. Is it ironic that Mo' Money Syndrome was prevalent in 1986 even though the phrase didn't become popular for about four more years? ;-)

[sshuffield70]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 08:10 AM\']I think it was even smaller than that. I wanna say $5K/10K. Is it ironic that Mo' Money Syndrome was prevalent in 1986 even though the phrase didn't become popular for about four more years? ;-)

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Indeed, it was $5K/$10K.

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 08:30 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 08:10 AM\']I think it was even smaller than that. I wanna say $5K/10K. Is it ironic that Mo' Money Syndrome was prevalent in 1986 even though the phrase didn't become popular for about four more years? ;-)

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Indeed, it was $5K/$10K.

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Which is probably what the budget would normally cover--I presume that in the first season when it was all-cash, they may've had an insurance policy taken out against the possibility of someone winning the mil.  (Switching the jackpot to at least half merchandise in the second season no doubt made it more economical for them, particularly if they'd plugged every prize often enough to get 'em for nothing by the time somebody won the jackpot.)

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 03:48 PM\']

(Switching the jackpot to at least half merchandise in the second season no doubt made it more economical for them, particularly if they'd plugged every prize often enough to get 'em for nothing by the time somebody won the jackpot.)

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ISTR Lange saying during his spiel upon a second season million dollar win that it was $900K in cash.

[Esoteric Eric]

[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 06:30 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 08:10 AM\'] ...I wanna say $5K/10K.[/quote]Indeed, it was $5K/$10K.[/quote] Also keep in mind, though, that those couples fortunate enough to win the first two bonus rounds had to hand the $5K and $10K back to Jim for the right to continue towards the million-dollar prize.

Esoteric Eric; My apologies for not being able to recall what (besides main game money) a couple who gambled and lost may have received in consolation (but a week's worth of them probably made less than one average WOF third-place finisher nowadays...)

[sshuffield70]

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 03:48 PM\']Which is probably what the budget would normally cover--I presume that in the first season when it was all-cash, they may've had an insurance policy taken out against the possibility of someone winning the mil.  (Switching the jackpot to at least half merchandise in the second season no doubt made it more economical for them, particularly if they'd plugged every prize often enough to get 'em for nothing by the time somebody won the jackpot.)

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IIRC, it was pointed out on the show that the prizes totalled $100,000.  The remaining $900,000 would then be cash.  BTW, have they paid everyone yet, or is there a year to go (assuming 20 years)?

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Oct 18 2005, 10:17 PM\']

IIRC, it was pointed out on $1 Million CoaL that the prizes totalled $100,000.  The remaining $900,000 would then be cash.  BTW, have they paid everyone yet, or is there a year to go (assuming 20 years)?

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It was $40K a year for 25 years for season one, adjusted slightly in season two. I would assume they got the merchandise prizes within a few months of their million dollar win airing, and not as part of an annuity. Ergo, there are still a few years before the couples are paid off.

[toetyper]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'99581\' date=\'Oct 15 2005, 03:20 PM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Oct 15 2005, 01:09 PM\']As far as I'm concerned, the hidden gem of the 80s is Every Second Counts.  Good, solid lightweight game with an intense bonus round and a nice pace.  Lots of game play, plus lots of room for humor, and a host who was a nice fit for both.

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Two letters. G and O.

Literally the ONLY problem was the scoring system, for my money. Fix that and it's one of the all-time great games.
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Stands and applauds/

[J.R.]

[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'180336\' date=\'Mar 6 2008, 04:07 PM\']Stands and applauds/[/quote]
And this is not a good example of a thread bump.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'JRaygor\' post=\'180343\' date=\'Mar 6 2008, 02:37 PM\']
And this is not a good example of a thread bump.[/quote]
Well spoken, grasshopper.

[lobster]

[quote name=\'JRaygor\' post=\'180343\' date=\'Mar 6 2008, 04:37 PM\']
[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'180336\' date=\'Mar 6 2008, 04:07 PM\']Stands and applauds/[/quote]
And this is not a good example of a thread bump.
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You know, I was going to bump-respond to the 2004 feud fan fiction Zinkin recently linked me to with my own rendition of How Much is Enough? with Betty White, Theresa Ganzel, Soupy Sales and Shadoe Stevens but I opted to keep it to myself (you know.. copyright reasons..)

/not that i don't trust y'all

[lobster]

ok ok just a smidge:

The counter is quickly ticking down from $5000!

Shadoe tries to psych out Soupy with a pump-fake button press!

Betty White stands daintily as she slowly puts her glasses on...

Down to $3600... $3550 now!

it goes on for sixteen pages, but that's all you get!