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nate80s

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« on: December 03, 2009, 06:08:18 PM »
What was the last game show where constestants were sitting down versus standing up?

BrandonFG

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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2009, 06:11:08 PM »
[quote name=\'nate80s\' post=\'231572\' date=\'Dec 3 2009, 06:08 PM\']What was the last game show where constestants were sitting down versus standing up?[/quote]
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« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2009, 06:14:32 PM »
As are Millionaire contestants.
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2009, 06:16:16 PM »
And let's not forget The Chair...
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Argo

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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2009, 09:11:48 PM »
[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'231575\' date=\'Dec 3 2009, 07:16 PM\']And let's not forget The Chair...[/quote]

....as in... THE "COMFY" CHAIR ?... I never expected the Spanish Inquisition... (sits in semi-comfy chair waiting for them to come).
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TimK2003

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« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2009, 11:54:15 AM »
[quote name=\'Argo\' post=\'231584\' date=\'Dec 3 2009, 07:11 PM\']I never expected the Spanish Inquisition... (sits in semi-comfy chair waiting for them to come).[/quote]

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nate80s

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« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2009, 03:29:26 PM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'231574\' date=\'Dec 3 2009, 06:14 PM\']As are Millionaire contestants.[/quote]

I can't believe I forgot about this one.  I thought of every show but this one.

gwarman2005

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« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2009, 04:21:02 PM »
Greed comes to mind, or is that too far back?

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« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2009, 04:21:39 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2009, 04:23:39 PM »
Temptation.

Bob Zager

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« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2009, 04:33:43 PM »
While on this subject, I'm reminded of how I'd thought it looked discriminatory (unless there's a better choice of words), that Hollywood Squares (during the H^2 days), had the celebrities and host Tom Bergeron sitting, but not the contestants!

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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2009, 07:41:00 PM »
[quote name=\'Bob Zager\' post=\'231624\' date=\'Dec 4 2009, 01:33 PM\']While on this subject, I'm reminded of how I'd thought it looked discriminatory (unless there's a better choice of words), that Hollywood Squares (during the H^2 days), had the celebrities and host Tom Bergeron sitting, but not the contestants![/quote]
But MOST importantly, was the ANNOUNCER sitting? ;-)

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TimK2003

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« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2009, 07:50:28 PM »
Was High Rollers the only game in which contestants sat on bleacher-type benches???  ISTR that on Trebek's last HR series, the players each had a "bench" to sit on (made it easier for the players to get up and roll)...Not sure if the players during Wink's era had the same luxury or if they stood the whole time.