Staging

[Clay Zambo]

Thanks, y'all.  Clearly there were more than I thought.

[Kevin Prather]

Since someone will do it eventually, as someone does in all these list compiling threads, I'll go to another country and say UK's Countdown.

[Clay Zambo]

I'm pretty sure Gambit (and slightly less sure about Las Vegas Gambit) was this way as well.

Hard to be sure, since I don't believe we ever were shown a full-set shot of the original Gambit, but since the Gambit board was to screen left of the couples and Wink approached it from offscreen left, I'm willing to bet that Wink was left, the board was center, and the couples were right.

[Chief-O]

Just came up with another---"Top Card".

[Jeremy Nelson]

Interestingly, the UK version of Sale Of The Century flipped the host and players from the US and Australian staging, too, at least for a while.

You are correct. Actually, the Nicholas Parsons version (the original)was staged like that for the entirety of its run. The Americanized version in the late 80s, as well as the 98 revival did the opposite.

New Zealand's version had the host on the right of the screen as well.

[Adam Nedeff]

I'm pretty sure Gambit (and slightly less sure about Las Vegas Gambit) was this way as well.

Hard to be sure, since I don't believe we ever were shown a full-set shot of the original Gambit, but since the Gambit board was to screen left of the couples and Wink approached it from offscreen left, I'm willing to bet that Wink was left, the board was center, and the couples were right.

There's a full-set shot in the first EOTVGS. You're exactly right.

[Chief-O]

Thought of yet another---"Trump Card".

[tpirfan28]

Since someone will do it eventually, as someone does in all these list compiling threads, I'll go to another country and say UK's Countdown.

Pointless as well.

[Clay Zambo]

There's a full-set shot in the first EOTVGS. You're exactly right.

And a couple of shots in the second and third editions that show Wink's lectern just a step or so away from the Gambit Board.  (And, curiously, with the Jackpot display showing a multiple of $200 rather than the $500 I remember.  Anybody know if that was the value in a pilot, or if they changed from 2s to 5s midway through the run?)

[Mr. Armadillo]

Since someone will do it eventually, as someone does in all these list compiling threads, I'll go to another country and say UK's Countdown.

Pointless as well.

Until I remembered the UK show of that name, I thought you were discussing this thread in general.

/I agree.

[Marc412]

I'll add University Challenge (UK's answer to College Bowl) to the list.

(Edited to remove QuizBusters)

[ChrisLambert!]

Interestingly, the UK version of Sale Of The Century flipped the host and players from the US and Australian staging, too, at least for a while.

You are correct. Actually, the Nicholas Parsons version (the original)was staged like that for the entirety of its run. The Americanized version in the late 80s, as well as the 98 revival did the opposite.

Technically the Parsons version was the 'American'-ish version and the Marshall version was 'Australianized', right?

[JasonA1]

I'll add University Challenge (UK's answer to College Bowl) and QuizBusters to the list.

Matt is directly opposite of the two desks (like Anne/George stands opposite the two players going head-to-head on Weakest Link). Not sure if that counts.

-Jason

[Jeremy Nelson]

Interestingly, the UK version of Sale Of The Century flipped the host and players from the US and Australian staging, too, at least for a while.

You are correct. Actually, the Nicholas Parsons version (the original)was staged like that for the entirety of its run. The Americanized version in the late 80s, as well as the 98 revival did the opposite.

Technically the Parsons version was the 'American'-ish version and the Marshall version was 'Australianized', right?

Wow, you would actually be right. Never saw the original US Sale, so I assumed that the original UK version was sorta marching to its own beat there. Nice catch.