"$100,000 Pyramid" primetime this summer on ABC

[TimK2003]

The WC which included the category "Credit Cards" was brutal as well.  The contestant fell right into the Mastercard trap.

[clemon79]

For "Things that are strict," I wonder if they would have accepted "A Disciplinarian." Other clues I thought of were "A drill sergeant" and "Judge Judy."

"A stern taskmaster."

/As usual, one "M".

[PYLdude]

For "Things that are strict," I wonder if they would have accepted "A Disciplinarian." Other clues I thought of were "A drill sergeant" and "Judge Judy."

"A stern taskmaster."

/As usual, one "M".

I might have to buzz you on that. Synonyms.

[Fedya]

I would have said, "A martinet", but most people's eyes would have glazed over, I think.

[Matt Ottinger]

Other than having no idea who Daniel Radcliffe is, Daymond John played the game well too.

I agree, but I thought he handled the "Daniel Radcliffe" thing really, really badly.  He just shut down and shook his head.  At least say "It's a guy's name," and I bet there would be a good chance that his partner would guess it.  By the time he mumbled something to that effect it was too late.

[Jimmy Owen]

I would have said, "A martinet", but most people's eyes would have glazed over, I think.

Aristophanes!

[TLEberle]

I would have said, "A martinet", but most people's eyes would have glazed over, I think.

No joy:

"A strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces."

/I see martinet and I think of the v/o artist who supplies Mario's voice.

[BrandonFG]

The WC which included the category "Credit Cards" was brutal as well.  The contestant fell right into the Mastercard trap.

That was an easy trap to fall into. I played along at home, and rattled off "Visa, Chase, Masterca...." and realized I would've made the same mistake.

[clemon79]

I might have to buzz you on that. Synonyms.

I don't agree, but Oxford agrees with you, so whatever. Interestingly, Oxford only agrees with you in one direction: it lists "stern" as a synonym for "strict" but not the other way around.

[TLEberle]

Today I learned that language is funny sometimes. How about that deal. (My understanding is that stern is harsh and demanding, strict is adherence to the rules to a high degree. So it might be a legal clue but is it a good one?)

/Yes, "Credit cards" is a grisly bear trap, but it's still up to the clue giver to tiptoe around the trap and not fall headfirst into it.

[clemon79]

/Yes, "Credit cards" is a grisly bear trap, but it's still up to the clue giver to tiptoe around the trap and not fall headfirst into it.

While this is true, I put "trap" subjects on the same level as "swerve" questions in a lockout-based trivia game. I think they are lazy writing and a bit of a power trip on the part of the writer.

If the only thing that makes a subject interesting is the fact that a VERY obvious clue is illegal (and in this case, not even illegal because of the main identifying adjective, but because of the mundane collective noun), that category should get pitched. The Winner's Circle is about coming up with a clever list of items, not tiptoeing around landmines.

[Otm Shank]

Maybe they're already in "budget mode"

[PYLdude]

I might have to buzz you on that. Synonyms.

I don't agree, but Oxford agrees with you, so whatever. Interestingly, Oxford only agrees with you in one direction: it lists "stern" as a synonym for "strict" but not the other way around.

That's...strange. Never heard of that before.

[Mr. Armadillo]

The WC which included the category "Credit Cards" was brutal as well.  The contestant fell right into the Mastercard trap.

The rest of it wasn't bad at all.  There's much better clues for "Things That Jump" than "bean" and "rope", and as Michael pointed out, the top box had a very-gettable pop culture reference.

[parliboy]

The rest of it wasn't bad at all.  There's much better clues for "Things That Jump" than "bean" and "rope", and as Michael pointed out, the top box had a very-gettable pop culture reference.

Well, yeah, that's when you have to dip into the adjective pool.  "A Mexican bean."  "A Double Dutch rope".  But it's always a lot easier in my chair than in their chair.