Numbers too big for readouts

[MikeK]

While watching an episode of Starcade on the G4 Pluto TV channel, a game was played where the score accrued by both players had 6 digits, while the display only had 5 digits, causing Geoff Edwards to be slightly confused.

What other shows had situations similar to this?  I remember at least one 5-digit bid on an IUFB in the pre-digital readout days.

[SuperMatch93]

There was at least one 3-day champ on Wheel who won over $100,000, and Pat had to draw a "1" to put in front of her backdrop display since it could only display five digits.

[aaron sica]

I remember a "Liar's Club" episode where one of the contestants had a score too big for the display, and a "1" was drawn to put in front as well.

[Bryce L.]

Would the Larson episode of PYL count, since they had to drop the dollar sign from Michael's scoreboard?

[WhammyPower]

This happened at least once on Nickelodeon's Family Double Dare, when they (briefly) used the three-digit triangular scoreboards from the original Double Dare, instead of the larger scoreboards from FOX Family Double Dare. I have a copy of an episode where a family won with $1050.

[MSTieScott]

A couple more from The Price Is Right: Here's a playing of Check Game where the total was too big for the display. And before the Showcase readouts went to monitors, there were a couple of contestants who exceeded $100,000 in total winnings (most notably during the 35th season premiere), so the display just kept flashing their difference rather than switch to displaying the total won.

[nowhammies10]

Re: the latter video, it's a moot point now, but I wonder if the possibility existed that both podiums could be set to flash in sync; if so, could they have "overflowed" the leading digit to the runner-up podium?

Using Vicky-Ann's example, again, the two podiums might have read:

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[WhammyPower]

Re: the latter video, it's a moot point now, but I wonder if the possibility existed that both podiums could be set to flash in sync; if so, could they have "overflowed" the leading digit to the runner-up podium?

Using Vicky-Ann's example, again, the two podiums might have read:

[____1][74517]

That doesn't really work if the big winner was the runner-up going in...

[KrisW73]

I remember a "Liar's Club" episode where one of the contestants had a score too big for the display, and a "1" was drawn to put in front as well.

Came here to say this!

[nowhammies10]

Using Vicky-Ann's example, again, the two podiums might have read:

[____1][74517]

That doesn't really work if the big winner was the runner-up going in...

Which she was, but I figure it looks better than the other way around:

[17451][____7]

[WilliamPorygon]

When Stan Newman exceeded $100,000 on The Challengers, at the end of the show and the beginning of the next show where the champion's running total is usually displayed on their scoreboard it was just left blank.

[aaron sica]

Watching NYSI this morning - did anyone ever score more than 99? Looks like the readout is only built for two digits.

[JasonA1]

The first game of the finale ended with a 3-digit score.



-Jason

[BillCullen1]

Watching NYSI this morning - did anyone ever score more than 99? Looks like the readout is only built for two digits. 

During the revised format towards the end of the series, you needed 100 points or more to play the solo game.

[PYLdude]

When Stan Newman exceeded $100,000 on The Challengers, at the end of the show and the beginning of the next show where the champion's running total is usually displayed on their scoreboard it was just left blank.

I’m pretty sure that’s not true.

I seem to remember the same thing done for Larson being done in this case.