Shows where you face the previous day's champ

[gsnstooge]

On the following shows: Hit Man, NYSI (both versions), and Face The Music, what happened on their premire episodes when there was no returning champ?  To help you understand what I am talking about, on the MG-HS premire episode, Jon Bauman said: "Since this is our first episode, we don't actually have a returning champ so before the show, we drew lots." Is that what happened on the other shows?

[$100kPyramidfan]

When the Narz version of NYSI began, the same thing happened. They drew by lot.

[BrandonFG]

I think in the case of Face the Music, they played a preliminary game before taping, and that winner was the day's "champion". I'm guessing S&P would have to observe all this?

[Casey]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Oct 23 2005, 10:35 AM\']I think in the case of Face the Music, they played a preliminary game before taping, and that winner was the day's "champion". I'm guessing S&P would have to observe all this?

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You can see evidence of this from the early episodes of FtM.  The intro, with the flipping in of the set, was from the pilot.  You can see 4 contestants instead of 3.  

Also, later in the run, they retired a champ and the next show, Ron announced "earlier today we played a game of Face the Music and this person emerged as champion."  One question I had was - why not just show the intervening game?

[jmangin]

[quote name=\'isucgv\' date=\'Oct 23 2005, 11:53 AM\']One question I had was - why not just show the intervening game?

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It probably wasn't a complete game and would not have filled the time slot.  I doubt they would play the Championship Round and give away additional $$.

[sshuffield70]

Somehow "Scrabble" had a standing champ on opening day.  ISTR, when they started fresh, players drew lots, and one emerged as a champion.  When that player lost, they played the next crossword game.