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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Adam Nedeff on January 03, 2004, 04:53:15 PM
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How many shows did Treasure Hunt (81-82 version) do with a $20,000 jackpot before introducing the $1,000-a-day growth to $50,000 rule? And how much of the series has GSN aired? The reason I ask is because I got a VHS-to-DVD burner and I thought it might be fun to have the entire climb to the $50,000 win on one set of DVDs and I'm trying to figure out how feasable this is, giving you an idea of about how often I leave my house.
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[quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' date=\'Jan 3 2004, 04:53 PM\'] How many shows did Treasure Hunt (81-82 version) do with a $20,000 jackpot before introducing the $1,000-a-day growth to $50,000 rule? And how much of the series has GSN aired? The reason I ask is because I got a VHS-to-DVD burner and I thought it might be fun to have the entire climb to the $50,000 win on one set of DVDs and I'm trying to figure out how feasable this is, giving you an idea of about how often I leave my house. [/quote]
So are the cobwebs are collecting around the door hinges yet? Because that's a sign...
Anyhow, I wasn't aware it was ever a flat payout in the eighties run...but I'm sure that Zach knows. Also doesn't the EoTVGS say that it started at $50k?
Hows the late night radio career going? Hard to do a show if you don't leave the home...;-)
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How many shows did Treasure Hunt (81-82 version) do with a $20,000 jackpot before introducing the $1,000-a-day growth to $50,000 rule?
When the show started, it had the $1K/show added...after Diana won $23K on the 4th ep, it went to a flat $20K for the next few shows until Becky won it...then it went to the $20K plus $1K/show added.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Jan 3 2004, 06:06 PM\'] When the show started, it had the $1K/show added...after Diana won $23K on the 4th ep. [/quote]
Diana lived in Houston, Texas @ the time!
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[quote name=\'GSWitch\' date=\'Jan 3 2004, 09:51 PM\'] [quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Jan 3 2004, 06:06 PM\'] When the show started, it had the $1K/show added...after Diana won $23K on the 4th ep. [/quote]
Diana lived in Houston, Texas @ the time! [/quote]
I don't get it.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 3 2004, 08:58 PM\'] Diana lived in Houston, Texas @ the time! [/QUOTE]
I don't get it. [/quote]
I remember seeing Diana Arispi on Treasure Hunt! When she won the $23,000, Geoff mentioned that she was from Houston, Texas!
Diana stayed on the show for a few days & ended up with $30,000 in cash & prizes.
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Um....that's nice.
Why I'm involving myself in this, I'll never know, but I lived in San Francisco in 1984. Does that give me some kind of award?
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[quote name=\'PeterMarshallFan\' date=\'Jan 3 2004, 08:12 PM\'] Um....that's nice.
Why I'm involving myself in this, I'll never know, but I lived in San Francisco in 1984. Does that give me some kind of award? [/quote]
Yes, you receive my personal Cetritificate of Acheivement for resisting the urge to recall some obscure contestant from San Francisco. Suitable for framing. :)
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Why did the progressive jackpot stop progressing once it reached $50000?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jan 3 2004, 11:18 PM\'] Why did the progressive jackpot stop progressing once it reached $50000? [/quote]
Most likely a budgetary concern...and also possibly because "you could win up to $50,000" sounds to me a lot more exciting that "you could win a lot of money..."
Although TH didn't exactly run enough episodes that having the jackpot run unclaimed until the last show would have broken the bank.
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Most likely a budgetary concern.
Prolly the same reason why Greed went from a top payout of "$2M + $50K for each game the top prize isn't won" to a flat $2M...not like they needed it, though...LOL
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")