Hand pays

[nate80s]

What shows had contestants being hand-payed by the hosts?  The ones I can think of are The Joker's Wild, Name That Tune, Scrabble, and The Price Is Right.  I always thought this was one of the coolest things I saw in the world of game shows.

[Jay Temple]

1. Maury's 21
2. The wins on Greed weren't hand-paid, but the money Chuck offered if they'd quit with one answer left to reveal was.

[SamJ93]

Do checks count?  If so "Millionaire" qualifies...

[BillCullen1]

[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'216756\' date=\'May 28 2009, 10:58 AM\']The wins on Greed weren't hand-paid, but the money Chuck offered if they'd quit with one answer left to reveal was.[/quote]

Also, the "Terminator" challenges of $10,000 were paid out in cash by Chuck on Greed.

Let's not forget the cash that Monty paid out to contestants on LMAD.

[SRIV94]

[quote name=\'SamJ93\' post=\'216757\' date=\'May 28 2009, 10:01 AM\']Do checks count?  If so "Millionaire" qualifies...[/quote]
So does GONG (Chuckie would hand out the check on occasion).  Geoff Edwards on TREASURE HUNT as well.

[Neumms]

On $ale of the Century, Jim would flip out a wad of bills to sweeten the offer. And they had the lucite briefcase of bills in the back room.

And, while the host didn't hand it over, $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime had the tableful of money.

And, if checks count, there's Blank Check (and TPIR's Check Game, nee Blank Check).

[gsfreak82]

[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'216761\' date=\'May 28 2009, 11:52 AM\']And, while the host didn't hand it over, $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime had the tableful of money.[/quote]


They did hand count the $5,000 and $10,000 bonuses on the $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime.  Jim did it the first season and Karen Thomas did it the second season.

[dmota104]

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'216759\' date=\'May 28 2009, 10:37 AM\']So does GONG (Chuckie would hand out the check on occasion).[/quote]

The *one* time I saw "The Gong Show with Dave Attell", Comedy Central's remake from last year, Dave paid the winning act in cash (six $100 bills; I can only assume no worries with the tax man given the low stakes).

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'dmota104\' post=\'216773\' date=\'May 28 2009, 11:11 AM\']I can only assume no worries with the tax man given the low stakes).[/quote]
Um, folks, in almost every single one of the cited cases the money is whisked out of the contestants hands the second they go offstage, to be replaced by the standard 90-days-after-airing check. (If it wasn't play money to start with.) Why would Gong Show be any different?

[Fladam]

I certainly remember Monty giving away real cash.  And Cash Cab.

[BrandonFG]

Joker's Wild, complete with the obligatory side shots of the audience.

[SRIV94]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'216785\' date=\'May 28 2009, 02:20 PM\']Joker's Wild, complete with the obligatory side shots of the audience.[/quote]
Mentioned by the OP, along with SCRABBLE, TPIR and NTT.

[aaron sica]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'216785\' date=\'May 28 2009, 03:20 PM\']Joker's Wild, complete with the obligatory side shots of the audience.[/quote]

The OP cited Joker's Wild.........But that's OK, because I was ready to chime in with TPIR as an example, which he listed too.

/If only we knew now what we know then...
//Contestants putting their hands down Bob's pockets...

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'216790\' date=\'May 28 2009, 12:40 PM\']//Contestants putting their hands down Bob's pockets...[/quote]
"Um, yeah, the $100 is in a roll of silver dollars now. Keep pulling."

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'216789\' date=\'May 28 2009, 03:39 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'216785\' date=\'May 28 2009, 02:20 PM\']Joker's Wild, complete with the obligatory side shots of the audience.[/quote]
Mentioned by the OP, along with SCRABBLE, TPIR and NTT.
[/quote]
Oops...strike my comment from the record. :-P

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'216791\' date=\'May 28 2009, 03:45 PM\'][quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'216790\' date=\'May 28 2009, 12:40 PM\']//Contestants putting their hands down Bob's pockets...[/quote]
"Um, yeah, the $100 is in a roll of silver dollars now. Keep pulling."
[/quote]
Annnnnd I lol'd twice.