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Fedya · « **Reply #90 on:** November 27, 2010, 01:46:28 PM »

A confirmation would be the picture Youtube uses to illustrate the clip in question. Even without having to view the clip it's obvious that they're looking for an eight-letter word.

NickS · « **Reply #91 on:** November 27, 2010, 02:14:52 PM »

[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'251633\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 11:40 AM\']How did that end, by the way?[/quote]

With someone picking nits over nothing around 25 years later.

TLEberle · « **Reply #92 on:** November 27, 2010, 02:22:39 PM »

[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'251633\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 09:40 AM\']It's MOSQUITOES, so both contestants had a "Hey, that word was spelled incorrectly and it tripped me up!" case for S&P.[/quote]And if both contestants had not previously buzzed in to spell it "MUS" and "MIS," maybe you almost have a case. But they did, so that kinda cancels out your point.

Dream House: What I don't get is that the Golden Doors round was sorta swapped around, but they kept that labyrinthine mess of a main game, where you're sorta stabbing in the dark at a correct answer, but if the other team doesn't challenge and then get a lucky stab, you can still win money. I'm not sure exactly what I would do for the main game, but golly that was a mess.

Blackout: After seeing the first word in the first puzzle, I was able to solve it; which probably means that 1) I've been watching too many episodes and 2) the writers were too obvious in the way they would make puns and have fun with the language. I still dig the show and concept, though.

My Generation: What I liked about the show back when I was eighteen is what I don't like now. The material was easy for someone who was just getting into music of the 80s and 90s, and now I watch and the questions seem to be a level or two below what a specialty game show should be.

Make Me Laugh: With all of $720 available (and then a whopping $500 in the bonus round!), I don't think the Wager of Death was put to good use here. If there was a way to do the Two for the Money/Password '75 money round mechanic, that would have been something else, but betting $130 to win the game doesn't have much zing.

Inspiration, Please: That episode might take the award for the most uncomfortable game ever. You have players who refuse to buzz in because they'll lose points, who won't solve the puzzle because it isn't enough points to win, at least one person who looks like he's marking time for the final horn...blech. I think an infusion of History IQ or Win Ben's Money before-the-fact would have helped out.

MikeK · « **Reply #93 on:** November 27, 2010, 02:47:41 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'251615\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 02:20 AM\']Just got done watching the stuff that was interesting, new, or whatever caught my fancy. I'll say this: I dig the pot format of Scrabble, because it puts a premium on being able to solve quickly, and not just when the right time comes. I'm not so fond of the spelling, because one of the crossword players got hosed by knowing the right answer but slipping up, and that looked really hinky.[/quote]
I finished watching this episode moments ago. One problem I have is that the person who swept the game won less money than the person who won a game which went the full 5 puzzles. Some bonus for sweeping would've been nice to make up for the lost money due to not playing an additional game or two.

A question about that format: If a contestant spelled part of the word correct but flubbed up and one of the correct letters is available to be picked by the other contestant, what would be done? It would seem awkward to have Chuck tell the home audience that the correct letter was taken out of play because it's on the board and that two tiles would be chosen.

TLEberle · « **Reply #94 on:** November 27, 2010, 02:53:11 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'251644\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 11:47 AM\']I finished watching this episode moments ago. One problem I have is that the person who swept the game won less money than the person who won a game which went the full 5 puzzles. Some bonus for sweeping would've been nice to make up for the lost money due to not playing an additional game or two.[/quote] That is an outstanding point.

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A question about that format: If a contestant spelled part of the word correct but flubbed up and one of the correct letters is available to be picked by the other contestant, what would be done? It would seem awkward to have Chuck tell the home audience that the correct letter was taken out of play because it's on the board and that two tiles would be chosen.

Don't we have video evidence of that in the mosquitos puzzle; whether the letters stay up or come back down?

MikeK · « **Reply #95 on:** November 27, 2010, 03:13:20 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'251646\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 02:53 PM\']

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A question about that format: If a contestant spelled part of the word correct but flubbed up and one of the correct letters is available to be picked by the other contestant, what would be done? It would seem awkward to have Chuck tell the home audience that the correct letter was taken out of play because it's on the board and that two tiles would be chosen.

Don't we have video evidence of that in the mosquitos puzzle; whether the letters stay up or come back down?[/quote]
Not the clip I saw on YouTube. The leftover letter is the last S in MOSQUITOS, so my above scenario wouldn't apply. Also, the tiles which weren't chosen didn't move at all.

Kniwt · « **Reply #96 on:** November 27, 2010, 05:19:08 PM »

And according to Oxford, there actually are seven English words with consecutive U's, although only the first two would ever show up on Chuck's game board:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/page/180

vacuum = a space
continuum = a continous sequence
residuum = a chemical residue
menstruum = the matter discharged during menstruation
triduum= a three-day period of religious observance in the Catholic Church
duumvir = each of a pair of magistrates holding joint office in ancient Rome
duumvirate = a coalition of two people having joint authority

I"m impressed that Mr. Offstage seemed to know this piece of trivia off the top of his head. Back when men were men and game shows were more innocent, such moments wouldn't have been scripted.

Sodboy13 · « **Reply #97 on:** November 27, 2010, 09:21:18 PM »

I've never seen (or possibly just don't remember, since I was 6 at the time) this particular rules set on Scrabble. I've gotta say, minus the spelling awkwardness, it's far and away my favorite. Did the "mosquitos" incident directly lead to the format overhaul? Because, I mean, jeez, if spelling's the problem, just yank the spelling portion. Everything else here worked just fine.

Fedya · « **Reply #98 on:** November 27, 2010, 09:32:29 PM »

[quote name=\'Kniwt\' post=\'251660\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 05:19 PM\']And according to Oxford, there actually are seven English words with consecutive U's, although only the first two would ever show up on Chuck's game board:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/page/180[/quote]
Your list misses the nouns MUUMUU and WELTANSCHAUUNG, and the verb SQUUSH.

Joe Mello · « **Reply #99 on:** November 28, 2010, 12:45:28 AM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'251644\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 02:47 PM\'][quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'251615\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 02:20 AM\']Just got done watching the stuff that was interesting, new, or whatever caught my fancy. I'll say this: I dig the pot format of Scrabble, because it puts a premium on being able to solve quickly, and not just when the right time comes.[/quote]
I finished watching this episode moments ago. One problem I have is that the person who swept the game won less money than the person who won a game which went the full 5 puzzles. Some bonus for sweeping would've been nice to make up for the lost money due to not playing an additional game or two.[/quote]
What if each word was its own pot, and whoever won the game got to keep their cash?

TLEberle · « **Reply #100 on:** November 28, 2010, 12:49:25 AM »

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'251678\' date=\'Nov 27 2010, 09:45 PM\']What if each word was its own pot, and whoever won the game got to keep their cash?[/quote]Get a couple of readouts and that would work fine, as would keeping the money you win outright, just like how the bonus squares work. You could win $2,000 from pink squares and still lose. Those are the breaks. I think there are some small fixes that could be made and the format is bulletproof.

irismason42 · « **Reply #101 on:** December 12, 2010, 09:23:15 AM »

Here's a note for you Jamie, the Break The Bank ABC premiere is what you already posted in your site. So one show you might want to replace is either Card Sharks(1978), Child's Play(1982) or Body Language(1984) or even Beat The Clock(1979) as far as your series/revival premiere episodes uploading list goes. BTW, all 4 of which that I listed were recorded off of GSN in March 2002 and prior thanks to Brian Moore, who has the December 1996 GSN recording of the 1979 revival premiere episode of BTC in great quality, which is rare for any pre-Oct 97 GSN recording of any show.

irismason42 · « **Reply #102 on:** December 21, 2010, 04:11:30 PM »

Now Jamie, for the Wheel of Fortune Christmas 1992 episode you're posting this week, is it actually from December 25, 1992(Family Week Finals) that David Downs has uploaded last year or is it a different episode from earlier in the same week? And as for TPIR, it should be December 23 or 24, 1982 and for Go!, it should be December 23 this time or December 26, 1983 that you posted a few years ago. Anyhow, Merry Christmas and continue success Jamie.

TLEberle · « **Reply #103 on:** December 21, 2010, 10:13:43 PM »

[quote name=\'irismason42\' post=\'252969\' date=\'Dec 21 2010, 01:11 PM\']Now Jamie, for the Wheel of Fortune Christmas 1992 episode you're posting this week, is it actually from December 25, 1992(Family Week Finals) that David Downs has uploaded last year or is it a different episode from earlier in the same week? And as for TPIR, it should be December 23 or 24, 1982 and for Go!, it should be December 23 this time or December 26, 1983 that you posted a few years ago. Anyhow, Merry Christmas and continue success Jamie.[/quote]Maybe.

Blanquepage · « **Reply #104 on:** December 22, 2010, 02:12:53 AM »

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Now Jamie, for the Wheel of Fortune Christmas 1992 episode you're posting this week, is it actually from December 25, 1992(Family Week Finals) that David Downs has uploaded last year

So Iris served his / her (what are you, anyway?) purpose for the year.

I ultimately felt that 8 half hour episodes + a TPiR already sufficed, so I had to retract 2 episodes. The first casualty was one of the Body Language episodes since I value Password Plus & The Gong Show more, both of which get 2 episodes; secondly, for the sake of not being redundant thanks to Iris pointing it out, I withdrew the aforementioned Christmas 1992 WoF episode since it's available completely intact and in great quality on Youtube.
I apologize for any inconvenience to those of you who looked forward to those entries. Both of you. (?)

Nonetheless, I hope everyone enjoys the Christmas shtuff! The updates will occur throughout the week, with a good lot coming up tomorrow since I'm off.

--Jamie