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[zachhoran]

One rule not mentioned about 70s Cross-Wits(not sure if it applied to the Sparks run) is that a tie at the end of the maingame meant that both contestants advanced to Cross Fire(the two contestants with no celeb help IIRC played the round) and both would win the prize if all 10 words were gotten.

[Jay Temple]

If memory serves:
1.  It was always 10 points per letter and never $1/point.
2.  They did, however, add a $1,000 bonus for winning with 1,000 points.
3.  That was the only cash prize.
4.  In the one game that I saw end in a tie, they simply let the player continue.  She got the next word and won the game.  (I'm least certain of this one.)

[That Don Guy]

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 04:30 PM\']The other way to win was to guess the puzzle on only one completed word in either the second or first and second puzzles, if the contestant wanted to do that.  No conferring with their teammates and they only had 5 seconds to think it over (and control lost if incorrect).  That did happen a few times.

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Originally, the car could be won on any puzzle (I'm pretty sure the first time the car was won was when somebody got the first word of the last puzzle when the time signal sounded, but Jack allowed the contestant the chance at the car), and I'm pretty sure they got the "usual" seven seconds for a conference.  Later (right about the time they switched the celebrity names on the podiums to having their first names above their last names, I think), this changed to just the second puzzle being the "car puzzle", and in another rules change (besides allowing only five seconds to think it over instead of a seven-second conference), whoever solved the first puzzle went first for the second puzzle (instead of the usual "whoever is behind goes first").

Bonus points if you remember Greg Mullavey "making out" with Jeri Fiala in the car in one episode.
Extra bonus points if you remember Greg Mullavey (who pretty much fell off the face of the earth after Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)...

-- Don

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'That Don Guy\' date=\'Oct 1 2004, 09:17 PM\']Extra bonus points if you remember Greg Mullavey (who pretty much fell off the face of the earth after Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)...

-- Don

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The husband of $50,000 A Minute co-host Meredith MacRae.

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'That Don Guy\' date=\'Oct 1 2004, 09:17 PM\']
Bonus points if you remember Greg Mullavey "making out" with Jeri Fiala in the car in one episode.
Extra bonus points if you remember Greg Mullavey (who pretty much fell off the face of the earth after Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)...

-- Don

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Hopefully Greg & Meredith weren't on the same episode! :-D

Triple Word Score if you remember stagehand (and future People's Court producer) Tim Regler trying to "hit on" Jeri in front of the car, only to get slapped in the face.

[pyrfan]

Biggest winner on the Davidson version was Kris McDermott (spelling?), who won $147,750 -- a total which puts her second on the list of all-time biggest winners. Tops, of course, is Cheryl Reinwand, who amassed $150,800 and a trip to Fiji in 1986.


Brendan

[Strikerz04]

[quote name=\'pyrfan\' date=\'Oct 4 2004, 12:42 AM\']Biggest winner on the Davidson version was Kris McDermott (spelling?), who won $147,750 -- a total which puts her second on the list of all-time biggest winners. Tops, of course, is Cheryl Reinwand, who amassed $150,800 and a trip to Fiji in 1986.


Brendan

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Are you speaking of HS86? How can that much be amassed in 5 days?! I can understand if it was Pyramid 91, but not HS 86.

clarification, PLEEEEASE?!

[bandit_bobby]

He's talking about Pyramid.

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'pyrfan\' date=\'Oct 4 2004, 12:42 AM\']
Biggest winner on the Davidson version was Kris McDermott (spelling?), who won $147,750 -- a total which puts her second on the list of all-time biggest winners. Tops, of course, is Cheryl Reinwand, who amassed $150,800 and a trip to Fiji in 1986.

The CBS $25K cash record(not counting Mystery 7 prizes) is $60,050, set in the final week of the series in mid-1988.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Strikerz04\' date=\'Oct 4 2004, 12:36 AM\']Are you speaking of HS86? How can that much be amassed in 5 days?! I can understand if it was Pyramid 91, but not HS 86.
clarification, PLEEEEASE?!

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...and THIS is what happens when you ask 47 seperate questions in a single post.

[aaron sica]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Oct 4 2004, 11:41 AM\']...and THIS is what happens when you ask 47 seperate questions in a single post.

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Brings to mind, this little flash movie which could very well teach a lot of people on this forum some lessons!

(The "search button is your friend" section immediately made me think of adamjk.... )

http://www.trials-shack.co.uk/posting.html

[golden-road]

How did both Davidson Squares & Davidson Pyramid open?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'golden-road\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 08:56 AM\']How did both Davidson Squares & Davidson Pyramid open?

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With an announcer talking.

[Casey Buck]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 09:41 AM\'][quote name=\'golden-road\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 08:56 AM\']How did both Davidson Squares & Davidson Pyramid open?[/quote]With an announcer talking.[/quote]And a theme song playing.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Casey Buck\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 11:53 AM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 09:41 AM\'][quote name=\'golden-road\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 08:56 AM\']How did both Davidson Squares & Davidson Pyramid open?[/quote]With an announcer talking.[/quote]And a theme song playing.

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And in the case of HSq, the audience was cheering. ;-)