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Don Howard

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« on: June 14, 2005, 04:49:43 PM »
Yes, that was the smile of smiles.
$10000 in prizes, eh? I'd forgotten the bank wasn't for cash.
Or was there some cash in there? How about a car?

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« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2005, 05:02:57 PM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jun 14 2005, 03:49 PM\']Yes, that was the smile of smiles.
$10000 in prizes, eh? I'd forgotten the bank wasn't for cash.
Or was there some cash in there? How about a car?
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Since I believe it's the 70s version you're thinking of, the daytime version was played for cash--$5,000 base, with $1,000 added every game until won.  (Figures can be corrected.)  It was just for merchandise on the nighttime show--and I don't remember if a car was included.

Ian Wallis

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« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2005, 05:19:44 PM »
Yes, a car was included, along with trips (mostly to European cities).  The only cash won on the nighttime show was for the games themsleves, or from the bonus round.
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bandit_bobby

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« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2005, 06:34:29 PM »
On the daytime show, the bank went up $500 originally for each game it went unclaimed, and $250 later on in the run.

Ian Wallis

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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2005, 08:43:04 AM »
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On the daytime show, the bank went up $500 originally for each game it went unclaimed, and $250 later on in the run.


The change to $250 occured the same time they changed the rules to allow opponents to automatically get the boxes if a contestant got the answer wrong.  During the first several weeks of the show, each box had to be earned, which led to some very long games.
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