And Now, Useless Facts from an Alternate Universe!

[athleticsfan08]

In Case your wondering about my fanfics on the Nighttime Version of Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego at The Elusive Carmen Sandiego, I Decided to do Useless Facts from An Alternate Universe it will consist of stuff from my version of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego probably if TVLubber could do useless facts about the daytime version of WITWICS on my thread, but with other stuff as well so this will take place in which a world when High School Drill Teams allowed to sing and dance during routines, and pageant girls are allowed to sing and dance during pageants, so let's get it started!

[athleticsfan08]

Question: How did Music Clearences rights are used on The Price is Right Today?
Answer: The Price is Right aired since 1972 and still going on today uses Music from the Top 40 today all of our recaps about the music found on TPiR can be found at Game Show Kingdom, Strat-O-NASCAR Channel, golden-road.net, qwizx.com and other TPiRecap sites everywhere along with the Official TPiR Website at CBS.com and priceisright.com

Most Memorable Cues we had during the show's history included

"Little Red Corvette" by Prince: Used as a Car Cue for Chevrolets during the 1982-1983 Season
"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper: Used during the Spring of 1984
"Footloose by Kenny Loggins: Also used during the Spring of 1984 most notably as a Car Cue
"Stuck With You" by Huey Lewis & The News: Used in 1986 as a most notable Showcase Cue
"Show Me Love" by Robin S: Used in 1993 as a Car Cue
"Back & Forth" by Aaliyah: Used in 1994 not only in the Daytime Version but also on the Nighttime Version hosted by Doug Davidson, thanks to the request of Burton Richardson for the use of R&B, Hip-Hop Cues
"Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears: Used in 1999 Most Notably as a Car Cue
"A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton: Used in 2002 Mostly used as a Large Prize & Car Cue
"Tik Tok" by Ke$ha: Used in 2010 as a Car Cue

Other Game Shows that CBS had used Music Clearences rights to game shows including the following

- Card Sharks (1986-1989; Bob Eubanks & 1986-1987; Bill Rafferty Syndicated Version): Several Vocal Music Hits we're used as Car Cues (coincidentally Eubanks sub hosted for Casey Kasem on the Syndicated TV Series America's Top 10), in addition a several hits were also used in the Rafferty Version as Prize Cues if someone wins the Prizes in the Main Game in addition to the "Cue 0252 (a.k.a. Spelling Bee Cue)" & "The Big Banana" by Score Productions, "Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour" by Edd Kalehoff as for the Non-Car Prize Cues that are mostly used from the Score Productions 1983 Package which is used for TPIR
- Press Your Luck (1983-Present): when they used for Whammy skits involving music groups like Michael Jackson, Boy George, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Debbie Gibson, New Kids On The Block, Vanilla Ice, Backstreet Boys, NSync, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Lady GaGa
- Fortune Hunters (1984 Unsold Pilot): when they used "Far From Over" by Frank Stallone

[athleticsfan08]

Fall 2012-2013 Daytime TV Lineup

CBS

7:00 AM: CBS This Morning
9:00 AM: Local Programming
10:00 AM: The Mad Dash (Colin Mochrie) [Will also air on CTV because this show is taped in Canada and is a revival of this CTV Game Show from 1978-1985]
10:30 AM: Press Your Luck (Todd Newton)
11:00 AM: The Price is Right (Drew Carey)
12:00 PM: Local Programming
12:30 PM: The Young and the Restless
1:30 PM: The Bold and the Beautiful
2:00 PM: The Talk
3:00 PM: Let's Make a Deal (Wayne Brady)

NBC, ABC & FOX Schedules to be come on the next post.

[walker7]

Here are the starting and ending dates of each season of Eleven-Up:

#1: 9/12/88 - 6/23/89
#2: 8/28/89 - 7/6/90
#3: 9/3/90 - 6/28/91
#4: 9/2/91 - 6/26/92
#5: 8/31/92 - 7/2/93
#6: 8/30/93 - 6/24/94
#7: 8/29/94 - 6/30/95
#8: 9/4/95 - 6/21/96
#9: 9/2/96 - 6/27/97
#10: 8/25/97 - 6/26/98
#11: 9/7/98 - 6/25/99
#12: 8/30/99 - 6/30/00
#13: 8/28/00 - 5/25/01
#14: 9/3/01 - 5/31/02
#15: 9/2/02 - 5/30/03
#16: 9/1/03 - 5/21/04
#17: 9/6/04 - 5/27/05
#18: 8/29/05 - 6/30/06
#19: 8/28/06 - 5/25/07
#20: 9/3/07 - 5/30/08
#21: 9/1/08 - 5/29/09
#22: 8/31/09 - 5/28/10
#23: 9/6/10 - 5/27/11
#24: 9/5/11 - 5/25/12
#25: 9/3/12 - 5/31/13

The show is contracted up to 2020 as of now.

There have been three hosts:
Professor Samuel Oak (1988-89)
Professor Elm (1989-1995)
Johnny Garfield (1995-present)

In round 1, the probability of getting a colored block from a box smash is 1/5. The probability for getting a colored block in round 3 was originally 1/5 as well, but in Season 2, it was changed to 1/3.

In round 2, the 50-square board has the following distribution of items:

• 9 $100 squares
• 9 $150 squares
• 10 $200 squares
• 2 squares of each of the 11 colors on the card

In the bonus round, a 100-square board is used, with the following distribution:

• 25 $100 squares
• 25 $150 squares
• 25 $250 squares
• 2 squares of each of the 11 colors on the card
• 1 square, with a red star, that automatically fills the top row of your card
• 1 square, with a blue star, that automatically fills the bottom row of your card
• 1 square that says "Win," which automatically fills the entire card

Keep in mind that the top row of the game card has 6 spaces, and the bottom row has 5 spaces.

If there is a tie at the end of the maingame, a tiebreaker is done to determine who advances to the bonus round. The tiebreaker has gone through three formats.

Format 1 (1988-April 2005):
One box flows along the river. One of the contestants grabs it, then heads back to the contestant podiums. He/she smashes the box, and whoever is represented by the color of the block that was inside, that person advances to the bonus round.

Format 2 (April 2005-December 2005):
Each of the tied players play a shortened Round 1. Instead of 60 seconds, the players are given 30 seconds. Clear blocks are worth $100, and colored blocks are worth $250. Whoever has the higher amount of money goes to the bonus round.

Format 3 (December 2005-present):
Similar to Format #1, except there are 6 boxes on the river, instead of just 1.

The contestants' name tags are rectangular, and have gone through two styles:

• Season 1-3: The font used is the same as the one for the name tags on Press Your Luck.
• Season 4-present: The font used is the same as the one for the name tags on Scrabble.

In either case, the background color of the name tag is the same as the player's podium color.

The clock display is just like the one on the syndicated Finders Keepers: Large, neon-purple (almost pink), vane-display numerals. This has remained unchanged from the beginning of the run.

Starting in Season 20, if a contestant picked the "Win" square on the very first pick in the bonus round, their bonus round winnings are augmented to $100,000.

Starting in Season 22, there is a chance for a contestant to win $1,000,000. In order to do this, the following conditions must be met:

• Get at least 6 spaces lit up in round 1.
• Find at least 4 colored spaces in round 2.
• Have the fastest average time for filling the remaining spaces in round 3.
• Finish as champion, then complete the bonus round card in 20 seconds or less.

Here is a sample of a card that you can use in Eleven-Up fanfics:
[01][02][03][04][05][06]
--[07][08][09][10][11]--

Here's what a card looks like when completely filled:
[01][02][03][04][05][06]
--[07][08][09][10][11]--

The above colors were used on the premiere episode (9/12/88).

Here is a sample of an episode of Eleven-Up:
http://colbigdealer.proboards.com/in...play&thread=84

[walker7]

What if Press Your Luck had some way to make the board more interesting? One way to do it would be to use tiles similar to the ones on Scrabble. There would be 100 of these, and they are inserted into a slot in the contestant's podium. Each of them affects the board in different ways, such as:

• Speeding up or slowing down the bouncing light
• Speeding up or slowing down the square shuffling
• Increasing or decreasing the odds of hitting a Whammy
• Cause a certain board pattern to repeat indefinitely
• Cause the patterns to be reversed
• Return the board back to normal

Occasionally, certain tiles can cause funny effects on the board.

One of these could be a "Press Your Luck Glitch" tile. It causes some of the squares to go black (think the first few episodes). If one of those black squares is hit, the contestant would get $1,000, and the black square turns back into whatever was originally there. Square #4 and the Big Bucks square can never be glitched.

Also, one tile is the "Great Tile." When chosen, the lights in the studio flash, the bell rings continuously, and the game-winning cue plays. The contestant is given 3 bonus spins. For these spins, there are no Whammies on the board; only cash, prizes, and directional squares. Whatever the contestant earns from the 3 spins is theirs to keep, regardless of who wins the game. The home audience would be shown which tile is the Great Tile before the first spin of the first round.

If the probability of hitting a Whammy is greater than 1/6 (as manipulated by the tiles), and a Whammy is hit, then the probability goes back to 1/6. If the probability is less than 1/6, it remains unchanged.


There are also new spaces on the Big Board. Some of these squares were adopted from BigJon's version of the game.

• Press Your Luck Glitch: Has a gold background, with the Press Your Luck logo at the top, and "Glitch" at the bottom in black letters. It works the same as the glitch tile mentioned above.
• Invincible: Protects a player from the next Whammy that they hit.
• Random Square: Moves the cursor to any other square currently showing on the board. The light bounces around lightning fast for 1 second before stopping.
• Broken Square: Nothing happens, but doesn’t use up a spin. It then turns into another special square.
• Really Big Bucks: Gives the player all the money squares currently showing on the board.
• Extreme Press Your Luck Glitch: Works like the regular Press Your Luck Glitch, but about three times as many squares are glitched. This can only be hit once in any round.
• Crazy Squares: Makes wacky stuff appear on the board.

As for new Whammy animations, how about a Gordon Ramsay line of Whammy animations? And special effects in the studio add depth to the experience. Pardon the all-caps text, as it is meant to represent the Whammy talking like Gordon Ramsay. No cussing is involved. Most animations involve some food cooked improperly.

Raw halibut: Whammy would say "Come here! COME HERE!!!! Raw halibut. RAW! RAAAAAAWWWW!!! RAAAWWWW!!! (SLAM!) RAW!" When the halibut is slammed, the screen shakes, and the studio experiences a brief, simulated earthquake effect.

Raw chicken: "The chicken's raaaAAAWWWWW!" ("Raw" is said with a rising inflection.)

Rancid and/or raw crab: "The crab is off! It's rancid! Just for that..... YOU'LL KILL SOMEONE!!!" (SLAM!)

Overcooked salmon: "The salmon's crispy on the bottom! (SLAM!) That wouldn't even pass as kitty-cat cat food!"

Overcooked scallops: "Rubber, rubber, rubber!!!" (SLAM!)

Lamb, version 1: "WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCE??!!!!! WHERE'S THE LAMB SAAAAAUUUUUUCCCEEEE??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Lamb, version 2: "Look......at......this......mess! Look! LOOK! LOOK!!! What the heck is THIS???????"

Raw burgers: "All of you come here! ALLLLLLL OF YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (SLAM! SLAM! SLAM! SLAM! SLAM! SLAM! SLAM!!!) "RAW!"

Any kind of sauce: "Heat the sauce up! IT'S STONE COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDD!!!!!!!"

BBQ Ribs: "Come here! Just touch inside that. IT'S STONE COLD! ICE COLD IN THE CENTER!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Also, how about one where the Whammy kicks two trash cans that are side-by-side, Chuck Norris-style, knocking them down. One of them obscures the contestant's score, so when they are kicked, the score is gone. If this was a Double Whammy, play money would fall all over the contestant.

And how about one that whacks a burning pan onto the contestant's score? A bright orange fire appears over the contestant's score for a few seconds. The contestant's score screen would take on a "charred" appearance for several seconds afterward.

If it's the contestant's fourth Whammy, he might say one of several rotating lines, such as "You were absolutely useless" or "That was pathetic," followed by "GET OUT!!!!!" a time or two.

Just imagine the host's priceless reaction if one of those animations came up!


Also, some classic Whammy animations could be updated to include special effects in the studio. For example, consider this animation:

Whammy flies the kite and says "The chances of you winning this game are about as good as me getting hit by..." And then, the lightning strikes. For the special effects, there would be some white flashes in the studio that simulate lightning, and there would also be some rumbling. After the animation, some gray smoke would come in, from the charred Whammy and burnt money.

[athleticsfan08]

Now Let's Do More Music on Theme Music which are still currently using

Eleven-Up (FOX): "Lovin U" by One Vo1ce (DJ Pleez Remix) [Since 2003]
Previous Themes: "Baby Love" by Regina [1988-1989], "1-2-3" by Gloria Estefan [1989-1993], "Rhythm is a Dancer" by Snap [1993-1998], "Love You Down" by INOJ [1998-2003]

Family Feud (SYN): "The Feud '88" by Edd Kalehoff

Hollywood Squares (SYN): A 1988 Rearrangement of the 1986 theme by Stormy Sacks
Previous Themes: "Square Biz" by Teena Marie (2002-2004)

Jeopardy (SYN): "Jeopardy '08" by Chris Bell Music [Since 2008 to celebrate the Show's 25th Anniversary)

Press Your Luck (CBS): A 2011 Rearrangement of the original theme by Javan Hamilton (orig. by Lee Ringuette)

$ale of the Century (NBC): A 1986-1988 Arrangement from the Australian Version by Alan Deak (orig. by Jack Grimsley, Marc Ellis & Ray Ellis)

Wheel of Fortune (ABC Daytime & SYN Nighttime): "Happy Wheels" by Frankie Blue & John Hoke

[athleticsfan08]

In the 1980's, Vocal Drill Team Competitions were still popular when ESPN (The Worldwide leader sports) aired the National Drill Team Championship to competition is still airing today on ESPN2 and this year it will reach more than 90 Million Homes being pre-recorded, as for the live competition it aired on Varsity.com on 2 Different Ways

Audio = Aired Live on Varsity Radio for Free and it's worth Nothing on your Computer and Mobile Devices!
Video = Aired Live on Varsity.com Pay TV for only $9.99 to watch it live

And if you think that is enough people could listen to Vocal Drill Team CD's which are worth between $20-$30 and a full set could cost $50 for Nationals

And as you know why do Vocal Drill Team Songs are used as Prize Cues on Game Shows?

The Answer: It Did, The NBC Game Show Sale of the Century hosted by Jim Perry became the first game show to use Vocal Drill Team Music as Prize Cues in September of 1986 following the Cancellation of the Syndicated Version in addition to the Contemporary Songs by Wham, REO Speedwagon, Teena Marie, A-Ha and others in addition NBC started to use the Jack Grimsley Theme Music Rearrangement from the Australian Version heard on the Nine Network composed by Alan Deak that theme music was dropped on 1987. for a new rearrangement by Marc & Ray Ellis which continued until towards the end of Summer 1989 with a new re-arrangement composed by Tweed Harris which is also heard in the Australian Version for the Next Decade on NBC (USA) & Nine Network (Australia) for the next decade before they reinstated Deak's Rearrangement which is currently in use as of today.

Other Game Shows had Vocal Drill Team Music being used as a Prize Cues

The Price is Right: The Vocal Drill Team music used for the first time in the 1994 Syndicated Run hosted by Doug Davidson along with the new 1994 Music Package by Edd Kalehoff as well as Rhythmic Contemporary Songs from the daytime version, all of these later music will go on to the Daytime Version later on starting with the Vocal Drill Teams in Season 24 and after this season (Season 25) the 1994 Music Package made it's debut and is still going on today with Drew Carey hosting.

Wheel of Fortune (ABC Daytime): First Used in 1996 to use as Prize Cues after a contestant has bought prizes after solving the puzzle using the money they won; coincidentally Disney acquired ABC in which Most ABC Stations carried the Nighttime Syndicated Version from King World (now taken over by Disney-ABC Domestic Television on September 26th, 2006) and ESPN Family of networks airs the National Drill Team Championships (Because ESPN is owned by Disney.)

[athleticsfan08]

And Now The Origins of Deal or No Deal in the USA

Deal or No Deal started on March 27, 1989 after NBC Cancelled Super Password (hosted by Bert Convy) after 5 seasons, DoND aired at 10:00 AM on NBC Weekdays before Sale of the Century and Wheel of Fortune and is hosted by Howie Mandel who previously played Dr. Fiscus on St. Elsewhere.

The Morning Schedule did looked like this on NBC

9:00 AM: Scrabble (Chuck Woolery)
9:30 AM: Classic Concentration (Alex Trebek)
10:00 AM: Sale of the Century (Jim Perry)
10:30 AM: Wheel of Fortune (Pat Sajak)
11:00 AM: Deal or No Deal (Howie Mandel)
11:30 AM: Win, Lose or Draw (Vicki Lawrence)

Note: NBC rescinded the noon time slot to affiliates on March 27th

Later in the Summer of 1989, when Wheel of Fortune moved to CBS, Deal or No Deal expanded to an hour

9:00 AM: Scrabble (Chuck Woolery)
9:30 AM: Classic Concentration (Alex Trebek)
10:00 AM: Deal or No Deal (Howie Mandel)
11:00 AM: Sale of the Century (Jim Perry)
11:30 AM: Win, Lose or Draw (Vicki Lawrence)

Notable Models on the Shows first Season included Star Search spokesmodel champions Theresa Ring & Cynthia Guow, Former $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime Co-Host Karen Thomas, Debbie Bartlett (Dream House), Lynnda Herrick, Elaine Hobson, Lou Mulford (from $ale of the Century both of which are going double duty which airs after Deal or No Deal).

When Season 2 Came for the 1989-1990 Season when Win, Lose or Draw stopped Drawing the Schedule Looked Like this

9:30 AM: Scrabble (Chuck Woolery)
10:00 AM: Deal or No Deal (Howie Mandel)
11:00 AM: Classic Concentration (Alex Trebek)
11:30 AM: Sale of the Century (Jim Perry)

Then after Scrabble was cancelled after 6 Seasons, 10AM-Noon slots we're stayed until on July 9th, The Schedule Looked Like this

9:00 AM: The Marsha Warfield Show
9:30 AM: Classic Concentration (Alex Trebek)
10:00 AM: Let's Make A Deal (Bob Hilton)
10:30 AM: Deal or No Deal (Howie Mandel)
11:30 AM: Sale of the Century (Jim Perry)

Deal or No Deal continued it's Success on NBC Daytime until 2005 when the show moved to NBC Primetime with a new top prize of $1 Million starting on December 19th and continued until May 18th, 2009 (although the Daytime Version returned on Syndication and aired from September 8, 2008 to May 28, 2010), but plans to bring Deal or No Deal back to NBC Daytime were still announced yet slated for a Spring 2013 launch probably after Sale of the Century with Mandel stepping back in as host.

[athleticsfan08]

When FOX Created a Daytime Lineup on September 12, 1989 it looks like this

10:00 AM: Jackpot (Geoff Edwards; Debuted on September 18th)
10:30 AM: The Last Word (Wink Martindale; Debuted on September 18th)
11:00 AM: Eleven-Up (Prof. Nathan Elm; Season started on August 28th)
11:30 AM: Coins and Blocks (Johnny Garfield; Season started on September 4th)
12:00 PM: Talk About (Wayne Cox; Debuted on September 18th)

Note: walker7 has a full episode guide of Coins and Blocks and is shown in that board please click here.

Today with Coins and Blocks currently airing on G4 (which is owned by NBCUniversal and plans to relocate back to NBC Daytime in January 2013), the current schedule look like this

11:00 AM: Eleven-Up (Johnny Garfield)
11:30 AM: The Last Word (Kevin McHale (from the FOX TV Series glee)
12:00 PM: Local Programming
12:30 PM: Talk About (Mark Lee; Also Simulcasts on CBC)
1:00 PM: Click (Ryan Seacrest; Also Hosts American Idol)
1:30 PM: American Dad (Reruns)
2:00 PM: Family Guy (Reruns)
2:30 PM: The Simpsons (Reruns)

[athleticsfan08]

And Now The Theme Music History of Coins & Blocks

1984-1986 (CBS): "Solitaire" by Laura Branigan
1986-1988 (NBC): "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
1988-1989 (ABC)/1989-1990 (FOX): "Shake Your Love" by Deborah Gibson
1990-1993 (TNT)/1993-1994 (Nickelodeon): "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul
1994-1995 (Nickelodeon)/1995-1996 (Lifetime): "Don't Turn Around" by Ace of Base
1996-1998 (Disney)/1998-1999 (Nickelodeon)/1999-2000 (MTV): "My Boo" by Ghost Town DJ's
2000-2001 (PAX): "Crazy" by Britney Spears
2001-2002 (Oxygen)/2002-2006 (G4): "My Boo 2000" by El Rancho High Choraleers ft. Song & Dance Drill Team (Lead Vocalist: Alejandra Marquez)
2006-Present (G4): "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada

Now More Info on the 2000 Remake of My Boo: The Song "My Boo" was a remake of the 1996 hit by the Ghost Town DJ's performed by the El Rancho High School Choraleers with additional vocals by RJ Valdivia, Christina Garcia, Lizette Sifuentes & Mayra Escobedo, and is performed in 1999-2000 ERHS Choral End of Year Show which also features blacklight into the routine, The Other Thing blacklight is used in a performance for the El Rancho High School event which happened in the Christmas Program back in 1999 in addition "My Boo 2000" is also used as a Car Cue on The Price is Right which first appeared in 2000 and is used until Bob Barker left the show in 2007.

[athleticsfan08]

As you know the Sale of the Century Hall of Fame had much big winners in the shows history since where it all began on January 3rd, 1983 when Jim Perry hosted it and is still currently when John O'Hurley hosted it replacing Rossi Morreale, let's take a look at some notables from the Jim Perry era on NBC

Mort Camens: Was the Very First Contestant to win all the prizes worth $95,000 in 1983, He will later to win the First-Ever Tournament of Champions winning a total of $249,982 in cash and prizes

Barbara Phillips: Was the First Contestant to win $150,000 in Cash and Prizes on a Network Daytime Show, On her Final Appearance she needed $116 to win everything (including a $68,000 Cash Jackpot), and she won everything in dramatic fashion, needing to answer the final three $5 questions correctly, thus making her the first player to win all the prizes and the cash jackpot, becoming only the second contestant to win the Lot. She was also the last one in the network version to win the Lot, as all the other big network winners took the cash jackpot and left. (Click this link to see the winning moment)

Kathy Riley (Hometown: Reno, NV): In 1984, Kathy was $15 ahead of Bob, one of her opponents are trying to answer the final 3 questions to tie the game, but Roger answered the first, Bob Missed the second as Kathy won the game thanks to a mercy rule, Kathy decide to bail out and went home with $78,000 in Cash (Click this link to see the winning moment)

David Rogers (Hometown: Los Angeles, CA): In 1984, He won $122,084 worth cash and of prizes including a Cash Jackpot of $109,000 (The Big Win coming just weeks after Dawn McKellar attempted to go for a $99,000 cash jackpot but failed because she lost by $2), Rogers was among the earliest big winners since the incorporation of the Speed Round

Bill Fogel (Hometown: San Diego, CA): In the Fall of 1984, Bill won a $61,000 Cash Jackpot and setted an all-time main game record with $145 (that world record would later be Broken by a guy named in Ian the following year in the Australian Version and 1986 by David Poltorak with a score of $200 in which he won the lot), Bill left with $66,459 in cash and prizes and was the last big-money winner of the NBC Daytime Shopping Era and had a total of $721 in his account the day of his big win; a win of just $39 or more would have to win everything on the stage, which totaled $131,761. (Click this link to see the Big Win)

Bob Haut (Hometown: Topanga, CA): When the Winner's Board is Reinstated, Bob Haut appeared on Sale of the Century in October of 1989, and won over $129,715 in cash and prizes after clearing the Board although he help his wife Judith by winning $1,000,000 in Cash and Prizes on the $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime

Bruce Fauman (Hometown: Vancouver, BC): During the time when Jo Bailey (co-host of the Australian Version of $ale of the Century) filled in for Summer Bartholomew when she attends the 1992 Miss USA Pageant in Wichita, KS, A University Admin who previously appeared on Jeopardy and won big almost cleared the board because he left with $121,704 after passing up to go for all the prizes and the Cash Jackpot worth $104,000, But in according to an unknown newspaper obituary in British Columbia, Fauman passed away on December 2, 2002 he is 59 years old.

More Sale of the Century Big Winners, soon.

[athleticsfan08]

After the Season 6 Finale of Video Game Marathon draws to an end on the Final Game which is Call of Duty, make sure you click the link to see the script, iJustine will be going home to Pittsburgh, PA where she will talk about what happened in the All-American War, The Call of Duty Style which will air on Pittsburgh Today hosted by Kristine Sorensen at 9 AM which airs on January 10th, 2013 on KDKA (Note: The VGM6 Finale which aired on January 9th which aired on it's sister station WPCW) and will also be joined by Abby Lee Miller (of Lifetime's Dance Moms) talking about the War that occured in Pittsburgh, PA.

Also: The Last Word is going to have a battle of the FOX Primetime Stars which will air in February as Celebrities from FOX TV Shows will compete for Charity

- Kirk Acevedo & Anna Torv (Fringe)
- Max Greenfield & Zooey Deschanel (New Girl)
- Cory Monteith & Lea Michele (glee)
- Lucy Punch & Nat Faxon (Ben & Kate)
- Natalie Zea & Valorie Curry (The Following)
- David Mazouz & Maria Bello (Touch)
- Seth McFarlane & Alex Borstein (Family Guy)
- Emily Deschanel & T.J. Thyne (Bones)
- Mindy Kaling & Anna Camp (The Mindy Project)
- Dan Mintz & Kristen Schaal (Bob's Burgers)

As for the 60-Second Bonus Round, Solving all 10 Puzzles will be worth $10,000 for their favorite charity.

[athleticsfan08]

In Case you are wondering the Video Game Marathon Season 5 Finale focuses on Tecmo Super Bowl but..........

Steve Sanders a 1996 Graduate from James Logan HS in Union City, CA is a great Strat-O-Matic Player since 1991 while his Dad first played Strat-O-Matic in 1981, Steve decided to play Strat-O-Matic during the California Music Channel which aired on KTSF Channel 26, and later on KTSF putted the Texaco Star National Academic Championships on probably in 1993 right before CMC at 3PM every Tuesday on Wednesday, So Steve Kept tracked up of the Matches Being Played every Tuesday and Wednesday as mentioned by the Show's Host Charles Beall (who founded Questions Unlimited) before i get the first roll when the 1st Music Video Plays at around 3:30 PM, But later on in 1994, Both Shows relocated to Mondays beginning at 3:30 PM and the 1st Roll takes place at 4:00 PM, but it continued on until The Texaco Star National Academic Championships left the schedule, Sanders continued to Strat while enjoying CMC and today he is planning to do a Game Show which is inspired by the ones he played using Strat-O-Matic Baseball and Strat-O-Matic Football in which teams score lots of Cash Prizes by getting Touchdowns and Home Runs but he has an additional plan in which lucky contestants by going Virtual Reality by becoming the Next Star Quarterback or the Next Major Leaguer so he asked to James Bethea who created Nick Arcade to pitch this idea for a New Game Show to be aired on The CW and both are accepted for the following.

Tecmo Super Bowl: The Game Show: Contestants play for Cash and Prizes by scoring a Touchdown, Kicking a Field Goal, Getting a Big Run or Pass Play and so on.

(Untitled Baseball Game Show): Contestants play for Cash and Prizes by Playing America's Pasttime in which Home Runs can win you Big Prizes!

Both Of These Shows were expected for Tecmo Super Bowl to kick off in Spring 2013 (During the NFL Offseason) and a Unnamed Baseball Game Show which will happen in the Fall, and both of these will be narrated by Jim Conroy which will air on The CW Daytime at 3PM Weekdays.

More Info About These Game Shows which will debut on The CW this Spring on Tecmo Super Bowl as it Further Develops.

[athleticsfan08]

We've Learned that Name That Tune was the Most Successful Game Show which ran from 1974-1981 and 1984-1985, But A Successful Game Show on Network TV Might end up being a hit from ABC.

Beat The Band
Host: Steve March
Announcer: Charlie O'Donnell
Sub Announcer: Henry J (Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL shows only)
Network: ABC
Airdates: September 16, 1985-September 16, 1988
Packager: Dick Clark Productions
Origination: ABC Television Center, Los Angeles, Walt Disney World, Orlando (two weeks in February 1988), Radio City Music Hall, New York (two weeks in May 1988)
Premiere Guests: Kenny Loggins and Donna Summer

Two Teams, Each with One Contestant and one celebrity guest, competed. The game board was laid out like this:

=[$_25]=[$_25]=[$_25]=[$_25]=[$_25]=
=[$_50]=[$_50]=[$_50]=[$_50]=[$_50]=
=[$_75]=[$_75]=[$_75]=[$_75]=[$_75]=
=[$100]=[$100]=[$100]=[$100]=[$100]=
=[$125]=[$125]=[$125]=[$125]=[$125]=

Beginning with the champion's team, a box was selected. A tossup question about the world of music with the value of the box was asked, and the first of the four players to buzz in with the correct answer earned that money for their team. A correct answer also enabled the team to try and earn more money by naming a song that would be played for 10 seconds. The value of the song began at $100 and dropped $10 per second until it was guessed. The object of the game was to answer at least one question of each value and be the first to reach $1000. The first team to do this, or the team that was ahead when time ran out, moved on to the bonus round.

A similar board was used in the bonus round, with the values replaced by the numbers 1-5. 1 questions were the easiest, while 5 questions were the hardest. The goal was to one question in each row before giving two incorrect answers. Doing this won $10,000.

Champions could play until they win 5 Games

In September 1987, the format was changed. The front game was played in three rounds with doubling dollar values, leader at the end wins. The bonus round involved guessing five musical artists based on seven-piece picture puzzles.

If there wasn't enough time to play a game at the end of the show, a musical performance would be used to fill time, Among the performers on the show were Marilyn McCoo, Lionel Richie, Gloria Lorine, Sam Harris (Season 1 Star Search Champion), Donna Summer, and others. If a performance wasn't avaliable Steve March would do it himself. A record of these performances was released in 1987 by MCA.

Misc. Information:
-One of the most-remembered things about this show was its set. The front game set was normal enough, an overdose of white stucco with an overdose of chaser lights. But when bonus time came, this set split apart to reveal the rest: a huge stage with six giant musical notes on each side of a central structure with the show's logo.

-The front game set eventually had red, blue, and green added to it over the show's run.

-The theme song was later used on the Nickelodeon series "Think Fast" which ran from May 1, 1989 to June 29, 1991 coincidentally Henry J (who is the announcer when the show is in Orlando, FL) is the announcer for Season 2 of Think Fast and went on to announce another Nickelodeon children's game show, Get the Picture hosted by Mike O'Malley.

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it's been over 5 years since Nick GAS left the Digital Cable. here is the Nick GAS schedule would've looked between 11/29/04 and 12/30/07 if it did not automated...

Nick GAS Schedule(11/29/04-10/2/05)
Daily
6am/5c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
7am/6c Hour of Nick Arcade
8am/7c Hour of Figure It Out
9am/8c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
10am/9c Pumping GAS
12pm/11c Hour of Get the Picture
1pm/12c Hour of Double Dare
2pm/1c Hour of Double Dare 2000
3pm/2c Pumping GAS
5pm/4c Hour of Figure It Out
6pm/5c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
7pm/6c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
8pm/7c Hour of Family Double Dare
9pm/8c Hour of Double Dare 2000
10pm/9c Pumping GAS
12am/11c Hour of Family Double Dare
1am/12c Hour of Nick Arcade
2am/1c Hour of Finders Keepers
3am/2c Hour of Double Dare
4am/3c Hour of Get the Picture
5am/4c Hour of Finders Keepers

Sat & Sun(7pm/6c-1am/12c)
7pm/6c Scaredy Camp
7:30/6:30c Robot Wars
8pm/7c Rocket Power
8:30/7:30c SK8TV
9pm/8c Global GUTS
9:30/8:30 Super Sloppy Double Dare
10/9c-1/12c are the same as 7/6c-10/9c

Nick GAS Schedule(10/3/05-9/3/06)
Daily
6am/5c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
7am/6c Hour of Nick Arcade
8am/7c Hour of Figure It Out
9am/8c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
10am/9c Hour of Finders Keepers
11am/10c Hour of Figure It Out
12pm/11c Hour of Family Double Dare
1pm/12c Hour of Double Dare
2pm/1c Hour of Get the Picture
3pm/2c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
4pm/3c Hour of Nick Arcade
5pm/4c Hour of Figure It Out
6pm/5c Hour of Family Double Dare
7pm/6c Hour of Double Dare
8pm/7c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
9pm/8c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
10pm/9c Hour of Figure It Out
11pm/10c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
12am/11c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
1am/12c Hour of Nick Arcade
2am/1c Hour of Family Double Dare
3am/2c Hour of Double Dare
4am/3c Hour of Get the Picture
5am/4c Hour of Finders Keepers

Nick GAS Schedule(9/4/06-12/30/07)
Daily
6am/5c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
7am/6c Hour of Nick Arcade
8am/7c Hour of Figure It Out
9am/8c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
10am/9c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
11am/10c Hour of Figure It Out
12pm/11c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
1pm/12c Hour of Double Dare
2pm/1c Hour of Family Double Dare
3pm/2c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
4pm/3c Hour of Nick Arcade
5pm/4c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
6pm/5c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
7pm/6c Hour of Double Dare
8pm/7c Hour of Figure It Out
9pm/8c Hour of Nick Arcade
10pm/9c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
11pm/10c Hour of Figure It Out
12am/11c Hour of Double Dare
1am/12c Hour of Family Double Dare
2am/1c Hour of Legends of the Hidden Temple
3am/2c Hour of Nickelodeon GUTS
4am/3c Hour of Nick Arcade
5am/4c Hour of Figure It Out