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The first contestant to buzz in was allowed to answer. Contestants were required to start their answers with either "You are…" to receive credit the contraction "You're" also was accepted. A correct answer deducted the chosen question's value from the contestant's debt but a wrong answer or time runs out will add the value, increasing the contestant's debt and will be in danger of putting the player in that much further in debt, and allowed the others a chance to answer by buzzing in.

The contestant who answered correctly then have control by choosing the next question from the board. If no one did so, the contestant who gave the last correct answer kept control. One of the questions in the round was labeled the "Debt-Onator". The players were warned when the round entered its final two minutes. Biddings were exchanged until either the maximum bid of five was made or a contestant directed their opponent to "Prove it!

Upon giving a correct answer, the question just played turned into a "happy face", but an incorrect answer or no answer whatsoever flipped the question back to its neutral position in Season 1, and turned into a Red "X" in Season 2. If the controlling player completed the contract, the money was subtracted from that player's debt.

If the player was unable to fulfill the contract, their opponent's debt was reduced. The winner of each category earned the right to place the first bid for the next queston.

Unless if at any point in the round, Mr. That one contestant would need to answer the number of questions bidded correctly if a player want to stay in the game. If a contestant falls so far behind and failed to answer the number of questions bidded correctly would "mathematically be eliminated" and the opponent would win automatically and the contestant that is unable to catch up would received the consolation prize automatically.

The show's bonus round was played in two stages. The winning player was given an "expiration date" time limit of 60 seconds to answer 10 questions in a given category. Losing the bonus round meant the player won however much money was deducted from their initial averaged debt. After the first part of the bonus round, the player was given the option to "Bet [their] debt".

A category selected by the contestant prior to the show on their particular favorite subject in the world of pop culture was presented as a one-question double-or-nothing gamble.

If the player answered the question correctly, their winnings were doubled. Though his career has been an extensive one to date, Burton is arguably best known as the host of Reading Rainbow , a somewhat iconic American TV series that ran for episodes, from all the way to The Trivial Pursuit board game was first released in , and since then, it has become one of the most popular and widely available trivia games in the world.

Gameplay consists of players answering a series of questions on a wide range of topics, while making their way around a circular board. The first player to collect six colored wedges by correctly answering a question relevant to each color wins. Family Feud It's time to play the Feud!

Card Sharks. Card Sharks You have control of the cards! Learn about Game Shows. Fun facts about Game Shows: Game shows first appeared on both TV and the radio in ; Spelling Bee—a minute game show from the UK—was the first television game show while Information Please—a quiz show broadcast on NBC—was the first radio game show.

Panel game shows on TV were the most popular type of game show in the s—a group of celebrities would be asked questions or they would ask questions to competitors. The premise is for each guest to try to get the other player to guess words using one-word clues. It remained successful in primetime off and on until Password had a few revivals, the most recent one being Million Dollar Password in The game show originated on radio back in before making its TV debut.

The show aired for over 30 years. Even though Guy Fieri is known as a chef and restaurateur, he also hosted this popular show on NBC back in The games involved regular household items, like plastic cups and marbles.

There was also a famous mystery guest that the panelists had to guess. The classic aired until , almost entirely in black and white. It returned in syndication through Karaoke was the name of the game for this show that aired on NBC. The contestants would play a series of mini games before moving onto the final round. Beat the Clock originally started on radio in before moving to CBS primetime in It involved contestants trying to finish challenges before time ran out on the clock.

The premise was similar to the more recent show, Minute to Win It. Beat the Clock had a long history, with revivals airing on daytime and primetime until In , the show was revived to feature children and adults competing as teams. Dating all the way back to , this popular hit featured newly-married couples competing against each other to answer questions about their partner.

Originally hosted by Bob Eubanks, the primetime hit has had its share of funny moments over the years. The most recent revival aired from on GSN. Similar to The Newlywed Game, the counterpart show The Dating Game originally focused on a single woman asking questions of three unknown men.

She would wind up choosing one for a date. There were some variations in format over the years. It started airing in and was syndicated in as The New Dating Game. There were plenty of revivals over the year, with the Chuck Woolery seasons being particularly memorable. The set was built to look like a shopping mall and had teams of two competing for prizes. The final round was a shopping spree where contestants ran throughout the mall and picked out prizes.

Contestants would try to answer questions on a wide range of topics as fast as possible.