Game play You Don't Say!

1 game play

1.1 nbc
1.2 abc
1.3 syndicated

game play
nbc

two teams competed, each composed of celebrity , contestant. object convey name of famous person giving clues, leading words sounded part of person s name (near end of run, places used subjects). contestant had sound words out figure out person in question. celebrities not allowed use might give away answer or give clue lead proper name of person. not clue contestant, penalty being loss of control violation. each correct guess won point, 3 points winning game.

for example:

clue #1: part of car contains fuel gas... (tank)
clue #2: automobile more commonly called a... (car)
clue #3: george washington on one-dollar... (bill)
tank + car + bill = tinkerbell

or:

clue #1: person can t hear is... (deaf)
clue #2: fifth letter of alphabet is... (e)
clue #3: when park boat, tie ... (dock)
deaf + e + dock = daffy duck

proper names not used clues, such our president married jackie onassis named john f... kennedy . clue-givers not allowed describe word spelled part of name.

the winning contestant played bonus board chance @ $300. famous name (sent in home viewer) given celebrity, tried convey name contestant way of clues. guessing word on first clue won $300. each additional clue reduced value $100. celebrity on 3 clues.

if contestant won front game 3–0, winning bonus board on first clue awarded $300 plus new car, pontiac. in situation, celebrity not allowed on first clue.

home viewers bonus board clue led car win won special prize. @ 1 point 100,000 top value trading stamps, 1 million stamps.

players on daytime version stayed until losing twice or winning 7 times (nbc s limit @ time). on primetime version, 2 new players competed entire show trip awarded whoever won cash.

abc

when show returned in 1975, returned new format influenced largely success of cbs s match game. 2 teams replaced 2 individual players competing assistance of 4 celebrities on panel.

the celebrities once again tried convey identity of famous person or place contestants. 1 celebrity gave clue controlling contestant, had 5 seconds guess correct word guess. if wasn t guessed, next celebrity in line gave clue next contestant. continued until 1 player guessed word, maximum of 4 clues. correct guess on first clue worth $200, , decreased in $50 increments each clue needed afterward. $500 won game , chance win $10,000 more @ bonus board.

at bonus board, contestant had give maximum of 6 (originally five) clues 4 famous names or places celebrities. if celebrity guessed 1 name correctly, contestant won $500, doubled $1,000 if 2 names guessed correctly, , $2,000 if 3 names guessed correctly. if 4 names guessed correctly, contestant won $5,000. however, in event each of celebrities guessed name after 1 clue (four clues in total), contestant won $10,000.

players competed until either losing twice or exceeding abc s winnings limit of $20,000 (but allowed keep winnings of $25,000).

syndicated

peck s version played similar abc version, few changes accommodate syndicated series (since then-standard process of bicycling tapes shuffled airings city city , made returning champions impractical). 2 contestants played on monday , tuesday of particular week, while 2 more played on wednesday , thursday. in tournament fashion, highest scorers games played each other on friday. instead of cash being awarded on scale each correct answer, every answer scored 1 point, regardless of number of clues necessary, 5 winning game. correct answers worth $100 on monday–thursday shows , $200 on fridays, these payouts not reflected in scoring.

if game ended in tie due time running out, player needed fewer clues during course of game declared winner.

the bonus board played same abc run $5,000 in cash on monday–thursday shows. friday game, harder rest of week, played $10,000 in prizes. time, player allowed maximum of 5 clues.