"And, here's your host..."
DICK CLARK!
"And, here's your host..."
DICK CLARK!
Winning Lines was a short-lived CBS game show, nevertheless very fun to play along, especially with Dick Clark, a veteran of television for a long time, and known to be "world's oldest teenager." Take a look at the rules:
example you were to name the number of days the Game Show Temple has been up and running. Count from January 19th of 2007. The contestants then have 5
seconds to type in their answer on a number
keypad. After all the answers are locked in, Dick will reveal the answer and see if anyone got it right. If so, the first contestant
who gave it wins it. This process continues until 6 are chosen. The 6 winners will then advance to round 2, as the 43 fallbacks are eliminated from the game.
SUDDEN DEATH:
THE WONDERWALL:
-The show lasted for 30 minutes, which is very peculiar for a $1,000,000 game show, which usually lasted an hour MY GRADE: 5 stars Click HERE to return to the rulesheet database
at anytime they'd like during a question and give their numbered answer. If they are right, and it's their number, they are safe. If they are right and the number belongs to someone else, the person that has that number is eliminated. If the contestant who buzzes in gets the question wrong, no matter what number it is, it's them that's
eliminated. This process continues until one is left. The 5 eliminators get $1,000 cash, but the winner
receives $2,500 and goes on to play the Wonderwall.
screens open up revealing answers that are marked 1 to 49. The contestant is given 15 seconds to study the board, the positioning of the answers, and their numbers. They will then have 3 minutes to answer questions, giving the number and the answer
before moving on. If they get that question right, they move a step closer to being America's newest millionaire. This is how the money grows:
1. $2,50020 questions wins $1,000,000, but there are always the risks. If a contestant got a question wrong or did not give the correct number and answer within 15 seconds, they receive a strike. 3 strikes, and they're out of the game and lose all of their winnings. To prevent this from happening, the contestant may pass on 2 questions if they don't know the answer. Also in their hand is a red joystick with a button, to give them a 15-second Pit
2. $5,000
3. $7,500
4. $10,000
5. $15,000
6. $20,000
7. $25,000
8. $30,000
9. $40,000
10. $50,000
11. $60,000
12. $70,000
13. $80,000
14. $90,000
15. $100,000
16. $200,000
17. $300,000
18. $400,000
19. $500,000
20. $1,000,000
Stop break, and they are allowed 2 of them during the course of the 3 minutes. Now, this was the most important thing to remember: if they got 2 strikes, or 15 seconds was left on the clock (whichever came first), to the side, a BAIL OUT button would be flashing
red, indicating that whenever the contestant felt like it, they could hit the button and stop the game, leaving with
their winnings they won up to that point, depending on the number of questions answered. But, the button had to be hit before the third strike/clock hit 0:00, or they lose everything! Even though Clark would be reminding them, a small computer
screen from Apple would be below the second big monitor, reminding them of the passes, the strikes and the passes.
-Dick Clark can still be seen for his New Years' Eve bash on ABC, though he's most remembered for his role as hosting the Pyramid's.
-The biggest winner was Catherine
Rahm. She won $502,500 on the premiere of the show. Catherine was one answer away from the million, and knew the answer to the last question but bailed out because she couldn't find it, despite she had just one Pit Stop left.
-Mike McKay is the second biggest winner, having won $400,000, one question short of Catherine's climb. He answered question 18 correctly and bailed out with less than 5 seconds left.
-The only strike-out of the Wonderwall went to Jenifer Caird, as she was asked a question concerning the cancellation of Gary Hart's race for the presidency of the United States, because of a photo with a lady on a yacht. She immediately said, "3. Jessica Hahn." But, she looked very heartbroken when Dick said, "Wrong. It was 1. Donna Rice." She still left with $2,500 from winning Sudden Death.
-Along the way, a home viewer could win $50,000. During the first round with the 49 players, the second digit of the winning contestant was added to a line. with those 6 numbers, added along would be the second or only digit of the last right answer on the Wonderwall. If those numbers fit to a person's home or cellphone number, they could call an 1-800 number and get into the drawing for the $50,000. The numbers could be arranged in any order to fit their phone number, area code excluded.
-The show was only on during a Saturday night, and was killed in a matter of weeks, probably because of this matter.
-The British version of this show did the same thing, only the Wonderwall determined a vacation. 20 correct answers won 3 weeks around the world.
Winning Lines, it was an awesome show, and I have NEVER seen a show that gave 49 contestants a chance to win $1,000,000, and a home audience a chance to win $50,000. I watched the show almost every night it was on, and when the show didn't come back after an unannounced finale, it was pretty disappointing. This show went the way of Greed, but this one only lasted 9 episodes (there was a 10th unaired episode), and Greed went a little bit longer. Basically, this was CBS's answer to try and kick up ratings from Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Out of all the shows, Winning Lines gets a high rating, and I wished it had aired longer and more often than just a WEEKEND show. And, Dick was quite the master of this show.