Host: Bill Cullen
Announcer: Don Pardo
Premise: Four people play a word game with more rule changes than you can shake a dictionary at.
Rules: Thanks to Randy Amasia; he supplied them. If they're wrong
, blame him! :)
Two contestants (one the returning winner) face a board of 16 letters. One calls out a letter, and Bill reads a question. The answer of the question starts with the letter picked. Whoever was right claimed the letter. The person could either place the letter on their board with eight spaces, or toss it away and ask for another question.
The goal was to form a valid word on your board that fit into the category at the top of the board. Letters were called and questions asked until someone managed to spell a word and win the round. Whoever did this went to the money board.
Round the Second
The champ would choose one square out of six possible, each concealing a cash value from $100 to $200. This was the base value that would be built upon during the bonus round. The remaining 16 squares hid letters of the alphabet. The player chose a number, and had to make a word that contained that letter. If the champ chose "A", 'elephant' would be a legal word. The champ had 10 seconds to say a word, or the game was over and the money lost. If the champ could recite a legal word, the pot doubled. The champ could then put the money in a pot and end the round, or try and build it up some more by choosing another letter. If the champ continued, he would have to recite an English containing all revealed letters before time was up, or it was all over.
Round the Third
In this round, two new players played the front game, while the first
game winner watched upstage. The winner played the money board.
Are we done yet, Round Four
The two winners play the final round, or maybe not.
This is where things get a little wonky. If one player banked money for the pot and the other went broke, the person who banked the money got to keep it and was crowned champion.
If both banked money, the money was up for grabs, and the players alternated giving
Obviously,
the second round players did not see the outcome of the first round, so the winner could be
standing at the podium knowing that the player needs only make one word in the bonus to win.