Password : Password Plus : Super Password
Password (1961)
Two celebrity-contestant teams compete to guess secret passwords. Only one-word clues were allowed, and it could not be a form of the password currently in play. If, on the first clue, the contestant guessed correctly, they earned 10 points for his/her team; otherwise, the other contestant, having heard the earlier clue, could try to guess using a different clue (or perhaps the same clue) for nine points. Play alternated until either the word was guessed or after 10 clues were given without a correct guess. The first contestant to earn 25 points earned $100 and played a "Lightning Round," where the teams tried to convey five passwords at $50 per correct guess, up to $250. In the 1961-1967 version, the contestants switched partners at the end of the first game; both retired after the second.
Password Plus (1979)
In this revised version of the classic Goodson-Todman game, two contestants one a returning champion were paired with two celebrity guests. The passwords, for which only one-word clues could be given, led to the identity of a famous person, place, thing, title, etc., with up to five passwords per round. The first two rounds were worth $100, with all subsequent rounds worth $200; the first to $300 was the champion and played "Alphabetics." In "Alphabetics," 10 passwords were given one at a time, each beginning with a different and successive letter of the alphabet (e.g., A through J). The contestant won $100 per correct guess, with a $5,000 payoff for guessing all 10 within the 60-second time limit. Players continued until defeated or winning five games.
Super Password (1984)
In the second incarnation of the revised classic, two contestants one a returning champion were paired with two celebrity guests. The passwords, for which only one-word clues could be given, led to the identity of a famous person, place, thing, title, etc., with up to five passwords per round. The first two rounds were worth $100, with all subsequent rounds worth $100 more than the previous round. The winner of the second round played a new feature, Cashword, where the celebrity could give up to three clues to help his/her partner guess an extra-difficult password; the payoff was $1,000 plus $1,000 for each time it was not won. The first to $500 was the champion and played the bonus round. Ten passwords, each beginning with a different and successive letter of the alphabet (e.g., A through J), were shown one at a time. The contestant won $100 per correct guess, with a $5,000 payoff for guessing all 10 within the 60-second time limit; the jackpot grew by $5,000 for each time the bonus round was not won, leading to sometimes huge jackpots of $50,000 or more. Players continued until defeated or winning five games. On occassion, all-celebrity weeks were featued, with the celebrities each playing for a favorite charity.
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