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Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak was a short-lived ABC game aired from January 6, 1986 to April 4, 1986. It was produced by Reg Grundy Productions. Its host was popular UK personality Bruce Forsyth, and there were two announcers; one was Gene Wood, and the other was Marc Summers, the only Reg Grundy-produced game show announced by both Wood and Summers. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ...
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Reg Grundy Productions was the American wing of the worldwide television production company Grundy Worldwide, which was founded by Australian television producer Reg Grundy. ...
TV presenter Bruce Forsyth CBE Bruce Joseph Forsyth, CBE (affectionately called Brucie) (born 22 February 1928) is a British entertainer and showman who achieved celebrity on the show Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1958–1960 and 1961), and has since presented game shows such as Play Your Cards Right...
Gene Wood, full name Eugene Edward Wood (October 20, 1925-May 21, 2004), was an American television personality. ...
Marc Summers (born Marc Berkowitz, November 11, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television personality, best known for hosting the childrens game show, Double Dare on Nickelodeon. ...
Gameplay
Two teams of five (one consisting of men, the other consists of women) compete in a game of word association (ala Pyramid). Word Association is a common word game involving an exchange of words that are associated together. ...
The $100,000 Pyramid logo. ...
In round one, the captain of the team in control chooses one of two words to play with, while the other four are wearing headphones to make sure that they don't hear the word. Once a word is chosen, then the team would then have 40 seconds to guess the word. The team captain would then have describe the word the his first partner, whom would then (if possible) do the same for partner #2. The process is repeated down the line until one of these events occur: Closed Headphones Earbuds or Earphones Canalphones Headphones (also known as earphones, earbuds, stereophones, headsets, or the slang term cans) are a pair of transducers that receive an electrical signal from a media player or receiver and use speakers placed in close proximity to the ears (hence the name earphone) to...
- The team has completed the transitioning down the line
- Time runs out
- Any player repeats a clue already given
Each correct transition is worth $100 for a maximum of $400.
The process is the same for the next two rounds, and the team with the most money wins the game & goes on to the bonus round. If the game ends in a tie, one final word is played with the captain having the option to play or pass.
The Bonus Round In the bonus round, a word was given to the team captain to start, then he/she must give four answers connected to that word. After that, the teammates have 20 seconds (five seconds per player) to guess those hidden answers. The process is played for three rounds; the first round is worth $200 per answer, and $300 in round two. In round three, if the team can get all four answers in 20 seconds, their bonus round score is mutiplied by five (Ex: $500 X 5 = $2,500) for a maximum of $10,000; otherwise they keep whatever they won in the first two rounds.
The Party Line Pilot Three pilots for the show were made, but in 1983 the first one was made under a different name. It was called Party Line, and it was hosted by Gene Rayburn, with Jay Stewart announcing. Gene Rayburn (December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an Emmy award-nominated American radio and television personality. ...
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The main game was basically the same as the other two pilots & the series except teams played for points not dollars (Ruck Zuck, the German version used the same scoring format). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
The bonus round was substantially different from the bonus round in the series & the other two pilots. For the winning team faced a zig-zag line of nine players. All team members were given the same word. The team captain was given a baton, with the baton he/she gave clues to each of the nine players without repeats. If at anytime the captain runs out of clues he/she can pass to the next teammate in line (the process is the same for the other team members). The first transaction was worth $100 with the money doubling for every susequent transition. The process lasts for up to 40 seconds (just like in the main game). Look up zigzag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
External links - The Party Line Info Page @ xanfan.com
- The Party Line page @ Mike Burger's Game Show Pilot Light
- Pictures of Gene on the Party Line pilot
International Versions Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak nay have had a short life in the USA; but several international versions came to the scene; including one in Australia (which aired in the late 1990s), one in France, and the popular German version (there it is called Ruck Zuck). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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