Temptation
The new Sale of the Century
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Ed Phillips Livinia Nixon
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	479 (as of 4 September 2007)
Production
Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Running time	23 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Nine Network
Original run	30 May 2005 –
Chronology
Preceded by	Sale of the Century (1980 – 2001)
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Temptation is an Australian game show which premiered on the Nine Network on 30 May 2005. Hosted by Ed Phillips and Livinia Nixon, the show is a remake of Sale of the Century, which aired on Nine in the same timeslot for more than twenty years between 1980 and 2001. Temptation has the same general format of its predecessor, but with several new features and a de-emphasis on the "shopping" aspects of the endgame. Temptation's second season finished on 1 December 2006 and season 3 began on 29 January 2007. The fourth season will end on 19 October 2007. On August 20, 2007, the Nine Network announced that Temptation would be rested, but cast and crew have been told that the show will be back next year, and that the show has not been axed.^[1] Temptation was a game show which aired on ABC from December 4, 1967 to March 1, 1968. ... Temptation is a television game show. ... Image File history File links Temptation_Logo. ... “Quiz show” redirects here. ... Ed Phillips is a Melbourne-based television and radio presenter. ... Livinia Nixon Livinia Helen Nixon (born 19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actor who has worked on a number of programs appearing on the Nine Network. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Australia, Tony Barber hosted an early version of Sale of the Century under the title of Temptation during the 1970s, and was also the initial host of Sale, replaced by Glenn Ridge in 1991. ... “Quiz show” redirects here. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ed Phillips is a Melbourne-based television and radio presenter. ... Livinia Nixon Livinia Helen Nixon (born 19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actor who has worked on a number of programs appearing on the Nine Network. ... Countries which have their own version Sale of the Century is an international television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Current format

A mockup of the buzzers

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Main game

As in Sale, the game is split into four rounds, and correct answers are worth $5, and incorrect responses are minus that amount.

Round One: After the first three questions, there is a 20 second "Sprint" speed round. Immediately after this, the first Gift Shop of the night is offered to the leading player or players. The first gift shop item costs $6, and usually has a retail cost between $1500 and $2500 - this $6 price can be reduced at the discretion of producers, or alternatively an additional cash incentive can be included into the prize, which is usually either $200 or $400. In any gift shop, if 2 or more players are tied in the lead, Ed will conduct a Dutch auction. Dutch auction is a type of auction where the auctioneer begins with a high asking price which is lowered until some participant is willing to accept the auctioneers price, or a predetermined reserve price (the sellers minimum acceptable price) is reached. ...

There are a few more questions, and then the first "Who am I?" question, now known as the Fame Game.

Round Two: After the first few questions, the second Gift Shop is offered. This item is offered for $10, and usually has a retail value of between $3000 and $7000; this can again be accompanied by a cash incentive, or the $10 price can be lowered. More questions are asked, and then the second "Who am I?". After the "Who am I?", three more questions are asked before another 20 second sprint round. This ends round two.

After round two, co-host Nixon gives the home viewer a question called "On This Day" where she tells the home viewer facts that happened on that day. In the first two seasons (2005 and 2006) Nixon asked the home audience a question relating to the event on that day before the break and gave the answer after the break and then round three began. In 2007, only the question is given by Livinia, allowing the viewers at home to call in the answer by phone or SMS the answer overnight to win a $500 cash prize. Before the next night's "On This Day" question is asked, Ed gives the correct answer to the previous night. Viewers at home can then visit the program's website to see if they have won.

Round Three: After the first three questions, the leading player or players are offered a chance at opening the Temptation Vault, at the price of $15 - this price is never reduced from $15 unless there is more than one player eligible, in which case a Dutch auction is held. Whoever opens the vault receives a cash prize of random value between $1 and $10,000. After the Vault, there are three more standard questions followed by the final "Who am I?".

Final Round: The final round consists of a single 60 second fast money speedround.

Famous Faces: Correct "Who am I?" answers choose one of nine boxes, identified by celebrities' faces. As before, most of the faces conceal small prizes, but there are cash values (also known as Money Cards) which are added directly to the player's score:

• $10 - present in all three rounds until chosen
• $15 - present in the second and third rounds
• $25 - added only in the third round
• Wild Card - added only in the third round; gives the contestant either a $2000 cash prize, or allows them to select from the remaining faces in the hope of finding the $25.

The new Temptation series has also added three special selections. All of these selections are present from the beginning of the game, however the Lock Out and Turbo are removed from the board in the third round:

• Burglar - the player elects one opponent from whose score $5 is deducted and that $5 is added onto their score.
• Lock Out - the player elects one opponent to lock out; they will then be unable to answer any of the next three questions.
• Turbo - the next three questions are automatically worth $10 instead of $5, but only for the contestant who selected it. Furthermore, the penalty for an incorrect answer also increases to $10.

In each case, the next three questions are never part of a fast money round. This is also the evident reason why the Lock Out and Turbo items are removed from the board for the final "Who am I?".

On occasions throughout the year, Temptation will break from its normal running style for a week and run a celebrity edition. In most cases these celebrities are playing for home viewers, where the normal prizes and money cards are present. Sometimes the celebrities will be playing for charities, where instead of small prizes cash donations to their charity are given (usually between $500 and $5000). The money cards still remain.

Bonus Game

A first-time winner is offered a major prize, worth about $10,000, and given the choice to take it and leave the show, or to return to play again. Gradually larger prizes are offered each night, leading up to a $50,000-$95,000 car on night five, all five prizes (roughly $130,000) on night 6, a cash jackpot in night 7, and all the prizes and double the cash jackpot on night 8.

The cash jackpot amount is determined as follows. Each champion has $50,000 placed in their cash jackpot if they choose to return after their first night. They are then given the chance to play "Top Ten". If they correctly answer 10 of the questions asked of them in a 60 second segment at the end of each night, $50,000 more is added to the cash jackpot. The cash jackpot can only be claimed after night 7 or 8 (cf 2005 when a contestant could take their cash jackpot if they chose not to return the following night). Contestants may choose one of five sets of questions to be asked. Passes and incorrect answers don't reset the value at zero (cf 2005 below).

Theoretically, the highest cash jackpot a contestant can win is $800,000:

2005 format

When Temptation premiered on 30 May 2005, there were some slight differences to today's format: is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Main game

• The Temptation Vault was offered in Round 1 for $10 (instead of the Gift Shop) with the value going up to a maximum $5000.
• The Burglar on the Fame Game only took away $5 from an opponent without it going onto the "burglar's" score.
• The Turbo on the Fame Game applied to all three contestants as opposed to the one contestant who selected it - this was not actually changed until April 17, 2006.
• The Gift Shop was offered in Round 3 for $15 (instead of the Temptation Vault).
• The Wild Card's value was half the value at $1000.

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Bonus Round: Ten in a Row

In 2005, if a contestant won on night 7, then they would win all the prizes, the money in their cash account (which was not doubled), and $500,000 in gold bullion. In Ten in a Row, contestants had to answer ten questions consecutively within the space of one minute. The amount of cash won increased through a non-linear scale:

$100,000
$60,000
$30,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
($0)

Any incorrect, passed answer or fails to answer the question in three seconds resets the value to $0, and a contestant who doesn't reach $100,000 wins whatever value they have when time expires.

Theoretically, the highest cash jackpot a contestant could win was $600,000 ($1,100,000 including the gold bullion):

Carry-over champions would also be able to leave the show at any time with monies won during Ten in a Row won up to that point.

The format for the bonus round was modified in 2006. First-night champions would automatically be given a $50,000 cash jackpot, which could not be won until at least their seventh night. The Ten in a Row segment was changed so that ten correct answers would add another $50,000 to the jackpot. There was no need to correctly answer the questions consecutively, but at least ten answers had to be answered correctly before time ran out.

Champions

In 2005, there were three grand champions:

• Brigid O'Connor (Episode 18, 22 June 2005, $663,738)
• Stephen Hall (Episode 63, 24 August 2005, $672,357)
• Rob O'Neill (Episode 75, 9 September 2005, $701,241)

On 8 March 2006, Yolanda Stopar became the first grand champion under the new format, winning prizes of $932,577 including the maximum possible $800,000 cash jackpot. Her winnings is the highest amount in the combined history of Temptation and Sale of the Century. On the 3 April 2006, Yolanda went into the Quizmaster final special, which she lost to O'Neill. is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen Hall (born May 17, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor and writer. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Quizmaster can refer to: Australian game shows: Quizmaster - a 2002 game show produced by the Seven Network Temptation: Quizmaster - the 2006 series on Nine Networks Temptation ...

Tracey Korsten became Temptation's' fifth grand champion on 2 November 2006 with a grand total of $857,655 in cash and prizes, which included her $700,000 cash jackpot. Blair Martin became Temptation's sixth grand champion on 11 June 2007. His winnings, which included his $400,000 cash jackpot, totalled $603,002. Sunil Badami became Temptation's seventh grand champion on 22 August 2007. His winnings, which also included his $400,000 cash jackpot, totalled $638,068. is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blair Martin is the sixth and most recent Grand Champion of the Australian game show, Temptation. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Specials

Since its inception, Temptation has produced a number of special serials:

Quizmaster

Quizmaster aired from March 27 – April 3, 2006. It featured nine of the most successful contestants from Temptation as well as other successful shows: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Temptation's predecessor, Sale of the Century. is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the 1956 Cole Porter song, see Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (song). ... Countries which have their own version Sale of the Century is an international television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. ...

Heats

Heat 1 - Monday 27 March: is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Rob "Coach" Fulton - who became the first person to win $1 million (and subsequently Australia's highest game show winner) on Millionaire on 17 October 2005
• Yolanda Stopar - who won $932,577 on Temptation on 8 March 2006
• Clifford Plumpton - who won $500,000 on Millionaire on 27 June 2005

Final scoreline: Fulton - 115, Stopar - 75, Plumpton - 40. Rob Coach Fulton became the first person ever to win $1,000,000 on any Australian television show. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ten in a Row played by Fulton: Level 4.

Fulton and Stopar both made it through to the semi-finals.

Heat 2 - Tuesday 28 March: is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Tom Beck - who won $420,573 on Sale on May 31, 2000 and a further $292,000 on Super Sale in February 2001
• Yael Blinco - who won $500,000 on Mummy Wants to Be a Millionaire on November 21, 2005
• Stephen Hall - who won $672,357 on Temptation on August 24, 2005

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Heat 3 - Wednesday 29 March: is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Rob O'Neill - who won $701,241 on Temptation (and became Australia's highest game show winner until surpassed by Rob "Coach" Fulton) on September 9, 2005
• Brigid O'Connor - who won $663,738 on Temptation on June 22, 2005
• Scott Smith - who won $500,000 on Millionaire on October 4, 2004

Rob won on 85 with Brigid also going through on 60. Scott unfortunately did not answer a question (either correctly or incorrectly) until the very last question of the show, for a score of 25! Rob Coach Fulton became the first person ever to win $1,000,000 on any Australian television show. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Finals

First semi-final - Thursday 30 March: Rob "Coach" Fulton, Stephen Hall and Rob O'Neill contested this first-semi final. is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Unusually, especially taking into account the quality of the competition, at the start of round 4 all 3 were tied on only $25. However, Rob O'Neill powered away in Fast Money to win with a score of 70, to Stephen on 35 and Coach on 30.

Second semi-final - Friday 31 March: Yolanda Stopar, Tom Beck and Brigid O'Connor competed in this second-semi final. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ...

In this episode, Nathan G. Brown was featured in the Gift Shop on a treadmill, leading up to the Richmond Tigers' first game of the AFL 2006 Premiership Season. Brigid, after an auction-off with Yolanda, played the "Temptation Vault" for $5 and won almost $8,000 in cash! This game had one of the closest finishes ever on Temptation. The final scoreline was Brigid - 75, Tom - 80, Yolanda - 80. Yolanda correctly answered "Miles Davis" to the tie-breaker fame game question and won the game. Yolanda even went on to win a potential $50,000 in "Ten in 60 Seconds" (continuing her perfect record in the bonus game). For the Australian rules footballer with Melbourne, see Nathan D. Brown Nathan Gordon Brown (born February 10, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer, in the Australian Football League. ... A woman on a treadmill. ... Richmond Football Club logo The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Grand final - Monday 3 April: Rob O'Neill defeated Yolanda Stopar 110 to 80 to earn the title of "Quizmaster". Scores were even until Rob selected the "Lock Out" from the Pick of the Board and created a 3-question lead. (Host Ed Phillips replied, "Hmm, I wonder who you're going to lock out?"). In general, Rob maintained approximately that margin until the final "Fast Money" where he extended his lead. Rob has now won $815,840 in cash and prizes on the show. is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ed Phillips is a Melbourne-based television and radio presenter. ...

Other specials

Celebrity Family Ties

From 14 November – 21 November 2005, nine television celebrities partnered up with a family member. They competed against each other in three heats. The two highest-scoring pairs proceeded to one of two semi-finals and the winners of each semi-final proceeded to the final. The prizes that were won were awarded to home viewers with the overall winner receiving a Volvo. Won by Red Symons and Elly Symons. is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Volvo Cars is the luxury car maker using the Volvo Trademark. ... Red Symons (born June 13, 1949 in Brighton, England) is an Australian musician, writer, and radio host, probably best known as lead guitarist with the Skyhooks and as the snide judge of Red Faces, a The Gong Show-esque segment of the long-running Hey Hey Its Saturday variety...

King of Comedy

From 13 February – 17 February 2006, nine comedians contested each other in three heats with three comedians in each heat. The winners of each heat went through to a two-part final. The prizes that were won were awarded to home viewers with the overall winner receiving two Volvos. The series was won by Mikey Robbins. is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Volvo Cars is the luxury car maker using the Volvo Trademark. ... Mikey Robins is an Australian media personality. ...

Commonwealth Games Legends

From 13 March – 15 March 2006, eight highly successful athletes who had competed in the Commonwealth Games contested each other in two heats with four athletes in each heat. Each winner of the heats were automatically awarded $10,000 to their chosen charity. The two-highest scoring contestants of each heat went through to the final, which was won by Liz Ellis. The prizes were awarded to the contestants' charity of their choice. Prizes on the Fame Game board were replaced with cash amounts ranging from $500 to $2000. is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries Commonwealth Games Federation seal, adopted in 2001 The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ... Liz Ellis (born 17 January 1973) is an Australian netball player. ...

Super Challenge

From 1 May – 5 May 2006, two personalities from popular Australian television shows (including other networks) partnered up to compete against other shows for their chosen charities. There were four heats and each winning team were given the opportunity to compete in the final, however only the three highest-scoring teams proceeded. Each winner of the heats were automatically awarded $10,000 in cash to their chosen charity. The winners of the final were Trevor Marmalade and James Brayshaw from Nine Network's The Footy Show. They won over $82,000 (including a Volvo car) for their charity. The competitors received a glass trophy each presented by television stalwart Bert Newton (introduced with a Bert's Family Feud musical link). The series saw the show donate over $135,000 in cash and prizes to various charities. is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trevor Marmalade (born Jason van de Velde on April 20, 1962) is the stage name of a comedian from Melbourne, Australia. ... James Brayshaw - JB James Antony Brayshaw (born May 11, 1967 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a former state cricketer and now Australian television and radio personality. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Volvo Cars is the luxury car maker using the Volvo Trademark. ... Albert Watson Bert Newton, AM, MBE, (born 23 July 1938), is an Australian television, radio, film, stage performer and author. ... Berts Family Feud was an Australian version of the game show Family Feud. ...

Battle of the Network Stars

From 12 March – 16 March 2007, two contestants from popular Channel Nine programmes partnered up to compete against each other for their chosen charity. There are four heats (of two channel nine programs each night). One night three, the host of the show's predecesor Sale of the Century, Tony Barber was brought in as a special guest host while Philips and Nixon were contestants on the night. On night 5 (Friday) was the final of the special. It was won by The Footy Show (AFL edition). is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Channel Nine is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Nine Network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Countries which have their own version Sale of the Century is an international television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...

Battle of the Footy Codes

From 23 April - 30 April 2007, the battle of the Footy Codes was aired. There were four heats, with each with four contestants. Monday night was NRL, Tuesday was AFL, Wednesday was Rugby Union and Thursday was Soccer. The winner of each show appeared in the two-part grand final, played over the Friday and second Monday. Rugby Union's Lote Tuquri won. All players played for a home viewers. is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... poo The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Lote Tuquri is a former professional rugby league player and a current rugby union player. ...

Trivia

• The highest score ever achieved on Temptation is $135 by Yolanda Stopar on two occasions: February 28 and March 1 in 2006.
• The largest winning margin ever achieved was $100 by Yolanda Stopar on February 28, 2006.
• On the November 1, 2005 episode of the show, Phillips began a Fame Game question, as per usual, with "Who am I?..." A contestant immediately buzzed in and answered "Ed Phillips". The contestant went on to lose the match by 5 dollars.
• On the September 22, 2006 episode, the game ended with a three way tie, which had not happened in the immediate memory of the hosts. This happened again on the November 28, 2006 episode.
• A large amount of controversy erupted after the October 20, 2006 episode in which Lainie kept buzzing in during the mad minute without necessarily knowing the answers. Eventually, Charles became the champ, winning by $20 over Harrywhile Lainie (who finished on just $10) admitted, "I helped Charles, I hope." Harry, dismayed (as can be seen after the final siren), missed out on winning a $20,000 holiday to Japan, but still left with over $12,000 in cash and prizes. After the episode went to air, there were many complaints made either in the news or directly to Grundy, the company that owns Temptation, demanding that Harry be reinstated as champion. The Nine Network's A Current Affair reported that Grundy executives had decided that Harry would not be coming back. Despite this decision, a phone poll was conducted to see whether or not Harry shouldcome back. 94% of the fourteen thousand entries agreed that Harry should come back. Grundy then re-reviewed its decision, but it is still unchanged as it was clear during the footage that Harry did not once 'simultaneously' buzz with Lainie, instead not attempting to buzz in at any time at all.
• Sale of the Century, the precursor to Temptation, premiered on the Nine Network in 1980 and ran for 21 years, finishing in November 2001.
• The youngest contestants to ever appear on the show were "Josh", at age 15 on November 28, 2006 and "Rob", at age 15 on June 27, 2007.
• On June 27, 2007 a time record was set for the final round with all 10 questions being answered in 37 seconds without any mistake being made.
• A local version of Tempation airs in South Africa on the M-Net channel, hosted by James Lennox and Bridget Masinga. It is the first new game show to air on the channel since Who Wants to be a Millionaire. It premiered on September 25, 2006, airing weeknights for six weeks. Contestants could become grand champions and win all of the prizes by winning six times. At the end of the first series, the three top winners returned for a chance at prizes worth over R2,000,000. The winner of the South African Series was Theunis Strydom, who finished with over R2,600,000 in cash and prizes.
• In addition M-Net airs a version of Temptation in Nigeria, which premiered on November 6, 2006. It airs weekly on Monday evenings. It is hosted by Ikponmwosa "Ik" Osakioduwa and Oluwakemi "Kemi" Adetiba. The first series consists of 26 episodes. Contestants can become grand champions and win all of the prizes by winning six times. At the end of the first series, the three top winners will return for a chance at prizes worth over USD$100,000.
• There were 34 winners in Temptation's home viewer Lucky $5 note competition running in April 2006, with each winner taking home $2941.18.
• Upon finding a "lucky" $5 note, one winner spent the note on food while driving to collect his winnings.
• A syndicated U.S. version of Temptation hosted by Rossi Morreale has been cleared on ten My Network TV stations owned by Fox for the fall 2007 season.

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Board Game

There is a Temptation board game made by Crown and Andrews. The following contents are in the board game: playing board, electronic umpire (an electronic item that determines which player buzzed first), 6 buttons, a 'Question and Answer' book, 6 score markers, 16 Show Prize cards, 24 Leader Prize cards, 26 Winner Prize cards, card tray and the rules. ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ...

A picture of the game can be found here: [1]

References

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External links

• Official website
• Temptation's additional website
• Temptation at the Internet Movie Database
• Twentieth Clears Show Based on 'Sale of the Century'