gameshowguy2000
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Post by gameshowguy2000 on Jun 1, 2011 16:19:33 GMT -5
As most of you know, this game show was created by the same people who did Millionaire--Celador. And what made this game show a success was the Wonderwall bonus game, which awarded a $1 million top prize in the US and a trip around the world in the UK. You can view Wonderwall videos from both versions here: www.andywalmsley.com/viewProject.php?project_id=83 |
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RyanZ
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Post by RyanZ on Jun 2, 2011 17:29:59 GMT -5
That Wonderwall music is pretty cool.
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Post by kplewisvox on Jun 8, 2011 21:13:21 GMT -5
Did Strachan do the Winning Lines music as well?
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Post by boyardman on Jun 9, 2011 10:11:03 GMT -5
Yes, he did!
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Post by kplewisvox on Jun 9, 2011 15:20:40 GMT -5
What would be really cool would be if someone made a Wonderwall software. I know many people who would thoroughly enjoy it.
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Post by boyardman on Jun 10, 2011 12:22:12 GMT -5
I tried some 2 years ago on Powerpoint 2003 and it was not really good...
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Post by kplewisvox on Jun 10, 2011 12:39:16 GMT -5
I'm tinkering with a Wonderwall powerpoint, but I'm seeing lots of unfeasabilities.
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Post by gameshowguy2000 on Jun 12, 2011 23:28:18 GMT -5
Anyway, Simon Mayo and Philip Schofield hosted the UK versions, and Dick Clark hosted the US version (which didn't last very long, as Millionaire was the juggernaut of the entire "million-dollar game show craze"). Don't know if the UK versions had a home viewer contest, but the US version did. They took the last digit of each of the numbers of the six finalists that made it to Round 2 (Sudden Death in the US, Looking After Number One in the UK). If those 6 numbers plus the digit of the champ's final correct Wonderwall answer made up a viewer's home phone number in any order, they could win $50,000 cash.
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Post by kplewisvox on Jun 13, 2011 1:24:08 GMT -5
Anyway, Simon Mayo and Philip Schofield hosted the UK versions, and Dick Clark hosted the US version (which didn't last very long, as Millionaire was the juggernaut of the entire "million-dollar game show craze"). Don't know if the UK versions had a home viewer contest... They used this game to determine their 49 contestants for the next game. They also did not use the last Wonderwall answer. They just used the 6 numbers, and said they had to be the last 6 digits of your phone number. |
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Post by gameshowguy2000 on Jun 13, 2011 19:37:11 GMT -5
They used this game to determine their 49 contestants for the next game. They also did not use the last Wonderwall answer. They just used the 6 numbers, and said they had to be the last 6 digits of your phone number. OK, so how did the UK viewer contest work? Sounds like you're from the UK and know more about their version than I do. |
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Post by kplewisvox on Jun 14, 2011 2:37:35 GMT -5
They used this game to determine their 49 contestants for the next game. They also did not use the last Wonderwall answer. They just used the 6 numbers, and said they had to be the last 6 digits of your phone number. OK, so how did the UK viewer contest work? Sounds like you're from the UK and know more about their version than I do. I'm not actually. My knowledge stretches as vast as the one episode of National Lottery's Winning Lines that is on YouTube, but they explain it pretty well. Do check it out. It pops up simply by searching Winning Lines. |
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Post by gameshowguy2000 on Jun 15, 2011 10:24:03 GMT -5
OK, I checked it out...it seems like it's only the last six digits of the phone number.
In any case, in the Wonderwall on the UK version there were no penalties for wrong answers and the round lasted the entire 3 minutes. In the US version, a wrong answer or no answer to any question within 15 seconds meant the player got a strike and 3 strikes ended the game and cost the winner all money from the Wonderwall; however, they still got $2,500 for winning Sudden Death, while the 5 runners-up got $1,000 each.
What differed the US and UK versions was that the US version had a bail-out button, and if the player had two strikes or 15 seconds left on the clock, whichever came first, there was a bail-out button that would glow red, and if the player hit that button, the game ended and the player kept all money won up to that point. But the player had to bail out before time ran out or striking out in order to keep the money.
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Post by gameshowguy2000 on Jun 15, 2011 16:36:52 GMT -5
As for the prizes:
UK Wonderwall
Correct Answers Prize
20 Around the World
19 Australia
18 Barbados
17 Hawaii
16 Texas
15 African Safari
14 Caribbean Cruise
13 Mauritius
12 USA
11 Hong Kong
10 New York
9 Italy
8 Majorca
7 Monte Carlo
6 Paris
5 Amsterdam
4 Ireland
3 Scottish castle
2 London
1 Spaghetti Junction
US Wonderwall
Correct Answers Prize
20 $1,000,000
19 $500,000
18 $400,000
17 $300,000
16 $200,000
15 $100,000
14 $90,000
13 $80,000
12 $70,000
11 $60,000
10 $50,000
9 $40,000
8 $30,000
7 $25,000
6 $20,000
5 $15,000
4 $10,000
3 $7,500
2 $5,000
1 $2,500
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Post by powerdude411 on Feb 8, 2013 23:29:40 GMT -5
Hey guys. Have you ever heard of Winning Lines? It's a game show from CBS during the million dollar game show craze. It was hosted by Dick Clark (from the Pyramid series). Unfortunately, the show was cancelled after 10 episodes because it aired on Saturday nights. But on the bright side, someone was about a tiny bit close from winning $1,000,000. But instead, she won only half of that. The show was also popular in England and ended after 5 years. I think CBS should bring back this amazing game show and give away 5 times the cash for a maximum of 5,000,000. And we should try an easier gameplay, but try and make it a little hard. And we should also try a new home viewer sweepstakes for a chance at $100,000. If you guys have any ideas, please feel free to reply.
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Post by GSK on Feb 8, 2013 23:55:05 GMT -5
I hate to be a realist, but no network is ever going to air a regular game show with a prize that high. Prizes that high are pretty much reserved for sweeps weeks, a la Super Millionaire in 2004, which aired during sweeps both in February and May.
If CBS brought it back as a special event, then perhaps, but it's unlikely.
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) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
