) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
Post by gameshowguy2000 on Aug 9, 2011 17:31:44 GMT -5
This show, hosted by Australian Gordon Elliott (who also was one of three hosts of To Tell the Truth '90), is based on an Australian game show called the $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime (not to be confused with the Wheel of Fortune rip-off of the same name here).
Speaking of rip-offs, from what I read, this short-lived game show happened to be a Millionaire rip-off. But enough ranting, here's how it works.
Gordon calls out one player from the audience with, "It's Your Chance of a Lifetime, (contestant's name)!", who then takes their seat in front of their computer monitor. He then takes a look at all the credit card bills they brought with them, and then asks the Credit Card Question to pay that debt off, up to $10,000. That money is theirs to keep regardless of what happens; in addition, the bills are shredded upon answering correctly. All answers are to be "locked in" by pressing a button that encircles the monitor with a neon light.
The game is divided into three levels, with 3 questions per level (thus Level 1 has Questions 1-3, Level 2 has Questions 2-6 and Level 3 has Questions 7-9).
They then see a list of 10 categories: Famous Events, Famous Places, Toys and Games, In the News, People, Movies, TV, Animal Kingdom, Pop Culture, and Pop Music; and one is chosen for the first question worth $5,000.
After that, they can wager any or all of their bank, but must wager at least half. They can use the randomly chosen category for the next question to decide how much to bet. If they answer correctly, the amount of the bet is added to their bank; if they answer incorrectly or don't answer within two minutes, the bet is lost, but the player keeps whatever money was leftover from the bet as well as the Credit Card Debt payment.
Should a player be stumped, they have the use of two "Second Chances". The first allows a player to change the randomly chosen category to their favorite category, while the other allows the player to see three choices for that question. If they make it to the 3rd and final level, they get a "Last Chance" which is either or both of the above Second Chances.
If the player answers all 9 questions correctly and bets the max each time, they stand to win $1.28 million, plus their Credit Card Debt Payment.
So what do you guys think? Should this show have lasted a little longer or was it right to ax it after a week (lasted from June 5-10). There was one million dollar winner on the show, Tim Hsieh, who went on Millionaire and won $64K there.
Speaking of rip-offs, from what I read, this short-lived game show happened to be a Millionaire rip-off. But enough ranting, here's how it works.
Gordon calls out one player from the audience with, "It's Your Chance of a Lifetime, (contestant's name)!", who then takes their seat in front of their computer monitor. He then takes a look at all the credit card bills they brought with them, and then asks the Credit Card Question to pay that debt off, up to $10,000. That money is theirs to keep regardless of what happens; in addition, the bills are shredded upon answering correctly. All answers are to be "locked in" by pressing a button that encircles the monitor with a neon light.
The game is divided into three levels, with 3 questions per level (thus Level 1 has Questions 1-3, Level 2 has Questions 2-6 and Level 3 has Questions 7-9).
They then see a list of 10 categories: Famous Events, Famous Places, Toys and Games, In the News, People, Movies, TV, Animal Kingdom, Pop Culture, and Pop Music; and one is chosen for the first question worth $5,000.
After that, they can wager any or all of their bank, but must wager at least half. They can use the randomly chosen category for the next question to decide how much to bet. If they answer correctly, the amount of the bet is added to their bank; if they answer incorrectly or don't answer within two minutes, the bet is lost, but the player keeps whatever money was leftover from the bet as well as the Credit Card Debt payment.
Should a player be stumped, they have the use of two "Second Chances". The first allows a player to change the randomly chosen category to their favorite category, while the other allows the player to see three choices for that question. If they make it to the 3rd and final level, they get a "Last Chance" which is either or both of the above Second Chances.
If the player answers all 9 questions correctly and bets the max each time, they stand to win $1.28 million, plus their Credit Card Debt Payment.
So what do you guys think? Should this show have lasted a little longer or was it right to ax it after a week (lasted from June 5-10). There was one million dollar winner on the show, Tim Hsieh, who went on Millionaire and won $64K there.
