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Offline pannoni1

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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #45 on: April 24, 2014, 07:19:32 AM »
I've never made such a great list of my favorite shows, so here are my top 30:

1. Jeopardy!
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Family Feud
4. Hollywood Squares
5. Match Game
6. Pyramid (Dick Clark/Bill Cullen/Davidson)
7. Press Your Luck
8. Sale of the Century
9. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
10. Let's Make a Deal
11. Password ('60s-'80s)
12. Concentration (all versions)
13. The Newlywed Game
14. The Joker's Wild
15. Tic Tac Dough
16. Double Dare (Nickelodeon)
17. What's My Line?
18. Scrabble
19. Card Sharks
20. Name That Tune
21. To Tell The Truth
22. The Dating Game
23. Split Second
24. Chain Reaction 
25. Legends of the Hidden Temple
26. Supermarket Sweep
27. I've Got a Secret
28. It's Academic/Academic Challenge (people often forget how many markets this show covered in the '60s/'70s)
29. Beat the Clock
30. The Gong Show
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #46 on: April 24, 2014, 09:17:22 AM »
I certainly can't wait until the votes are counted up.  I'm very curious as to which game shows have gone up in rank and which game shows have dropped in rank since 2008.  I have a list of all 65 game shows that made our 2008 list.  I'm pretty sure I know one game show that will drop quite a few places this year.  It was a #5 seed in 2008 and I'm predicting that it will drop to about a #13 or #14 this year.

I hope Jordan doesn't mind if I provide all of the 2008 statistics as the seeds and matches are revealed. :-)
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #47 on: April 24, 2014, 10:17:13 AM »
Quote from: BRB_TheFireball on April 24, 2014, 09:17:22 AM
I hope Jordan doesn't mind if I provide all of the 2008 statistics as the seeds and matches are revealed. :-)

Sure.  What stats do you mean?
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #48 on: April 24, 2014, 01:54:45 PM »
Quote from: Jordanar18 on April 24, 2014, 10:17:13 AM
Sure.  What stats do you mean?

The seeds that every game show had in 2008, the game show(s) that they played against in 2008, and the scores from each 2008 match.  I have all of that information readily available.
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #49 on: April 24, 2014, 01:56:52 PM »
Ok.  :-)
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #50 on: April 29, 2014, 11:01:34 PM »
Just over a week to go... right now there are 64 shows that have at least three votes, but I want to get it up to 68.  Get those lists in before it's too late!
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #51 on: April 30, 2014, 02:05:57 AM »
Here's my list, in no particular order, according to shows I have watched/seen clips of.

1. Wheel of Fortune
2. Jeopardy!
3. Press Your Luck
4. Pyramid (specifically the '80s versions)
5. Password
6. The Weakest Link
7. Hollywood Squares
8. Card Sharks
9. Deal or No Deal
10. Let's Make a Deal
11. Match Game ('70s version)
12. What's My Line?
13. Family Feud
14. The Newlywed Game
15. Figure It Out
16. Blockbusters
17. Tic Tac Dough
18. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
19. Legends of the Hidden Temple
20. Scrabble
21. Nick Arcade
22. Double Dare
23. Lingo
24. Russian Roulette
25. 1 vs. 100
26. Figure It Out
27. Street Smarts
28. Dog Eat Dog
29. Minute to Win It
30. Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #52 on: April 30, 2014, 02:25:36 PM »
Quote from: Schfifty on April 30, 2014, 02:05:57 AM
1. Wheel of Fortune
2. Jeopardy!
3. Press Your Luck
4. Pyramid (specifically the '80s versions)
5. Password
6. The Weakest Link
7. Hollywood Squares
8. Card Sharks
9. Deal or No Deal
10. Let's Make a Deal
11. Match Game ('70s version)
12. What's My Line?
13. Family Feud
14. The Newlywed Game
15. Figure It Out
16. Blockbusters
17. Tic Tac Dough
18. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
19. Legends of the Hidden Temple
20. Scrabble
21. Nick Arcade
22. Double Dare ('80s/Marc Summers version)
23. Lingo
24. Russian Roulette
25. 1 vs. 100
26. Figure It Out Child's Play
27. Street Smarts
28. Dog Eat Dog
29. Minute to Win It
30. Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

Just noticed I had FIO twice and an ambiguous Double Dare. So, changes galore!
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #53 on: April 30, 2014, 09:48:16 PM »
Hello,

As I indicated in my first post in Make Your Mark, one of the reasons I made an account here (after lurking for about a year or so) was to take part in this sort of thing.  (I remember reading, as a guest, BRB_TheFireball's thing about guessing #1 through #10 hits of the 80's last summer through 10-second clips, and thinking 'that's quite fun'.  Obviously I do look forward to following TPIR news and other things, too.)

Anyway, to the point at hand.  In no particular order, thirty American game shows that I enjoyed watching:

  • Jeopardy!
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Family Feud
  • Sale of the Century
  • Card Sharks
  • Match Game
  • Press Your Luck
  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
  • Greed
  • Password
  • Win Ben Stein's Money
  • Beat the Geeks
  • Supermarket Sweep
  • Scrabble
  • High Rollers
  • Pyramid
  • Chain Reaction
  • Legends of the Hidden Temple
  • Blockbusters
  • Stump the Schwab
  • Russian Roulette
  • Winning Lines
  • Tic Tac Dough
  • The Joker's Wild
  • Concentration
  • The Chair
  • Catch 21
  • Hollywood Squares
  • Let's Make A Deal
  • History IQ
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #54 on: May 05, 2014, 03:12:34 AM »
So I copied and pasted my list from last time, and this is tough: I've got a few I'd like to add, but I hate taking off any.


Card Sharks
Cash Cab
Debt
Don't Forget the Lyrics
Double Dare (Summers)
Figure it Out
Gameshow Marathon
Grand Slam
Greed
Hollywood Squares
I've Got a Secret
Jeopardy
Legends of the Hidden Temple
Lingo
Match Game
Name that Tune
Password
Press Your Luck
Pyramid
Remote Control
Shop til You Drop
Singing Bee
Supermarket Sweep
To Tell the Truth
Weakest Link
What's My Line?
Wheel of Fortune
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Whose Line is it Anyway?
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #55 on: May 06, 2014, 11:45:42 PM »
Due to the site downtime, I am extending the deadline to Friday.  Last chance!
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #56 on: May 08, 2014, 04:01:18 PM »
(Since no one else seems to be posting a list, and since I will be away next weekend, I'm speeding it up and we'll get to the first matches later today.)

26 voters have spoken, and the field of 68 is set!  A total of 67 game shows have received three votes or more, and one great show seemed to slip through the cracks to get no votes.  That show will get an "at-large" bid, and we'll find out which one it is when it is revealed.

Before we get to the start of the tournament, let's reveal the #1 seeds!

In first place, garnering all 26 votes is...

Jeopardy!!

(Two exclamation points, one for the title and one for emphasis. :-D)

The second #1 seed, getting 25 votes is...

Wheel of Fortune!

The third top seed, with 24 votes is...

Pyramid!

And the final #1 seed, also getting 24 votes is...

Press Your Luck!

Keep in mind that even though I only listed the predominant title for each show, every version of the show is accounted for.  For example, Press Your Luck represents "Second Chance", "Press Your Luck", and "Whammy!".

Thank you to all who voted, and please continue to participate as much as possible as we move through the summer! :-)
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Re: The 2014 Championship of American Game Shows
« Reply #57 on: May 08, 2014, 04:22:08 PM »
"Jeopardy!" was the overall #1 seed in 2008, as well.

"Wheel of Fortune" was the last #1 seed in 2008, so it has moved up to the second #1 seed.

"Pyramid" and "Press Your Luck" were the finalists in the 2008 tournament, so it only seemed appropriate that they would get the other #1 seeds.  Interestingly, neither one was a #1 seed then.  "Pyramid" was a #3 and "Press Your Luck" was a #2.
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