The Pyramid is an American television show franchise that has aired multiple versions domestically and internationally. The original series, Pyramid $ 10,000 , debuted March 26, 1973, and spawned the next seven Pyramid series (mostly with full title format matching the original series, with titles reflecting the main prizes increasing from $ 10,000, $ 20,000, $ 25,000, $ 50,000 to $ 100,000 over the years). The game features two contestants, each paired with a celebrity. Participants try to guess a set of words or phrases based on the descriptions given to them by their teammates. The title refers to a pyramid-shaped pyramid of the show, featuring six categories arranged in triangle mode. The various Pyramid series has won a total of nine Emmy Daytime for the Outstanding Game Show, second only to Jeopardy! , which has won 13.
Dick Clark was the host most often associated with the event, having entertained every incarnation from 1973 to 1988, with the exception of the original version of the $ 25,000 Pyramid , which was broadcast on a weekly syndication from 1974 until 1979 and guided by Bill Cullen. The Pyramid $ 100,000 was revived to run a brief 1991 with hosting John Davidson. In 2002 the series was revived as just Pyramid , with Donny Osmond hosting for two seasons. GSN Pyramid was hosted by Mike Richards and aired for an episode of forty episodes in 2012.
The awakening of the
Pyramid $ 100,000 debuted June 26, 2016, on ABC with Michael Strahan as host. The Strahan version has been updated for the third season.
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History
Broadcast history
The $ 10,000 pyramid , with host Dick Clark, debuted on March 26, 1973 and became a hit rank, maintaining its rank even when the episode was delayed or replaced by a Watergate audience. A year later, the temporary rating decreased (compared to the original version of Jeopardy! on NBC) and CBS canceled it. The show was quickly picked up by ABC and began airing on the network on May 6, 1974. In accordance with CBS's custom at the time with a celebrity game show, a three-week episode for CBS was recorded in Hollywood on CBS Television City, Studio 31. The rest of the 1973 episode -81 from New York City at Ed Sullivan Theater, moved to the Elysee ABC Theater after the Pyramid swapped the network.
On September 20, 1982, the series returned to CBS's daytime frame as the New Pyramid $ 25,000 , again with Clark as host, but now recorded in Los Angeles full-time at Studio CBS Television City 33 (Currently used for The Price Is Right , which acknowledges it as "Bob Barker Studio") and stays there for the entire duration until 31 December 1987. Blackout begins running in series '10: 00' several times on the following Monday, but the show was canceled after 13 weeks episode. On April 4, 1988, Pyramid $ 25,000 returned to CBS's daytime schedule, but only for 13 more weeks. The last episode of the show aired on July 1st. The following Monday, the event was replaced by the resurrection of Family Feud hosted by Ray Combs.
The original $ 25,000 Pyramid and $ 50,000 Pyramid were recorded at the Elysee Theater in New York, and the original version of Next development
After the cancellation of CBS Guiding Light in September 2009, Pyramid was one of three potential series considered a substitute for veteran soap opera. ( Let's Make a Deal and Dating Game are the other two, with pilot shots for the previous series.) During the recording that took place in June of that year at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York, the main prize is raised to a potential of $ 1,000,000 with a tournament format similar to the $ 100,000 format. Dean Cain and Tim Vincent were tapped as pilot hosts, with $ 50,000 broadcasters Alan Kalter back, and game legend Sony Pictures Ken Jennings served as a panelist on the pilot.
CBS bequeaths Pyramid and chooses to take Let's Make A Deal, hosted by Wayne Brady, in lieu of Guiding Light. A few months later, in December 2009, CBS announced the cancellation of a long-running soap opera, When the World Turns . Pyramids are once again among the series considered potential replacements. CBS ordered the third pilot on April 9, 2010. Andy Richter was identified as a potential host.
On May 18, 2011, TBS announced the development of a possible new version of Pyramid , again to be guided by Andy Richter. It was then announced that the show was not taken.
Another pilot, titled The Pyramid , was recorded on June 16, 2012. On July 12, 2012, the GSN announced The Pyramid has been picked up and will premiere on the network on September 3, with Mike Richards became the host of the show. The series lasts for 40 episodes before being canceled at the end of the year.
On January 9, 2016, ABC announced the series revival, in particular the $ 100,000 format, was greened and broadcasted during the summer of 2016. This version also marks the return of the show to New York City, where it was originally produced on 1970s. The first season will consist of a ten-hour episode, with Michael Strahan serving as host; due to the expansion of the event up to one hour, two matches played per episode.
The series aired on June 26 of that year, airing as part of ABC's "Sunday Fun & amp Games" at 21:00 ET/8: 00pm CT (along with Steve Harvey-hosted Celebrity Family Feud and Alec Baldwin-host Match Game ). On August 4, 2016, ABC updated the Pyramid $ 100,000 for the second season. On June 11, 2017, the event was moved to 10/9 center to pair it with a fund-financing competition-seeds of Steve Harvey's Funderdome along with the third season of Celebrity Family Feud. On August 6, 2017, ABC announced the Pyramid $ 100,000 updated for the third season.
Other personnel
Bob Clayton was the original broadcaster of the series and performed these tasks until his death in 1979. Alan Kalter and Steve O'Brien shared the main broadcaster role until <50,000 Pyramids ended production in 1981. Substitutes included Fred Foy , John Causier, Dick Heatherton, Scott Vincent, and Ed Jordan.
When the series was revived and production moved to California in 1982, Jack Clark became a broadcaster and held positions until 1985. Johnny Gilbert became the main broadcaster for the $ 25,000 Pyramid while Charlie O'Donnell took the job for > Pyramid $ 100,000 when it was launched that fall. Gilbert and O'Donnell replaced each other on their respective series; Other substitutes include Jerry Bishop, Rod Roddy, Bob Hilton, Charlie Tuna, and Dean Goss. For the 1991 revival, Gilbert and Goss both became broadcasters and panelists often Henry Polic II also announced for several weeks. John Cramer announced the 2002-04 version, and JD Roberto announced The Pyramid (2012).
Mike Gargiulo was directed through 1981, with Bruce Burmester replacing him until the end of the 1991 revival.
The original theme song is "Tuning Up" by Ken Aldin. In 1982, he was replaced by an original and similar-style composition by Bob Cobert, which was also used in the 1991 revival. Barry Coffing and John Blaylock compiled the 2002-04 theme, and Alan Ett composed the cover of the Bob Cobert theme 1982-91 for The Pyramid . Bleeding Fingers Music composes a separate cover from the Cobert theme for the 2016 version.
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Gameplay
The Pyramid's gameboard, both in the main game and in the winner circle of the Winner Circle, displays six categories arranged in a triangle (called a pyramid), with three categories on the bottom row, two in the middle row, and one above. In the main game, the category position on the board is arbitrary. In the Winner's Circle, the categories become increasingly more difficult the higher they are on the board.
Play game
Two teams compete in the main game, each consisting of regular celebrities and contestants.
At the beginning of the game, the teams are shown six categories, whose titles give vague clues about their likely meaning (eg, "I'm All Wet" may be related to things found in water). After the category is selected, the exact meaning is given (except in certain bonus situations where meaning is not given and cash/bonus prizes win to complete all instructions). Up to 30 seconds, a contestant passes another clue to a series of items falling into the category. At this point, the instructor can use whatever language they want, with the exception of saying any word that is part of the correct answer (for example, using "high" for "high"); if the guides give such clues, they buzz and the answer will disappear. Instructor guides can also include visual gestures and other non-verbal elements, and can also direct players to say part of the answer so they say the correct answer.
One point is valued for each item correctly guessed. If a word is passed, the giver can not return to the word, but if the recipient knows the word later and guesses it, the team still gets the points (no sound effects are played, to avoid interruption). Since the 2002 Osmond version, a team that passes on words can get back to them if time permitted, but if a word is guessed correctly after it passes, it does not count until the word returns and then correctly guesses it.
When the $ 10,000 Pyramid was launched on CBS, there were eight possible items in the category. This was reduced to seven when the event moved to ABC, and this became the standard used for each subsequent series with two exceptions. When the Pyramid $ 20,000 shortly switches to the Pyramid of Junior Partner format , the deadline increases to 35 seconds. Donny Osmond-host Pyramid uses a category with six items, with 20 seconds given for the sixth guess. Illegal instructions, such as using part of the word in the description, or conveying its essence, produce a discarded word (denoted by a quick "cuckoo" sound).
Initially, celebrities gave hints in both the first and third rounds, and the contestants in the second round. It turns into having the contestant decide whether to give or receive in the third round. The team took turns in the first two rounds, and the team with the lower score played first in the third round. Anyone who scores higher after three rounds goes to the Winner Circle. In the 1970s, 1980s and 2016, in rare occasions that the contestants mathematically could not at least tie their opponents before the opponent had his last turn (or even less frequently, before that point), the game ended and the remaining categories were left unplayable , unless one of them hides the bonus.
Initially, if the tie came after the lap was over, the hosts gave the team a cause of a choice tie between the two letters of the alphabet, and the team then played a round with seven words each starting with the letter. The opposing team is then given seven words with another letter. The Tiebreaker rotation is played until the tie is broken. The rule was then changed to give victory to any team that completed seven words themselves faster, if both teams did. In Strahan version 2016, if both teams achieve the same score, the team to do so in a shorter time is declared a winner, with a tiebreak round played if both teams match each other for score and time.
Bonus Card
Throughout the 1970s, random categories during the main game were duplicated as "Big 7", meaning that the contestants received a reward if all seven words were correctly guessed. For most events, the prize is a varied amount of cash; for last season Bill Cullen-hosted $ 25,000 Pyramid , the prize is Chevrolet Chevette.
A similar bonus called "7-11" was introduced in April 1983 for the CBS version, hidden behind a category in the first half; if all seven words have been guessed, the contestant wins the $ 1,100 bonus. Initially, contestants may choose to play either for this bonus or $ 50 per correct guess, but this option was canceled from January 1985 onwards to support an all or nothing approach.
Similarly, the random category in the second half is defined as "Mystery 7", where the host does not reveal the topic of the category until after the fact, and correctly guesses all seven words awarded the prize. The "Mystery 7" was originally shown to the team as one of six categories, but from April 1984 onwards it was hidden behind the category name. This is the only bonus used in the 2016 edition, during the second round of each round.
The hosted version of John Davidson has the same bonus: "Gamble for a Grand"/"Gamble for a Trip" offers the option of reducing lap times to win $ 1,000 cash or travel, respectively, and "Double Trouble" offered by team 45 second to guess seven two-word responses for $ 500 bonus. Hosted version Donny Osmond has only one bonus: "Super Six", which rewards contestants if the team manages to get all six words in 20 seconds.
Winner Circle
The winning team of the main game plays "The Winners' Circle," where the goal is to communicate six difficulty improvement categories within 60 seconds, using only a list of words and phrases that work for them. During the original show on CBS from 1973 to 1974, any hand movements were allowed in this round. However, when the show moved to ABC in 1974, hand gestures became strictly prohibited, and several editions of the show included a wrist strap attached to a chair to help participants comply with this rule. One team member gives instructions for the category being played, while others try to guess. Illegal instructions or hand gestures result in removed categories, thus disqualifying participants from winning major prizes; however, contestants are still allowed to play the rest of the Winner Circle, either until the time runs out or until the remaining categories have been correctly guessed. If all six categories are guessed before time runs out, contestants win the grand prize; if not, he wins the money for the predictable category. The clerk can continue the category and then return after playing through all sixths, if time permits.
Values ​​for individual categories during standard games are shown in the table below. Category numbering takes place in the bottom row of the pyramid (left/center/right), then the middle (left/right), and finally the single at the top.
Returns the winner and winner
In the afternoon version of the 1970s, contestants were allowed to remain on the show until they were defeated or won the Winner Circle. With the $ 10,000 format, a winning Circle Winner contestant is allowed to save all previous wins. With the $ 20,000 format, the total contestant only increases by the amount won in the Winner's Circle. The syndicated version does not feature champions back before 1985.
During the 1970s syndicated version, if a contestant wins a bonus prize, then wins the highest prize of $ 25,000, the bonus value (additional cash bonus, or the value of the car offered during the last season) is cut from the total champion, leaving them with exactly $ 25,000. This version does not feature a returning champion. In all versions from 1982 and beyond, all major game bonus victories remain intact in the event of a $ 25,000 victory.
In the $ 25,000 and $ 100,000 show versions, two of the same contestants competed for both parts of the episode. A contestant who won the first game of two games on the episode played Circle Winners for $ 10,000. A contestant who wins both games plays a second Winner Circle for a total of $ 25,000 (for example, if a contestant wins $ 10,000 in the first Prize Winner, the second is worth an additional $ 15,000 for a contestant). In all versions from 1982 to 1991, a contestant who won both games of an episode became champion and returned to the next performance. If each contestant wins one match, the contestant who wins the higher number in the Winner's Circle becomes the champion (the victory of the main game bonuses is not considered part of the "score" victory). If both contestants win the same amount of money in the Winner's Circle (including $ 10,000 wins), the two return to the next performance.
From 1982 to 1991, contestants were allowed to remain on show until defeated or a maximum of five episodes. Champions on the CBS version also retired after exceeding the network winning limits. It was originally $ 25,000, but increased to $ 50,000 on October 22, 1984 (episode # 0542) and became $ 75,000 on September 29, 1986 (episode # 1041). Contestants are allowed to keep a maximum of $ 25,000 over the limit. Both Pyramid and The Pyramid have no returning champions.
At Pyramid , the goal is again to try to win $ 25,000. However, this requires the contestant to reach and win the Double Winner Circle. If the contestant made a second trip without winning the first, he was given another chance at $ 10,000. If the contestant manages to win both, he wins $ 25,000 and automatically qualifies for the $ 100,000 tournament.
In The Pyramid , each Winning Circle is played for a base of $ 10,000. For each category attended by contestants and celebrities, an additional $ 5,000 is added to the potential prize, with the maximum prize for the trip to the Winner Circle is $ 25,000 for each contestant.
The 2016 ABC format consists of an hour-long episode, each containing two complete game pairs. The contestant who won the first match of the pair plays the Winner Circle for a prize of $ 50,000. If the same contestant wins both games, he will play a second Winner Circle with an additional $ 100,000, leading to a maximum potential potential of $ 150,000. Two new contestants compete in every half of an episode; no champion is back.
$ 100,000 tournament
In the 1985-91 Pyramid of $ 100,000 , three contestants completed the Winner Circle in the shortest amount of time eligible for a $ 100,000 tournament, held every few weeks. During the tournament, all future game bonuses are removed except $ 5,000 bonus for violating 21-21 ties. The first contestant to complete the Winner Circle won the $ 100,000 grand prize, ending the tournament. If no contestant does it on a particular episode, the person who collects more money in the Winner Circle returns at the next show to compete with the contestant who did not play the episode. In the case of a tie, the toss of the coin is determined who is returning. If one of the three contestants wins $ 100,000 in the first Winner's Circle of an episode, the other two play against each other in the second half and the winner plays for $ 10,000 in the Winner Circle.
The Osmond version also uses this tournament format.
International version
The English version is called The Pyramid Game and runs intermittently from 1981 to 1990, with Steve Jones as the host. Donny Osmond hosted a brief 2007 revival, which used the same music package and the same set as the 2002 American renaissance hosted by Osmond.
In 2009, Sony made an Australian version of the Pyramid of Junior Partners called just Pyramid . This version is hosted by Shura Taft until 2012, with Graham Matters taking over the following year.
The German version titled Die Pyramide aired on ZDF from 1979 to 1994, and guided by Dieter Thomas Heck. New version aired on ZDFneo in 2012, and guided alongside Micky Beisenherz and Joachim Llambi.
The French version, both titled Pyramide , was produced at different times in France and in Canada.
Video game
Pyramid $ 100,000 , a video game based on an event released in 1987. Developed and published by The Box Office, Inc. Originally released for Apple II and then moved to DOS and Commodore 64.
References
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External links
- Official website (ABC, 2016)
- Official website (GSN, on Wayback Machine)
- New Pyramid $ 25,000 on IMDb 1982-87/1988 US Version
- Pyramid on IMDb 2002-04 US Version
- Pyramid on IMDb 2012 US Version
- Pyramid $ 100,000 on IMDb 2016 US Version
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