| A Merrill Heatter Production in association with Peter Marshall Enterprises air dates: 4/8-12/20/85 on ABC daytime host ("The master of the Blitz Board"): Peter Marshall announcer: John Harlan HOW TO PLAY: Two contestants faced a board of six screens, arranged in two rows of three each. Four celebrities were seated underneath the board. Each celeb sat beneath a column of three stars. |
| A contestant selected a celebrity and one of the three stars above that celeb. Once a star was selected, it stayed lit for the rest of the round. Then the celeb was asked a question. If the contestant agreed or disagreed correctly, (s)he picked another star. An incorrect (dis)agreement passed control over to the other player. Once all four corners of a screen were lit, questions were given to that celebrity only while the players alternated until one of them (dis)agreed correctly. Once a player (dis)agreed correctly, that screen revealed a portion of a word puzzle. The player could either take a guess at the puzzle or pick another star. An incorrect guess at the puzzle passed control to the other player, who would then be given the same option. The first player to solve two puzzles won a prize and faced another challenger after playing the Blitz Bonanza. In the Blitz Bonanza, the champ spun a wheel which shuffled between spaces on the board as it spun. When the wheel stopped, whichever space was lit up would reveal that portion of the puzzle. If the wheel stopped on a screen with a portion of the puzzle already revealed, that spin was considered useless. After four spins, the champ was given the option to trade the prize won in the previous match for one more spin of the wheel. After the last spin, the celebs each wrote down what they thought was the correct solution to the puzzle. If the contestant solved the puzzle, (s)he won a cash jackpot, which started at $10,000, with another $5,000 added for each loss, but froze at $25,000. If (s)he was wrong, (s)he could still earn $250 for each correct guess from the celebs. Each champion who played the Blitz Bonanza four times retired undefeated. OTHER TIDBITS: Merrill Heatter produced a number of game shows with his late partner Bob Quigley, including Gambit, High Rollers, and their number one with a bullet, Hollywood Squares. The latter was also hosted by Peter Marshall. Back to my game show joint or my homepage. |
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| "(Four celebrities are introduced.)...ALL IN THE GAME THAT'S JUST OVER THEIR HEADS!" |
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