| A Jack Barry/Dan Enright Production air dates: syndicated 9/29/80-9/24/82 by Colbert Television Sales host: Jim Lange announcers: Jay Stewart ('80-'81), Charlie O'Donnell ('81-'82) HOW TO PLAY: Two contestants competed to accumulate money by answering questions and fulfilling contracts. The board featured three circular windows, two on the top and one on the bottom. The three windows would each be covered by a 'swirling' graphic as the three windows shuffled ("Let's spin the information and cover it up."). Each of the two top windows shuffled between categories and dollar amounts from $100-$400 ($50-$200 during the early months). The bottom window shuffled between numbers 1-5 and a bullseye. The contestant in control would stop the spinning by hitting their plunger. One at a time, each of the top two windows, would display a category and a cash amount for each question, and then the bottom window would display either a number 1-5, which would indicate how many questions must be answered correctly, or a bullseye. The player chose a category, and answered a question. A correct answer added the category's question value to the pot. An incorrect answer gave the other player a chance to steal control of the contract. The player who answered the last question correctly in that particular contract was given the choice of either banking the money, thereby passing control to the other player, or leaving the money in the pot and taking another turn. If a bullseye came up in the bottom window, the player could keep answering questions as long as (s)he wished and could end the contract at any time. The first player to bank $2,000 ($1,000 early in the run) became the champion and moved on to Bonus Island. Both players kept all money banked. In the endgame, the champ stood on Bonus Island, a moveable pedastal with a plunger mounted on it. One of the windows shuffled between dollar amounts from $100-$300, bullseyes, and lightning, while each of the other two window shuffled dollar amounts and bullseyes. During each spin, the player could hit the plunger at anytime to stop the spinning. Each window, one at a time, would display either a cash amount which would then be added to the player's bonus tally, a bullseye which froze that particular window for the rest of the round, or lightning which ended the round and cost the player every dollar racked up in that round. However, the player could stop at any time and take the money. But if the player managed to freeze 3 bullseyes in the windows, (s)he won a prize package with the cash being doubled. Ten (later 7) spins with no lightning or three bullseyes in one spin won $5,000 and the prizes. OTHER TIDBITS: In 1/82, the show became Celebrity Bullseye in which celebrities played for their favorite charities. The first player to win a best-of 3 match played Bonus Island. During the first season, the show was taped at NBC Studios in Burbank, CA. On one episode, Johnny Carson paid a visit to the show's spectacular set! Back to my game show joint or my homepage. |
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