PARTY LINE (Unsold pilot)
Tape date: 1983
Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Jay Stewart
PARTY LINE (Unsold pilot)
Tape date: 1983
Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Jay Stewart
A team of five men faced five women. The challengers� captain saw two subjects and chose one for their team to describe; the remaining word went to the other team. Each of his or her partners then wore earphones. The clock started at 40 seconds and he or she described the subject to the next person in line as quickly as possible. As soon as they guess the item, that person tapped the shoulder of the next in line and described to them. Play continued in this fashion until all 4 players had guessed it, or a key word was repeated in the clue giving. Teams earned 1 point per transaction. If they made it all the way down the line, they won a $500 bonus. In the second and third rounds, the team who was behind got to pick from two words. At the end of the third round, the team with the most points won the game. If there was a tie after three rounds, one word was shown to the team captains. The champs chose to play it or pass it. The team left describing it had to make it all the way down the line to win. If they failed, their opponents won. Teams only left the show after two losses.
In the �Daily Double,� nine �future players� received clues. Gene gave the team a new subject. They had 40 seconds to pass it to all nine people. One player was given the baton and started the round. If they conveyed the word to the first player, they got $100. Every transaction after that doubled the money. The top prize was $25,600. If the player with the baton ran out of ideas, they could pass it to a teammate. Any repetition of a keyword ended the round. At the end of play, the team could keep the money they made, or play a new subject to try to improve their total.