Post by Bill Skinner on Jan 27, 2017 9:21:37 GMT -5
Inspired by the legendary Wheel of Fortune: Seasons and my love for Family Feud, I'm planning to launch a Seasons edition of the Feud in the coming weeks. Each of these episodes will focus on the years of the Dawson, Combs, Anderson, Karn, O'Hurley and Harvey runs, and will be formatted accordingly, albeit using a 3-on-3 setup. I will start with the syndicated version in 1977, and work my way up to the current season, whenever it may be, and then I'll end with the network versions of 1976 and 1988. Here's a complete overview of what to expect:
SYNDICATED
1977-84: 300-point goal for 1977-83, 400-point goal for 1984; rounds may be either three single, one Double and one Triple or two Single, two Double and one Triple, with points from these rounds converted to dollars; no returning champions.
1988-94: 300-point goal; rounds are three single, one Double and one Triple, but point conversions to dollars will apply to the 1988-91 editions only; returning champions with five-game limit. For 1992 and 1993, the Bullseye round will be played, starting with a $5,000 base and a chance to add that amount to the bank with three questions for a total of $20,000. For 1994, the Bankroll round will be played, with a base of $2,500 in the first half and $5,000 in the second half, with question values being $500/$1,500/$2,500 and $1,000/$3,000/$5,000, respectively. Rounds for the 1992-94 shows are Bullseye/Bankroll, Single, Double and Triple.
1999-2001: No goal, only the team with more points will win; rounds are three single and one Triple (the last having only one strike instead of three); no returning champions.
2002-TBD: 300-point goal; rounds are three single, one Double and one Triple; returning champions with five-game limit. Starting with 2009, any team that wins five games in a row will be awarded a new car. For 2009, the Bullseye round will be played, with a base of $15,000 and a chance to add $5,000 to the bank with three questions for a total of $30,000.
Fast Money wins will be worth $10,000 from 1977 to 2000, and $20,000 from 2001 on.
DAYTIME
1976-84: 200-point goal for 1976, 300-point goal for 1977-83, 400-point goal for 1984; rounds may be either three single, one Double and one Triple or two Single, two Double and one Triple, with points from these rounds converted to dollars; returning champions with five-game limit.
1988-92: 300-point goal; rounds are three single, one Double and one Triple, with points from these rounds converted to dollars for all episodes except 1992; returning champions with five-game limit. For 1992 only, the Bullseye round will be played (with the rounds being Bullseye, Single, Double and Triple), starting with a $2,500 base in the first half and $5,000 in the second half. Question values will be worth the same amount in these rounds.
Fast Money wins will be worth $5,000 on these episodes.
Now that we're up to speed on that, I'm ready to relaunch my Feud hosting career, although that will most likely put one of my shows on hiatus. I hope to make this a success like Kevin has done with Wheel. (Thanks for the inspiration!)
SYNDICATED
1977-84: 300-point goal for 1977-83, 400-point goal for 1984; rounds may be either three single, one Double and one Triple or two Single, two Double and one Triple, with points from these rounds converted to dollars; no returning champions.
1988-94: 300-point goal; rounds are three single, one Double and one Triple, but point conversions to dollars will apply to the 1988-91 editions only; returning champions with five-game limit. For 1992 and 1993, the Bullseye round will be played, starting with a $5,000 base and a chance to add that amount to the bank with three questions for a total of $20,000. For 1994, the Bankroll round will be played, with a base of $2,500 in the first half and $5,000 in the second half, with question values being $500/$1,500/$2,500 and $1,000/$3,000/$5,000, respectively. Rounds for the 1992-94 shows are Bullseye/Bankroll, Single, Double and Triple.
1999-2001: No goal, only the team with more points will win; rounds are three single and one Triple (the last having only one strike instead of three); no returning champions.
2002-TBD: 300-point goal; rounds are three single, one Double and one Triple; returning champions with five-game limit. Starting with 2009, any team that wins five games in a row will be awarded a new car. For 2009, the Bullseye round will be played, with a base of $15,000 and a chance to add $5,000 to the bank with three questions for a total of $30,000.
Fast Money wins will be worth $10,000 from 1977 to 2000, and $20,000 from 2001 on.
DAYTIME
1976-84: 200-point goal for 1976, 300-point goal for 1977-83, 400-point goal for 1984; rounds may be either three single, one Double and one Triple or two Single, two Double and one Triple, with points from these rounds converted to dollars; returning champions with five-game limit.
1988-92: 300-point goal; rounds are three single, one Double and one Triple, with points from these rounds converted to dollars for all episodes except 1992; returning champions with five-game limit. For 1992 only, the Bullseye round will be played (with the rounds being Bullseye, Single, Double and Triple), starting with a $2,500 base in the first half and $5,000 in the second half. Question values will be worth the same amount in these rounds.
Fast Money wins will be worth $5,000 on these episodes.
Now that we're up to speed on that, I'm ready to relaunch my Feud hosting career, although that will most likely put one of my shows on hiatus. I hope to make this a success like Kevin has done with Wheel. (Thanks for the inspiration!)
