The Last Word 2

[MrBniessen]

RSBowen, Sorry u had to sell it. The secret in game shows is that the "show" gets all the prizes, even if the players don't win then or accept them.

I cashed in nicely, and didn't have to pay any taxes on them because they were no longer prizes.

All the benefits of being on staff ;)

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

(i said that for a reason, (jennifer said "the official car for "the last word" is the sleek new.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

is the sleek new lumina coupe. (sp. on coupe?)

[Imwolfe2junior]

was a car awarded to a player who won 5 matches by any chance?

[rsbowen]

No, they didn't give away any cars that I ever saw.

[Imwolfe2junior]

lol, with the 9th puzzle in the sixty second challenge, did you honestly believe that the missing word was baseball or teams?

[johnissoevil]

I remember when this show was about to premiere, WNYW in New York did their own advertisement for the show, and emphasized that Wink Martindale was the host. They must have been that excited to have finally picked up a show that Wink hosted.

[zachhoran]

Winning two out of three games won the match. Winning two out of three matches meant a contestant was the champion, and the other contestant left the show when they lost two matches. A bonus round was played after each match. A contestant stayed on the show until they defeated five opponents or lost two matches.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

i'm aware of the game rules, i just didn't know when players left the show.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

how the heck did this show work? did both players stay on for an entire week?

[WhatsAYak]

No, players stayed on until they lost 2 matches.

[Mwojis2]

I guess BOB QUIGGLY was the brain behind creating the games and Merrill Heatter produced. If you notice in 1980 Bob Retired and Heatter just produced:

-Revivals (high rollers)(las vegas gambit)

-Clones (all-star blitz) (battlestars) & (Lucky numbers)

-Copys (the last word)

[Tubewings]

First off, it's Bob QUIGLEY.

Second, you neglected to mention "Bargain Hunters" and "Battlestars."

[Sonic3000]

Chain Reaction rip-off.

[gameshowfreak2007]

4:46- an electric toothbrush? WTF?

and at 4:56- why is there an espresso maker in a collection of bathroom products?

and btw, Richard how much did you have to pay in taxes? if you don't mind my asking.

[rsbowen]

I can't speak for the OP, but I was on this same show, and the taxes were pretty brutal. My total haul was about $60,000, but A: that's all in prizes, no cash, and B: that's by their estimation, which they inflated to make it seem more impressive.

I ended up simply not taking a lot of what I had won. Then I (meaning my mom; I was 19 at the time) had to find the fair market value of everything I did take, and I sold most of it to pay the taxes.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

i'm going to guess that you won 5 matches

[rsbowen]

That's right. I lost once in the five shows I did. I *think* I had the highest "take" in the show's short run, because when I won the bonus round no one had done so for about three weeks, and the prize pool kept building up. :)

[MrLogoman007]

@rsbowen Talk about adding insult to injury.

[YTMNBEAV]

That sweater and the salmon shirt, what is exactly in your closet Richard?

[grool9]

No shout out for OSU? Did you hump anyone on the show?

[osuglove]

Wink Martindale is a douchebag with a REALLY bad toupee.

[jimlange]

Your an unducated fool who knows nothing. Wink is an incredibly nice man and doesn't have a toupee.