Rob Griffin wins $500K on The Joker's Wild

[SaleGuy]

YOU WIN FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS!!!!!

[wildjoker12000]

I like how they used the "Break The Bank" theme music when he won it all. Hard to hear, but it's there.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

isn't that the break the bank theme playing?

[NEPatriot]

@Wheeloffortunefan999

It was only for this tournament.

[richie19190]

Question...did he have to win a three out of five match to win the money? Or did he have to win just one game? I can't remember. Thanks!

[SaleGuy]

It was three out of five games, Rob won three straight!

[BriSchwa82]

@richie19190 It was a 3 out of 5 game match and he won 3 straight.

[richie19190]

@BriSchwa82 Thanks! I have seen the entire tournament. It is on here courtesy of thewhammy83. It is missing the first 5 preliminary matches, but it shows the last 3 preliminaries plus all the Quarterfinal games Semifinal Games and the Final Match. Outstanding tournament.

[eci4r]

does anyone remember who the other

champions were who took part in this tournement

[gameshowguy2000]

Anyway, what was the winning question? I know the answer was Mayflower, but I could barely hear the question (the whole thing, in fact).

[gameshowguy2000]

I can barely hear the question..what was it? I knew the answer was Mayflower.

[eci4r]

The same here rob had said the mayflower compact

[natemarroquin]

Love the "Break The Bank" Theme Music.

[gameshowguy2000]

I believe this was the $1,000,000 Tournament, and THAT should have been the top prize, not the half-mil.

[gameshowguy2000]

STRIKE ONE.

[mauleriscool]

that $500,000 back then is probably worth like $10 million now

[richie19190]

Just for your information, thewhammy83 on his channel has uploaded the $1,000,000 Tournament of Champions that was on GSN Saturday Night. They have from almost the beginning to almost the end of the quarterfinal round. I am pretty sure he will upload the rest of the tournament soon. Just thought I would let you know. And my congratulations to you uncle Robby for winning the tournamernt and I want to say that this is my favorite game show and this is the 1st time I have ever seen this tournament.

[richie19190]

When was the last Tournament of Champions competed on The Joker's Wild?

[jhzenor61481]

There might have been another TOC after this one, I have it recorded somewhere and I'll try to find it and put it on here. Thanks so much!

[richie19190]

Appreciate the answer. Really looking forward to seeing it. Will bring back alot of memories for me as this was my favorite show when I was young. Thanks again!

[gameshowguy2000]

Nope, after this tournament was done..that was it. They didn't do any more TOC's due to winnings cap limitations.

[TVLubber]

THIS was it, for some reason.

[nextbarker]

Was he the biggest game show winner of the time?

[jhzenor61481]

yes he was

[daddydog97]

Yes if you include both regular game play and tournament of champion play. If regular game play is your only criteria, however, then no he was not.

[floridapanthersroar]

MAYFLOWER COMPACT

[floridapanthersroar]

What answer did he say before he wins $500,000?

[jhzenor61481]

the mayflower of compact

[floridapanthersroar]

Yes. Sorry about the history before he wins $500,000 and it rains confetti and balloons.

[TVLubber]

Mayflower Combat.

[floridapanthersroar]

WHEN IN THE 1980S?

[jhzenor61481]

I think 1980 I'm not sure when this show was taped.

[gameshowguy2000]

It would be 1980. In 1977 the top prize in the TOC was $50K, then $100K in '78 and $250K in '79.

[heine71]

Notice the Break the Bank 1970's theme music played to celebrate the champion's victory

[richie19190]

I wish GSN would replay the Syndicated version of this show. This is one of my favorite shows!

[jhzenor61481]

I know it, the only time I saw the syndicated show of this was when GSN did the 50 greatest game shows of all time, they need to bring this show back, I like it as well.

[SaleGuy]

This should have been the TJW $1,000,000,000 and Griffin should have won $500,000,000!!!!

[TVLubber]

That was the 80's.

[daddydog97]

$1 million was the total purse of the tournament, with the winner receiving half and the other half divided among the remaining 15 players depending on how well they did.

[gameshowguy2000]

The winner got half that prize..yes (meaning $250K+$250K for the charity of their choice, in Rob's case, the March of Dimes. The runner-up got $200,000 (half of that going to charity, in this case, Big Brothers Big Sisters). But no matter where they finished, half of each tournament participant's winnings went to charity.

[eci4r]

casandra dooley is the champion who

rob defeated in the finals

[gameshowguy2000]

Yep, and as I said, she got $200,000; half of that went to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

[SaleGuy]

The name is Rob Griffin, not Griffith.

[SaleGuy]

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[vintagetv]

How far did Hal Shear make it in this tournament? I might have thought he would've won, oh well.

[jhzenor61481]

I think Hal Shear was on for a few shows until he was beaten, I'll have to go back and find out.