The $10,000 Pyramid (1973) PT. 4

And now, part four of this episode of the earliest Pyramid incarnation. From the week of 11/12/73-11/16/73 and featuring special guest stars Sandy Duncan and Ed "Lou Grant" Asner. Joan has been to the Pyramid once, but hasn't cashed in yet. Can Sandy Duncan help remedy that problem? Let's see!!

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[Pinman1000]

This aired November 16, 1979.

[gameshowluvr86]

@Pinman1000 1973. ;-)

[UmedaRaton]

Just a tidbit: Ms. Bellefontaine (the contestant) is STILL working in Southern California as a major advocate for blind education.

[shoredude2]

So from watching these, measuring tape is not OK for things that measure because it contains measure in the name but Saudi Arabia is OK for an Arab country even though it contains Arab in the name.

[vah4bm]

Ms. Bellefontaine and Ms. Duncan got screwed by the judge (producer) after the former correctly answered "Things made of silver." She gave that answer with 19 seconds left on the clock. It wasn't until 12 seconds remained that the next category was revealed.  SEVEN SECONDS stolen from the contestant. Unfair at the least. Thievery really.

[PriceRight89]

Also, in order to win the large bonus, the contestant MUST guess all six categories. If one gets buzzed, it goes out of play and the contestant can't guess it. If that happens, they should put that behind them and focus instead on getting the smaller amounts.

[PriceRight89]

First off, you can't mention part of the answer in your descriptions. That's why the judge had to buzz her.

Prepositional phrases were legal clues until 1982. I believe by that time, the producers realized they were too descriptive for and often led to the category. There were ways the clue giver could get around them, though. Instead of "Articles from a newspaper," s/he could say "Newspaper Articles".

[domin8erTWO]

how are prepositional phrases/hand gestures "too descriptive?"

P.S. When one gets buzzed, why does the contestant not win the top prize if they finish the rest of the subjects?

[thisfirrre]

1. Sandy said "tape measure" for "Measuring Implements," thereby literally revealing a portion of the answer to the contestant. For another example, I remember an episode of $100K where the celeb was buzzed for saying "Mount Rushmore" for "Famous Mountains."

2. Prepositional phrases were considered to be too descriptive, as were hand gestures. The point of the bonus round was for the contestants to derive the category from simple clues. Prepositional phrases were too specific.

[domin8erTWO]

1. Why did she get buzzed on the second one? 2. Why are prepositional phrases and hand gestures buzzed in the bonus round?

[thisfirrre]

No, there's nothing /illegal/ per se about inaccurate or misleading clues. The only clues that were buzzed were those that were structurally illegal - those that contained prepositions, or gave away the answer by using a synonym or actually saying part of the answer - as Sandy did with "tape measure" for "Measuring Implements." So, really, giving legal clues that don't actually fit the category wouldn't get you buzzed - I mean, "Julius Caesar" for "Greeks" isn't gonna lead her to say it anyway!