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The Great American Health Challenge :: Smokeout Challenge cancer.org |
Caesars Challenge was an American game show that aired on NBC from June 14, 1993 to January 14, 1994. Ahmad Rashad hosted the show and Dan Doherty, dressed as a gladiator, served as the show's assistant. Chad Brown and Zach Ruby also served as assistants early in the show. Steve Day announced the program. The show was taped at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[edit] Front gameThree contestants competed, one a returning champion (or designate if a previous champion had retired). Three rounds were played. The object in each round was to solve a jumbled word displayed on a 9-screen slot machine on stage. Seven-letter words were used in round one, eight-letter words in round two and nine-letter words in round three. Each new word fit into a category that was originally revealed to everyone, but later only revealed to home viewers. Rashad asked the players a toss-up question with three choices based on the category, and a player who buzzed in with the correct answer won money and chose a letter to place in its correct position in the word. If two players gave incorrect responses, the third player won the money and the choice of letter by default. The player had five seconds to guess the word, and, if correct, won additional money based on the unplaced letters left in the word. If they did not guess the word, questions and letter selections continued until someone guessed it. Two words were played in each of the first two rounds. Round three included as many words as time allowed. During the time when the category was only revealed to the home audience, Rashad announced the category of the word to the contestants after the word had been correctly guessed. [edit] Scoring
[edit] Lucky SlotOne position in the word was signified as the Lucky Slot. If, after choosing a letter whose correct position was the Lucky Slot (signified by a siren), a contestant guessed the word correctly, they won additional money. Each day began with a Lucky Slot bonus of $500, and $500 was added to the bonus after each word until it was won, at which point the bonus reset to $500. [edit] Speed-Up roundWhen time was running short (signified by a car horn), letters were placed automatically into the current word and the first contestant that buzzed in with the correct answer won money based on the unplaced letters. An incorrect answer locked that player out of play. The Lucky Slot was out of play during the speed-up round. [edit] Winning the gameThe player with the most money at the end of the game won and advanced to the Bonus Round. Originally, the winner shopped for prizes with their winnings. Later, they were given a prize package equal to their winnings. The other players left with parting gifts, including dinner for two and tickets to a headliner show at the Circus Maximus showroom at Caesars Palace. In the case of a tie, another speed-up round was played between the tied players. [edit] Bonus round[edit] Format #1A giant rotating bingo cage filled with lettered balls lowered from the ceiling. One by one, the letters spilled out of the cage and Doherty announced the letter as the ball rolled down a ramp. Once a dictionary-certified nine-letter word could be formed from the letters, the cage stopped rotating, the sound of a gong was heard, and Caesar announced "Caesar says stop!" The nine letters were then placed on the slot machine screens in the order that they rolled down the ramp. Based on the champion's tenure, they chose letters to be placed into their correct positions. Contestants were allowed to place one letter for each day they had been on the show. The contestant then had 10 seconds to try to solve the word. If the contestant solved the word correctly, they won a car and retired as champion. Otherwise, they returned on the next show, for a theoretical maximum of 8 shows. [edit] Format #2The champion faced a game board with five words. The first word had five letters, the second had six, and so on up to the fifth word consisting of nine letters. The first word would shuffle its letters (similar to the Speed-Up Round), placing a letter in its correct position each time. After each correct guess, the contestant moved on to the next word. Guessing all five words in 30 seconds won the car. Starting with the introduction of this bonus round, the champion was now limited to a maximum of three consecutive appearances or until they won a car, whichever came first. [edit] Audience gameDuring the closing credits of every show, Rashad and Doherty went into the studio audience and gave audience members an opportunity to unscramble five-letter words. Correctly guessing the word won a handful of casino tokens and gold foil-covered chocolate medallions from a bowl held by Doherty. [edit] Episode status and rerunsAll episodes exist. Reruns aired on the USA Network from June 27 to November 18, 1994. [edit] External links | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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