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* ThingOMeter
** A device used to measure things, seen on games shows as the "clap-o-meter" or "laugh-o-meter"

** And behind door number three... a live raccoon!

** It's a live raccoon!

** Call/Send in postcards/Go to our website for your chance to win!

*** Asks questions, hands out money, and makes fun of bad contestants.

* TickertapeParade
** Let's dump a bunch of stuff on the winner!

** Call/Send in postcards/Got to our website for your chance to win!

** There's not much of a game here, so let's get a really solid host who can make drying paint entertaining.

** Hey, it's that guy! And they're playing for charity! (Producers who value their handiwork should ''not'' adopt this full-time on a game usually played by civilians. It's been tried several times, and on every single occasion the show in question was canned within a year.)

''This is [[TheAnnouncer Tropey McGregious]] speaking for '''Game Show Tropes'''! A [[ThisVeryWiki TV Tropes]] production! This program was edited for broadcast.''

** Come On Down! You're the next contestant on ''The Trope is Hung''!

** You've won the game! Here's a little extra way to make some more money.

** You've landed on Get $5,000 Regardless Of Outcome!

** Well, you just had bad luck today, so you're leaving here with Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat! (''ding-ding!'')

** Not explicitly a Game Show Trope, but still very common on them. Most notably seen in ''Press Your Luck''[='s=] "+ One Spin" spaces.

** All the fun of the game, without the fear of cameras or a large audience.

** Could be something good, could be a Klunk, could be $25,000 in cash... Most commonly recognized from its use in ''Deal Or No Deal'', although it wasn't the first game to use the idea.

** I cannot tell a lie -- you lose!

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''This program was edited for broadcast.''

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** Clang-clang-clang, Whoop, WHOOP, ''WHOOOOOOP!!!''

** [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=] And s/he's playing for charity! (Producers who value their handiwork should ''not'' adopt this full-time on a game usually played by normal people. It's been tried several times, and on every single occasion the show in question was canned within a year.)

** Not explicitly a Game Show Trope, but still very common on them. Most notably seen in ''Press Your Luck'''s "+ One Spin" spaces.

** You're going home our one-and-done champion with -$250!

** BZZZZZZZZZZ! Ba-bum-da-bummmm... ''AWWWWWWWWWWWW''.

** Could be something good, could be a Klunk, could be $25,000 in cash... Most well-known through ''Deal Or No Deal'', but it isn't the first game show to use the idea.

** How many different ways can you say "Is that your final answer?"

** Hey, it's that guy! And s/he's playing for charity! (Producers who value their handiwork should ''not'' adopt this full-time on a game usually played by normal people. It's been tried several times, and on every single occasion the show in question was canned within a year.)

** Famous people play for charity. Trust us when we say it's best not to adopt this full-time, because your show ''will'' wither and die if you do.

** Famous people play for charity. Some shows have tried an "all celebrities, all the time" mantra, which '''always''' led to its downfall.

* AllOrNothing
** One wrong move and you walk away with bupkis.
* BigWinSirens
** Clang-clang-clang, Whoop, WHOOP, ''WHOOOOOOP!!!''
* BonusRound
** You've won the game! Here's a little extra way to make some more money.
* BonusSpace
** You've landed on Get $5,000 Regardless Of Outcome!
* CarriedByTheHost
** There's not much of a game here, so let's get a really solid host who can make drying paint entertaining.
* ConsolationPrize
** Well, you just had bad luck today, so you're leaving here with Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat! (''ding-ding!'')
* DeadlyGame
** This one's a real killer.
* ExtraTurn
** Not explicitly a Game Show Trope, but still very common on them. Most notably seen in ''Press Your Luck'''s "+ One Spin" spaces.
* FlokatiRug
** What the hell ''is'' that thing, anyway? Did they really think someone would want this?
* GameShowAppearance
** When game shows collide with fiction. Usually makes no difference in the characters and keeps the Status Quo intact, but on occasion will set up a plot thread or change a character for the better (or worse).
* GameShowWinningsCap
** You're going home our one-and-done champion with -$250!
* GoldenSnitch
** What, you think you have an advantage just because you won the first nine rounds out of ten? (This Trope shows up outside of game shows as well.)
* HomeGame
** All the fun of the game, without the fear of cameras or a large audience.
* [[{{ptitlefkpij48d}} Let's Just See What WOULD Have Happened...]]
** This has absolutely no bearing on the outcome of the game, but we're gonna do it anyway because we have to fill a half-hour. Or an hour, sometimes.
* {{Lifelines}}
** Don't know the answer? Call someone who does!
* LosingHorns
** BZZZZZZZZZZ! Ba-bum-da-bummmm... ''AWWWWWWWWWWWW''.
* MysteryBox
** Could be something good, could be a Klunk, could be $25,000 in cash... Most well-known through ''Deal Or No Deal'', but it isn't the first game show to use the idea.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer
*** Introduces the host (and sometimes contestants), describes everything you could win, and describes everything you've won. Typically the first to be heard and the last to speak.
** GameShowHost
*** Asks questions, hands out money, and makes fun of bad contestants.
** StudioAudience
*** Smile! Laugh! Applaud!
** TheVanna
*** Shows off the toasters, cars, and swimsuits. Or maybe just stands around as something to make sitting through the horrible format/emcee/contestants worthwhile.
* ProductPlacement
** You've landed on the Hot Pockets JACKPOT space!
* PromotionalConsideration
** [=HeadOn=], apply directly to the forehead...
* RulesSpiel
** Here's how we play the game...
* ShowTheFolksAtHome
** "Let's reveal who today's Secret Square is."
* SoundProofBooth
** Your partner is offstage, where they can't see or hear your answers...
* SpeedRound
** This will decide the game. Put 60 seconds on the clock, please. (''ding'') Time starts...now.
* TickertapeParade
** Let's dump a bunch of stuff on the winner!
* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer
** What the hell is Liederkranz?
* {{Whammy}}
** I cannot tell a lie -- you lose!
* WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
** How many different ways can you say "Is that your final answer?"
* {{Zonk}}
** It's a live raccoon!

''Describe for your partner these Tropes associated with {{Game Show}}s. You need six to advance to the Winner's Circle. Ready? Go!''

''Describe for your partner these Tropes associated with {{Game Show}}s. You need six to advance to the Winner's Circle.''

*** Shows off the toasters, cars, and swimsuits. Or maybe just stands around as [[{{Fanservice}} something to make sitting through the horrible format/emcee/contestants worthwhile.]]

''Tropes associated with {{Game Show}}s.''

And behind Door Number 2, we have...A BRAND NEW INDEX OF TROPES!

** Not explicitly a game-show Trope, but still very common on them. Most notably seen in ''Press Your Luck'''s "+ One Spin" spaces.

*** Shows off the toasters, cars, and swimsuits. Or maybe just stands around as something to make sitting through the horrible format/emcee/contestants worthwhile.

** You landed on Get $5,000 Regardless Of Outcome!

** Well, you just had bad luck today, so you're leaving here with Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat!

** You can only win so much. Some shows (typically on cable) have a "one-and-done" policy, which can result in you winning -$250.

** What, you think you have an advantage just because you won the first nine rounds out of ten? (This trope shows up outside of game shows as well.)

** This has absolutely no bearing on the outcome of the game, but we're gonna do it anyway, because we have to fill a half-hour. Or an hour, sometimes.

*** Shows off the toasters, cars, and swimsuits. Or maybe just stands around as something to look at.

** You've landed on the Hot Pockets Jackpot space.

** You can only win so much. Some game shows are one-and-done, even if you won -$250.

** You can only win so much.

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* {{Cap}}
** More of a video-game Trope, but game shows ''do'' have limits on how long you can stay around and/or how much you can win. If you surpass the cap, you retire as an undefeated champ...whether you want to or not.