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** '''Rabbit Test''': Played only in the pilot, the models wore fur coats, one fake (worth $600) and the other real rabbit fur. If the contestant could "feel out" the real $6,000 fur, they won it.
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** '''Rabbit Test''': Played only in the pilot, the models wore fur coats, one fake (worth $600) and the other real rabbit fur. If the fur (worth $6,000). The contestant could "feel out" was allowed to feel each coat, then tried to pick the real $6,000 fur, one, and won it whether or not they won it.were right.
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* {{Whammy}}: Any bad roll, such as a 3 and a 4 when those numbers and all others adding up to 7 had already been removed from the board. This is why control of the dice became more important as the game progressed, and as fewer numbers and "good rolls" were available, contestants rarely decided to roll late in the game.
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* {{Whammy}}: Any bad roll, such as a 3 and a 4 roll totaling 7 when those that number was already off the board and no combination of remaining numbers and all others adding would add up to 7 had already been removed from the board.it. This is why control of the dice became more important as the game progressed, and as fewer numbers and "good rolls" were available, contestants rarely decided to roll late in the game.
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* NonStandardGameOver: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]
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* NonStandardGameOver: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]board.
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* FunnyAfro: Trebek had this, just like his other [=1970s=] hosting gigs.
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* TheAnnouncer: Kenny Williams from 1974-80, Dean Goss on the Martindale version.
* BitingTheHandHumor: Alex engaged in
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The 70s versions- especially the near-entirely lost 1974-76 run- can seem a bit odd to people more familiar with the Martindale run.
** The Martindale run's logo originally had a black diamond shape surrounding it in the first month or so; after that, it was removed from the intro, but retained everywhere else (on the gameboard, for instance).
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The 1986 {{pilot}} had a dice-throwing monkey in "Duel of the Dice", a minigame that didn't actually get used in the series (it involved rolling a higher total than a trained monkey did).
** The Martindale run's logo originally had a black diamond shape surrounding it in the first month or so; after that, it was removed from the intro, but retained everywhere else (on the gameboard, for instance).
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The 1986 {{pilot}} had a dice-throwing monkey in "Duel of the Dice", a minigame that didn't actually get used in the series (it involved rolling a higher total than a trained monkey did).
* FanRemake: A ''Series/DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Creator/{{Greggo}}" Wicker called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013.
* FunnyAfro: Trebek had this, just like his other [=1970s=] hosting gigs.
* GameShowHost: Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80 (and hosted a failed revival called ''Lucky Numbers'' in 1985). Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
* GarageSale: One of the mini-dice games offered during the Wink Martindale era. The "garage sale" prize (for rolling a 6) was often an item the producers might have found at a local Goodwill store, such as a used Mickey Mouse phone, or some other novelty item.
* GrandFinale: The June 20, 1980 finale was...odd, with Alex being uncharacteristically offbeat — making faces to the camera and such NonSequitur comments as "Many moon come, that's a niner", "Seven-ahhhh!", "Staying alive with Music/TheBeeGees", etc. It was initially rumored that he was drunk, but this rumor has long since been disproven.
** One of his last lines on this version, to model Linda Hooks, who stated she was not pregnant upon his asking:
--->'''Alex:''' You're not pregnant? [[MisterSeahorse I'm not, either.]]
* FunnyAfro: Trebek had this, just like his other [=1970s=] hosting gigs.
* GameShowHost: Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80 (and hosted a failed revival called ''Lucky Numbers'' in 1985). Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
* GarageSale: One of the mini-dice games offered during the Wink Martindale era. The "garage sale" prize (for rolling a 6) was often an item the producers might have found at a local Goodwill store, such as a used Mickey Mouse phone, or some other novelty item.
* GrandFinale: The June 20, 1980 finale was...odd, with Alex being uncharacteristically offbeat — making faces to the camera and such NonSequitur comments as "Many moon come, that's a niner", "Seven-ahhhh!", "Staying alive with Music/TheBeeGees", etc. It was initially rumored that he was drunk, but this rumor has long since been disproven.
** One of his last lines on this version, to model Linda Hooks, who stated she was not pregnant upon his asking:
--->'''Alex:''' You're not pregnant? [[MisterSeahorse I'm not, either.]]
* LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. Modeling duties for the 1978-80 revival were handled by Becky Price and Lauren Firestone; after a short time, Firestone was replaced by Linda Hooks. There were two models on the Martindale version, Crystal Owen and K.C. Winkler, who didn't do much. Originally, the model rolled the dice, and would bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]] (Alex Trebek's nickname for the conveyor belt which formed the bottom of the dice table).
* LuckBasedMission: Dice tend to be like that. You can answer every question correctly, but still lose because of bad rolls screwing you over...or good rolls by your opponent.
* LuckBasedMission: Dice tend to be like that. You can answer every question correctly, but still lose because of bad rolls screwing you over...or good rolls by your opponent.
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* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Kenny Williams from 1974-80, Dean Goss on the Martindale version.
** GameShowHost: Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80 (and hosted a failed revival called ''Lucky Numbers'' in 1985). Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. Modeling duties for the 1978-80 revival were handled by Becky Price and Lauren Firestone; after a short time, Firestone was replaced by Linda Hooks. There were two models on the Martindale version, Crystal Owen and K.C. Winkler, who didn't do much. Originally, the model rolled the dice, and would bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]] (Alex Trebek's nickname for the conveyor belt which formed the bottom of the dice table).
** StudioAudience
** TheAnnouncer: Kenny Williams from 1974-80, Dean Goss on the Martindale version.
** GameShowHost: Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80 (and hosted a failed revival called ''Lucky Numbers'' in 1985). Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. Modeling duties for the 1978-80 revival were handled by Becky Price and Lauren Firestone; after a short time, Firestone was replaced by Linda Hooks. There were two models on the Martindale version, Crystal Owen and K.C. Winkler, who didn't do much. Originally, the model rolled the dice, and would bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]] (Alex Trebek's nickname for the conveyor belt which formed the bottom of the dice table).
** StudioAudience
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* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Kenny Williams from 1974-80, Dean GossNonStandardGameOver: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the Martindale version.
** GameShowHost: Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80 (and hosted a failed revival called ''Lucky Numbers'' in 1985). Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. Modeling duties for theboard, like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]
* ObviousRulePatch: The 1978-80 revivalwere handled by Becky Price and Lauren Firestone; after a short time, Firestone was replaced by Linda Hooks. There were two models on changed the Martindale version, Crystal Owen and K.C. Winkler, who didn't do much. Originally, the model rolled the dice, and would bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; main-game from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back each number having one prize attached to each column having up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]] (Alex Trebek's nickname for the conveyor belt which formed the bottom of the dice table).
** StudioAudiencefive prizes attached.
** TheAnnouncer: Kenny Williams from 1974-80, Dean Goss
** GameShowHost: Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80 (and hosted a failed revival called ''Lucky Numbers'' in 1985). Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. Modeling duties for the
* ObviousRulePatch: The 1978-80 revival
** StudioAudience
* RunningGag: When the board was set up in the 1978-80 run, Alex often tried to predict which prize column would be the "hot column" (i.e., which one could be cleared in only one roll).
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-->'''Alex Trebek:''' (''on the June 20, 1980 GrandFinale'') And when we return, and return we ''will''...after this commercial break, we're gonna add something to it — fish! (They actually added an Oriental screen in the next segment.)
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!!This show provides examples of:
* BitingTheHandHumor: Alex engaged in this in the 1980 finale, taking several jabs at NBC's management.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The 70s versions- especially the near-entirely lost 1974-76 run- can seem a bit odd to people more familiar with the Martindale run.
** The Martindale run's logo originally had a black diamond shape surrounding it in the first month or so; after that, it was removed from the intro, but retained everywhere else (on the gameboard, for instance).
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The 1986 {{pilot}} had a dice-throwing monkey in "Duel of the Dice", a minigame that didn't actually get used in the series (it involved rolling a higher total than a trained monkey did).
* FanRemake: A ''Series/DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Creator/{{Greggo}}" Wicker called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
** If nobody rang in on a question, the game computer would randomly ring one of the players in and force them to answer.
** Instead of dice, there are three "Shakri cubes" (randomizers) which, when stopped, reveal either a number up to 5 or a blank space (a zero).
** There are 12 numbers, each corresponding to one of the Doctors. (The Tenth Doctor represents 10, etc.)
** If possible, you ''must'' remove the number that the three numbers add up to. (If not, you can add multiple numbers together as normal.)
** It takes triples (since there are three numbers to add together) to get an Insurance Marker, represented by a replica Sonic Screwdriver. Triples never count as a bad roll, nor do they remove numbers. (While doubles in the original got an Insurance Marker, it could be used to remove numbers, and if it was otherwise bad, the Marker was immediately used.)
** One randomly-selected number is worth a bonus prize, even if that player loses. (Starting with the Wicked Faire 2014 episode, that number is always from 7 to 12.)
** It takes three bad rolls (represented by Daleks) to lose, and each "match" is one game. (Starting with the Wicked Faire 2014 episode, a second randomly-selected number from 1 to 6, representing the War Doctor, acts as a OneUp by removing a Dalek from that player's side.)
* FunnyAfro: Trebek had this, just like his other [=1970s=] hosting gigs.
* GarageSale: One of the mini-dice games offered during the Wink Martindale era. The "garage sale" prize (for rolling a 6) was often an item the producers might have found at a local Goodwill store, such as a used Mickey Mouse phone, or some other novelty item.
* GrandFinale: The June 20, 1980 finale was...odd, with Alex being uncharacteristically offbeat — making faces to the camera and such NonSequitur comments as "Many moon come, that's a niner", "Seven-ahhhh!", "Staying alive with Music/TheBeeGees", etc. It was initially rumored that he was drunk, but this rumor has long since been disproven.
** One of his last lines on this version, to model Linda Hooks, who stated she was not pregnant upon his asking:
--->'''Alex Trebek:''' You're not pregnant? [[MisterSeahorse I'm not, either.]]
* LuckBasedMission: Dice tend to be like that. You can answer every question correctly, but still lose because of bad rolls screwing you over...or good rolls by your opponent.
* NonStandardGameOver: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]
* ObviousRulePatch: The 1978-80 revival changed the main-game from each number having one prize attached to each column having up to five prizes attached.
* RunningGag: When the board was set up in the 1978-80 run, Alex often tried to predict which prize column would be the "hot column" (i.e., which one could be cleared in only one roll).
!!This show provides examples of:
* BitingTheHandHumor: Alex engaged in this in the 1980 finale, taking several jabs at NBC's management.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The 70s versions- especially the near-entirely lost 1974-76 run- can seem a bit odd to people more familiar with the Martindale run.
** The Martindale run's logo originally had a black diamond shape surrounding it in the first month or so; after that, it was removed from the intro, but retained everywhere else (on the gameboard, for instance).
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The 1986 {{pilot}} had a dice-throwing monkey in "Duel of the Dice", a minigame that didn't actually get used in the series (it involved rolling a higher total than a trained monkey did).
* FanRemake: A ''Series/DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Creator/{{Greggo}}" Wicker called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
** If nobody rang in on a question, the game computer would randomly ring one of the players in and force them to answer.
** Instead of dice, there are three "Shakri cubes" (randomizers) which, when stopped, reveal either a number up to 5 or a blank space (a zero).
** There are 12 numbers, each corresponding to one of the Doctors. (The Tenth Doctor represents 10, etc.)
** If possible, you ''must'' remove the number that the three numbers add up to. (If not, you can add multiple numbers together as normal.)
** It takes triples (since there are three numbers to add together) to get an Insurance Marker, represented by a replica Sonic Screwdriver. Triples never count as a bad roll, nor do they remove numbers. (While doubles in the original got an Insurance Marker, it could be used to remove numbers, and if it was otherwise bad, the Marker was immediately used.)
** One randomly-selected number is worth a bonus prize, even if that player loses. (Starting with the Wicked Faire 2014 episode, that number is always from 7 to 12.)
** It takes three bad rolls (represented by Daleks) to lose, and each "match" is one game. (Starting with the Wicked Faire 2014 episode, a second randomly-selected number from 1 to 6, representing the War Doctor, acts as a OneUp by removing a Dalek from that player's side.)
* FunnyAfro: Trebek had this, just like his other [=1970s=] hosting gigs.
* GarageSale: One of the mini-dice games offered during the Wink Martindale era. The "garage sale" prize (for rolling a 6) was often an item the producers might have found at a local Goodwill store, such as a used Mickey Mouse phone, or some other novelty item.
* GrandFinale: The June 20, 1980 finale was...odd, with Alex being uncharacteristically offbeat — making faces to the camera and such NonSequitur comments as "Many moon come, that's a niner", "Seven-ahhhh!", "Staying alive with Music/TheBeeGees", etc. It was initially rumored that he was drunk, but this rumor has long since been disproven.
** One of his last lines on this version, to model Linda Hooks, who stated she was not pregnant upon his asking:
--->'''Alex Trebek:''' You're not pregnant? [[MisterSeahorse I'm not, either.]]
* LuckBasedMission: Dice tend to be like that. You can answer every question correctly, but still lose because of bad rolls screwing you over...or good rolls by your opponent.
* NonStandardGameOver: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]
* ObviousRulePatch: The 1978-80 revival changed the main-game from each number having one prize attached to each column having up to five prizes attached.
* RunningGag: When the board was set up in the 1978-80 run, Alex often tried to predict which prize column would be the "hot column" (i.e., which one could be cleared in only one roll).
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-->'''Alex Trebek:''' (''on the June 20, 1980 GrandFinale'') And when we return, and return we ''will''...after this commercial break, we're gonna add something to it — fish!
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-->'''Alex Trebek:''' (''on the June 20, 1980 GrandFinale'') And when we return, and return we ''will''...after this commercial break, we're gonna add something to it — fish!fish! (They actually added an Oriental screen in the next segment.)
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** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. There were two on the Martindale version who didn't do much. Originally, they rolled the dice, and they'd bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]] (Alex Trebek's nickname for the conveyor belt which formed the bottom of the dice table).
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** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. Modeling duties for the 1978-80 revival were handled by Becky Price and Lauren Firestone; after a short time, Firestone was replaced by Linda Hooks. There were two models on the Martindale version version, Crystal Owen and K.C. Winkler, who didn't do much. Originally, they the model rolled the dice, and they'd would bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]] (Alex Trebek's nickname for the conveyor belt which formed the bottom of the dice table).
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* {{Whammy}}: Any bad roll, such as a 3 and a 4 when those numbers and all others adding up to 7 had already been removed from the board. This is why control of the dice became more important as the game progressed, and as fewer numbers and "good rolls" were available contestants rarely decided to roll late in the game.
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* {{Whammy}}: Any bad roll, such as a 3 and a 4 when those numbers and all others adding up to 7 had already been removed from the board. This is why control of the dice became more important as the game progressed, and as fewer numbers and "good rolls" were available available, contestants rarely decided to roll late in the game.
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** One of his last lines on this version, to a model who stated she was not pregnant upon his asking:
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** One of his last lines on this version, to a model Linda Hooks, who stated she was not pregnant upon his asking:
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** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. There were two on the Martindale version who didn't do much. Originally, they rolled the dice, and they'd bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]].
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** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. There were two on the Martindale version who didn't do much. Originally, they rolled the dice, and they'd bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]].Carpet]] (Alex Trebek's nickname for the conveyor belt which formed the bottom of the dice table).
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* GarageSale: One of the mini-dice games offered during the Wink Martindale era. The "garage sale" prize (for rolling a 6) was often an item the producers might have found at a local Goodwill store, such as a used Mickey Mouse phone, or some other novelty item.
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The game was essentially a quiz-based version of "Shut The Box": two contestants answered general knowledge questions and rolled a large pair of UsefulNotes/{{dice}}, hoping to remove numbers from a game board and accumulate prizes. In the 1974-76 run, each number had a prize behind it, including two halves of a car (both of which had to be claimed by the same contestant or else it would be out of play). In the 1978-80 and 1987-88 runs, three numbers were in each of three column and had to be removed to claim the prize(s).
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The game was essentially a quiz-based version of "Shut The Box": two contestants answered general knowledge questions and rolled a large pair of UsefulNotes/{{dice}}, hoping to remove numbers from a game board and accumulate prizes. In the 1974-76 run, each number had a prize behind it, including two halves of either a car or a trip (both of which had to be claimed by the same contestant or else it would be out of play). In the 1978-80 and 1987-88 runs, three numbers were in each of three column and had to be removed to claim the prize(s).
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* BonusRound: Big Numbers, which worked similarly to the main game. Each removed number awarded $100, with a bonus for getting all nine — $5,000 and/or a car (1978-80) or $10,000 (1974-76 and 1987-88).
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* BonusRound: The Big Numbers, which worked similarly to the main game. Each removed number awarded $100, with a bonus for getting all nine — $5,000 and/or a car (1978-80) or $10,000 (1974-76 and 1987-88).
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** The 1978-80 run changed the bonus twice: originally, it was $5,000 and a car worth about $5,000. Sometime between March 27 and December 4, 1979, the car became the sole grand prize; sometime between May 7 and June 9, 1980, the car was replaced by the $5,000.
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** The 1978-80 run changed the bonus twice: originally, it was $5,000 and a car worth about $5,000. Sometime between March 27 and December 4, 1979, the car became the sole grand prize; sometime between May 7 and June 9, 1980, the car was replaced by the $5,000.$5,000 ( according to Alex, this was due to the oil crisis going on at the time).
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** GameShowHost: Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80. Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
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** GameShowHost: Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80.1974-80 (and hosted a failed revival called ''Lucky Numbers'' in 1985). Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
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** The Martindale run's logo originally had a balck diamond shape surrounding it in the first month or so; after that, it was removed from the intro, but retained everywhere else (on the gameboard, for instance).
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** The Martindale run's logo originally had a balck black diamond shape surrounding it in the first month or so; after that, it was removed from the intro, but retained everywhere else (on the gameboard, for instance).
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** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. There were two on the Martindale version who didn't do much. Originally, they rolled the dice, and they'd bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]]; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]].
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** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. There were two on the Martindale version who didn't do much. Originally, they rolled the dice, and they'd bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]]; thing]], similar to the dealer's stick in craps; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]].
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The game was essentially a quiz-based version of "Shut The Box": two contestants answered general knowledge questions and rolled a large pair of dice, hoping to remove numbers from a game board and accumulate prizes. In the 1974-76 run, each number had a prize behind it, including two halves of a car (both of which had to be claimed by the same contestant or else it would be out of play). In the 1978-80 and 1987-88 runs, three numbers were in each of three column and had to be removed to claim the prize(s).
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The game was essentially a quiz-based version of "Shut The Box": two contestants answered general knowledge questions and rolled a large pair of dice, UsefulNotes/{{dice}}, hoping to remove numbers from a game board and accumulate prizes. In the 1974-76 run, each number had a prize behind it, including two halves of a car (both of which had to be claimed by the same contestant or else it would be out of play). In the 1978-80 and 1987-88 runs, three numbers were in each of three column and had to be removed to claim the prize(s).
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Creator/MerrillHeatter-Bob Quigley GameShow originally produced in the 1970s for Creator/{{NBC}}, with Creator/AlexTrebek as host. A syndicated revival from 1987-88 had [[Series/{{Gambit}} Wink]] [[Series/TicTacDough Martindale]] as emcee.
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Creator/MerrillHeatter-Bob Quigley GameShow originally produced in the 1970s for Creator/{{NBC}}, with Creator/AlexTrebek as host.host; a weekly syndicated version also aired in the 1975-76 season. A syndicated revival from 1987-88 had [[Series/{{Gambit}} Wink]] [[Series/TicTacDough Martindale]] as emcee.
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** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model, two on the Martindale version, who did very little. Originally, they rolled the dice; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]].
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** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model, model. Ruta Lee served as the model for the 1974-76 daytime run; Elaine Stewart, from sister series ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and future wife of Merrill Heatter, served in the capacity in the 1975-76 syndicated version. There were two on the Martindale version, version who did very little. didn't do much. Originally, they rolled the dice; dice, and they'd bring them back using a [[BuffySpeak big clear plastic scooper arm thing]]; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]].
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The 70s versions- especially the near-entirely lost 1974-76 run- can seem a bit odd to people more familiar with the Martindale run.
** The Martindale run's logo originally had a balck diamond shape surrounding it in the first month or so; after that, it was removed from the intro, but retained everywhere else (on the gameboard, for instance).
** The Martindale run's logo originally had a balck diamond shape surrounding it in the first month or so; after that, it was removed from the intro, but retained everywhere else (on the gameboard, for instance).
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* RunningGag: When the board was set up, Alex often tried to predict which prize column would be the "hot column" (i.e., which one could be cleared in only one roll).
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* RunningGag: When the board was set up, up in the 1978-80 run, Alex often tried to predict which prize column would be the "hot column" (i.e., which one could be cleared in only one roll).
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[[caption-width-right:350:The logo and set of the Martindale era.]]
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** GameShowHost: Alex Trebek hosted from 1974-80. Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
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** GameShowHost: Alex Trebek Creator/AlexTrebek hosted from 1974-80. Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
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* RunningGag: When the board was set up, Alex often tried to predict which prize column would be the "hot column" (i.e., which one could be cleared in only one roll).
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* DownerEnding: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]
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* DownerEnding: Whenever a contestant plays BitingTheHandHumor: Alex engaged in this in the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]1980 finale, taking several jabs at NBC's management.
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* NonStandardGameOver: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]
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* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: [[invoked]]It didn't matter how many prizes you stack on the board — if there was any semi-realistic chance of a bad roll happening, the dice would almost always get passed to avoid the risk of players knocking themselves out of the game and your opponent winning by default.
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* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: [[invoked]]It didn't matter how many prizes you stack a contestant had on the board — if there was any even a semi-realistic chance of a bad roll happening, the dice would almost always get passed to avoid the risk of players knocking themselves being knocked out of the game and your their opponent winning by default.
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** There are three "Shakri cubes" (randomizers) which, when stopped, reveal either a number up to 5 or a blank space (a zero).
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** There Instead of dice, there are three "Shakri cubes" (randomizers) which, when stopped, reveal either a number up to 5 or a blank space (a zero).
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* ObviousRulePatch: The 1978-80 revival changed the main-game from each ''number'' having '''one''' prize attached to each ''column'' having up to '''five''' prizes attached.
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* ObviousRulePatch: The 1978-80 revival changed the main-game from each ''number'' number having '''one''' one prize attached to each ''column'' column having up to '''five''' five prizes attached.
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* FunnyAfro / PornStache: Trebek had both, just like his other [=1970s=] hosting gigs.
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* FunnyAfro / PornStache: FunnyAfro: Trebek had both, this, just like his other [=1970s=] hosting gigs.
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MerrillHeatter-Bob Quigley GameShow originally produced in the 1970s for Creator/{{NBC}}, with Creator/AlexTrebek as host. A syndicated revival from 1987-88 had Wink Martindale as emcee.
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* FanRemake: A ''Series/DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Greggo" Wicker called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
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* FanRemake: A ''Series/DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Greggo" "Creator/{{Greggo}}" Wicker called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
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* FunnyAfro / PornStache: Trebek, believe it or not.
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* FunnyAfro / PornStache: Trebek, believe it or not.Trebek had both, just like his other [=1970s=] hosting gigs.
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* UndesirablePrize: Did anyone ''really'' want an antique Chinese fishbowl? If it was worth $10,000 because it was stuffed with that much in cash like [[ThePriceIsRight Temptation]], then yes. But it wasn't.
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* UndesirablePrize: Did anyone ''really'' want an antique Chinese fishbowl? If it was worth $10,000 because it was stuffed with that much in cash like [[ThePriceIsRight [[Series/ThePriceIsRight Temptation]], then yes. But it wasn't.
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* {{Zonk}}: Some of the prizes available in the MinigameGame of the 1987 revival, such as a Mickey Mouse phone in Wink's Garage Sale. Typically, these weren't Zonks in the ''LetsMakeADeal'' sense (which were sometimes nonsense but still real prizes such as a herd of baby goats), but the prizes were less in value or desirability than the other ones available.
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* {{Zonk}}: Some of the prizes available in the MinigameGame of the 1987 revival, such as a Mickey Mouse phone in Wink's Garage Sale. Typically, these weren't Zonks in the ''LetsMakeADeal'' ''Series/LetsMakeADeal'' sense (which were sometimes nonsense but still real prizes such as a herd of baby goats), but the prizes were less in value or desirability than the other ones available.
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* FanRemake: A ''DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Greggo" Wicker called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
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* FanRemake: A ''DoctorWho''-themed ''Series/DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Greggo" Wicker called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
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MerrillHeatter-Bob Quigley GameShow originally produced in the 1970s for Creator/{{NBC}}, with Alex Trebek as host. A syndicated revival from 1987-88 had Wink Martindale as emcee.
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MerrillHeatter-Bob Quigley GameShow originally produced in the 1970s for Creator/{{NBC}}, with Alex Trebek Creator/AlexTrebek as host. A syndicated revival from 1987-88 had Wink Martindale as emcee.
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* GrandFinale: The June 20, 1980 finale was...odd, with Alex being uncharacteristically offbeat — making faces to the camera and such NonSequitur comments as "Many moon come, that's a niner", "Seven-ahhhh!", "Staying alive with TheBeeGees", etc. It was initially rumored that he was drunk, but this rumor has long since been disproven.
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* GrandFinale: The June 20, 1980 finale was...odd, with Alex being uncharacteristically offbeat — making faces to the camera and such NonSequitur comments as "Many moon come, that's a niner", "Seven-ahhhh!", "Staying alive with TheBeeGees", Music/TheBeeGees", etc. It was initially rumored that he was drunk, but this rumor has long since been disproven.
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** It takes triples (since there are three numbers to add together) to get an Insurance Marker, represented by a replica Sonic Screwdriver. Triples never count as a bad roll. (While doubles in the original got an Insurance Marker, if it was otherwise bad the Marker was immediately used.)
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** It takes triples (since there are three numbers to add together) to get an Insurance Marker, represented by a replica Sonic Screwdriver. Triples never count as a bad roll. roll, nor do they remove numbers. (While doubles in the original got an Insurance Marker, it could be used to remove numbers, and if it was otherwise bad bad, the Marker was immediately used.)
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** One randomly-selected number is worth a bonus prize, even if that player loses.
** It takes three bad rolls (represented by Daleks) to lose, and each "match" is one game.
** It takes three bad rolls (represented by Daleks) to lose, and each "match" is one game.
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** One randomly-selected number is worth a bonus prize, even if that player loses.
loses. (Starting with the Wicked Faire 2014 episode, that number is always from 7 to 12.)
** It takes three bad rolls (represented by Daleks) to lose, and each "match" is one game. (Starting with the Wicked Faire 2014 episode, a second randomly-selected number from 1 to 6, representing the War Doctor, acts as a OneUp by removing a Dalek from that player's side.)
** It takes three bad rolls (represented by Daleks) to lose, and each "match" is one game. (Starting with the Wicked Faire 2014 episode, a second randomly-selected number from 1 to 6, representing the War Doctor, acts as a OneUp by removing a Dalek from that player's side.)
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** If possible, you ''must'' remove the number that the three numbers add up to. (If not, you can add multiple numbers together as normal.)
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* FanRemake: A ''DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Greggo" Dasgo called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
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* FanRemake: A ''DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Greggo" Dasgo Wicker called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
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->''"And now, a game of high stakes, where every decision is a gamble, and every move could be your last ...'''High Rollers'''!"''
-->--Opening spiel, as read by '''Kenny Williams''' (1974-76) and '''Dean Goss''' (1987-88).
MerrillHeatter-Bob Quigley GameShow originally produced in the 1970s for Creator/{{NBC}}, with Alex Trebek as host. A syndicated revival from 1987-88 had Wink Martindale as emcee.
The game was essentially a quiz-based version of "Shut The Box": two contestants answered general knowledge questions and rolled a large pair of dice, hoping to remove numbers from a game board and accumulate prizes. In the 1974-76 run, each number had a prize behind it, including two halves of a car (both of which had to be claimed by the same contestant or else it would be out of play). In the 1978-80 and 1987-88 runs, three numbers were in each of three column and had to be removed to claim the prize(s).
To win the prizes credited, a player had to either remove the last of the nine numbers or force their opponent to [[{{Whammy}} roll an invalid number]]. If a contestant rolled doubles, s/he got an Insurance Marker good for an ExtraTurn if a bad number was rolled.
The winner of a best-of-three match became champion and went on to play the Big Numbers.
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!!GameShowTropes in use:
* BonusRound: Big Numbers, which worked similarly to the main game. Each removed number awarded $100, with a bonus for getting all nine — $5,000 and/or a car (1978-80) or $10,000 (1974-76 and 1987-88).
** For the first few weeks of the 1974-76 run, players could stop and take the money after a good roll, as a bad roll with no Insurance Markers ended the game and lost the bonus money accumulated. The contestant won a car for removing eight numbers, and $10,000 for all nine. The rules soon changed to remove the car bonus and no longer have the contestant risk the accumulated money.
** The 1978-80 run changed the bonus twice: originally, it was $5,000 and a car worth about $5,000. Sometime between March 27 and December 4, 1979, the car became the sole grand prize; sometime between May 7 and June 9, 1980, the car was replaced by the $5,000.
* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: [[invoked]]It didn't matter how many prizes you stack on the board — if there was any semi-realistic chance of a bad roll happening, the dice would almost always get passed to avoid the risk of players knocking themselves out of the game and your opponent winning by default.
* ExtraTurn: The Insurance Markers, awarded by rolling doubles and given back upon making a bad roll.
* HomeGame: Two board games were made in 1975, and another in 1988. A computer game was also released in 1988.
* MinigameGame: The 1987-88 revival included mini-games where prizes were determined by the roll of a die. These games would be played only by provisionally earning the right to play the game through clearing the column where it was placed a good roll, and then later winning the game. Typical games assigned numbers to various prizes or outcomes, with prizes awarded depending on the outcome. Examples:
** '''Around the World''': Five different destinations were announced and assigned a number from 1-5, and the contestant won that trip by rolling that number; rolling a 6 won all the trips (hence a "trip around the world") and a cash bonus.
*** The original version, used on the pilot and premiere, was '''Map Game'''; the only difference was that a more expensive trip was assigned to 6, and as such only one trip could be won.
** '''Wink's Garage Sale''': Usually contained four prizes of $500-$2,000, a grand prize of more than $3,000, and a smaller prize of up to $100.
** '''Dice Derby''': Two horses, "Odd" and "Even", competed in a race, with a particular horse advancing one space depending on the number rolled. Depending on which horse finished first, one awarded a cash prize (usually $1,000) and the other a grand prize of a trip, a fur coat, or car.
** '''Driver's Test''': A 12-space, 4x4 ringed game board was displayed, and the contestant had four rolls of the die to make the pawn land exactly in a space marked "CAR" (the pawn began seven spaces away from the winning space). Failure to win won consolation cash.
** '''It Takes Two''': Conceptually similar to "Around the World", only with other prizes (one a grand prize worth more than $3,000) in the mix. The contestant rolled the die as many times as was needed to roll one number twice, with the contestant winning the prize corresponding to that number. Rolling a 6 won all the prizes.
** '''Love Letters''': The contestant rolled a die up to six times to reveal letters in a six-letter word. Solving the word at any time won a new car, but an incorrect guess at any time lost. If the word was not solved, the contestant won $100 for each letter revealed.
** '''Lucky Numbers''': The contestant's hunch was tested as s/he chose a number between 1 and 6; a correct guess won a car.
** '''Rabbit Test''': Played only in the pilot, the models wore fur coats, one fake (worth $600) and the other real rabbit fur. If the contestant could "feel out" the real $6,000 fur, they won it.
** '''Smilin' Wink's Car Lot''': Each number from 1-5 represented a new car, while 6 represented a "clunker" (a used but operational car worth about $1,000-$2,000). The contestant rolled the die and won the car corresponding to the number rolled.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Kenny Williams from 1974-80, Dean Goss on the Martindale version.
** GameShowHost: Alex Trebek hosted from 1974-80. Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model, two on the Martindale version, who did very little. Originally, they rolled the dice; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]].
** StudioAudience
* ProgressiveJackpot: The 1978-80 revival's main game, where each column began with one prize and, for each round that column went unclaimed, another prize was added until that column had five prizes, at which point it froze. Upon being won (both being cleared through a good roll and the contestant winning the round), the column would begin again with one prize with more added. Rinse and repeat.
* UndesirablePrize: Did anyone ''really'' want an antique Chinese fishbowl? If it was worth $10,000 because it was stuffed with that much in cash like [[ThePriceIsRight Temptation]], then yes. But it wasn't.
-->'''Alex Trebek:''' (''on the June 20, 1980 GrandFinale'') And when we return, and return we ''will''...after this commercial break, we're gonna add something to it — fish!
* {{Whammy}}: Any bad roll, such as a 3 and a 4 when those numbers and all others adding up to 7 had already been removed from the board. This is why control of the dice became more important as the game progressed, and as fewer numbers and "good rolls" were available contestants rarely decided to roll late in the game.
* {{Zonk}}: Some of the prizes available in the MinigameGame of the 1987 revival, such as a Mickey Mouse phone in Wink's Garage Sale. Typically, these weren't Zonks in the ''LetsMakeADeal'' sense (which were sometimes nonsense but still real prizes such as a herd of baby goats), but the prizes were less in value or desirability than the other ones available.
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* DownerEnding: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The 1986 {{pilot}} had a dice-throwing monkey in "Duel of the Dice", a minigame that didn't actually get used in the series (it involved rolling a higher total than a trained monkey did).
* FanRemake: A ''DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Greggo" Dasgo called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
** If nobody rang in on a question, the game computer would randomly ring one of the players in and force them to answer.
** There are three "Shakri cubes" (randomizers) which, when stopped, reveal either a number up to 5 or a blank space (a zero).
** There are 12 numbers, each corresponding to one of the Doctors. (The Tenth Doctor represents 10, etc.)
** It takes triples (since there are three numbers to add together) to get an Insurance Marker, represented by a replica Sonic Screwdriver. Triples never count as a bad roll. (While doubles in the original got an Insurance Marker, if it was otherwise bad the Marker was immediately used.)
** One randomly-selected number is worth a bonus prize, even if that player loses.
** It takes three bad rolls (represented by Daleks) to lose, and each "match" is one game.
* FunnyAfro / PornStache: Trebek, believe it or not.
* GrandFinale: The June 20, 1980 finale was...odd, with Alex being uncharacteristically offbeat — making faces to the camera and such NonSequitur comments as "Many moon come, that's a niner", "Seven-ahhhh!", "Staying alive with TheBeeGees", etc. It was initially rumored that he was drunk, but this rumor has long since been disproven.
** One of his last lines on this version, to a model who stated she was not pregnant upon his asking:
--->'''Alex Trebek:''' You're not pregnant? [[MisterSeahorse I'm not, either.]]
* LuckBasedMission: Dice tend to be like that. You can answer every question correctly, but still lose because of bad rolls screwing you over...or good rolls by your opponent.
* ObviousRulePatch: The 1978-80 revival changed the main-game from each ''number'' having '''one''' prize attached to each ''column'' having up to '''five''' prizes attached.
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-->--Opening spiel, as read by '''Kenny Williams''' (1974-76) and '''Dean Goss''' (1987-88).
MerrillHeatter-Bob Quigley GameShow originally produced in the 1970s for Creator/{{NBC}}, with Alex Trebek as host. A syndicated revival from 1987-88 had Wink Martindale as emcee.
The game was essentially a quiz-based version of "Shut The Box": two contestants answered general knowledge questions and rolled a large pair of dice, hoping to remove numbers from a game board and accumulate prizes. In the 1974-76 run, each number had a prize behind it, including two halves of a car (both of which had to be claimed by the same contestant or else it would be out of play). In the 1978-80 and 1987-88 runs, three numbers were in each of three column and had to be removed to claim the prize(s).
To win the prizes credited, a player had to either remove the last of the nine numbers or force their opponent to [[{{Whammy}} roll an invalid number]]. If a contestant rolled doubles, s/he got an Insurance Marker good for an ExtraTurn if a bad number was rolled.
The winner of a best-of-three match became champion and went on to play the Big Numbers.
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!!GameShowTropes in use:
* BonusRound: Big Numbers, which worked similarly to the main game. Each removed number awarded $100, with a bonus for getting all nine — $5,000 and/or a car (1978-80) or $10,000 (1974-76 and 1987-88).
** For the first few weeks of the 1974-76 run, players could stop and take the money after a good roll, as a bad roll with no Insurance Markers ended the game and lost the bonus money accumulated. The contestant won a car for removing eight numbers, and $10,000 for all nine. The rules soon changed to remove the car bonus and no longer have the contestant risk the accumulated money.
** The 1978-80 run changed the bonus twice: originally, it was $5,000 and a car worth about $5,000. Sometime between March 27 and December 4, 1979, the car became the sole grand prize; sometime between May 7 and June 9, 1980, the car was replaced by the $5,000.
* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: [[invoked]]It didn't matter how many prizes you stack on the board — if there was any semi-realistic chance of a bad roll happening, the dice would almost always get passed to avoid the risk of players knocking themselves out of the game and your opponent winning by default.
* ExtraTurn: The Insurance Markers, awarded by rolling doubles and given back upon making a bad roll.
* HomeGame: Two board games were made in 1975, and another in 1988. A computer game was also released in 1988.
* MinigameGame: The 1987-88 revival included mini-games where prizes were determined by the roll of a die. These games would be played only by provisionally earning the right to play the game through clearing the column where it was placed a good roll, and then later winning the game. Typical games assigned numbers to various prizes or outcomes, with prizes awarded depending on the outcome. Examples:
** '''Around the World''': Five different destinations were announced and assigned a number from 1-5, and the contestant won that trip by rolling that number; rolling a 6 won all the trips (hence a "trip around the world") and a cash bonus.
*** The original version, used on the pilot and premiere, was '''Map Game'''; the only difference was that a more expensive trip was assigned to 6, and as such only one trip could be won.
** '''Wink's Garage Sale''': Usually contained four prizes of $500-$2,000, a grand prize of more than $3,000, and a smaller prize of up to $100.
** '''Dice Derby''': Two horses, "Odd" and "Even", competed in a race, with a particular horse advancing one space depending on the number rolled. Depending on which horse finished first, one awarded a cash prize (usually $1,000) and the other a grand prize of a trip, a fur coat, or car.
** '''Driver's Test''': A 12-space, 4x4 ringed game board was displayed, and the contestant had four rolls of the die to make the pawn land exactly in a space marked "CAR" (the pawn began seven spaces away from the winning space). Failure to win won consolation cash.
** '''It Takes Two''': Conceptually similar to "Around the World", only with other prizes (one a grand prize worth more than $3,000) in the mix. The contestant rolled the die as many times as was needed to roll one number twice, with the contestant winning the prize corresponding to that number. Rolling a 6 won all the prizes.
** '''Love Letters''': The contestant rolled a die up to six times to reveal letters in a six-letter word. Solving the word at any time won a new car, but an incorrect guess at any time lost. If the word was not solved, the contestant won $100 for each letter revealed.
** '''Lucky Numbers''': The contestant's hunch was tested as s/he chose a number between 1 and 6; a correct guess won a car.
** '''Rabbit Test''': Played only in the pilot, the models wore fur coats, one fake (worth $600) and the other real rabbit fur. If the contestant could "feel out" the real $6,000 fur, they won it.
** '''Smilin' Wink's Car Lot''': Each number from 1-5 represented a new car, while 6 represented a "clunker" (a used but operational car worth about $1,000-$2,000). The contestant rolled the die and won the car corresponding to the number rolled.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Kenny Williams from 1974-80, Dean Goss on the Martindale version.
** GameShowHost: Alex Trebek hosted from 1974-80. Wink Martindale hosted the 1987-88 revival.
** LovelyAssistant: All versions had a model, two on the Martindale version, who did very little. Originally, they rolled the dice; from 1978 onward, the contestant rolled the dice, and the dice were brought back up to the contestants via the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Junior G-Man Magic Carpet]].
** StudioAudience
* ProgressiveJackpot: The 1978-80 revival's main game, where each column began with one prize and, for each round that column went unclaimed, another prize was added until that column had five prizes, at which point it froze. Upon being won (both being cleared through a good roll and the contestant winning the round), the column would begin again with one prize with more added. Rinse and repeat.
* UndesirablePrize: Did anyone ''really'' want an antique Chinese fishbowl? If it was worth $10,000 because it was stuffed with that much in cash like [[ThePriceIsRight Temptation]], then yes. But it wasn't.
-->'''Alex Trebek:''' (''on the June 20, 1980 GrandFinale'') And when we return, and return we ''will''...after this commercial break, we're gonna add something to it — fish!
* {{Whammy}}: Any bad roll, such as a 3 and a 4 when those numbers and all others adding up to 7 had already been removed from the board. This is why control of the dice became more important as the game progressed, and as fewer numbers and "good rolls" were available contestants rarely decided to roll late in the game.
* {{Zonk}}: Some of the prizes available in the MinigameGame of the 1987 revival, such as a Mickey Mouse phone in Wink's Garage Sale. Typically, these weren't Zonks in the ''LetsMakeADeal'' sense (which were sometimes nonsense but still real prizes such as a herd of baby goats), but the prizes were less in value or desirability than the other ones available.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* DownerEnding: Whenever a contestant plays the Big Numbers and ends up leaving the 1 on the board, like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyQhY5bX6I this.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The 1986 {{pilot}} had a dice-throwing monkey in "Duel of the Dice", a minigame that didn't actually get used in the series (it involved rolling a higher total than a trained monkey did).
* FanRemake: A ''DoctorWho''-themed one by Greg "Greggo" Dasgo called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAS8OQzxUVY Shut the TARDIS!]]'', which debuted at Geek Creation Show 2013. While clearly having some similarities to ''High Rollers'', there are some differences:
** If nobody rang in on a question, the game computer would randomly ring one of the players in and force them to answer.
** There are three "Shakri cubes" (randomizers) which, when stopped, reveal either a number up to 5 or a blank space (a zero).
** There are 12 numbers, each corresponding to one of the Doctors. (The Tenth Doctor represents 10, etc.)
** It takes triples (since there are three numbers to add together) to get an Insurance Marker, represented by a replica Sonic Screwdriver. Triples never count as a bad roll. (While doubles in the original got an Insurance Marker, if it was otherwise bad the Marker was immediately used.)
** One randomly-selected number is worth a bonus prize, even if that player loses.
** It takes three bad rolls (represented by Daleks) to lose, and each "match" is one game.
* FunnyAfro / PornStache: Trebek, believe it or not.
* GrandFinale: The June 20, 1980 finale was...odd, with Alex being uncharacteristically offbeat — making faces to the camera and such NonSequitur comments as "Many moon come, that's a niner", "Seven-ahhhh!", "Staying alive with TheBeeGees", etc. It was initially rumored that he was drunk, but this rumor has long since been disproven.
** One of his last lines on this version, to a model who stated she was not pregnant upon his asking:
--->'''Alex Trebek:''' You're not pregnant? [[MisterSeahorse I'm not, either.]]
* LuckBasedMission: Dice tend to be like that. You can answer every question correctly, but still lose because of bad rolls screwing you over...or good rolls by your opponent.
* ObviousRulePatch: The 1978-80 revival changed the main-game from each ''number'' having '''one''' prize attached to each ''column'' having up to '''five''' prizes attached.
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