History Series / SaveToWin

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The last two episodes had no gameplay, with #16 being a clip show (as noted above) and #17 consisting partly of behind-the-scenes footage. Both were padded out with cooking segments.

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* ProductPlacement: From Family Dollar getting a namecheck in the theme song to the set resembling a Family Dollar store to constantly showing off Family Dollar-brand goods, this show would ''not'' let you forget who sponsored it.
* SceneryPorn: The set actually did look rather good. Notably, the score displays used Eggcrate readouts, a style that was at one time very common in game shows.

* EdutainmentShow: In the most bare technical sense it was made to comply with FCC educational programming guidelines as every Litton show is, but you could argue the same for ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''. Some CW affiliates carried a different show elsewhere in the week to get E/I credit in their quarterly reports, figuring that claiming a Family Dollar infomercial was 'educational' would earn them unwanted scrutiny from regulators and the public.

* NonIndicativeName: The title presumably refers to saving up enough items in your cart to win, but none of the products actually went into the teams' carts. "Savvy shoppers" was a part of the boilerplate E/I description, but there was very little savvy at all needed.

* NonIndicativeName: The title presumably refers to saving up enough items in your cart to win, but none of the products actually went into the teams' carts.

* EdutainmentShow: In the most bare technical sense it was made to comply with FCC educational programming guidelines as every Litton show is, but you could argue the same for ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: Every point scored by a team was called "items in your cart".

* CallARabbitASmeerp: Points were Every point scored by a team was called "items in your cart".

GameShow that debuted as part of The CW's One Magnificent Morning block on November 5, 2016, becoming the first new network daytime game since the 2009 revival of ''Series/LetsMakeADeal''. It was sponsored by Family Dollar, although you could hardly tell.

In Round 1, a product rolls out on the check-out conveyor belt. A question related to that product is asked, with two possible answers. Get it right, win a point. This goes on for seven items: the first one is solely for one team, the second is for the other, and the rest are tossup questions.

Round 2 involves six food items. One player from each team is sent backstage, while the remaining members pick foods for their partner to identify. They must select one food to identify by taste, one by smell, and one by touch. Their partners are then brought out and blindfolded; correctly guessing an item wins a point.

In the third round, a shopping list with five items is read out, and the players then take turns recalling the items. Giving the last item on the list scored five points; repeating, giving a wrong item, or letting time expire tossed those points to the other side. More lists are played, each one worth 2 more points (and having 2 more items) than the last. The first team to reach 15 points wins the game and a shot at $5,000.

* BigNo: Pat has a habit of screaming "OH, NOOOOOOOO!" in an over-the-top, hammy fashion anytime a contestant gets a question wrong.
* BonusRound: The winning team faces a set of 20 items, each with an amount of money behind it ranging from $500-$1,000. The team picks two items, and win whatever amounts they uncover. If the amounts match, the money is bumped up to $5,000.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: Every point scored by a team was called not a point, but rather "an item in your cart".

* ClipShow: Episode #16, the next-to-last, was one. Egregiously, one of the clips actually depicts something that never happened on the show. The blink-and-you-miss-it clip shows a team winning the $5,000, having picked products 8 and 12. That's not how it went down on the actual episode - the team had really only won $1,700 by picking 4 and 16.

* ConsolationPrize: Teams that don't win the game receive a $500 shopping spree at Family Dollar.

* LuckBasedMission: The bonus round. Once you pick your first item, you have a 1 in 19 shot to win the top prize, staggering odds for such a small payout. In the 15 episodes with gameplay, ''nobody'' won the $5,000 (leading one to wonder where the aforementioned clip came from). The most any team ever won was $1,900.
* NonIndicativeName: The title presumably refers to saving up enough items in your cart to win, even though none of the products actually went into the teams' carts.

* ProductPlacement: From Family Dollar getting a namecheck in the theme song to the set resembling a Family Dollar store to constantly showing off Family Dollar-brand goods, this show does ''not'' let you forget who sponsors it.
* SceneryPorn: The set actually does look rather good. Notably, the score displays used Eggcrate readouts, a style that was at one time very common in game shows.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The above mentioned clip show of episode #16. Also Episode #17, which instead consisted entirely of behind-the-scenes footage. Also, both of these ended with cooking segments.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Personnel:
** GameShowHost: Celebrity chef Pat Neely.
** LovelyAssistant: Mariana Cardenas.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* BigNo: Pat has a habit of screaming "OH, NOOOOOOOO!" in an over-the-top, hammy fashion anytime a contestant gets a question wrong.
* ChristmasEpisode: The 4th episode had the set decorated for Christmas, which makes some sense since it aired right after Thanksgiving...but this didn't carry over to any other episodes.
* ClipShow[=/=]SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The last two episodes had no gameplay. The 16th episode was mostly clips, the 17th featured behind the scenes footage, and both ended with a cooking segment.
** Egregiously, one of the clips actually depicts something that never happened on the show. The blink-and-you-miss-it clip shows a team winning the $5,000, having picked products 8 and 12. That's not how it went down on the actual episode - the team had really only won $1,700 by picking 4 and 16.
* ColorCodedMultiplayer: One team wore blue, one team wore yellow (or red, in one episode).

* LuckBasedMission: The bonus round. Once you pick your first item, you have a 1 in 19 shot to win the top prize, staggering odds for such a small payout. In the 15 episodes with gameplay, ''nobody'' won the $5,000 (which begs the question of where the aforementioned clip came from). The most any team ever won was $1,900.

GameShow that debuted as part of The CW's One Magnificent Morning block on November 5, 2016, becoming the first new network game show since the 2009 revival of ''Series/LetsMakeADeal''. It was sponsored by Family Dollar, although you could hardly tell.

** LovelyAssistant: Checkout girl Mariana Cardenas.

* NonIndicativeName: Despite the title, saving money never played into the format. Neither did "smart shopping", despite Pat's intro spiel.

Game show that debuted as part of The CW’s One Magnificent Morning block on November 5, 2016, becoming the first new network game show since the 2009 revival of ''Series/LetsMakeADeal''. It was sponsored by Family Dollar, although you could hardly tell.

In round 1, a product rolls out on the check-out conveyor belt. A question related to that product is asked, with two possible answers. Get it right, win a point. This goes on for seven items; the first one is solely for one team, the second is for the other, and the rest are tossup questions.

In the third round, a shopping list with five items is read out, and the players then take turns recalling the items. Giving the last item on the list scored five points; repeating, giving a wrong item, or letting time expire tossed those five points to the other side. More lists are played, each one worth 2 more points (and having 2 more items) than the last. The first team to reach 15 points wins the game and a shot at $5,000.

* BonusRound: There’s a shelf with 20 items, each with an amount of money behind it ranging from $500 to $1,000. The winning team picks two items, and they win whatever amounts they uncover. If the amounts match, the money is bumped up to $5,000.
* ConsolationPrize: Teams that don’t win the game receive a $500 shopping spree at Family Dollar.

* ClipShow[=/=]SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The last two episodes had no gameplay. The 16th episode was mostly clips, the 17th and final episode featured behind the scenes footage, and both ended with a cooking segment.
** Egregiously, one of the clips actually depicts something that never happened on the show. The blink-and-you-miss-it clip shows a team winning the $5,000, having picked products 8 and 12. That’s not how it went down on the actual episode; the team had really only won $1,700 by picking 4 and 16.

* LuckBasedMission: The bonus round. Once you pick your first item, you have a 1 in 19 shot to win the top prize, staggering odds for such a small payout. In the 15 episodes with gameplay, [[spoiler:nobody won the $5,000 (which is probably why the clip show had to resort to faking a win). The most any team ever won was $1,900.]]
* NonIndicativeName: Despite the title, saving money never played into the format.
* ProductPlacement: Oh yes. From Family Dollar getting a name check in the theme song to constantly showing off Family Dollar brand goods, this show does NOT let you forget who sponsors it.

Game show that debuted as part of The CW’S One Magnificent Morning block on November 5, 2016, becoming the first new network game show since the 2009 revival of Let’s Make A Deal. It was sponsored by Family Dollar, although you could hardly tell.

Never attracting much in the way of praise or viewers, Save To Win closed up shop after one season of 17 episodes.

Personnel

* ClipShow / SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The last two episodes had no gameplay. The 16th episode was mostly clips, the 17th and final episode featured behind the scenes footage, and both ended with a cooking segment.

* ProductPlacement: Oh yes. From Family Dollar getting a name check in the theme song to constantly showing off Family Dollar brand goods, this show does NOT let you forget who sponsors it.