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GameShow produced by Stefan Hatos-Creator/MontyHall Productions for Creator/{{ABC}} from 1972-75. Host Tom Kennedy presented a three-part question to three contestants, and the order in which they rang in determined who answered when. The first player to ring-in got to choose an answer; the two others had to choose from the unclaimed answers. After all three players answered, they were awarded $5 each if all three were right, $10 each if two were right, and $25 if only one was right. The first two rounds consisted of 10 questions each, and [[DoubleTheDollars Round 2 doubled the cash awards]].
The third round was the [[GoldenSnitch Countdown Round]]. The leader after Round 2 had to give only three correct answers to win; the second-place player, four; and the third-place player, five (the Monty Hall version increased these numbers to four, five, and six, respectively). In this round, the player in control was allowed to continue answering the same question until either reaching zero (which automatically ended the game) or failing to come up with a correct answer (after which, any remaining players could complete the question with what was left). All three players got to keep the money credited to them.
After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication (distributed by Creator/{{Viacom}}) in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] has rerun this version, and it was announced in September 2019 that Creator/{{Buzzr}} had picked up reruns.
The last attempt was in 1990 by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions, with ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' anchor Robb Weller as host and ''another'' different bonus round.
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!!GameShowTropes in use:
* BonusRound:
** '''ABC:''' The champion picked a car onstage and tried to start it. Victory awarded the car and a [[ProgressiveJackpot cash jackpot that started at $1,000 and grew by $500 (originally, it started at zero and grew by $200) every day it wasn't won.]] (The four other cars had their distributor caps removed. Also, the show had to get a waiver from the fire department to allow the starting of a car engine within a confined building.) Winning five shows automatically won the contestant the car of his/her choice plus the cash jackpot; at least one episode circulates of five-day winner Marvin Shinkman picking a Pontiac Grand [=LeMans=] station wagon (he had a family, which joined him onstage).
*** Apparently, at one point in the run, a mechanic accidentally disconnected the sparkplug instead of the coil, so when the champion tried to start that car, it just spewed smoke for a minute- they still gave the champion the car, however.
** '''Syndicated:''' Originally, the champion faced five windows, one of which read "CAR" on the back. Picking that window awarded the car, but otherwise the player won $1,000 (a "showcase" in early episodes) and returned on the next show; as with the original format, one window was removed for each additional game that player won (the same windows the champ picked in previous episodes), and winning five times awarded the car automatically.
*** Later in the run, they changed it- the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had a prize, usually either a fur coat or a trip); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
** '''1990:''' The champion was shown three video screens, each of which concealed a different exotic vacation. Picking the screen with the chosen trip won it.
* BonusSpace: The Singleton, added during the second half of the ABC run, awarded a bonus prize to the first contestant who scored $25/$50 on any one question.
* DoubleTheDollars:
** Slightly averted during the Kennedy run; questions went from $5/$10/$25 in the first round to $10/$25/$50 in the second.
** Played straight in the Hall run, where values went from $10/$25/$50 up to $20/$50/$100.
* ExtraTurn: Correct answers during the Countdown Round allowed a contestant to keep control of the same question.
* GoldenSnitch: The Countdown Round is a very well-handled implementation of this trope.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Jack Clark on ABC (Jack also appeared onstage during certain visual questions and to start the correct car in the event the champion didn't choose it), Sandy Hoyt in syndication, and Bob Hilton for the 1990 pilot.
** GameShowHost: Tom Kennedy, then Monty Hall. Robb Weller hosted the 1990 pilot.
** StudioAudience
* ProgressiveJackpot: As stated, winning the car on the ABC version also won the contestant one of these.
* RulesSpiel: Simplified to "Each question has three parts; you only need to give an answer to one of them."
* SpeedRound: Subverted with the "Countdown Round", although it ''can'' end rather quickly if someone is on a sufficient roll.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The contestant podiums looked different in the earliest 1986 episodes; with no dollar signs on the scoreboards, the "1" on each podium was blue, the podiums themselves were gray instead of purple, and the contestants' names were written in the same font as the logo. The Countdown Round lacked music, and the graphics were different. The Countdown Round music debuted on the 17th episode, and the more familiar set and graphics were in place on the 19th. In even earlier episodes, a champion that didn't select the correct screen in the bonus round won a prize instead of $1,000 cash. Also, [[TheAnnouncer Sandy Hoyt]] would reveal the answers to the opening questions in the earliest episodes during the final commercial break before Monty started revealing them after his entrance.
* EndOfSeriesAwareness: Jack Clark introduced the last ABC episode by saying "...as ''Split Second'' splits!"
* GrandFinale: The last show on June 27, 1975 had a champion who failed to start the chosen car; Tom decided to give him the car anyway, then split the $1,000 jackpot between the other two contestants (one of whom was future Creator/{{ABC}} and Creator/{{CNN}} correspondent Judd Rose). Monty Hall then came out and thanked Tom for the wonderful run, after which a lot of the staff walked out onstage to wave goodbye as the credits rolled.
* NoFairCheating: Answers in the Countdown Round would only be accepted if each clue was answered one at a time. At least one instance of this rule being invoked circulates.
* ObviousRulePatch: The second half of the ABC run added the Memory Buster; played once per day, Tom read a list of items and asked which three were related to one another.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Is it true that TVTropesWillRuinYourLife? You'll find out, as one of these three contestants wins the chance to drive home in a brand new Pontiac Grand Am... in just a... SPLIT SECOND! ''(thunderclap)'']]
GameShow produced by Stefan Hatos-Creator/MontyHall Productions for Creator/{{ABC}} from 1972-75. Host Tom Kennedy presented a three-part question to three contestants, and the order in which they rang in determined who answered when. The first player to ring-in got to choose an answer; the two others had to choose from the unclaimed answers. After all three players answered, they were awarded $5 each if all three were right, $10 each if two were right, and $25 if only one was right. The first two rounds consisted of 10 questions each, and [[DoubleTheDollars Round 2 doubled the cash awards]].
The third round was the [[GoldenSnitch Countdown Round]]. The leader after Round 2 had to give only three correct answers to win; the second-place player, four; and the third-place player, five (the Monty Hall version increased these numbers to four, five, and six, respectively). In this round, the player in control was allowed to continue answering the same question until either reaching zero (which automatically ended the game) or failing to come up with a correct answer (after which, any remaining players could complete the question with what was left). All three players got to keep the money credited to them.
After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication (distributed by Creator/{{Viacom}}) in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] has rerun this version, and it was announced in September 2019 that Creator/{{Buzzr}} had picked up reruns.
The last attempt was in 1990 by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions, with ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' anchor Robb Weller as host and ''another'' different bonus round.
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!!GameShowTropes in use:
* BonusRound:
** '''ABC:''' The champion picked a car onstage and tried to start it. Victory awarded the car and a [[ProgressiveJackpot cash jackpot that started at $1,000 and grew by $500 (originally, it started at zero and grew by $200) every day it wasn't won.]] (The four other cars had their distributor caps removed. Also, the show had to get a waiver from the fire department to allow the starting of a car engine within a confined building.) Winning five shows automatically won the contestant the car of his/her choice plus the cash jackpot; at least one episode circulates of five-day winner Marvin Shinkman picking a Pontiac Grand [=LeMans=] station wagon (he had a family, which joined him onstage).
*** Apparently, at one point in the run, a mechanic accidentally disconnected the sparkplug instead of the coil, so when the champion tried to start that car, it just spewed smoke for a minute- they still gave the champion the car, however.
** '''Syndicated:''' Originally, the champion faced five windows, one of which read "CAR" on the back. Picking that window awarded the car, but otherwise the player won $1,000 (a "showcase" in early episodes) and returned on the next show; as with the original format, one window was removed for each additional game that player won (the same windows the champ picked in previous episodes), and winning five times awarded the car automatically.
*** Later in the run, they changed it- the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had a prize, usually either a fur coat or a trip); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
** '''1990:''' The champion was shown three video screens, each of which concealed a different exotic vacation. Picking the screen with the chosen trip won it.
* BonusSpace: The Singleton, added during the second half of the ABC run, awarded a bonus prize to the first contestant who scored $25/$50 on any one question.
* DoubleTheDollars:
** Slightly averted during the Kennedy run; questions went from $5/$10/$25 in the first round to $10/$25/$50 in the second.
** Played straight in the Hall run, where values went from $10/$25/$50 up to $20/$50/$100.
* ExtraTurn: Correct answers during the Countdown Round allowed a contestant to keep control of the same question.
* GoldenSnitch: The Countdown Round is a very well-handled implementation of this trope.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Jack Clark on ABC (Jack also appeared onstage during certain visual questions and to start the correct car in the event the champion didn't choose it), Sandy Hoyt in syndication, and Bob Hilton for the 1990 pilot.
** GameShowHost: Tom Kennedy, then Monty Hall. Robb Weller hosted the 1990 pilot.
** StudioAudience
* ProgressiveJackpot: As stated, winning the car on the ABC version also won the contestant one of these.
* RulesSpiel: Simplified to "Each question has three parts; you only need to give an answer to one of them."
* SpeedRound: Subverted with the "Countdown Round", although it ''can'' end rather quickly if someone is on a sufficient roll.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The contestant podiums looked different in the earliest 1986 episodes; with no dollar signs on the scoreboards, the "1" on each podium was blue, the podiums themselves were gray instead of purple, and the contestants' names were written in the same font as the logo. The Countdown Round lacked music, and the graphics were different. The Countdown Round music debuted on the 17th episode, and the more familiar set and graphics were in place on the 19th. In even earlier episodes, a champion that didn't select the correct screen in the bonus round won a prize instead of $1,000 cash. Also, [[TheAnnouncer Sandy Hoyt]] would reveal the answers to the opening questions in the earliest episodes during the final commercial break before Monty started revealing them after his entrance.
* EndOfSeriesAwareness: Jack Clark introduced the last ABC episode by saying "...as ''Split Second'' splits!"
* GrandFinale: The last show on June 27, 1975 had a champion who failed to start the chosen car; Tom decided to give him the car anyway, then split the $1,000 jackpot between the other two contestants (one of whom was future Creator/{{ABC}} and Creator/{{CNN}} correspondent Judd Rose). Monty Hall then came out and thanked Tom for the wonderful run, after which a lot of the staff walked out onstage to wave goodbye as the credits rolled.
* NoFairCheating: Answers in the Countdown Round would only be accepted if each clue was answered one at a time. At least one instance of this rule being invoked circulates.
* ObviousRulePatch: The second half of the ABC run added the Memory Buster; played once per day, Tom read a list of items and asked which three were related to one another.
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GameShow produced by Stefan Hatos-Creator/MontyHall Productions for Creator/{{ABC}} from 1972-75. Host Tom Kennedy presented a three-part question to three contestants, and the order in which they rang in determined who answered when. The first player to ring-in got to choose an answer; the two others had to choose from the unclaimed answers. After all three players answered, they were awarded $5 each if all three were right, $10 each if two were right, and $25 if only one was right. The first two rounds consisted of 10 questions each, and [[DoubleTheDollars Round 2 doubled the cash awards]].
The third round was the [[GoldenSnitch Countdown Round]]. The leader after Round 2 had to give only three correct answers to win; the second-place player, four; and the third-place player, five (the Monty Hall version increased these numbers to four, five, and six, respectively). In this round, the player in control was allowed to continue answering the same question until either reaching zero (which automatically ended the game) or failing to come up with a correct answer (after which, any remaining players could complete the question with what was left). All three players got to keep the money credited to them.
After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication (distributed by Creator/{{Viacom}}) in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] has rerun this version, and it was announced in September 2019 that Creator/{{Buzzr}} had picked up reruns.
The last attempt was in 1990 by Ralph Edwards-Stu Billett Productions, with ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' anchor Robb Weller as host and ''another'' different bonus round.
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!!GameShowTropes in use:
* BonusRound:
** '''ABC:''' The champion picked a car onstage and tried to start it. Victory awarded the car and a [[ProgressiveJackpot cash jackpot that started at $1,000 and grew by $500 (originally, it started at zero and grew by $200) every day it wasn't won.]] (The four other cars had their distributor caps removed. Also, the show had to get a waiver from the fire department to allow the starting of a car engine within a confined building.) Winning five shows automatically won the contestant the car of his/her choice plus the cash jackpot; at least one episode circulates of five-day winner Marvin Shinkman picking a Pontiac Grand [=LeMans=] station wagon (he had a family, which joined him onstage).
*** Apparently, at one point in the run, a mechanic accidentally disconnected the sparkplug instead of the coil, so when the champion tried to start that car, it just spewed smoke for a minute- they still gave the champion the car, however.
** '''Syndicated:''' Originally, the champion faced five windows, one of which read "CAR" on the back. Picking that window awarded the car, but otherwise the player won $1,000 (a "showcase" in early episodes) and returned on the next show; as with the original format, one window was removed for each additional game that player won (the same windows the champ picked in previous episodes), and winning five times awarded the car automatically.
*** Later in the run, they changed it- the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had a prize, usually either a fur coat or a trip); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
** '''1990:''' The champion was shown three video screens, each of which concealed a different exotic vacation. Picking the screen with the chosen trip won it.
* BonusSpace: The Singleton, added during the second half of the ABC run, awarded a bonus prize to the first contestant who scored $25/$50 on any one question.
* DoubleTheDollars:
** Slightly averted during the Kennedy run; questions went from $5/$10/$25 in the first round to $10/$25/$50 in the second.
** Played straight in the Hall run, where values went from $10/$25/$50 up to $20/$50/$100.
* ExtraTurn: Correct answers during the Countdown Round allowed a contestant to keep control of the same question.
* GoldenSnitch: The Countdown Round is a very well-handled implementation of this trope.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Jack Clark on ABC (Jack also appeared onstage during certain visual questions and to start the correct car in the event the champion didn't choose it), Sandy Hoyt in syndication, and Bob Hilton for the 1990 pilot.
** GameShowHost: Tom Kennedy, then Monty Hall. Robb Weller hosted the 1990 pilot.
** StudioAudience
* ProgressiveJackpot: As stated, winning the car on the ABC version also won the contestant one of these.
* RulesSpiel: Simplified to "Each question has three parts; you only need to give an answer to one of them."
* SpeedRound: Subverted with the "Countdown Round", although it ''can'' end rather quickly if someone is on a sufficient roll.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The contestant podiums looked different in the earliest 1986 episodes; with no dollar signs on the scoreboards, the "1" on each podium was blue, the podiums themselves were gray instead of purple, and the contestants' names were written in the same font as the logo. The Countdown Round lacked music, and the graphics were different. The Countdown Round music debuted on the 17th episode, and the more familiar set and graphics were in place on the 19th. In even earlier episodes, a champion that didn't select the correct screen in the bonus round won a prize instead of $1,000 cash. Also, [[TheAnnouncer Sandy Hoyt]] would reveal the answers to the opening questions in the earliest episodes during the final commercial break before Monty started revealing them after his entrance.
* EndOfSeriesAwareness: Jack Clark introduced the last ABC episode by saying "...as ''Split Second'' splits!"
* GrandFinale: The last show on June 27, 1975 had a champion who failed to start the chosen car; Tom decided to give him the car anyway, then split the $1,000 jackpot between the other two contestants (one of whom was future Creator/{{ABC}} and Creator/{{CNN}} correspondent Judd Rose). Monty Hall then came out and thanked Tom for the wonderful run, after which a lot of the staff walked out onstage to wave goodbye as the credits rolled.
* NoFairCheating: Answers in the Countdown Round would only be accepted if each clue was answered one at a time. At least one instance of this rule being invoked circulates.
* ObviousRulePatch: The second half of the ABC run added the Memory Buster; played once per day, Tom read a list of items and asked which three were related to one another.
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GameShow produced by Stefan Hatos-[[Series/LetsMakeADeal Monty Hall]] Productions for Creator/{{ABC}} from 1972-75. Host Tom Kennedy presented a three-part question to three contestants, and the order in which they rang in determined who answered when. The first player to ring-in got to choose an answer; the two others had to choose from the unclaimed answers. After all three players answered, they were awarded $5 each if all three were right, $10 each if two were right, and $25 if only one was right. The first two rounds consisted of 10 questions each, and [[DoubleTheDollars Round 2 doubled the cash awards]].
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GameShow produced by Stefan Hatos-[[Series/LetsMakeADeal Monty Hall]] Hatos-Creator/MontyHall Productions for Creator/{{ABC}} from 1972-75. Host Tom Kennedy presented a three-part question to three contestants, and the order in which they rang in determined who answered when. The first player to ring-in got to choose an answer; the two others had to choose from the unclaimed answers. After all three players answered, they were awarded $5 each if all three were right, $10 each if two were right, and $25 if only one was right. The first two rounds consisted of 10 questions each, and [[DoubleTheDollars Round 2 doubled the cash awards]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:Is is it true that TVTropesWillRuinYourLife? You'll find out, as one of these three contestants wins the chance to drive home in a brand new Pontiac Grand Am... in just a... SPLIT SECOND! ''(thunderclap)'']]
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*** Later in the run, they changed it- the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
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*** Later in the run, they changed it- the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); a prize, usually either a fur coat or a trip); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The contestant podiums looked different in the earliest 1986 episodes; with no dollar signs on the scoreboards, the "1" on each podium was blue, the podiums themselves were gray instead of purple, and the contestants' names were written in the same font as the logo. The Countdown Round lacked music, and the graphics were different. The Countdown Round music debuted on the 17th episode, and the more familiar set and graphics were in place on the 19th. In even earlier episodes, a champion that didn't select the correct screen in the bonus round won a prize instead of $1,000 cash.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The contestant podiums looked different in the earliest 1986 episodes; with no dollar signs on the scoreboards, the "1" on each podium was blue, the podiums themselves were gray instead of purple, and the contestants' names were written in the same font as the logo. The Countdown Round lacked music, and the graphics were different. The Countdown Round music debuted on the 17th episode, and the more familiar set and graphics were in place on the 19th. In even earlier episodes, a champion that didn't select the correct screen in the bonus round won a prize instead of $1,000 cash. Also, [[TheAnnouncer Sandy Hoyt]] would reveal the answers to the opening questions in the earliest episodes during the final commercial break before Monty started revealing them after his entrance.
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** '''ABC:''' The champion picked a car onstage and tried to start it. Victory awarded the car and a [[ProgressiveJackpot cash jackpot that started at $1,000 and grew by $500 (originally, it started at zero and grew by $200) every day it wasn't won.]] (The four other cars had their distributor caps removed. Also, the show had to get a waiver from the fire department to allow the starting of a car engine within a confined building.) Winning five shows automatically won the contestant the car of his/her choice plus the cash jackpot; at least one episode circulates of five-day winner Marvin Shinkman picking a sedate Pontiac Grand [=LeMans=] station wagon (he had a family, which joined him onstage) over the more exciting Pontiac Firebird.
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** '''ABC:''' The champion picked a car onstage and tried to start it. Victory awarded the car and a [[ProgressiveJackpot cash jackpot that started at $1,000 and grew by $500 (originally, it started at zero and grew by $200) every day it wasn't won.]] (The four other cars had their distributor caps removed. Also, the show had to get a waiver from the fire department to allow the starting of a car engine within a confined building.) Winning five shows automatically won the contestant the car of his/her choice plus the cash jackpot; at least one episode circulates of five-day winner Marvin Shinkman picking a sedate Pontiac Grand [=LeMans=] station wagon (he had a family, which joined him onstage) over the more exciting Pontiac Firebird.onstage).
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*** Later in the run, they changed it because too many people were winning the car- the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
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*** Later in the run, they changed it because too many people were winning the car- it- the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
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** TheAnnouncer: Jack Clark on ABC (Jack also appeared onstage during certain visual questions and to start the correct car in the event the champion didn't choose it), Sandy Hoyt in syndication.
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** TheAnnouncer: Jack Clark on ABC (Jack also appeared onstage during certain visual questions and to start the correct car in the event the champion didn't choose it), Sandy Hoyt in syndication.syndication, and Bob Hilton for the 1990 pilot.
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication (distributed by Creator/{{Viacom}}) in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication (distributed by Creator/{{Viacom}}) in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently has rerun this version, and it was announced in September 2019 that Creator/{{Buzzr}} had picked up reruns of this particular version.
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* DoubleTheDollars:
** Slightly averted during the Kennedy run; questions went from $5/$10/$25 in the first round to $10/$25/$50 in the second.
** Played straight in the Hall run, where values went from $10/$25/$50 up to $20/$50/$100.
* ExtraTurn: Correct answers during the Countdown Round allowed a contestant to keep control of the same question.
* GoldenSnitch: The Countdown Round is a very well-handled implementation of this trope.
** Slightly averted during the Kennedy run; questions went from $5/$10/$25 in the first round to $10/$25/$50 in the second.
** Played straight in the Hall run, where values went from $10/$25/$50 up to $20/$50/$100.
* ExtraTurn: Correct answers during the Countdown Round allowed a contestant to keep control of the same question.
* GoldenSnitch: The Countdown Round is a very well-handled implementation of this trope.
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* RulesSpiel: Simplified to "Each question has three parts; you only need to give an answer to one of them."
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** '''1990:''' The champion was shown three video screens, and an exotic vacation was shuffled around. Picking the screen with the trip won it.
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** '''1990:''' The champion was shown three video screens, and an each of which concealed a different exotic vacation was shuffled around. vacation. Picking the screen with the chosen trip won it.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Is is true that TVTropesWillRuinYourLife? You'll find out, as one of these three contestants wins the chance to drive home, home in a brand new Pontiac Grand Am... in just a... SPLIT SECOND! ''(thunderclap)'']]
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** '''ABC:''' The champion picked a car onstage and tried to start it. Victory awarded the car and a cash jackpot that started at $1,000 and grew by $500 (originally, it started at zero grew by $200) every day it wasn't won. (The four other cars had their distributor caps removed. Also, the show had to get a waiver from the fire department to allow the starting of a car engine within a confined building.) Winning five shows automatically won the contestant the car of his/her choice plus the cash jackpot; at least one episode circulates of a five-day winner picking a sedate Pontiac Grand [=LeMans=] station wagon (he had a family, which joined him onstage) over the more exciting Pontiac Firebird.
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** '''ABC:''' The champion picked a car onstage and tried to start it. Victory awarded the car and a [[ProgressiveJackpot cash jackpot that started at $1,000 and grew by $500 (originally, it started at zero and grew by $200) every day it wasn't won. won.]] (The four other cars had their distributor caps removed. Also, the show had to get a waiver from the fire department to allow the starting of a car engine within a confined building.) Winning five shows automatically won the contestant the car of his/her choice plus the cash jackpot; at least one episode circulates of a five-day winner Marvin Shinkman picking a sedate Pontiac Grand [=LeMans=] station wagon (he had a family, which joined him onstage) over the more exciting Pontiac Firebird.
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*** Later in the run, the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
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*** Later in the run, they changed it because too many people were winning the car- the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
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* ProgressiveJackpot: As stated, winning the car on the ABC version also won the contestant one of these.
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[[caption-width-right:350:... in just a... SPLIT SECOND! ''(thunderclap)'']]
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication (distributed by Creator/{{Viacom}}) in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Hall's native Canada at the studios of CHCH-11 in Hamilton, ON, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Hall's native Canada at the studios of CHCH-11 in Hamilton, ON, Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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*** Apparently, at one point in the run, a mechanic accidentally disconnected the sparkplug instead of the coil, so when the champion tried to start that car, it just spewed smoke for a minute- they still gave the champion the car, however.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness: Jack Clark introduced the last episode by saying "...as ''Split Second'' splits!"
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness: Jack Clark introduced the last ABC episode by saying "...as ''Split Second'' splits!"
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[[caption-width-right:350:The logo and set of the 1986-87 version.]]
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Hamilton, Ontario (at the studios of CHCH-11), had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Hamilton, Ontario (at Hall's native Canada at the studios of CHCH-11), CHCH-11 in Hamilton, ON, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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After a three-year run on ABC, the show was revived for syndication in 1986 with Monty Hall taking the role of emcee because he was displeased with the strict judging on Kennedy's version. The {{revival}}, which taped in Toronto, Hamilton, Ontario (at the studios of CHCH-11), had increased cash awards and a different bonus round. Canadian Creator/{{GSN}} equivalent [=GameTV=] recently picked up reruns of this particular version.
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* BonusRound: A couple.
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* BonusRound: A couple.BonusRound:
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GameShow produced by Stefan Hatos-[[LetsMakeADeal Monty Hall]] Productions for Creator/{{ABC}} from 1972-75. Host Tom Kennedy presented a three-part question to three contestants, and the order in which they rang in determined who answered when. The first player to ring-in got to choose an answer; the two others had to choose from the unclaimed answers. After all three players answered, they were awarded $5 each if all three were right, $10 each if two were right, and $25 if only one was right. The first two rounds consisted of 10 questions each, and [[DoubleTheDollars Round 2 doubled the cash awards]].
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GameShow produced by Stefan Hatos-[[LetsMakeADeal Hatos-[[Series/LetsMakeADeal Monty Hall]] Productions for Creator/{{ABC}} from 1972-75. Host Tom Kennedy presented a three-part question to three contestants, and the order in which they rang in determined who answered when. The first player to ring-in got to choose an answer; the two others had to choose from the unclaimed answers. After all three players answered, they were awarded $5 each if all three were right, $10 each if two were right, and $25 if only one was right. The first two rounds consisted of 10 questions each, and [[DoubleTheDollars Round 2 doubled the cash awards]].
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** '''Syndicated:''' Originally, the champion faced five windows, one of which read "CAR" on the back. Picking that window awarded the car, but otherwise the player won $1,000 and returned on the next show; as with the original format, one window was removed for each additional game that player won (the same windows the champ picked in previous episodes), and winning five times awarded the car automatically.
*** Later in the run, the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. As before, the fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them and five wins awarded the car by default.
*** Later in the run, the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show. As before, the fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them and five wins awarded the car by default.
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** '''Syndicated:''' Originally, the champion faced five windows, one of which read "CAR" on the back. Picking that window awarded the car, but otherwise the player won $1,000 (a "showcase" in early episodes) and returned on the next show; as with the original format, one window was removed for each additional game that player won (the same windows the champ picked in previous episodes), and winning five times awarded the car automatically.
*** Later in the run, the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show.As before, the The fourth try had four "CAR" screens behind them them, and as before, five wins awarded the car by default.
*** Later in the run, the champion had to find the ''three'' windows that read "CAR" (the other two had prizes); if one of the prize windows was picked, Monty offered the champion the prize and a bribe ($1,000 for each day that player had been on) to leave the show.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The contestant podiums looked different in the earliest 1986 episodes; with no dollar signs on the scoreboards, the "1" on each podium was blue, the podiums themselves were gray instead of purple, and the contestants' names were written in the same font as the logo. The Countdown Round lacked music, and the graphics were different. The Countdown Round music debuted on the 17th episode, and the more familiar set and graphics were in place on the 19th.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The contestant podiums looked different in the earliest 1986 episodes; with no dollar signs on the scoreboards, the "1" on each podium was blue, the podiums themselves were gray instead of purple, and the contestants' names were written in the same font as the logo. The Countdown Round lacked music, and the graphics were different. The Countdown Round music debuted on the 17th episode, and the more familiar set and graphics were in place on the 19th. In even earlier episodes, a champion that didn't select the correct screen in the bonus round won a prize instead of $1,000 cash.
