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* '''Round 3: Crosswords''' - Jamie would pick a line from an 8-word crossword puzzle to ask a question from. If a team buzzed in with the correct answer, they would score 150 points, getting it wrong allowed the other team the chance to confer. If nobody got it right, Jamie would read a second clue for the word; if they missed that, it's automatically filled in and Jamie picks another line. Getting it right allowed the team to pick another line and confer on a follow-up question about it. Getting it right scored an extra 150 points, getting it wrong allowed the other team to hear a clue and try their luck with it. Regardless of how the follow-up question went, Jamie would pick the next line himself. The round continued until time was called and/or all the lines were filled in.
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* '''Round 3: Crosswords''' - Jamie would pick a line from an 8-word crossword puzzle CrosswordPuzzle to ask a question from. If a team buzzed in with the correct answer, they would score 150 points, getting it wrong allowed the other team the chance to confer. If nobody got it right, Jamie would read a second clue for the word; if they missed that, it's automatically filled in and Jamie picks another line. Getting it right allowed the team to pick another line and confer on a follow-up question about it. Getting it right scored an extra 150 points, getting it wrong allowed the other team to hear a clue and try their luck with it. Regardless of how the follow-up question went, Jamie would pick the next line himself. The round continued until time was called and/or all the lines were filled in.
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--> '''Jamie:''' Studying the Bible is like showering...if you don't do it, you'll really stink!
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--> '''Jamie:''' Studying Hey guys, remember that reading the Bible is an awful lot like showering...taking a shower...if you don't do it, you'll really it every day, you're just gonna stink!
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The one and only game show from [[Creator/{{TBN}} Trinity Broadcasting Network]], two teams of three competed to see who knew [[Literature/TheBible The Good Book]] better. It consisted of five rounds.
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The one and only game show GameShow from [[Creator/{{TBN}} Trinity Broadcasting Network]], two teams of three competed to see who knew [[Literature/TheBible The Good Book]] better. It consisted of five rounds.
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->"You've logged on to Virtual Memory! The game that challenges your Bible knowledge!"
-->--Intro to every episode
The one and only game show from [[Creator/{{TBN}} Trinity Broadcasting Network]], two teams of three competed to see who knew [[Literature/TheBible The Good Book]] better. It consisted of five rounds.
* '''Round 1: The Speed Round''' - One contestant from each team would come up to the center podium, and host Jamie Alexander would ask a question. Buzzing in with the right answer won 100 points, in which case the next contestants from each team would come up. (If both players missed it or time ran out, the contestants would stay to play the next question.) One question would be designated as a "Bonus Questions" worth 200. This continued until time ran out.
* '''Round 2: Contemporary Christian Music Videos''' - A Christian music video would play, and whoever buzzed in with either the artist or song title scored 100 points. Naming both won 150. If nobody buzzed in, Jamie would give the title and a list of three possible choices for the artist. Again, this continued until time ran out.
* '''Round 3: Crosswords''' - Jamie would pick a line from an 8-word crossword puzzle to ask a question from. If a team buzzed in with the correct answer, they would score 150 points, getting it wrong allowed the other team the chance to confer. If nobody got it right, Jamie would read a second clue for the word; if they missed that, it's automatically filled in and Jamie picks another line. Getting it right allowed the team to pick another line and confer on a follow-up question about it. Getting it right scored an extra 150 points, getting it wrong allowed the other team to hear a clue and try their luck with it. Regardless of how the follow-up question went, Jamie would pick the next line himself. The round continued until time was called and/or all the lines were filled in.
* '''Round 4: Categories''' - Four categories were displayed, and the team in the lead picks one to be played. In the 1st category chosen, each correct answer is worth 150 points. In the 2nd category, questions are worth 200 points; in categories 3 & 4, each correct answer is worth 250 points. 5 questions were asked in each category, and each one had one "Bonus Question", worth twice the category value. Play continued until time was called or all four categories are used.
* '''Round 5: Team Clues''' - Each captain was given a card with a list of 15 secret words. They then had 45 seconds to give as many clues to get his/her teammates say as many of them as possible. For each secret word guessed correctly, the team would score 200 points, but each time the captain passed or committed a foul, 100 points were deducted. Whichever team was in the lead after this won the game and a prize package of Biblical swag; runners up would get a smaller prize package of said swag.
The show ran in the wee hours of the morning from spring 2000 to March 14, 2004. After 13 months of reruns it returned on April 16, 2005 with an all-new graphics package, then ended for good on March 20, 2011.
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!!GameShowTropes in use:
* ConsolationPrize: Losing the game still netted you a decent amount of Christian-themed gifts.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: One who went uncredited, oddly enough. (In fact, nobody BESIDES Jamie got credited; from beginning to end, the credits consisted solely of whoever provided the prizes!)
** GameShowHost: Jamie Alexander
** StudioAudience
* RulesSpiel: Necessary when all five rounds play completely differently from each other.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* CompanyCrossReferences: Jamie made sure to name the TBN & JCTV programs where you could see the music videos used in round 2. Many JCTV personalities competed in Celebrity episodes, as well.
* CrosswordPuzzle: Round 3 involved filling one in.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The earliest episodes had the Music Video and Categories rounds swapped. Also, Crosswords' questions were worth 200 instead of 150, and the Category round questions were 100/150/200 instead of 150/200/250.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Before announcing the day's winners, Jamie would tell viewers which sections of the Bible to study up on for next week's episode. Subverted in the final episode (which otherwise played out like any other), when Jamie simply told a joke in its place.
--> '''Jamie:''' Studying the Bible is like showering...if you don't do it, you'll really stink!
* GenreMashup: It's straight trivia, then it's ''Series/NameThatTune'', then it's ''Series/TheCrossWits'', then straight trivia again, then it finishes with ''Series/{{Pyramid}}''.
* LargeHam: Half the fun of the show came from Jamie's antics. From imitating a salmon leaping through the water, to pretending to call someone on a contestant's cell phone, to playing with a toy reindeer throughout a Christmas episode, nothing was off-limits to him. Also evident in the skits between rounds where he plays Zip Buzz B, who exists to give the contestant plug, and Mega Bite Mike, who introduces the prize plugs and has random misadventures with technology.
* LongRunner: Lasted 11 years, albeit with a 13-month hiatus from 2004-2005.
* NonIndicativeName: With a title like "Virtual Memory" and a PC-themed set, you'd expect computers to factor into the format somehow...but nope, everything's all-Biblical, all the time. It didn't even apply much to Mega Bite Mike's segments, since his technological antics were fantastical and silly instead of educational.
->"You've logged on to Virtual Memory! The game that challenges your Bible knowledge!"
-->--Intro to every episode
The one and only game show from [[Creator/{{TBN}} Trinity Broadcasting Network]], two teams of three competed to see who knew [[Literature/TheBible The Good Book]] better. It consisted of five rounds.
* '''Round 1: The Speed Round''' - One contestant from each team would come up to the center podium, and host Jamie Alexander would ask a question. Buzzing in with the right answer won 100 points, in which case the next contestants from each team would come up. (If both players missed it or time ran out, the contestants would stay to play the next question.) One question would be designated as a "Bonus Questions" worth 200. This continued until time ran out.
* '''Round 2: Contemporary Christian Music Videos''' - A Christian music video would play, and whoever buzzed in with either the artist or song title scored 100 points. Naming both won 150. If nobody buzzed in, Jamie would give the title and a list of three possible choices for the artist. Again, this continued until time ran out.
* '''Round 3: Crosswords''' - Jamie would pick a line from an 8-word crossword puzzle to ask a question from. If a team buzzed in with the correct answer, they would score 150 points, getting it wrong allowed the other team the chance to confer. If nobody got it right, Jamie would read a second clue for the word; if they missed that, it's automatically filled in and Jamie picks another line. Getting it right allowed the team to pick another line and confer on a follow-up question about it. Getting it right scored an extra 150 points, getting it wrong allowed the other team to hear a clue and try their luck with it. Regardless of how the follow-up question went, Jamie would pick the next line himself. The round continued until time was called and/or all the lines were filled in.
* '''Round 4: Categories''' - Four categories were displayed, and the team in the lead picks one to be played. In the 1st category chosen, each correct answer is worth 150 points. In the 2nd category, questions are worth 200 points; in categories 3 & 4, each correct answer is worth 250 points. 5 questions were asked in each category, and each one had one "Bonus Question", worth twice the category value. Play continued until time was called or all four categories are used.
* '''Round 5: Team Clues''' - Each captain was given a card with a list of 15 secret words. They then had 45 seconds to give as many clues to get his/her teammates say as many of them as possible. For each secret word guessed correctly, the team would score 200 points, but each time the captain passed or committed a foul, 100 points were deducted. Whichever team was in the lead after this won the game and a prize package of Biblical swag; runners up would get a smaller prize package of said swag.
The show ran in the wee hours of the morning from spring 2000 to March 14, 2004. After 13 months of reruns it returned on April 16, 2005 with an all-new graphics package, then ended for good on March 20, 2011.
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!!GameShowTropes in use:
* ConsolationPrize: Losing the game still netted you a decent amount of Christian-themed gifts.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: One who went uncredited, oddly enough. (In fact, nobody BESIDES Jamie got credited; from beginning to end, the credits consisted solely of whoever provided the prizes!)
** GameShowHost: Jamie Alexander
** StudioAudience
* RulesSpiel: Necessary when all five rounds play completely differently from each other.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* CompanyCrossReferences: Jamie made sure to name the TBN & JCTV programs where you could see the music videos used in round 2. Many JCTV personalities competed in Celebrity episodes, as well.
* CrosswordPuzzle: Round 3 involved filling one in.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The earliest episodes had the Music Video and Categories rounds swapped. Also, Crosswords' questions were worth 200 instead of 150, and the Category round questions were 100/150/200 instead of 150/200/250.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Before announcing the day's winners, Jamie would tell viewers which sections of the Bible to study up on for next week's episode. Subverted in the final episode (which otherwise played out like any other), when Jamie simply told a joke in its place.
--> '''Jamie:''' Studying the Bible is like showering...if you don't do it, you'll really stink!
* GenreMashup: It's straight trivia, then it's ''Series/NameThatTune'', then it's ''Series/TheCrossWits'', then straight trivia again, then it finishes with ''Series/{{Pyramid}}''.
* LargeHam: Half the fun of the show came from Jamie's antics. From imitating a salmon leaping through the water, to pretending to call someone on a contestant's cell phone, to playing with a toy reindeer throughout a Christmas episode, nothing was off-limits to him. Also evident in the skits between rounds where he plays Zip Buzz B, who exists to give the contestant plug, and Mega Bite Mike, who introduces the prize plugs and has random misadventures with technology.
* LongRunner: Lasted 11 years, albeit with a 13-month hiatus from 2004-2005.
* NonIndicativeName: With a title like "Virtual Memory" and a PC-themed set, you'd expect computers to factor into the format somehow...but nope, everything's all-Biblical, all the time. It didn't even apply much to Mega Bite Mike's segments, since his technological antics were fantastical and silly instead of educational.
