History Series / SetForLife

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was called ''For the Rest of Your Life'', hosted by Nicky Campbell (of Series/WheelOfFortune fame). Unlike the U.S. version, it did include a qualification mechanic seen on-air, where the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random (one out of three envelopes), then drew from eight white and three red rods. White rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop at any time after having at least four times the base amount, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was called ''For the Rest of Your Life'', hosted by [[Series/WheelOfFortune Nicky Campbell]]. Unlike the U.S. version, it did include a qualification mechanic seen on-air, where the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random (one out of three envelopes), then drew from eight white and three red rods. White rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop at any time after having at least four times the base amount, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was called ''For the Rest of Your Life'', hosted by Nicky Campbell. Unlike the U.S. version, it did include a qualification mechanic seen on-air, where the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random (one out of three envelopes), then drew from eight white and three red rods. White rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop at any time after having at least four times the base amount, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was called ''For the Rest of Your Life'', hosted by Creator/NickyCampbell. Unlike the U.S. version, it did include a qualification mechanic seen on-air, where the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random (one out of three envelopes), then drew from eight white and three red rods. White rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop at any time after having at least four times the base amount, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was called ''For the Rest of Your Life'', hosted by Creator/NickyCampbell. Unlike the U.S. version, it did include a qualification mechanic seen on-air, where the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random, then drew from eight white and three red rods. White rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop at any time after having at least four times the base amount, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was ''For the Rest of Your Life'', hosted by Creator/NickyCampbell: unlike the U.S. version, it did include a qualification mechanic seen on-air, where the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random, then drew from eight white and three red rods. White rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop at any time after having at least four times the base amount, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was ''For the Rest of Your Life'': unlike the U.S. version, it did include a qualification mechanic seen on-air, where the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random, then drew from eight white and three red rods. White rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop at any time after having at least four times the base amount, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was ''For the Rest of Your Life'': unlike the U.S. version, it did include a qualification mechanic seen on-air, where the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random, then drew from eight white and three red rods. White rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop at any time after the fourth white rod, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

The actual game involves pulling glowing rods (actually referred to as "sticks", [[RuleOfCool but...]]) out of pedestals one at a time. There were 15 of them — 11 white, four red. The player had to draw as many white rods as possible, as each one moved the player up a level on their Time Ladder. This had to be done whilst trying to avoid the remaining red rods, since drawing all four reds meant [[GameOver you "died"]] and won nothing.

* LuckBasedMission: You may as well call it "The $1,000,000 Straw Draw", and that's ''not'' counting the whole Guardian Angel mechanic.

GameShow from the production company that made ''Series/DealOrNoDeal'', which ran on Creator/{{ABC}} for a single, seven-episode season in 2007, and was hosted by a subdued Creator/JimmyKimmel. An [[InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene unaired qualifying round]] determined how much money a player would be playing for, and according to Kimmel this involved twelve numbers and opening an envelope.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was ''For the Rest of Your Life'', and always aired the aforementioned qualifying round: the onstage couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random, then drew from eight white and three red rods; white rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, and reds decreased it. Couples could stop anytime after the fourth white rod, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

The actual game involves pulling glowing rods (actually referred to as "sticks", [[RuleOfCool but...]]) out of pedestals one at a time. There were 15 of them — [[GoodColorsEvilColors 11 white, four red]]. The player had to draw as many white rods as possible, as each one moved the player up a level on their Time Ladder. This had to be done whilst trying to avoid the remaining red rods, since drawing all four reds meant [[GameOver you "died"]] and won nothing.

GameShow from the production company that made ''Series/DealOrNoDeal'', which ran on Creator/{{ABC}} and was hosted by a subdued Creator/JimmyKimmel. An [[InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene unaired qualifying round]] determined how much money a player would be playing for, and according to Kimmel this involved twelve numbers and opening an envelope.

Unfortunately, it ran for just seven episodes in America during Summer 2007.

GameShow from the production company that made ''Series/DealOrNoDeal'', which ran on Creator/{{ABC}} and was hosted by a subdued Jimmy Kimmel. An [[InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene unaired qualifying round]] determined how much money a player would be playing for, and according to Kimmel this involved twelve numbers and opening an envelope.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was ''For the Rest of Your Life'', and always aired the aforementioned qualifying round: the onstage couple chose a base amount from £100-£200 at random, then played a version of the main game with eight white and three red rods; white rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, with reds decreasing it. Couples could stop anytime after the fourth white rod, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

[[SarcasmMode Unfortunately]], it ran for just seven episodes in America during Summer 2007.

* WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire: High stakes, round set, '''Time''' Ladder, etc. To be fair, it seemed more like it was trying to cash in on the popularity of sister show ''Deal Or No Deal''.

** The British version ''did'' air said round, at least: the couple chose a base amount from £100-£200, then played a version of the main game with eight white and three red rods; white rods increased the bank by the chosen amount, with reds decreasing it. Couples could stop anytime after the fourth white rod, but picking all three reds ended the game right there. What was gained in truthfulness, they lost in tediousness.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was ''For the Rest of Your Life''

You see, there was also the spouse or friend of the player ("Guardian Angel") seated in a SoundProofBooth watching the game. Said chamber also contained a BigRedButton which caused the game to secretly stop after any turn. The mechanic was a double-edged sword as, while it saved a few players who had a bad game, it also ruined good games by halting things prematurely.

Unfortunately, it ran for just seven episodes in America during Summer 2007.

* InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene: Each game began with a round that determined the player's monthly check value, which Kimmel stated involved twelve numbers and opening an envelope, but this never aired. According to [[http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=13274&st=60&p=158937&#entry158937 this post]], the American qualifying game was the same as the British one, just with higher values. The [[SarcasmMode geniuses]] at Endemol thought viewers would prefer to see fake suspense and other crap, plus chopping out the first '''one-third''' of each game allowed for multiple contestants per show and straddling, like ''Deal''.

* LuckBasedMission: You may as well call it ''The $1,000,000 Straw Draw'', and that's '''not''' counting the whole Guardian Angel mechanic.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The original British version was ''For The Rest Of Your Life''

GameShow from the production company that made ''DealOrNoDeal'', which ran on Creator/{{ABC}} and was hosted by a subdued Jimmy Kimmel. An [[InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene unaired qualifying round]] determined how much money a player would be playing for, and according to Kimmel this involved twelve numbers and opening an envelope.

* WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire: High stakes, round set, '''Time''' Ladder, etc. To be fair, it seemed more like it was trying to cash in on the popularity of sister show ''DealOrNoDeal''.

* CatchPhrase / FourIsDeath: "Four reds and you're dead!"