History Series / Temptation2007

The game then continued with "Knock-Off", a wholesale ripoff of ''[[Series/{{Wipeout 1988}} Wipeout]]'' despite the whole "not owned by Fremantle" thing. A category was given, with 12 possible answers - nine right (for amounts of $2, $5, $10, or $15; some episodes also had a $3 award), three wrong (which Rossi compared to knockoff handbags or jewelry). A player who found a Knock-Off was eliminated for the rest of the round; like the short-lived ''Dirty Rotten Cheater'' (2003), the less obvious answers awarded more money. Another Instant Bargain was done, followed by...

Another Speed Round, which was essentially Dis or Dat? from ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'', with the same time limit and awards/penalties as the first Speed Round. This was followed by Instant Cash, which remained the same but with wallets and a much smaller top prize, then a game-ending Speed Round for +/-$10 per-question. As on ''Sale'', the winner was the person with the highest score, with tiebreaker questions done if needed.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* CelebrityEdition: Two preview episodes aired on September 5, 2007 with former ''Series/AmericanIdol'' finalists competing for charity. The Nielsen rating, 0.8, was the highest the series ever got. The preview episodes aired on Creator/MyNetworkTV, and many of the stations which didn't have the show in their own local schedules didn't bother with any network advertising of the preview.

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Rolonda Watts, who never appeared on-camera (unlike Jay Stewart in the 1980s, who sometimes helped model prizes and even filled in as co-host) and may have never been in the studio.
** GameShowHost: Rossi Morreale.
** LovelyAssistant: The show used male models in an attempt to attract female demographics.

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!!This show provides examples of:
* CallARabbitASmeerp: The U.S. version frequently referred to its score and spending money as "''Temptation'' dollars".
* CutShort: The GrandFinale, which was also the last repeat aired in single-run markets, had the champion opting to return "next time". It's not known if there was any resolution, given the show's cancellation didn't come until ''well'' after taping wrapped.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first taped week, aired March 3-7, 2008, had the either/or Speed Round played after the Fame Game and a second Fame Game for $25 done right before Instant Cash.
* IdiotBall: Quite a few players got handed this during the run.
%%* InNameOnly: ''The New "Sale of the Century"''. Sure...
* NeverTrustATrailer:
** The pitchfilm, distributed to stations in 2006-07. While showing clips of the two pilots, taped in 2006 on the Aussie ''Temptation'' set, the pitchfilm didn't show any of the minigames that made it to the actual show and was almost entirely focused on the shopping aspect. It also tried to use the popularity of the Aussie version as incentive, with one of those clips showing the legit Fame Game.
** Also somewhat applies to debut promos sent out in 2007, since they also used clips of the pilots (though in fairness, there's instances dating back to at least 1972 of the genre doing that). They ''were'' trustworthy in showing Knock-Off and the watered-down Fame Game, albeit with flashier graphics because ''those'' clips were from the pilots as well.
%%* ViewersAreGeniuses: Used if they wanted to save money.

In the 2007-08 season, Creator/FremantleMedia premiered a U.S. version in syndication, '''''Temptation: The New Sale of the Century''''', hosted by former [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Arkansas Razorbacks kick returner]] Rossi Morreale. The show attempted to blend elements of the classic U.S. ''Sale'' with ''Temptation'', with each game beginning with a 30-second speed round with questions worth $5 each ([[CallARabbitASmeerp referred to throughout the show]] as "''Temptation'' dollars"), followed by the first Instant Bargain -- complete with occasional incentives (extra cash, reduced price, even plane tickets), but now the player was put on a five-second "Shop Clock" instead of the auctioneer style which frequently led to more incentives. Following the Instant Bargain was the Fame Game, but this wasn't your mother's Fame Game; while the "Who am I?" clues remained, the solution was revealed much like a Toss-Up on ''Series/WheelOfFortune''; a correct answer won T$15. The commercial bumpers promoted special offers, read by announcer Rolonda Watts, although these were later replaced with generic "60% off retail" bumpers.

'''''Temptation''''' is an Australian GameShow that aired on the Creator/NineNetwork from 2005 to 2009. It was a reboot of the Australian version of ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'', which had originally been cancelled in 2001.

The champion first played "Top Ten" -- a 60-second speed round with 10 questions -- for a chance to add $50,000 to a cash jackpot, which started at $50,000 and could go as high as $900,000. The champion was then offered a prize, and given a choice to either take the prize and, or risk it for a bigger prize by coming back for the next episode. If they won six games in a row, the champion received all five prizes from the previous episodes. Winning a seventh game in a row awarded all five prizes and the cash jackpot (the equivalent to "the Lot" of classic ''Sale''), while winning one last time doubled the jackpot.

** Those who didn't win any Instant Cash or Instant Bargains appeared to get exactly nothing (not even their final score in cash) except "lots of love and hugs" from Rossi.

* ProgressiveJackpot: Instant Cash, which allowed the leading player to spend their lead for a 1-in-3 shot at a mini-cash jackpot. The top prize began at $500 and increased by that amount per show until won (or reached $5,000, it which point it inexplicably froze); the consolation prize was $100.

Its gameplay was relatively similar to the original, consisting of three contestants answering trivia questions on the buzzer to earn cash. While features such as the Fame Game questions (now known as "Famous Faces" because the spaces on the board were identified by photos of celebrities) and the Gift Shop (a.k.a. Instant Bargains) were present, there were a few new twists, including the Famous Faces board also containing {{Lifelines}} allowing you to steal money from another opponent, lock an opponent out from the next three questions, or have the next three questions worth double if you answer them correctly, and each round now ending with a SpeedRound (the first three being 20 seconds, and the last being the traditional 60-second speed round from classic ''Sale''), and a brand new endgame for the daily winner.

Its gameplay was relatively similar to the original, consisting of three contestants answering trivia questions on the buzzer to earn cash. While features such as the Fame Game questions (now known as "Famous Faces" because the spaces on the board were identified by photos of celebrities, and also containing bonus {{Lifelines}} allowing you to steal money from another opponent, lock an opponent out from the next three questions, or have the next three questions worth double if you answer them correctly) and the Gift Shop (a.k.a. Instant Bargains) were present, there were a few new twists, including each round now ending with a SpeedRound (the first three being 20 seconds, and the last being the traditional 60-second speed round from classic ''Sale''), and a brand new endgame for the daily winner.