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Merv Griffin's Crosswords (also simply called Crosswords) is an American game show based on crossword puzzles. The show was created by its namesake, Merv Griffin, who died shortly after beginning production on the series. Ty Treadway was the host, [2] and Edd Hall was the announcer.
Four three-letter words are shown to the teams, each word is the starting point for a word chain. One team chooses a starting word, and the host reads a clue to another word (which may be a proper noun or abbreviation); the player must change one letter in the starting word to make the correct word (e.g., CAT to CUT). The next clue is read to ...
The contestant is shown the first unrevealed letter in the word, and a clue is given. Correct answers score points based on the length of the word (similar to both The Cross-Wits and the 1980 NBC version of Chain Reaction), a contestant who correctly solves three words in a single turn is awarded bonus points. The contestant keeps control until ...
25 Words or Less (2019–present; began as a test run in 2018) 50 Grand Slam (1976) 100 Grand (1963) 100% (1999) 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show (2011) 500 Questions (2015–2016) $1,000 Reward (1950) The $10,000 Pyramid (1973–1976; began as a 1973 pilot called Cash on the Line) The $20,000 Pyramid (1976–1980) The $25,000 Pyramid (1974–1979 ...
A category is named, and each contestant is given a set of initials referring to a term that fits it. They are given a maximum of three clues, and have three seconds to respond after each clue. Solving the initials correctly on the first clue awards five seconds; on the second clue, three; and on the third clue, one.
This is a list of British game shows. A game show is a type of radio, television, or internet programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities , sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.
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The teams consisted of two players (one celebrity and one contestant), solving words in a crossword puzzle (by virtue of clues), with six words to solve, with a clue word, all of which were clues to a keyword that linked the six answers. Each correct answer kept control and earned one point per letter in the answer plus a chance to solve the ...