Most likely doing a sound check...

I thought of that myself watching the beginning of this just now. And through his own production company at that.

Explaination: CBS had a limit of $25,000 on game show winnings. Contestants on CBS-affiliated shows were retired after winning $25,000 and could not keep any winnings over that limit. The limit increased during the 1980s to $125,000 in the 1990s. In the 1970s, a contestant could keep up to $10,000 more than the limit, for a $35,000 maximum payout. In 1975, ABC also imposed a limit of $30,000 which was eventually dropped by 1977. SOURCE: Google AI search.

Since it’s a pilot, Barry-Enright could tape it anywhere they wanted to. They probably chose Television City because they had a relationship with CBS.

@@markschildberg1667but this was pitched both to CBS and ABC and neither wanted it.

Same here!!!!

@@Mrs.Doubtfire007 @WeGotWorkToDo The good part is that you can still find the original formula out there. Just avoid the packages marked "new improved taste." Pepsi need to hear from folks like us, contact.pepsico.com/pepsi/contact-us Be respectful.

Fun fact, it actually aired after the “New” Shop Til You Drop on the family channel back in 1996 on the weekdays. I loved both shows

It probably looked flashier.

I have to disagree with you on this. First off remember this was 1975. What was exciting then may not be exciting in 2022. Also, if you're familiar with Barry-Enright game shows, the big bonus prize in the end game is a $5,000 prize of some sort. This was for $25,000, so we are definitely not talking about a set of luggage and a trip to Aruba. I also throw this in: I'm going to assume that this pilot was being focused on syndication, because if this is pitch to CBS, they had a $25,000 limit that was strictly enforced on their game shows. Of course, Michael Larson killed that very well... But we won't go into that one right now, 😁

@@donp55 Actually, having been born in 1963, I can say that this would have been pretty dull by 1975 standards. The only "exciting" thing was the amount of money it was possible to win, but that wouldn't have been enough to sustain viewership.

This is as close to rules that I could find from gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/The_Big_Payoff "Contestants were selected from men who mailed in letters explaining why the women in their lives deserved prizes. The men were asked up to four questions (delivered on a silver tray by "Question Girl" Susan Sayers) for luxurious prizes like jewelry, appliances, and other prizes. If he correctly answered all of the first three questions, he would be asked a Payoff Question which, if answered correctly, won the couple the "Big Payoff" of a mink coat for the wife, a car for the man, and a trip aboard Pan American Airlines (later KLM Royal Dutch) for both. "During the daytime edition's final three weeks, the format changed to three couples competing in a guessing game for points. After three questions, the couple with the highest score answered the Payoff Question. For the 1962 revival, there were only two couples."

You noticed. I got to tell you...this was one of the coolest things I've ever seen on a game show. It's one of the many reasons I would have loved to see this go to series.

Not really. According to the card shown a the beginning, Number taped on 5.13.75. HR debuted 6.1.74, according to Wikipedia, 11 months before the Number pilot taped.

Pat Robertson defiantly did not have Melissa McCarthy money (remember his Family Channel aired Shopping Spree.

TvshowKid did have this theme song but his account got suspended.

Most game show producers will pretty much do things similarly on most of the shows they produce. Beat The Devil/Face The Dragon on Barry-Enright shows.

Yep.

Please understand that this is a kinescope, which I find rather interesting for use in the show that was done in the 1970s. if you want a much better quality, this program currently resides at Wink Martindale's page here on KZbin. it is the original Master video, but what I understand.

Used later for Press Your Luck.

@@cornwalldragon4617 And NYSI 1989

+Keith Evers I love your reaction. The more I see the comments, the more I think this would work today. I wonder if I can do a Kickstarter....

Hypothetical situation:You have $12,800 in the bonus,rolled 2,9,5,10,6 and 12,you don't want to repeat a number or you lose,do you take the $12,800 and quit OR go for it,you win if you roll any other number you for $25,600.

@@Sean-q2x Yes, I know the rules. I tried rolling some much smaller dice myself to see if it would happen to me and I had repeated a number on my third roll. I should've quit after my second roll.

More information than you need, but in almost every case, it's monopoly money if the game doesn't get to air, and often, that's the case even if it does make it to air. More often than not, though, they'll at least get *something* for taking part - a few hundred bucks, maybe a prize or two, etc.

@@doctorwho2014 These are more like actors. No actual prize money or physical prizes were given, just a flat fee for standing in, say $200 or so.

@@donp55 Wow, no wonder he was so willing to keep risking it.

@@VandelayIndustries61 That's what I was thinking. $12.8k was a lot of money in 1975, I would most definitely have stopped.

@@donp55 The way the 'stock broker' kept looking directly at the camera during the throwing dice portion gave it away then as he kept rolling it became farcical lol