The NEW $25,000 Pyramid [1983] #83

[@digiblader1]

Gotta love Billy Crystal. One of the GOATs of Pyramid..

[@zachhoran]

An episode from this week was rerun on CBS daytime on Xmas or New Years Eve 1993

[@michaelpowell5266]

Billy Crystal conquered the Winners Circle in :26 on ABC's version of Pyramid in the late 1970's. That record has never been broken!!!

[@disneydanny2]

@@michaelpowell5266 and *KNEW* he couldn't keep a promise of winning his partner $25,000 in *THAT* show because, in the second half he would be paired with the *OTHER* contestant

[@tnawcwvictoria]

​@@michaelpowell5266only 2 other celebs came close with 27 seconds which belongs to the late Barry Jenner from Dallas & Family Matters and Kelly Packard from California Dreams, Baywatch and House Wars

[@Michael-uu9nv]

It's 2024 I still enjoy this show it never gets old. Great TV in the day

[@sean9448]

Yes. GREATEST game show of all time!

[@jmiller297]

Ted's triumphant *"I DID IT!!!"* was *EVERYTHING!*

[@Michael-uu9nv]

The winner circle is my favorite part of the show. Tv was once a treasure to enjoy.

[@vegasbaby3669]

Billy ‘the Goat’ Crystal WOW!

[@tonyparrish1978]

This is when the show was part of CBS Daytime.

[@drummingdanny84]

From 1982-'88.

[@williamiwells]

Something how in the "restriction" era, they were only allowed the maximum $25,000, unlike when the restrictions were lifted and/or the syndicated $100,000 version, if you won both, you got $35,000 in winnings.

[@LogoMan7777]

Actually, it was $25,000 everywhere. First WC was worth $10K. If you win both games, you play for a total of $25,000 (which means if you won your first WC, you would be playing for an additional $15,000; if you won $750, your second WC was worth an additional $24,250)

[@StLawrencePlace]

In other words, once you win $25,000 you are gone. However, in 1984 they upped the limit to $50,000 (meaning you can win two $25,000).

[@chris.twentyeightt]

@@LogoMan7777 Excluding the Donny Osmond version. The players MUST win both front games and both winner’s circles in one whole show to win the $25,000.

[@LogoMan7777]

@@chris.twentyeightt Most of us like to pretend the Osmond version never existed

[@zachhoran]

Billy's record time was 26 seconds. Barry Jenner and MG McCormick had a 27 second $100K win in Sep 1987 for $100K, was the closest anyone came in the 47 years since. Seems like this episode was edited. Possibly was the way it was shown in December 1993 on CBS daytime, as shows had a minute or so more commercial time then as they did in 1983.

[@georgehellerman9344]

How rare was it that a contestant won both the $10,000 AND the $25,000 rounds in one episode? I know they still only went home with $25,000, but to do it twice in one episode was not as common as one might think.

[@StLawrencePlace]

Winning $10,000 is common or having $10,000 ties is less of a rarity but winning two winner circles in one episode that so much uncommon.

[@TripSoul10]

@@StLawrencePlace two episodes I remember in $100000 pyramid Mr. Clark era involved both contestants winning $10000, came back for a rematch, & lady was going for $25000 with Mary C but got buzzed on attractive things when the judge made a bad decision that got reversed to allow $25000 win.

[@MariaHopkins-k8c]

"Can you Please Uploaded the Video of "The New $25,000 Pyramid!" On CBS (1984) ReRuns On USA Network, Without the Contestant Plug!!!?

[@katiejo1095]

The contestant looks like a very young John Davidson.

[@foxmccloud7055]

To this day, the record of 26 seconds still stands. BTW, when is Buzzr going to get the rights to the show?

[@TripSoul10]

Who knows but with cheapskate Fremantle keep airing family feud, that may be never.

[@Elsewhen404]

@@TripSoul10 Fremantle owns the Goodson-Todman library catalog.

[@michaelpowell5266]

Only Game Show Network holds the rights to 70's Pyramid!!!

[@nextbarker2702]

Too bad Billy don't come on this new Pyramid

[@Wizardof]

There be a *1993 Davidson* pilot out there somewhere I hear....

[@nextbarker2702]

CHEESE was tough, I'm surprised he got that

[@waynemasters]

Ted's a hottie 😉🔥

[@davidmercuriorivera6780]

In this version of the Pyramid the winnings weren't cumulative? In his first visit to the winner's circle the contestant won $10,000. In his second visit, he won $25,000. At the end, he was congratulated for winning $25,000 (not $35,000).

[@StLawrencePlace]

That’s because once you won $25,000 that’s it’s now if you won $10,000 yesterday and $25,000 today that’s where he would congratulate you winning $35,000 and that has happened before.