Winfall - Rare Pilot

[@bryanloveseighties]

Ok. So Wink's "Merry Christmas Eve" video is just another pilot episode to another game show that didn't get picked up. Good! I thought for a moment there that he would bore us with a yule log and Christmas music, but no, he spared us from that, thank goodness.

[@therealbrentrolland]

YASSSSSS! So happy to see this video! I won't spoil it for anyone. Thank you, Wink & co.! Happy holidays!

[@waynecarey6850]

I've been waiting for the full pilot of this show! Thanks and Merry Christmas Wink!

[@ulknavcom054809]

Another of my requests. You’ve answered my pleas again. Thank you Wink!

[@kgruber17]

This is SO amazing! I’ve been waiting to see the entire pilot. This show was good enough and unique enough to have sold. Thank you so much for finally posting the entire episode! Thanks again and Merry Christmas and I look forward to seeing more of these videos. Keep up the great work 😊

[@DLCOrganization]

How you even _heard_ of the existence of this game show is beyond amazing.

[@rodney1279TheFlip]

YAY Wink. This was a great surprise and Christmas Gift. Merry Christmas sir.

[@Blufftown]

This is one of those shows, if it were purchased, would have shown up on independent television growing up.

[@marcpower4167]

Winfall! 😁😁😁😁 Wink you are the man! What a Christmas gift! Thank you Sir. 😁

[@tommyhoffman969]

i love this show thanks Wink

[@coleydstudios3012]

Winfall should've sold!

[@JordanGenesis]

You know, with a bit of retooling, this show could work for Game Show Network or even FOX today. It's a really great concept, it's like if Peggle had its own show. It really does have a lot of potential.

[@ronflatter1235]

The main game was terrific. The bonus round felt discombobulated. Clint seemed to let the game come to him rather than him running it.

[@andyleclerc3600]

You read my letter to Santa!

[@digiblader1]

Had this made it to series - those payouts in this pilot would've likely been far lower - unless this was for syndication.

[@willmack5909]

This combined elements of Blockbusters, Jeopardy, Wheel Of Fortune and The Magnificent Marble Machine meets Plinko. This was fun to play along with.

[@sha11235]

And Bullseye, where if you bank the dough, you lose control.

[@ulknavcom054809]

This…is…a…..GREAT……game!!!!!!!!

[@geniusinmathhasreturned]

If I had to make a guess, I would say the WinFall Pilot.

[@pookieizzy7]

Interesting fusion concept of Plinko and Bullseye

[@JonesDylan874]

OOH, NICE! A nice Christmas present.

[@Rewindium]

It is the complete Winfall pilot from circa 1988

[@ronflatter1235]

1:36 Hogan’s Family, Clint? Actually, it could be an interesting idea. After Valerie Harper leaves the show, Sandy Duncan steps in and reunites with the missing pilot played by Bob Crane. He moves the whole family to a World War II prison camp to join the the allied prisoners, and when the kids clash with the German military officers, hijinks ensue.

[@tnpir73]

This is actually a fun game.

[@KewlioMZX]

I love this show, honestly. Probably the biggest no-sell point is how random it can be.

[@angelquinones1149]

I like this game show.

[@theodorehsu5023]

Interesting premise, Plinko meets "Your Number's Up"-- you have two possible prompts to begin the round with, and you choose which one to start. Then you have to solve the phrase or name the prompt nudges you to. You can then do like "Bullseye" and either take the money but pass your turn, or keep playing with the risk if you get it wrong, your opponent can take what's accumulated. Each prompt thereafter must be done as presented.

[@batterymakermarkii2654]

Movement reminds me of a Pachinko machine

[@njadakaboles9999]

Loved it

[@KrakenMan5853]

I liked it. It definitely should've sold in syndication. It's exactly what I thought it would be from the quickie you posted years ago. I can assume that if both teams failed to solve the phrase in the first three rounds, the pot money goes onto the display between the two teams, representing "limbo". So, if a team solves the next phrase, they get that money as well as the pot money. Merv Griffin and King World would've had another hit on their hands. Merv was a creative genius.

[@sha11235]

How do you know this is from him?

[@LittleRockElevatorsandmore]

This pilot should've sold. It's a fun game and the bonus round was even good.

[@DadbodCrusader]

Ooooooh!

[@MTCesquire]

This was actually REALLY good. Kinda surprised no one went for it. Who was the production company?

[@marcpower4167]

Could be wrong, But I think it was Merv Griffin Productions.

[@ColdSnapVA]

Merv Griffin Enterprises. Odd, since far worse Merv creations DID get sold, like Monopoly and Crosswords. This one should have made it!

[@tsukune007]

the game play uses a giant pachinko machine.

[@ThandrieDavis]

The end game needs work but the concept is solid. Would love to see this again.

[@TonyKanameKuran]

Clint Holmes from The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers / Arsenio Hall!

[@ColdSnapVA]

If this show became a series today, you know they would've gotten the Peggle license. Why didn't this sell? This looks REALLY fun! Super-threatening sounds and music in the wagering round, though...and the host is mediocre at best. But this is a VERY solid show! I wish this had made television!

[@sonicsanime44]

This could have worked more recently. Plays like The Wall without the contract part.

[@georgef551]

Frequency was set a bit high. The herringbone.....

[@nextbarker2702]

Not a bad pilot, this should've sold

[@vinniemystery563]

Isn't this the Clint Holmes pilot ?? 😍

[@sha11235]

The final round was the best part.

[@accampbell]

This game is what I would consider almost fully baked. The main game is good and that is some high value on the puzzles. The final round is the one that needs improvement. I like the wager element. I almost would rather it be a challenge type of round heck even a double dare type of round. Player A here is the puzzle play or pass. Player B here is the puzzle if you get it right you can challenge them for double your wager. This is better than most of the Wheel of Fortune style games, and should have made it to TV. I loved the set too looked great and it looked like it would have fit on NBC nicely.

[@sha11235]

Amazing how many puzzles they couldn't get. I got most of them.

[@juliaz12345]

Who produced this one? Seems like either a Klein and Friends or maybe Dick.Clark...

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

I remember Games Magazine having some puzzles like this, but I think you were given only initials, not a whole word, for example, GWSH. Maybe they threw in a number for a hint, like T7LF. Anyway, a decent idea for a game show. It was fun to play along as the phrases got more difficult. Too bad it never made it. George Washington Slept Here The Seven Little Foys

[@TimeSpinner]

A great format, with great back-and-forth play; with only press or bank, the "Uhming" and "Ahing" of usual crossfire game shows are replaced by those shots of the balls falling, some simple kinetic joy. I don't feel like the celebrities added much - if anything, they detracted, because with two people to guess one word, there wasn't enough of a skill element to the game. And of course, the end game was inscrutable; what was the point of betting and claiming they could win a "lot of money" if it didn't increase or decrease scores? That said, the production was clean, the host was great, and I'd happily tune in each week for this one.

[@DaSuTro]

That was a GREAT game! Why it didn't sell is anyone's guess.

[@DLCOrganization]

So... what happened to the company who _MADE_ "Winfall"?

[@sha11235]

No credits? So who was behind this?

[@robh748]

I liked the game a lot. Host not so much. I also think the money amounts were too steep, even for a syndicated game. Winfall would have turned into Pitfall.

[@smashwhammy]

I'm half expecting the 1/6/75 premiere of Wheel (we already have ONE Woolery Wheel ep. going up this week)

[@pitchman3]

Very good game in my Opinion. I think they should actually put this game on the air. ;)

[@matthewbaduria]

I'm looking for the premiere episode of Wheel from 1975 I watched Woolery Wheel, and got up this past year.

[@Lupton2000]

Still hope for Wink's last TTD complete:)

[@DerrickLee2023DLA]

Hmm...

[@hdayejr]

Bet it's the Sajak Pyl pilot

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

It's Run For The Money.

[@andresbustamante4777]

Unfortunately it's not

[@terryleemangrumii8566]

It's not. It's Merv Griffin's Winfall!

[@andresbustamante4777]

I hope is pat sajak press your luck

[@yaphettvazquez9796]

It's Run For The Money.

[@RedStrikerBeetleborg]

Pat hosted press your luck?