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The Games of Bengalia:
Quiz Night Showdown
Hi; it's Quiz King again. Here's another popular show, "Quiz Night Showdown." All episodes exist, and are available to view on YouTube. Episodes made with the Game Show Box are given the disclaimers that read "A GAME SHOW BOX PRESENTATION" at the beginning and end of each episode, in order to distinguish it from the original.
This series, "The Games of Bengalia," also covers games not hosted by me (although I was a celebrity guest player on some of these programs).
"Quiz Night Showdown" is actually a Bengalian adaptation of the American game show "Hollywood Showdown," although our version wasn't entirely focused on show biz and entertainment like the American show. Instead, we covered all areas of trivia and knowledge, making it a general knowledge Q & A show. The format remains mostly the same, though. The only major difference is that we have a higher starting stake than the original American show, in addition to the aforementioned difference of covering all areas of knowledge. (We doubled all the dollar values.)
Number of Players: 7 per week, more if necessary (more on that below)
Original Network: SBS (primetime)
Original Host: Bobby Romano
Running Time: 30 minutes (including commercials)
Number of Episodes: 540
Format
7 players compete for an entire week's worth of shows. One is randomly selected to begin the game, which takes place entirely at a face-off podium. The player in control stands to the right of Bobby, while the chose challenger stands to the left. The six players each hold a randomly selected envelope, five of which hold random dollar amounts, in $20 increments from $200 to $2,000, while the sixth envelope reads "JACKPOT." (The original American show called this this "Box Office.")
The player in control picks one of the other six, who are collectively known as "the dugout." The player chosen opens the envelope and reveals its contents; if it is a dollar amount, the amount is added to the jackpot, which begins at $20,000. If it is the "JACKPOT" card, then the winner of the showdown plays for the jackpot, but no more money is added to it.
Showdown
In either scenario (dollar amount or the "JACKPOT" card), the showdown is played as a best-of-5 question match. Bobby always gives 3 options before reading the actual question, and players cannot hit their lockout buttons to buzz in until the question is fully asked. Buzzing in with the correct answer scores one point, but a miss lets the opponent answer the question. The opponent has to hit their lockout button to guess, however.
If neither player answers, no points are scored.
The game continues until one player has three points; that player wins the showdown.
Jackpot Round
When a player reaches the Jackpot Round, their objective is to answer five more questions correctly, with no multiple choice. The first four are worth $1,000 each, and the fifth wins the jackpot.
A miss ends the game and erases any winnings in the bonus round the contestant earned; because of this, they are allowed to quit and take the winnings they have earned up to that point. In either case (a miss or the contestant opting to quit), they return to play another game with the six other players, and the jackpot continues to grow from its previous value.
When a player wins the jackpot, they retire from the show undefeated, and a new player (selected at random) replaces them. Players who replace jackpot winners do not carry over to the next week's worth of shows.
Friday Payoff Rule
All weeks are self-contained, meaning a game in progress on a Friday cannot continue into the following Monday. When time is called, all players open their envelopes, and each player who has not any money to that point receives that amount, plus $1,000, to ensure they don't leave empty-handed. The player holding the jackpot card participates in the final showdown for that week; whoever wins the showdown can either take an extra $2,000 and leave, or come back the following week to try for a new jackpot, resetting to $20,000.
If the same player finds themselves in this very situation three times in a row (and it has happened), and they choose to come back the first two times, on the third occasion they must retire with the extra money; however, the money is doubled to $4,000.
If the show comes to its conclusion at the end of a jackpot round, then the envelopes used in the last game determine the consolation amounts for the other players, and the loser of the previous showdown takes home $2,000 (or $4,000 if they are playing for a third week), and there is no decision to be made. The following week has 7 new players.
Double Jackpot Week
At least two to three times in a week, the show would replace the "JACKPOT" card with one labeled "DOUBLE JACKPOT." In one of these weeks, whoever wins the showdown when this card is exposed plays for double the jackpot. In this case, if the jackpot isn't won, it reverts to the value it was before the double happened.
The Friday payoff rule is the same, except the winner could take home $4,000 (or $8,000 if it was their third week of competition).
On one of these special weeks, a record jackpot of $52,880 was won.
Notes
"Quiz Night Showdown" is the first and only game show hosted by Bobby Romano, who happens to be Grayson Romano's younger brother. Bobby felt he wasn't really a game show host, and that he functioned better as one that worked behind the scenes. (Indeed, he helped film and produce his older brother's shows.) The fact he hosted this show was because SBS felt they were running out of options, with the other hosts already at work, and they weren't willing to "cross over the TV borders to BTV," as they put it, and hire me. (It wasn't uncommon to see certain hosts work for both networks, but everybody considered me to be "the face of BTV," and didn't want to see me on both sides. Likewise, Grayson was "the face of SBS," but he and I were, are, and forever will be, the best of friends.) "Well, if my brother can do it," Bobby said, "there's no reason I can't do it."
Though it was Bobby's only show, it was enough to boost his confidence, and the network was just as happy to see him doing the show.
The show is another show that would have continued to produce new episodes if the CNG crisis hadn't destroyed Bengalia. As a result, Bobby now works for WBC, but he has yet to host another program, since the network instead banks on Cripto to deliver high ratings for them.
That's how you play "Quiz Night Showdown." Thanks, folks, and keep on gaming!
THE END
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The Games of Bengalia:
Quiz Night Showdown
Hi; it's Quiz King again. Here's another popular show, "Quiz Night Showdown." All episodes exist, and are available to view on YouTube. Episodes made with the Game Show Box are given the disclaimers that read "A GAME SHOW BOX PRESENTATION" at the beginning and end of each episode, in order to distinguish it from the original.
This series, "The Games of Bengalia," also covers games not hosted by me (although I was a celebrity guest player on some of these programs).
"Quiz Night Showdown" is actually a Bengalian adaptation of the American game show "Hollywood Showdown," although our version wasn't entirely focused on show biz and entertainment like the American show. Instead, we covered all areas of trivia and knowledge, making it a general knowledge Q & A show. The format remains mostly the same, though. The only major difference is that we have a higher starting stake than the original American show, in addition to the aforementioned difference of covering all areas of knowledge. (We doubled all the dollar values.)
Number of Players: 7 per week, more if necessary (more on that below)
Original Network: SBS (primetime)
Original Host: Bobby Romano
Running Time: 30 minutes (including commercials)
Number of Episodes: 540
Format
7 players compete for an entire week's worth of shows. One is randomly selected to begin the game, which takes place entirely at a face-off podium. The player in control stands to the right of Bobby, while the chose challenger stands to the left. The six players each hold a randomly selected envelope, five of which hold random dollar amounts, in $20 increments from $200 to $2,000, while the sixth envelope reads "JACKPOT." (The original American show called this this "Box Office.")
The player in control picks one of the other six, who are collectively known as "the dugout." The player chosen opens the envelope and reveals its contents; if it is a dollar amount, the amount is added to the jackpot, which begins at $20,000. If it is the "JACKPOT" card, then the winner of the showdown plays for the jackpot, but no more money is added to it.
Showdown
In either scenario (dollar amount or the "JACKPOT" card), the showdown is played as a best-of-5 question match. Bobby always gives 3 options before reading the actual question, and players cannot hit their lockout buttons to buzz in until the question is fully asked. Buzzing in with the correct answer scores one point, but a miss lets the opponent answer the question. The opponent has to hit their lockout button to guess, however.
If neither player answers, no points are scored.
The game continues until one player has three points; that player wins the showdown.
Jackpot Round
When a player reaches the Jackpot Round, their objective is to answer five more questions correctly, with no multiple choice. The first four are worth $1,000 each, and the fifth wins the jackpot.
A miss ends the game and erases any winnings in the bonus round the contestant earned; because of this, they are allowed to quit and take the winnings they have earned up to that point. In either case (a miss or the contestant opting to quit), they return to play another game with the six other players, and the jackpot continues to grow from its previous value.
When a player wins the jackpot, they retire from the show undefeated, and a new player (selected at random) replaces them. Players who replace jackpot winners do not carry over to the next week's worth of shows.
Friday Payoff Rule
All weeks are self-contained, meaning a game in progress on a Friday cannot continue into the following Monday. When time is called, all players open their envelopes, and each player who has not any money to that point receives that amount, plus $1,000, to ensure they don't leave empty-handed. The player holding the jackpot card participates in the final showdown for that week; whoever wins the showdown can either take an extra $2,000 and leave, or come back the following week to try for a new jackpot, resetting to $20,000.
If the same player finds themselves in this very situation three times in a row (and it has happened), and they choose to come back the first two times, on the third occasion they must retire with the extra money; however, the money is doubled to $4,000.
If the show comes to its conclusion at the end of a jackpot round, then the envelopes used in the last game determine the consolation amounts for the other players, and the loser of the previous showdown takes home $2,000 (or $4,000 if they are playing for a third week), and there is no decision to be made. The following week has 7 new players.
Double Jackpot Week
At least two to three times in a week, the show would replace the "JACKPOT" card with one labeled "DOUBLE JACKPOT." In one of these weeks, whoever wins the showdown when this card is exposed plays for double the jackpot. In this case, if the jackpot isn't won, it reverts to the value it was before the double happened.
The Friday payoff rule is the same, except the winner could take home $4,000 (or $8,000 if it was their third week of competition).
On one of these special weeks, a record jackpot of $52,880 was won.
Notes
"Quiz Night Showdown" is the first and only game show hosted by Bobby Romano, who happens to be Grayson Romano's younger brother. Bobby felt he wasn't really a game show host, and that he functioned better as one that worked behind the scenes. (Indeed, he helped film and produce his older brother's shows.) The fact he hosted this show was because SBS felt they were running out of options, with the other hosts already at work, and they weren't willing to "cross over the TV borders to BTV," as they put it, and hire me. (It wasn't uncommon to see certain hosts work for both networks, but everybody considered me to be "the face of BTV," and didn't want to see me on both sides. Likewise, Grayson was "the face of SBS," but he and I were, are, and forever will be, the best of friends.) "Well, if my brother can do it," Bobby said, "there's no reason I can't do it."
Though it was Bobby's only show, it was enough to boost his confidence, and the network was just as happy to see him doing the show.
The show is another show that would have continued to produce new episodes if the CNG crisis hadn't destroyed Bengalia. As a result, Bobby now works for WBC, but he has yet to host another program, since the network instead banks on Cripto to deliver high ratings for them.
That's how you play "Quiz Night Showdown." Thanks, folks, and keep on gaming!
THE END
The Games of Bengalia: Quiz Night Showdown
The Quiz King tells us how to play "Quiz Night Showdown," an adaptation of the classic American game show "Hollywood Showdown."
Quiz King, Bengalia, etc. © me and me alone
Hollywood Showdown © Sande Stewart Television, Montana Productions, GSN (Game Show Network), and everybody else who owns the rights
Hollywood Showdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOpa7t9P8g
Quiz King, Bengalia, etc. © me and me alone
Hollywood Showdown © Sande Stewart Television, Montana Productions, GSN (Game Show Network), and everybody else who owns the rights
Hollywood Showdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOpa7t9P8g
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