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One team member was shown a two-word phrase and had to get their partner to guess it by describing each word separately. If the team gave the required number of answers before time ran out, the player won a cash jackpot that began at $ 1,000 and increased by $ 500 after every unsuccessful attempt.
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The first team to accumulate $ 1,500 or more won the game. If the challengers reached this goal first in proper turn, the champions were not given a chance to catch up. The winning player received exactly $ 1,500, forfeiting any portion of the team's score above that total, while the losing player
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Two teams competed, each consisting of a civilian player and a celebrity. The game board consisted of 24 numbered boxes. Hidden behind these numbers were money values ranging from $ 100 to $ 300, one $ 500 value, one "Double Your Score" card, four stars, and an "Instant Car" card.
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Both teams began with $ 100 and took turns playing, starting with the challengers. During each turn, the team in control chose a box, whose contents were revealed, and then tried to decipher an awkward phrase. For example, the phrase "Infant mug / Ozzie or Harriet" led to
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The winning team hit a plunger to stop a randomizer on a number between five and nine (originally between four and eight), which determined the number of correct answers needed in 60 seconds to win the round.
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Star: The team decided how much of their total they wanted to wager on the phrase, up to and including all of it. A correct answer added the value of the wager, while a miss deducted it.
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Any player who made five attempts at the bonus round received a new car and retired from the show.
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to 12:00 Noon (11:00 AM, Central), where the series promptly sank against CBS' hit soap opera
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television network. The show aired from January 3 to September 30, 1977, and was produced in
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received parting gifts and kept any money or bonus prizes won in previous games.
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An incorrect response carried no penalty, except when a star was in play.
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This article is about the game show. For the Pop Smoke album, see
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was the last NBC game show to originate from New York City.
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Double your score: Immediately doubled the team's total.
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Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon

Game show
Bob Stewart
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Bob Clayton
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Bob Stewart
NBC Studios
Ed Sullivan Theater
Bob Stewart Productions
NBC
game show
Bob Stewart
NBC
New York City
Rockefeller Center
Ed Sullivan Theater
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Jackpot
Baby Face Nelson
Allen Ludden
Stumpers
Happy Days
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