Oh, it's not THAT Home Viewer Sweepstakes. Maybe that'll come later. But since we're near that point in the series' run, it made me wonder something. When it came to the last champion before the $100,000 Tournament started, did they retire a $40,000 winner? Were they brought back into the new Bonus Sprint format when regular play resumed at the end of December? Were they unceremoniously retired and had four new players to start the new format fresh?
20:41; That explains why the tiebreaker Speedword was built below the star like the extra words even though there were only four words played before the tiebreaker.
Yeah, I'm curious about that too - since they were heading into a new format, would the last champion just take the champion's seat in the first crossword game?
There was. Charlie mentioned at the end of the show that there was a technical problem during the intended Speedword, so they had to throw that word out and replace it with the word seen here.
Oh, it's not THAT Home Viewer Sweepstakes. Maybe that'll come later.
But since we're near that point in the series' run, it made me wonder something. When it came to the last champion before the $100,000 Tournament started, did they retire a $40,000 winner? Were they brought back into the new Bonus Sprint format when regular play resumed at the end of December? Were they unceremoniously retired and had four new players to start the new format fresh?
20:41; That explains why the tiebreaker Speedword was built below the star like the extra words even though there were only four words played before the tiebreaker.
Yeah, I'm curious about that too - since they were heading into a new format, would the last champion just take the champion's seat in the first crossword game?
:20, 48 I forget the USA announcer at 20:45, was that Alan Kalter?
13:44: There has to be an edit here.
There was. Charlie mentioned at the end of the show that there was a technical problem during the intended Speedword, so they had to throw that word out and replace it with the word seen here.
I think September 19, 1986 was the last day of this particular format and that September 22 was when they began the $100,000 Tournament.
No, the tournament started on the 29th. Chuck even mentions it in his plug.