THE JOKER’S WILD(syn.)-1977-78
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Host: Jack Berry
Announcer: Jay Stewart
We’re in the middle of a game. As Jack says, it “Was Tied and Tied and Tied and Tied”.
CHAMP: Carl Goldstein (concession stand manager, 2-Day Champ, $1,275) Score: $750
CHALLENGER: Wendy Pritzker (dancing clown, loves the theater and sports) Score: $750
Carl’s all revved up after having a meal. Here’s the rules: Wendy will spin first for a question. If she scores, Carl has a chance at the slots. If she misses, he can steal the question and the game. We’ll keep at it until each player has spun and someone’s ahead.
CATEGORIES:
- WANT ADS
- FOOTBALL
- INVENTIONS
- FASHIONS
- BEVERAGES
Wendy: Beverages/Fashion/Beverages ($100)
Name the beverage which has varieties known as Espresso and Cappuccino.
Guess: Coffee $850
Carl: JOKER/Want Ads/Football ($100)
What is the yardage penalty for being offside in football?
Guess: 5 yds. HERE WE GO AGAIN!
Youngsters are coming up, in a week and a half.
Another reminder about winning five days in a row. You’ll get this bonus:
Chevrolet Chevette 5 Dr. Hatchback
Wendy: Fashion/JOKER/Beverages $100
This distilled alcoholic liquor is made from grain and when mixed with vermouth, forms the cocktail knows as a Manhattan.
Guess: Scotch…Judges say no
Carl to win: Bourbon…WHISKEY!
Carl: Beverages/Football/Inventions $50
Which team did the Oakland Raiders play in the 1977 Super Bowl?
Guess: Minnesota WIN! (And what seems like Quadruple Overtime is finally over)
FACE THE DEVIL:
* Yashica FX2 Camera
* Radio Shack Sideman CB Radio
* Trip to Virgin Islands (St. Thomas @ Bluebeard’s Castle)
Total: $3,100+
Mom and friend Dorothy are in the audience.
| $75 | $25 |  | GAME OVER! |
The Devil doesn’t like to drag it out.
Bea Westcott (Gary, IN, sales rep., likes swimming and racquetball)
Jack: “What are you excited about?”
Bea: “Hopefully about winning.”
Jack: Would you be excited if you were losing?”
Bea: “At least I got on TV.”
CATEGORIES:
- MYSTERY (?)
- SPELLING “BEE”
- SEX SYMBOLS
- NICKNAMES OF CITIES
- FICTIONAL HEROES
Bea: Cities/Sex/JOKER $100
Which city in the Northeastern U.S. is known as The Big Apple?
Guess: New York $100
Carl: JOKER/JOKER!/JOKER (For his 2nd time)
Carl just has one question to answer for an automatic win. Plus, the category is his choice: Nicknames of Cities
The capital of the Philippines is known as “The Pearl of the Orient”.
Guess: Manila DONE!
Sorry Bea, we had to make up for the last game.
BEAT THE DEVIL
| $150 | $50 | $75 | $275 |
| $50 | $200 | $25 | $550 |
| $75 | $25 | $75 | $725 |
| $25 | $150 | $100 | $1,000 |
Mother was saying stop after the third spin. Carl, you’re lucky that paid off. (Total $5,775)
Maybe our next lady will stay longer than the last.
Carolyn Lawson (dental hygienist and mother of 3)
And her bright smile proves she practices what she preaches. Not much spare time, but she was able to play on USC’s Basketball Team.
CATEGORIES
- FAST FORWARD HISTORY
- AWARDS
- BIG CATS SMALL CATS
- ALL ABOUT LANGUAGES
- DISNEY
Carolyn: Awards/JOKER/JOKER Disney for $100
Kirk Douglas played Ned Land and Paul Lucas played Professor Aranax in this Disney underwater adventure based on a book by Jules Verne. Name this Disney film.
Guess: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea $100
Carl: Language/Cats/Disney $50
Which large member of the cat family lives in a family group called a pride?
Guess: The Lion $50
Carolyn: Disney/Awards/JOKER $100
In the Disney film Dumbo, Dumbo has a friend named Timothy who sticks by him through think and thin. What kind of animal is Timothy?
Guess: A Mouse $200
Carl: Awards/Awards/Awards $200
First off, for getting a natural triple, Carl has won a bonus prize: A 68 pc. Michael C. Fina Flatware set that’s his to keep.
Question: Oscars are awarded for the movie industry. What is the name of the major television award?
Guess: An Emmy $250
Carolyn: JOKER/Awards/Disney $100
A lovable chimney sweep in Disney’s film “Mary Poppins” was named Bert and was played by a well-known TV comedian. Name him.
Guess: Dick Van Dyke $300
Carl: Disney/Fast Forward/Languages $50
Now it gets interesting! If Carl gets the first question right, he can keep playing that category up to the $500 (Five would do it). However, if he misses one, he goes back to $250 and Carolyn can steal.
1st: In 1899, a future British statesman was imprisoned while reporting on the Boer War in South Africa. Name this prominent Englishman.
Guess: Sir Winston Churchill $300
2nd: In 1886, the Indian Chieftain Geronimo led one of the last great Indian uprisings against the U.S. government. To which tribe did Geronimo belong?
Guess: “Oh, gee” Back to $250
Carolyn: Apache $350
Carolyn: Fast Forward/Cats/JOKER $100
The spotted hunting cat is the fastest animal known for running short distances. It can run at a top speed of 65 miles an hour. Name this speedy spotted cat.
Guess: Jaguar
Carl: Cheetah
Carl: JOKER/JOKER/JOKER Big Cats, Small Cats
The name given to a cat with stripes and colored patches comes from the French word for tafetus silk. Name this type of small domestic cat.
Guess: Tabby WIN! ($6,275)
Carolyn at least had a chance at it, only to end the same way.
BEAT THE DEVIL #3*
* Cattani Collection?
* “Charlie & The Chocolate Factory” and “Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator”
* Fisher Stove
* Armstrong First Family Bedroom Group
TOTAL: ?
- The prize description was muted.
| $50 | $50 | $25 | $125 |
| $50 | $75 | $25 | $275 |
| $150 | $150 |
I’m sure Carl can find a motel with over six grand. More importantly, he’s one win away from a new car.
Cindy Scott (school teacher, enjoys sports especially catamaran racing)
But the big boat race will have to wait until next time.
The Joker’s Wild is owned by Sony Pictures Television.
