I enjoyed this show,too,and kind of rue the fact that there aren't more game shows like this(or for that matter,that there are precious and view true "game" shows,as opposed to reality contest shows). Anymore,it seems like when a game show(by the networks' definition) comes out now,it's one of these sort of all-or-nothing,"Let's see how the contestant/sucker reacts when they are left with nothing when they thought they'd be playing for millions!" type show,a la "Greed"(another Chuck Woolery show,from when work was hard-up it seems),"The Weakest Link" or "Deal or No Deal",the last show I have not seen yet,but it seems a lot like a stripped-down version of "Let's Make a Deal",which was not one of my favorites. In short,I wish there were more shows on that rewarded people for their actual skill/knowledge that featured real competition(as much as I enjoy "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire",it falls short of that last standard).
Mr. Woolery hosted this show which was a re-formatting of the "Scrabble" game,where contestants would try to solve board puzzle words,ten words max. The first one to three words solved goes to a "Sprint" round,which matches the winner of the previous round with a previous sprint champion. The format was changed to tournament style around and about season three and the largest take-home winning was around $120,000 or so,which,sadly,seems chintzy by today's gaudy game standards,but still IS quite a bit of money,I must say.
I wish either this show would be revived on network or cable or that the original series(and even the 1993 revival,which lasted a whopping six months!)would be picked up on GSN,or even perhaps both. This show was fun for anyone who likes word games that are a little more challenging than,say,"Wheel of Fortune"(a show I actually quite enjoy,too,BTW).
Mr. Woolery hosted this show which was a re-formatting of the "Scrabble" game,where contestants would try to solve board puzzle words,ten words max. The first one to three words solved goes to a "Sprint" round,which matches the winner of the previous round with a previous sprint champion. The format was changed to tournament style around and about season three and the largest take-home winning was around $120,000 or so,which,sadly,seems chintzy by today's gaudy game standards,but still IS quite a bit of money,I must say.
I wish either this show would be revived on network or cable or that the original series(and even the 1993 revival,which lasted a whopping six months!)would be picked up on GSN,or even perhaps both. This show was fun for anyone who likes word games that are a little more challenging than,say,"Wheel of Fortune"(a show I actually quite enjoy,too,BTW).