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Break the BankFirst Aired in 1948 BROADCAST SCHEDULE 1948 - 1949: ABC 1949 - 1952: NBC 1952 - 1953: CBS 1954 - 1956: ABC 1956 - 1957: NBC 1976 VERSION Two contestants of each sex (one a returning champion), competed on this ABC game show. There were 9 celebrities (5 on the top & 4 on the side) & 20 boxes. The 20 boxes contained... $100/$200/$300: A question was asked to the two stars. After the joke answers, one would give a true answer, another a bluff. The contestant had to identify the true answer to win the $100, $200 or $300 box. If incorrect, it went back in play (later it was given to the opponent unless it gave it the win, the opponent had to earn that box outright). The $100/$200/$300 boxes connected each other (never diagonally). Three per money amount. WILD!: Can be used for anything, but must answer a question correctly. One WILD card. BLANK: Blanks never connect. When picked, you heard a BOING! sound & lost your turn. MONEY BAGS: No question is played. However, the contestant can either refuse it & take another turn or keep the money bag & give the turn to the opponent. Possesion of a box is indicated on the board by either lips (lady) or mustache (gentleman). The player wins by getting three $100/$200/$300 (3 natural or 2 + wild card) boxes plus a nice prize (IE: 3 $200 boxes = $600). However, if the contestant gets 3 MONEY BAGS, s/he BREAKS THE BANK & wins a jackpot that starts @ $5,000. Whenever a new game was played, $500 (later $250) was added to the jackpot until won or reached ABC's $20,000 cap. Contestants could stay until defeated or reached ABC's $20,000 ceiling. It was a hit, but ABC canned the series because they wanted to expand One Life To Live & General Hospital from 30 to 45 minutes (60 minutes came in 1978, moving The $20,000 Pyramid to the dreaded NOON ET/11:00 CST slot). If you see any mistakes on this page or if you have more infomation about this show, please submit a comment |
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