On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 9:39 PM Ben Scripps <[email protected]> wrote:
> I never did hear a reason for why the check takes so long, but I don’t > think it’s to keep us from gabbing spoilers in advance. I would imagine it > has something to do with bureaucracy and paperwork and yadda. [snip] > Admittedly, this information is ancient, as I haven't been on a game show in more than 25 years, but what I was told then (or the time before? 40 years) was that the prizes were held until the show actually aired -- because if the show *didn't* air, they could rescind the prizes. But as long as at least one market saw it, it happened. (And some of the "consolation" prizes started arriving right away, so, so much for that.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4fcv2Z-uCcODBNjHAS-UCoYq2dWESyvzdoXjU9VnWCQ8Q%40mail.gmail.com.
