Another Peter Marshall-helmed game, the 80s syndicated take on "Yahtzee," reportedly failed to pay most, if not all contestants in its short run. Make a quick Google search and you'll find the show was riddled with issues from the get-go.
The production company behind "Pitfall" was also behind a syndie revival of "Let's Make a Deal" in 1980-81 that was taped in Canada and, as you might expect, few, if any, contestants got their winnings. JD On Friday, February 7, 2025 at 9:58:24 AM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > Trebek supposedly had the bounced check framed and on the wall of his > "Jeopardy!" office. > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The company that produced the early-1980s Canadian game show "Pitfall" >> went bankrupt during production. Some contestants on later episodes didn't >> get their winnings, and host Alex Trebek had a paycheck bounce. >> >> On Feb 6, 2025, at 3:33 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The first season of “Your Big Break” promised they would produce a record >> with the winning contestant. >> >> That’ll happen the same time I get the $3k Dick Clark owes me . >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> When's the last time something like this happened? >>> >>> The only other similar situation I can think of is PAX TV's "The Reel to >>> Reel Picture Show" in 1998, which also failed to pay contestants their >>> winnings. (Host Peter Marshall paid the celebrity panelists out of his own >>> pocket.) >>> >>> I watched the premiere of "Lucky 13." I thought it was interesting, but >>> not interesting enough to watch a second time. >>> >>> >>> https://deadline.com/2025/02/abc-pay-lucky-13-winners-shaquille-oneal-gina-rodriguez-game-show-1236278651/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ad4c2874-24f5-4e36-bf1e-5218956cb4b0n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ad4c2874-24f5-4e36-bf1e-5218956cb4b0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> -- >> 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 visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DAaAH%2BgJ4LCS2cBV6Px4iqfX%2B5MWSAt7fx%2B3z6HJ8Hvg%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DAaAH%2BgJ4LCS2cBV6Px4iqfX%2B5MWSAt7fx%2B3z6HJ8Hvg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> 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 visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/98ED34F1-224C-4A27-AC87-3FAB12AF0F5B%40ellwanger.tv >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/98ED34F1-224C-4A27-AC87-3FAB12AF0F5B%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/833c59f1-7061-4c4c-a0cb-6752356d4820n%40googlegroups.com.
