![]() The contestant could choose to stop after either of the two were guessed or risk his or her earnings to that point and continue. He or she acted out the first two words for 10 seconds each with those words worth $1,000 each. Now the winning contestant acted out a maximum of three words to one of his or her two celebrity partners. As much as $10,000 could be won in this format.Ībout the time when the front game changed, the bonus round was also revised. Guessing one word correctly was worth 10 times the money, two words 100 times, and all three 1,000 times the money earned in the first phase. When time ran out, one celebrity chosen by the contestant had 30 seconds to act out three words during the second round.Įach word added a zero to the winning player's round one winnings. ![]() In this format, a team had to correctly convey and guess seven words or more to win the game.Įxtra rounds were played if the goal had not been reached by the end of a full round, and the tiebreaker was cut to two words in 30 seconds.Įither way, the contestant on the winning team won a $1,000 prize package plus a chance to play the Payoff Round.Īll four celebrities alternated turns acting out a series of words for the winning contestant to guess during the next 60 seconds during the first round, with each correct answer worth $1. ![]() Towards the end of the show's run, the method to win the game had changed. The team doing that in the fastest time won. If a round ended in a tie, a tiebreaker round was played in which both teams had 30 seconds to act out three words. The team that guessed the most words in their own minute won the round, and the first team to win two rounds won the game. When time ran out, the isolated team returned to the stage, and acted out the same words as the first team. The actors could alternate in acting, and the guessing partner could pass on a word if he or she got stuck, but he or she could do that only once per turn. One team was isolated while two members of the other team acted out a series of words to their partner for sixty seconds. One team wore red sweaters and the other blue over their street clothes.īecause the team colors were indistinguishable on monochrome-only television sets (which were still somewhat common in 1975), the words "REDS" and "BLUES" were later printed on the front of each team member's sweater for the benefit of home viewers. The teams were composed of two celebrity guests and one civilian contestant. ![]()
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