Not only did the company that produced the show run out of money, they ran out of money while the show was still on the air. So they couldn't pay some of the later contestants and Trebek didn't get paid either! He still has the check framed in his office. Video below (quality isn't great, but it's interesting).
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8-30-2009 @ 11:26PM
Owloo said...
oh LORD I remember this Canadian game show now you got me thinking of 2 others Just like Mom and the Mad Dash
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8-31-2009 @ 12:31PM
The Deej said...
Or the classic Definition!
the joy of Canadian game shows, where the top prize was a Brother electric typewriter
9-01-2009 @ 10:32AM
zachhoran said...
THey lowered the value of the grand prize later in the run from about $5K to about $2500. Eileen Mintz, who was a multi-day champion on the version later in the run, said the only prize she actually received was a trip to Paris.
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9-01-2009 @ 1:07PM
EdN said...
Alex looks more like a porn star than a game show host. Game show host, interesting career.
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9-01-2009 @ 6:58PM
john anderson said...
SEND THE ARROGANT TREBEK BACK TO CANADA.
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1-02-2010 @ 10:12PM
Jason Meyers said...
I rememer this game show. It aired in Miami for a very short time. My brother and I enjoyed the pitfall round, where the contestants would go down the elevator.
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