Double Dare (1976 game show)
| Double Dare | |
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| Created by | Jay Wolpert |
| Directed by |
Marc Breslow Paul Alter |
| Presented by | Alex Trebek |
| Narrated by |
Johnny Olson (1976-1977) Gene Wood (1977) |
| Country of origin |
 United States
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| No. of episodes | 96 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jay Wolpert |
| Producer(s) | Jonathan Goodson |
| Location(s) |
CBS Television City Hollywood, California |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (now FremantleMedia North America) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | December 13, 1976 – April 29, 1977 |
Double Dare is an American television game show, produced by Mark Goodson—Bill Todman Productions, that ran from 1976 to 1977 on CBS. Alex Trebek was the host, with Johnny Olson and later Gene Wood announcing. The show was created by Jay Wolpert.
Two contestants, each in separate isolation booths, attempted to correctly identify a person, place or thing based on one-sentence clues that were given to them, one at a time, on an electronic gameboard. The correct response was shown to the home audience before the first clue was given. A maximum of 10 clues were played per subject, typically starting with obscure pieces of trivia and progressing toward more widely-known facts.
Either contestant could buzz in at any time to guess the subject, and doing so closed off the opponent's booth so that he/she could not see or hear anything. A correct guess won $50 for the contestant, while a miss closed his/her own booth and gave the opponent a chance to see the next clue (referred to as a "penalty clue") and offer a guess unopposed. If the opponent also missed, both booths were opened and play resumed with the next clue after the penalty.
When a contestant correctly identified a subject on a buzz-in, he/she was shown the next clue in sequence and could dare the opponent to answer. When a contestant gave the answer on a penalty clue, it was used for the dare since the opponent had not yet seen it. If the contestant chose to dare, the opponent's booth was opened and he/she had five seconds to study the clue before guessing. A correct answer awarded $50 to the opponent; a miss awarded $100 to the daring contestant, closed the opponent's booth again, and gave the contestant a chance to offer a double dare based on the next clue. A correct answer on a double dare awarded $100 to the opponent, and a miss awarded $200 to the double-daring contestant.
Play on a particular subject ended after any of the following occurred:
The first contestant to accrue $500 or more won the game and moved on to the bonus round. Both contestants kept their accrued money, and the loser of each game also received parting gifts. Champions stayed on the show until defeated, but Alan Lusher was retired as champion after winning over $20,000.
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