Scattergories (game show)
| Scattergories | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Dick Clark |
| Narrated by | Charlie Tuna |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Reg Grundy Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 18 – June 11, 1993 |
Scattergories is an American game show on NBC daytime hosted by Dick Clark, with Charlie Tuna as announcer, that aired from January 18 to June 11, 1993. The show was produced by Reg Grundy Productions and was the second to last American game show to be produced by the company.
Two teams of four players competed in a battle of the sexes manner (four men vs. four women). The show was based on the board game of the same name and featured a panel of five celebrities. However, the difference was that instead of being live in studio, each celebrity's participation was videotaped in advance.
The team in control was given 15 seconds to name up to six items that fit a particular category and started with a specific letter of the alphabet. The team scored a point each time the team gave an acceptable word. However, no player could give two consecutive answers, and no word could be used as part of more than two answers.
After the list was complete or time ran out, the other team could challenge any word they believed to be unacceptable. If challenged, a panel of five jurors voted whether or not the word was acceptable, with the majority vote ruling. If the word was unacceptable, the challenging team scored a point; otherwise the controlling team received an additional point.
Originally, Clark read the category and then the letter in play for the round and members of each team attempted to buzz-in and provide a word that fit both criteria. The team who won the toss-up scored a point and played the remainder of that half of the round. This was later changed to having the challengers play the first category and letter.
If the team in control had given at least four proper answers, they then were given a chance to earn up to four additional points with the celebrity panel. One at a time the team chose a member of the panel and that celebrity's response was played back to the team. If the celebrity gave an answer that was not on the team's list, they received one point. If the team chose a celebrity that gave an answer matching any of the team's answers, a point was taken away.
In the second round, the above point values were doubled and whoever was ahead at the end of the round won the game and $500.
If both teams were tied at the end of round two, a toss-up similar to the one used to determine control at the beginning of the episode was played. The first team member to buzz-in and give an answer ruled valid by the judges won the game for their team.
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