In this version the games straddled episodes.ĭixie Whatley, later an Entertainment Tonight Television Magazine anchor correspondent, was an unsuccessful contestant on one edition of this version.
SPLIT SECOND BOARD GAME SERIES
The highest bank during the short run of the series was $12,000.
SPLIT SECOND BOARD GAME PLUS
The bank was an increasing cash jackpot which started at $5,000 plus $500 (later $250) for every game it was not broken. Players remained champions until they were defeated or until they exceeded $20,000 (champions could only keep up to $25,000, however). The winners of each game faced another player unless the player defeated did not get a chance to play (at which point that player was invited back to play in the next game). In the pilot, each time a money box was captured, it was added to the player's bank which was kept if he/she won the game. In the Tom Kennedy version the money boxes were worth $100, $200, and $300 respectively so the cash prizes for winning a game would be $300, $600, and $900. Capturing three Money Bags broke the Bank for at least $5,000.
The first player to capture one group of three matching money boxes won the game, the total of the amounts showing, and a special prize. If a Money Bag was uncovered, the player in control could either take it (not having to answer the question, but also forfeiting control) or turn it back and select a different box. Control of the board would also be passed if the player uncovered a blank space. Originally on a miss, the box would be flipped back to its normal position, but in later episodes, the box would be given to the opponent unless it triggered a win (for a win had to be earned by the player going for it) that's when it would be flipped back. Choosing the wrong answer lost control to his/her opponent. The player's job was to choose the correct answer, and doing so captured the box and his/her symbol was placed in the box, either a mustache or red lips (mustache for the man, lips for the woman) that player also kept control of the board. One celebrity gave a true answer (the correct answer), while the other gave a bluff (a wrong answer). The player in control called out a number, after which that box flipped over, and if a money box or the wild card was found, the host asked a question to the two stars connected to it. Behind those numbers were three money amounts in groups of three that touched each other along one side of board, five money bags which scattered all around the board and did or did not touch each other, five blank spots which never touched other, and one wild card which could be found anywhere & used for anything. Two contestants, always a man and a woman, faced a game board of 20 squares numbered 1-20 with nine stars seated around it. This is what a typical board might look like. Two contestants played a Hollywood Squares/ Concentration-like game, while trying to break the Bank.