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Fittingly for an article that is about game shows, I’m going to go into a bit of a lightning round. I’ve written a few articles about what I would do on certain game shows. I’m going to do that again, but this time I am going to write about a few game shows in brief in one piece. Start the clock!
Sale of the Century has not been rebooted like many game shows, but I think it would be worth it. It’s a enjoyable show to watch. Most of it is answering trivia questions, which is up my alley. However, there are a few points of strategy. During the game play, the player with the most points is offered prizes in exchange for a part of the money they have on their score. For example, you might be offered patio furniture worth $800 for $10, but each question is worth $5 so that’s not inconsiderable. Contestants can take the prize or they can pass if they want to save the cash to try and win and go to the final round.
Obviously, if I had a big lead and liked the thing being offered I would buy it. The question becomes what to do with a smaller lead. Sometimes your entire lead goes away if you buy the item for sale. Personally, if I like it, I’m buying it. You get to take it home as a prize regardless. Plus, I trust my trivia ability and would feel like I could make up the deficit I gave myself in order to win.
Sale of the Century was hosted by Jim Perry, and so was Card Sharks. So let’s combine them into one article! Lightning round! Card Sharks is about playing averages. One of the contestants is asked a question about a survey of 100 people from a certain group or demographic. They have to guess how many members of the group answered in a certain way, and the other contestant guesses if the answer is higher or lower.
Do you play it safe, or do you go for the gusto? You could always guess a number between, say, 40 and 60, and that puts the onus on your opponent. Or you could go for what you think the answer is. If you think it’s 85, say 85! I think I would actually go with the safer option. It kind of reflects the other aspect of the game play. When the card facing up is, say, a six or seven, it’s harder to predict if the next card will be higher or lower. Why not bring that to the question part of the game?
By the way, when I’m playing the card portion of the game I’m definitely trying to count cards the best I can. Remember that aces are high in Card Sharks. Also, how many face cards are in a deck. If I make it to the solo round, though, I’m betting big. Why not go for it at that point?
