Strike It Rich (1986 game show)
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| Format | Game Show |
| Presented by | Joe Garagiola |
| Narrated by | Bob Hilton |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 30 Minutes |
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| Original channel | Syndicated |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Original run | September 15, 1986 – September, 1987 |
Strike it Rich is an American game show that aired in syndication during the 1986–87 television season. It was hosted by Joe Garagiola with Theresa Ring as prize model and Bob Hilton as announcer. This Strike It Rich series had no connection with the 1950s series of the same name, and its pilot was originally titled Arch Rivals. Although the show had limited success in America, it became a hit in the UK, where it was originally known as Strike It Lucky.
[edit] Main game
Two couples, one usually a returning champion, competed to move a cross a bi-level seven monitor long archway by answering trivia questions. Play started with the team on the bottom level and five possible answers would be displayed on the show's game board. The couple decided how many questions they wanted to answer- one, two, or three- and tried to complete a contract by answering those questions. If they were able to do so they gained control of their archway, but if they could not the team on the top level of the archway got a chance to complete the contract with the remaining answers.
Once a couple gained control, they began to move across the archway. Hidden among the seven monitors was a "bandit", which was shuffled around at the beginning of the couple's turn. The couple pushed a button beneath the first monitor to begin, and if the monitor displayed the name of a prize the couple won it. After this the couple was given an opportunity to stop and bank whatever prizes they had revealed to that point. If not, the process repeated until the couple revealed all the monitors or until they uncovered the bandit. Once a couple passed all of their monitors, they were again given the choice whether to bank the prizes or play on. If they decided to continue, a new set of answers were shown and the couple again decided how many questions to play. If the bandit came up at any time during either couple's turn, they lost all the prizes they had revealed and control passed to the other couple.
Once a couple got past the seventh monitor, they were asked one final question called the "Strike It Rich" question. Answering it correctly won the game, but answering it incorrectly lost whatever prizes the couple had not banked and cost them control. The first team to answer the "Strike It Rich" question won the game and moved to the bonus round. Both teams kept whatever prizes they had banked during the course of the game.
[edit] Bonus game
The couple was given a choice of two prizes to play for. One was $5,000 cash, while the other was an automobile in addition to the cash prize (early episodes gave the choice of just the cash or the car). Both players took separate paths on the archway, with one on the top level and one on the bottom level, and chose which of the two monitors they would reveal. One hid a dollar sign while the other hit the bandit. The object was to reveal the required amount of dollar signs before finding a certain amount of bandits. Five dollar signs were required for the cash, while six were required for the car. If the players revealed three bandits while playing for the cash or two playing for the car, the round ended and the players received $100 for each dollar sign they had uncovered.
