Blankety Blanks (U.S. Syndicated Game Show)

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Blankety Blanks is an American game show. Based on the game show with the same name, Blankety Blanks aired on ABC from April 21 to June 27, 1975. Produced by the Bob Stewart Production, this version starred Bill Cullen as its host with Bob Clayton announcing. Although that version was short-lived (only lasted for 10 weeks) the current version, hosted by James Greek and announced by Hunter Lawson, has been a hit since debuting in 2013. The current version is produced by DuMont Productions, in association with Sony Pictures Entertainment (the holders of the Bob Steward Productions' library).
== Gameplay ==
Two teams are composed of a celebrity and a contestant attempted to solve puzzles and fill in "Blankety Blanks" in the form of puns. For example, the Blankety Blank response to "When Richard Nixon spilled coffee on Gerald Ford's lap, he said ____ ____" would be "Pardon Me!"
At the start of each game, a category and keywords within a puzzle is revealed. The puzzle has numbers 1–6 that each hide a clue to that puzzle, with each clue being one half of a statement. The host then pulls out a card from a rotating wheel of 100 situated next to him and places it into an electronic reader, which chooses at random one of the four players and a point value from 100–1000 in 10-point increments.
The chosen player (either the contestant or the celebrity) picks a number and the associated clue is revealed. Unlike some celebrity-civilian games of the period, the celebrity or contestant can not assist his or her partner playing at the moment. A correct answer wins the team the designated money amount, but an incorrect answer or no answer at all results in the game continuing, with the host selecting another card.
Play continues until the puzzle is solved, at which point the team who solves the puzzle attempts to turn the points into money by solving the Blankety Blank. In this part of the game, the celebrity and the contestant are allowed to work together. Each correct Blankety Blank solve gives the opposing team a strike, with three strikes eliminating a contestant from the game. If a team fails to solve the Blankety Blank, no strikes are given and the point value in-play is held until that team solves another puzzle. Solving a Blankety Blank doubles the points in the team's bank. The first team to reach $2,500 wins the championship.
Category:Syndication
Category:Syndicated programmes
Category:DuMont Productions
Category:Sony Pictures Television
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Category:Television programmes in the United States