Balderdash (game show)
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| Balderdash | |
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| Genre | Game Show |
| Starring | Elayne Boosler John Moschitta |
| Country of origin | US |
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| Running time | 30 min |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | PAX TV |
| Original run | August 2, 2004 – February 4, 2005 (reran until April 22) |
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Balderdash is a short-lived game show based on the board game that aired on PAX TV (now called ION television) during the 2004-2005 season. It was hosted by comedienne Elayne Boosler, and announced by world's fastest talker John Moschitta (whom previously announced the last season of the recent version of Hollywood Squares).
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[edit] Gameplay
Two contestants face a panel of three comedians in a game of separating fact from fiction in a crazy way.
[edit] The Main Game
In each round, a category was given, then the contestants secretly wagered any or all of their current score along with their decision of either "truth" or "balderdash". After the contestants presented their wagers & decision, host Boosler read the question and then each of the comedians one by one gave their answers. One of the answers is the truth, the other two are bluffs aka "Balderdash". After the answers were given, the contestants decided which comedian was telling the truth or which was bluffing. Then the correct answer was revealed & a correct decision added the wager while an incorrect answer deducted the wager. A correct "Balderdash" choice paid off at 1:1 while the truth paid off at 2:1 (doubling the wager) since only one comedian was telling the truth.
[edit] Round One
To start, the contestants were spotted 250 points. They can wager as much as they want on the question.
[edit] Round Two
In this round, two more questions were asked, the contestants were given 500 more points added to their current scores. They can wager no less than 250 points, and on the second question of the round if either contestant has a score below 250, he/she must go all in.
[edit] Round Three
In the final round, one last question was asked and the contestants were given 1,000 extra points added to their score. They must wager at least half their score on the question plus the wagers & decisions were not revealed until after the correct answer was revealed. The player with the most points at the end of this round won the game and goes on to the Balderdash Barrage with the comedian of his/her choice.
[edit] Balderdash Barrage
The Balderdash Barrage was a bonus round in which the day's winning player with the help of one of the day's three comedians played for one of two prizes (one of them being a trip). The winning player faces 10 monitors which spells out the show's title, nine of them hide the name of the regular prize while only one hides the trip. To narrow the playing field, the winning player has 45 seconds to correct a series of statements that end in a total Balderdash word or phrase (ala Whew! & the Mixed-Up Mad Lib round on Mad Libs). If the player gets stumped, he/she can say pass and then the comedian partner took a chance to answer. If either one misses it, then another statement was read. Each correct answer eliminated a letter that hid the regular prize. Then when time runs out, the winning player then chooses a letter and wins the prize revealed. But if the winning player gets nine correct before time runs out, then he/she automatically wins both prizes.
