$50,000 a Minute

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$50,000 a Minute
Format	Game Show
Created by	Bob Stewart
Starring	Geoff Edwards, Meredith MacRae, Jack Clark
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	1985 – 1985

$50,000 a Minute was a game show pilot created by Bob Stewart that didn't sell. Two pilots were made. Geoff Edwards was the host with Meredith MacRae as his co-host, with Jack Clark as the announcer.

1 Gameplay
2 Episode status
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

Two teams-each composed of one celebrity and one contestant try to associate words to one another with no time limit (Geoff and Meredith played with the teams). A celebrity looks in to a screen to see an answer. The host, whoever it may be, reads the first part of the question, and the celebrity has to improvise the second part. The contestant then tries to guess the correct answer. Seven answers make the game and they get a star. Two consecutive stars make the match. The bonus round consists of nine sets of initials and the celebrity tries to convey clues in order to get the answer. Each correct answer was worth $200 and all nine got $10,000 for the first time going to the bonus round, $20,000 for the second, $30,000 for the third, and so on.