VS. (game show)

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VS. was a game show that ran in 1999 on Comedy Central. It was hosted by Greg Proops. Joe Liss served as announcer.

The game show featured two specific teams that were supposed to be complete opposites. One example might be firemen vs. pyromaniacs. Proops would ask both teams questions about general topics as well as topics relating to the subject that divided the teams.

1 Round 1
2 Round 2
3 Round 3
4 Bonus Round (Grand Finale)

[edit] Round 1

In round one, a category was shown containing one of two questions worth $100. Incorrect answers weren't penalized. Any member from either team could buzz-in and answer the question.

[edit] Round 2

In round two, there were five questions in a category that was related to the team. Answering from their own board scored them $200, if they answered from the opponents' board, they received $400. In any case, an incorrect answer took away $200. The round was played to a time limit - if a team buzzes in before the time bells are sounded, they may answer, and if wrong, the opposing team gets an attempt at the question (while still losing $200).

[edit] Round 3

In the final round, each player answered three questions against an opponent. Each question was answered by one of three choices (i.e. "SUV", "S&M", or "STD"). Right answers scored $250, incorrect answers took away that amount. At the end of the game, the winning team kept their cash and played the "Grand Finale," while the runners-up earned a consolation prize. If the game ended in a tie, one final question was asked. A correct answer won the game for the team, but a wrong answer meant the other team could answer.

[edit] Bonus Round (Grand Finale)

In the bonus round called "Grand Finale", the winning team could win another $1,000 by answering a question from one of two categories, one of which being skewed towards the winning team's knowledge. For instance, in the Cops Vs. Hippies Episode, the categories the latter were to choose from were "International Grandmasters of Chess" and "Hippy Poems." The team got 10 seconds to confer, and if correct, they win the money. However if they were incorrect, the losing team had 5 seconds to confer and give the correct answer; if they were successful, they stole the $1,000.