Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak
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Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak is an American television game show that aired on ABC
from January 6 to April 4, 1986. British television personality Bruce Forsyth
hosted the series, the only time he hosted a series outside of his native United Kingdom. Gene Wood
was the original announcer, with the last several weeks of shows announced by Marc Summers
.
Reg Grundy Productions
produced Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak, which was the first network series the Grundy company produced for ABC; its first three daytime series (Sale of the Century, Scrabble
, and Time Machine
) had all aired on NBC.
In the second round, the next players in line became the captains and the team trailing after round one chose the first word. In rounds one and two, each successful transition was worth $100, for a maximum of $400 per round. The third and final round started with the trailing team, and each correct transition was worth $200, for a possible $800. The maximum grand total for a game was $1,600.
The team with the most money won the game, kept their earnings, and advanced to the bonus round. The losing team received parting gifts, plus their previous winnings if they were returning champions. If the game ended in a tie, the captain of the champion team was given one final word and opted to play or pass. The team that played the tie-breaker had to communicate the word down the line without faltering to win. If they were unable to do so, the other team won.
For the third and final word, if the team was able to guess all four words provided by the captain within 20 seconds, their bonus round winnings were multiplied by five, for a maximum payoff of $10,000. If the team was unable to do so, they added whatever they won in the first parts of the bonus round to their winnings from the main game.
Champions return for a maximum of five matches.
100 for each correct response. In the second round answering player couldn't say anything and he or she had to write the answer on paper. Each correct answer was worth руб200. In the third round captain gave 4 associations to word in the card, and the other team members had to guess this associations - each player had 5 seconds to name as many words as the time limit allows. Each correct guess was worth руб300. There was a rule of returning champions - to receive a grand prize team must win 5 games in a row.
in 1998, hosted by James O'Neill.
The game was played as per the U.S. version, with each correct response in the main game being worth $5. Originally this amount was doubled in the third and final round, for a potential maximum winning score of $80. Towards the end of its run, the game was extended to four rounds with the final round being worth triple instead (for a maximum of $120).
The score of the winning team determined the value of correct answers in the bonus round: each answer for the first word was worth this amount (for example, if a team won with a score of $
60, each answer was worth $60). The second word was worth twice the winning score, and the third word was then played to multiply the cash won so far by five. The maximum possible winnings on one show was therefore originally $4,800, and later $7,200. Winning teams could return for five shows; a team's fifth bonus round was played with only one word, with four correct answers winning a team a total of $50,000.
network, starting in 1991.
version named Katakan Katamu
, aired on antv
since 4 October 2010, previously renamed Komunikata, aired on TPI
(now MNCTV
) since 2000-2005.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
from January 6 to April 4, 1986. British television personality Bruce Forsyth
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, CBE , commonly known as Bruce Forsyth, or Brucie, is an English TV personality...
hosted the series, the only time he hosted a series outside of his native United Kingdom. Gene Wood
Gene Wood
Eugene Edward "Gene" Wood was an American television personality, known primarily for his work as an announcer on various game shows. From the 1960s to the 1990s, he announced many game shows, primarily Mark Goodson–Bill Todman productions such as Family Feud, Card Sharks, Password, and Beat the...
was the original announcer, with the last several weeks of shows announced by Marc Summers
Marc Summers
Marc Summers is an American television personality, comedian, game show host, producer, and a two-time talk show host. He is best known for hosting the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare and currently hosts Unwrapped on The Food Network.- Early career :Summers was born Marc Berkowitz in...
.
Reg Grundy Productions
Reg Grundy Productions
Reg Grundy Productions was the American wing of the worldwide television production company Grundy Worldwide, which was founded by Australian television producer Reg Grundy. Reg Grundy Productions was responsible for the production of two highly-successful daytime game shows on NBC during the...
produced Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak, which was the first network series the Grundy company produced for ABC; its first three daytime series (Sale of the Century, Scrabble
Scrabble (game show)
Scrabble is an American television game show that was based on the Scrabble board game. The show was co-produced by Exposure Unlimited and Reg Grundy Productions. It ran from July 2, 1984 to March 23, 1990, and again from January 18 to June 11, 1993, both runs on NBC. A total of 1,335 episodes were...
, and Time Machine
Time Machine (game show)
Time Machine is an American game show where contestants competed to answer trivia questions about popular culture and recent history to win prizes. The show aired on NBC from January 7 through April 26, 1985 and was hosted by John Davidson. Charlie Tuna was the announcer, with Rich Jeffries as his...
) had all aired on NBC.
Gameplay
Two gender-specific teams of five contestants each competed in a game of word association. The challengers, or winners of a coin toss in the case of two new teams, played first. In round one, the captain of the team in control chose one of two words presented by the host. The other four team members wore headphones to ensure they could not hear the word. Once a word was chosen, the team was given 40 seconds to communicate the word down the line. The team captain described the word to the second team member, who, after guessing the word, then did the same for the third team member. The process continued down the line until the team completed the transition down the line, time ran out, the team gave an illegal clue, repeated a key word, gestured or said the word (or a form of the word). The opposing team played the other word in the round.In the second round, the next players in line became the captains and the team trailing after round one chose the first word. In rounds one and two, each successful transition was worth $100, for a maximum of $400 per round. The third and final round started with the trailing team, and each correct transition was worth $200, for a possible $800. The maximum grand total for a game was $1,600.
The team with the most money won the game, kept their earnings, and advanced to the bonus round. The losing team received parting gifts, plus their previous winnings if they were returning champions. If the game ended in a tie, the captain of the champion team was given one final word and opted to play or pass. The team that played the tie-breaker had to communicate the word down the line without faltering to win. If they were unable to do so, the other team won.
Bonus round
A subject word was given to the team captain to start, with his or her teammates once again wearing headphones. The captain gave four words associated with the subject. After that, the teammates had 20 seconds (five seconds per team member) to guess the four words provided by their captain. Each word guessed was worth $200. This process was repeated with a second subject word worth $300 per correct guess.For the third and final word, if the team was able to guess all four words provided by the captain within 20 seconds, their bonus round winnings were multiplied by five, for a maximum payoff of $10,000. If the team was unable to do so, they added whatever they won in the first parts of the bonus round to their winnings from the main game.
Champions return for a maximum of five matches.
Broadcast history
Hot Streak premiered at 11:00 A.M. on ABC and almost immediately, got burned by two of daytime television's highest rated game shows: The Price is Right on CBS and NBC's Wheel of Fortune which led to the show's cancellation after 13 weeks.International versions
There were several international versions of the Hot Streak format produced.Russia
Russian version was called Пойми меня (Understand me), and it was broadcast from 1995 to 1996 on Channel One and from 1996 to 2000 on NTV. It was hosted by Oleg Marusev. In this version rules of the first round was very similar to American and team received рубRussian ruble
The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...
100 for each correct response. In the second round answering player couldn't say anything and he or she had to write the answer on paper. Each correct answer was worth руб200. In the third round captain gave 4 associations to word in the card, and the other team members had to guess this associations - each player had 5 seconds to name as many words as the time limit allows. Each correct guess was worth руб300. There was a rule of returning champions - to receive a grand prize team must win 5 games in a row.
Germany
The German version, entitled Ruck Zuck, was one of the longer-lasting shows based on the format, running from 1988 until 2000.Australia
An Australian version of Hot Streak was produced as an afternoon game show for the Seven NetworkSeven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in 1998, hosted by James O'Neill.
The game was played as per the U.S. version, with each correct response in the main game being worth $5. Originally this amount was doubled in the third and final round, for a potential maximum winning score of $80. Towards the end of its run, the game was extended to four rounds with the final round being worth triple instead (for a maximum of $120).
The score of the winning team determined the value of correct answers in the bonus round: each answer for the first word was worth this amount (for example, if a team won with a score of $
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
60, each answer was worth $60). The second word was worth twice the winning score, and the third word was then played to multiply the cash won so far by five. The maximum possible winnings on one show was therefore originally $4,800, and later $7,200. Winning teams could return for five shows; a team's fifth bonus round was played with only one word, with four correct answers winning a team a total of $50,000.
Belgium
The Belgian version, known as Rap Klap, followed the same format, running on the RTLRTL Television
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network, starting in 1991.
Indonesia
The IndonesianIndonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
version named Katakan Katamu
Katakan Katamu
Katakan Katamu is the Indonesian format of television game show Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak. In this quiz, 4 teams , 5 persons for each teams, will examined the knowledge of the vocabulary and played in single-elimination tournament mode. Katakan Katamu is aired on antv since 4 October 2010, hosted...
, aired on antv
Antv
antv is an Indonesian television network based in South Jakarta. It is owned by PT Visi Media Asia,Tbk.-History:antv was launched on 1 March 1993 as a local television station in Lampung province. In the same month it was awarded a government license for nationwide broadcasting, and moved its...
since 4 October 2010, previously renamed Komunikata, aired on TPI
TPI
TPI may refer to:* The Ted Petty Invitational, an annual wrestling tournament held by IWA:Mid-South to honor the late Ted Petty * TPI , private television station in Indonesia...
(now MNCTV
MNCTV
MNCTV is an Indonesian private television channel which headquarter's based in East Jakarta. TPI was established by Tutut Soeharto . It began broadcasting on the 23rd of January 1991...
) since 2000-2005.