Pyramid (Australian children's TV series)
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Pyramid is an Australian children's quiz show screening on the Nine Network
hosted by Shura Taft
. It is co-produced by Sydney-based Ambience Entertainment. It began broadcasting on 1 September 2009 and is filmed in front of a live studio audience. It involves two teams competing in games of “vocal charades”. The show is based on the 1979 United States game show The Junior Partner Pyramid
, a children's variant of the Sony Pictures Television Pyramid franchise.
Pyramid features a pyramid-shaped game board made up of six wide-screen televisions which reveal words and categories to the players. One player describes words from the category, while a team mate must guess six answers within a 30-second time limit. Players rotate to complete three rounds of six categories, and the team with the most points goes to the Winner's Circle for their chance to win prizes.
For every correct guess, five points are awarded to the team. Should the team get all six clues within thirty seconds, the team scores one point for every second remaining on the clock.
Each team consists of two contestants and take turns guessing the words/phrases or giving out clues with a celebrity.
In round 1, the celebrities give out the clues and the contestants guess the word or phrase.
The second round is played like the first round except the celebrities switch teams. In addition, one of the six categories contains a prize. For the team to win this prize, they must guess all six words or phrases within 30 seconds.
In the third and final round, the contestants provide the clues and the celebrities guess. The trailing team has the advantage of choosing which celebrity they want as their guesser. Also, that team gets first pick on the board.
If after three rounds the scores are tied, the host will read out a set of clues and the first contestant to buzz in and give the correct answer will go to the final round. Should that contestant pass or give an incorrect answer, their opposition will go to the final round instead.
In the bonus round, only the contestants played the game (no celebrities involved). In the first series, the answers were collective items (similar to the bonus rounds in the US version) e.g. "Things that are round". In the second series, the answers were similar to the ones played in the earlier rounds.
. It is filmed in front of a live studio audience in Sydney. Series one premiered on 1 September 2009 after it was delayed by repeats of The Shak. Series two first aired on 3 May 2010.
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
hosted by Shura Taft
Shura Taft
- Career :From 2006 until 2011, he was the co-host of the children's TV show Kids' WB and since 2009, the main host of the children's game show Pyramid, both on the Nine Network...
. It is co-produced by Sydney-based Ambience Entertainment. It began broadcasting on 1 September 2009 and is filmed in front of a live studio audience. It involves two teams competing in games of “vocal charades”. The show is based on the 1979 United States game show The Junior Partner Pyramid
Pyramid (game show)
Pyramid is an American television game show which has aired several versions. The original series, The $10,000 Pyramid, debuted March 26, 1973 and spawned seven subsequent Pyramid series...
, a children's variant of the Sony Pictures Television Pyramid franchise.
Gameplay
Unlike the original 1979 US Junior Partner format, contestants are not paired with their parents to guess seven words within 30 seconds, but with a celebrity instead (similar to the standard game with adults), and only have 30 seconds to guess six answers.Pyramid features a pyramid-shaped game board made up of six wide-screen televisions which reveal words and categories to the players. One player describes words from the category, while a team mate must guess six answers within a 30-second time limit. Players rotate to complete three rounds of six categories, and the team with the most points goes to the Winner's Circle for their chance to win prizes.
For every correct guess, five points are awarded to the team. Should the team get all six clues within thirty seconds, the team scores one point for every second remaining on the clock.
Each team consists of two contestants and take turns guessing the words/phrases or giving out clues with a celebrity.
In round 1, the celebrities give out the clues and the contestants guess the word or phrase.
The second round is played like the first round except the celebrities switch teams. In addition, one of the six categories contains a prize. For the team to win this prize, they must guess all six words or phrases within 30 seconds.
In the third and final round, the contestants provide the clues and the celebrities guess. The trailing team has the advantage of choosing which celebrity they want as their guesser. Also, that team gets first pick on the board.
If after three rounds the scores are tied, the host will read out a set of clues and the first contestant to buzz in and give the correct answer will go to the final round. Should that contestant pass or give an incorrect answer, their opposition will go to the final round instead.
In the bonus round, only the contestants played the game (no celebrities involved). In the first series, the answers were collective items (similar to the bonus rounds in the US version) e.g. "Things that are round". In the second series, the answers were similar to the ones played in the earlier rounds.
Notable guests
Notable celebrity guests include- Paulini CuruenavuliPaulini CuruenavuliPaulini Curuenavuli , commonly known as Paulini, is an Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as a contestant of the first season of the television series, Australian Idol in 2003....
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- Lara DavenportLara DavenportLara Shiree Davenport OAM is an Australian freestyle swimmer who specialises in the 200 m event.At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Davenport competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay...
- Natalie GaronziNatalie GaronziNatalie Garonzi is an Australian actress, writer, comedian and TV Presenter. She worked internationally as a model for many years and then began her television career on Nickelodeon Australia where she was hugely popular on Saturday Nick Television and Sarvo...
- Ky HurstKy HurstKy Hurst is an Australian swimmer and ironman. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 10km marathon swimming event and finished in 11th place, after qualifying by finishing fifth at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championship.He won a silver medal at the 1998 World Aquatics...
- James HorwillJames HorwillJames Horwill is an Australian rugby union player, a national and provincial representative Lock forward. He captained the Queensland Reds to a season victory in the 2011 in the Super 15 competition, his sixth season played at that level and debuted as Wallaby captain in the deciding game of the...
- Heidi ValkenburgHeidi ValkenburgHeidi Valkenburg is an Australian television actress.She attended East Doncaster Secondary College but began acting at an early age, her first big break came in 2000 when she was cast for the role of Penny Gallagher in the children's series Crash Zone alongside Cassandra Magrath, Paul Pantno,...
- Jessica NapierJessica NapierJessica Napier is a New Zealand born actress. She has been working consistently in Australian film and television for the past 15 years...
- Blair McDonoughBlair McDonoughBlair McDonough is an actor who is best known for playing the role of Stuart Parker in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. He first shot to fame in 2001, when he finished runner-up in the inaugural season of the reality TV series Big Brother Australia...
- Charli DelaneyCharli DelaneySharlene Marie Zeta Robinson, known professionally as Charli Robinson and previously as Charli Delaney is an Australian singer, actress, radio presenter and children's performer....
- Drew JarvisDrew JarvisDrew Jarvis is an Australian children's television presenter who has appeared on television programmes The Shak and Lab Rats Challenge. He married Lucy Flook in 2009.- Biography :...
- Beau Walker
- Melissa Wu
- Jordan LoukasJordan LoukasJordan Loukas is an Australian model, who was the second runner up in the third cycle of Australia's Next Top Model...
- Craig StevensCraig Stevens (swimmer)Craig Stevens is an Australian freestyle swimmer specialising in the 400 m. 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events....
- Jason SmithJason Smith (actor)Jason Smith is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his roles in Home and Away and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury.-Career:...
- David CollinsThe Umbilical Brothers-History:They met in 1988, at the University of Western Sydney in a jazz class, , where David swung around and broke Shane's nose...
- Doug BollingerDoug BollingerDouglas Erwin Bollinger is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues and international cricket for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowler...
Production
The series is produced by Ambience Entertainment for the Nine NetworkNine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. It is filmed in front of a live studio audience in Sydney. Series one premiered on 1 September 2009 after it was delayed by repeats of The Shak. Series two first aired on 3 May 2010.