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America Says

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America Says	label	America Says
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America Says	comment	GSN Original Game Show that marries Family Feud, Match Game and Talk About to create a format that challenges contestants to match America on a series of survey questions as quickly as possible.Two teams of four take alternating turns attempting to clear a board containing the top seven answers to a survey posed to an unidentified number of Americans (ex. "We asked America... when I think of TV Tropes, I think of _____"). The first letter of each answer is given, with the length of the blank indicating how long the word is; multi-word answers will have the first letter of each word listed. Each team has 30 seconds to guess as many answers to the question as possible, one player at a time. Each player is allowed to continue guessing as long as he or she gives right answers; once a wrong answer is given, play passes to the next player on that team. A 5 second penalty is assessed to the team if any player on the team talks out of turn. The round continues until the 30 seconds have expired or a team sweeps the board. Each correct answer is worth 100 points; clearing the board earns the full 700 points plus an additional 1,000 point bonus.If a team leaves any answers on the board, the opposing team then has a chance to guess the remaining answers for 100 points apiece, and may continue to do so until they get one wrong or finish the board.Three rounds are played, with the second round being worth double and the third worth triple. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins $1,000 and advances to the Bonus Round where they have a chance to split a $15,000 grand prize.
America Says	fetched	2023-11-12T12:00:19Z
America Says	parsed	2023-11-12T12:00:19Z
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America Says / int_2319aa2e	type	All or Nothing
America Says / int_2319aa2e	comment	All or Nothing: Only the winners get paid... and a flat $1,000 at that, regardless of the number of points scored.
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America Says / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
America Says / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: One episode pitted fans of Best in Show against fans of the Pitch Perfect series—both of which featured host John Michael Higgins.
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America Says / int_3d699462	type	Curb-Stomp Battle
America Says / int_3d699462	comment	Curb-Stomp Battle: One team managed to sweep all three rounds and win the bonus round with ease. The name of the team that performed best on America Says? The Canadians!
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America Says / int_443c241c	type	Double the Dollars
America Says / int_443c241c	comment	Double the Dollars: The second round is worth double the points (for a potential maximum of 3,400 points); the third round is worth triple (up to 5,100 points).
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America Says / int_62259825	type	Nintendo Hard
America Says / int_62259825	comment	Nintendo Hard: The bonus round. Guessing ten correct answers in a minute is a lot harder than it sounds - considering that it only allows for an average of six seconds to be spent on each answer, getting stuck on even one is practically a guaranteed death sentence. While the Skip does allow them to pass over a question that's stumping them, they do still have to come back to the question they used the Skip on if they have time, and having to deal with other questions in the interim could make it difficult to mull over what the correct answer could possibly be. Add the fact that out-of-the-box answers are regularly mixed in with more typical ones, and it's easy to see why so few teams manage to clinch the $15,000.
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America Says / int_68d43ebc	type	Game Show Host
America Says / int_68d43ebc	comment	Game Show Host: John Michael Higgins.
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America Says / int_7c00dd9	type	Middle Name Basis
America Says / int_7c00dd9	comment	Middle Name Basis: Although he is credited by his full name, most contestants address John as Michael.
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America Says / int_86981d3e	type	Lifelines
America Says / int_86981d3e	comment	Lifelines: The Skip button in the bonus round.
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America Says / int_8e0430ab	type	Non-Standard Game Over
America Says / int_8e0430ab	comment	Non Standard Game Over: The final round starts with the team in the lead, who can then potentially reach an insurmountable lead and end the game early. Usually this is done by sweeping the board, but one team was so far ahead they clinched the game after only getting four words in round 3.
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America Says / int_9918518b	type	Press X to Die
America Says / int_9918518b	comment	Press X to Die: Giving a (correct or incorrect) response that the other team has already given at any time. John usually responds to this with something along the lines of: "Well, the other team said that already, but maybe it's worth another shot?".
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America Says / int_b01abe4f	type	Catchphrase
America Says / int_b01abe4f	comment	Catchphrase: "We asked America..." "When I think of [topic], I think of 'blank'."
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America Says / int_b4eff8a8	type	Epic Fail
America Says / int_b4eff8a8	comment	Epic Fail / The Load: Usually, teams that have a teammate call an answer out of turn try to be more careful at least for the rest of the current round, but in at least one episode, one of the team members called an answer out of turn three times in a row (despite John saying "out of turn" increasingly louder each time) during the bonus round, ensuring that the team wouldn't win the episode.
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America Says / int_bb48f8ba	type	Timed Mission
America Says / int_bb48f8ba	comment	Timed Mission: The opening parts of each round, as well as the bonus round.
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America Says / int_c3943bf3	type	Pilot
America Says / int_c3943bf3	comment	Pilot: At least two were filmed on the set of The Rachael Ray Show in 2017. Richard Curtis was the host, it had a far more lavish prize budgetnote For one thing, sweeping the board won a large prize; one pilot team won four new Toyota Highlanders!, and they didn't shy away from profane answers.
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America Says / int_d3435454	type	Bonus Round
America Says / int_d3435454	comment	Bonus Round: The team is given 60 seconds to complete four additional survey questions. The first has one top answer, the second has two, etc. for a total of 10 answers, only one of which usually presents a significant amount of difficulty. The main game rules (including the 5 second out of turn penalty) are enforced. If a team gets stuck on a question, they may hit a Skip button located in the center of the play area; however they may only use it once and must come back and answer the skipped question at the end of the round. The clock only stops when a board is cleared or the Skip button is pressed. Answering all four survey questions within the time limit wins the $15,000.
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	America Says	hasFeature	Double the Dollars / int_79ecd8f
	America Says	hasFeature	Game Show / int_79ecd8f

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