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Dream House

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Game Show created by Don Reid in which two couples competed to win a new house by answering questions. The first version aired on ABC from 1968-70 (with a concurrent nighttime run for six months in 1968) and was hosted by Mike Darrow.Two couples competed in a game of quick recall. The first player to buzz-in got to answer first, with a correct answer scoring five points; tf s/he was wrong, the other couple could try to answer for 10 points. If a player gave a correct answer, s/he was locked out of the next question.Two minutes before the end of the game, which lasted from 4-5 minutes, the point values doubled, and at the end was the "Catch-Up Round" in which the trailing couple chose one last question from 10-50 points (if they answered correctly, the other couple got one last shot). The winning couple won a room of furniture, and any couple that won seven games (four on the nighttime show) received a new $40,000+ house plus $7,000 to purchase land.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The show gave away over a dozen houses in its first year on the air, but in mid-1969, TV Guide reported that none of said houses had been completed and some couples had to borrow much more than the $7,000 given to them. After this came to light, the format was overhauled.Three couples competed in Round 1, and all players were allowed to buzz in on every question. The points were doubled during the last two minutes of the round, and the two leading couples played Round 2 (done just like the original format). Five-time champions were offered an airplane as an incentive to quit, while those who went to seven could choose between the house or $20,000 cash as their grand prize. The changes didn't work, as Dream House ended on January 2, 1970 and was replaced by All My Children.
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Double the Dollars
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Double The Dollars: Before the rule change, each team could do this once in the second round to a question for which they had control. They had to make their decision before the answers were read out, though.
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Progressive Jackpot
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Progressive Jackpot: Subverted; instead of adding to the grand prize, a couple making a return trip to the bonus round received an additional number off the combination per day returning.
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Game Show Host
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Game Show Host: Mike Darrow on ABC, Bob Eubanks on NBC.
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Losing Horns
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Losing Horns: More of a subversion; a harsh two-tone buzzer sounded if the couple entered an incorrect combination at the Golden Doors.
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The Announcer
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The Announcer: Chet Gould on ABC, Johnny Gilbert on NBC.
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Luck-Based Mission
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Luck-Based Mission: In the Golden Doors round, the couple had to guess at the correct combination after eliminating incorrect digits (through return trips, the Number Off space, and/or answering the three questions correctly). Even if they had one digit remaining on the top row and one on the middle row, the bottom row had one correct digit and at least one wrong digit. The original rules (seven-win maximum, one digit off after every win) meant that a couple with six victories could guarantee themselves the house with three right answers.
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Game Show Winnings Cap
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Game Show Winnings Cap: Seven games on the original series and early Eubanks shows. The limit was then reduced to five, and later increased to six. If a couple on the Eubanks version was one win away from their limit, he would set a plunger on his podium at the start of the second round, called the "Golden Circuit Breaker." If the couple won, the plunger was pushed to open the Golden Doors automatically and the couple won the house.
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Whammy
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Whammy: The "Turnover" space, which gave the opposing team first shot at the question if hit.
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Home Game
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Home Game: One was produced by Milton Bradley in 1968.
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Bonus Round
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Bonus Round: Eubanks' version had the Golden Doors.
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Bonus Space
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Bonus Space: The "Prize" and "Number Off" spaces after the rule change. The latter only went into effect if a couple claimed it with a correct answer and won the game.
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Big Win Sirens
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Big Win Sirens: The stock "NBC Sirens" sounded if a couple was successful at the Golden Doors.
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