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Pitfall!

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Pitfall!	label	Pitfall!
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Pitfall!	comment	Infamous Canadian Game Show (also syndicated into the United States) from the early 1980s hosted by Alex Trebek. The game began with a round where two contestants tried to earn Pit Passes by predicting how the audience responded to multiple choice questions. The goal was to reach five points, and a Pit Pass for the bonus round was earned on their first, third, and fifth points. The first to reach five points, or whoever had the lead after five minutes, became champion and advanced to the show's bonus game, the Pitfall Round.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })There, the champion ran a gauntlet across a series of eight platforms in 100 seconds by answering trivia questions. However, three of the platforms were designated as "Pitfalls", which would lower the contestant into a pit until they answered another question correctly (the clock stopped when the contestant was raised back up). To dodge the Pitfalls, contestants were shown a light sequence where each platform flashed once (if it was safe) or twice (if it was a Pitfall); players then took as many Pit Passes as they earned to skip over what they believed were the offending platforms. In order to use a Pit Pass, the player had to hand it to Trebek immediately upon stepping to the corresponding section; he/she could then move past it, whether it was a Pitfall or not. The player won $100 for each bridge section reached or skipped, and a prize package for completing the crossing. Initially the package was worth $5,000; it was later lowered to $2,500, but the player won a smaller prize for reaching the fifth section.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The show ran for a single season from 1981-82 and was canned not due to ratings, but due to a pitfall of its own — Catalena Productions (which also did the 1980-81 Let's Make a Deal) went bankrupt. Later contestants never received their prizes, and Trebek's second of two paychecks from Catalena bounced. Despite the low point in his career Pitfall became (made worse because Battlestars ended at the same time), Trebek made up for it in '83 with The New Battlestars (and by hosting the 1982 Starcade pilots) and far better employment on another game show in '84.
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Pitfall!	isPartOf	DBTropes
Pitfall! / int_68d43ebc	type	Game Show Host
Pitfall! / int_68d43ebc	comment	Game Show Host: The one and only (and Canadian) Alex Trebek.
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Pitfall! / int_6e7e9709	type	Cosmetic Award
Pitfall! / int_6e7e9709	comment	Cosmetic Award: Due to Catalena Productions filing for bankruptcy, later winners had their "prizes" end up becoming these.
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Pitfall! / int_95496a1d	type	The Announcer
Pitfall! / int_95496a1d	comment	The Announcer: John Barton.
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Pitfall! / int_9edfdf1f	type	Studio Audience
Pitfall! / int_9edfdf1f	comment	Studio Audience: They served a purpose during the first half of the game, too.
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Pitfall! / int_b89ed08a	type	Obvious Rule Patch
Pitfall! / int_b89ed08a	comment	Obvious Rule Patch: Originally, the champion had to directly hand Alex the Pit Passes at the right moment. Contestants forgetting this rule led to them often walking into a Pitfall. Later on, Alex would ask for them at the appropriate moments.
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Pitfall! / int_bb48f8ba	type	Timed Mission
Pitfall! / int_bb48f8ba	comment	Timed Mission: The front game was first-to-five or best-after-five-minutes, whichever came first. The bonus round was 100 seconds.
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Pitfall! / int_d148b019	type	Mundane Made Awesome
Pitfall! / int_d148b019	comment	Mundane Made Awesome: The set had nine elevators, including the one that Trebek and the contestant rode to begin the bonus round. Nine freaking elevators. Is it any wonder Catalena went bankrupt?
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Pitfall! / int_d3435454	type	Bonus Round
Pitfall! / int_d3435454	comment	Bonus Round: The "Pitfall Round", as described above — cross a giant bridge of elevators in 100 seconds by answering questions. Originally worth $5,000 in prizes; later episodes cut the value in half, but awarded a smaller prize for reaching the fifth section of the bridge.
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Pitfall! / int_dd91f8d8	type	Audience Participation
Pitfall! / int_dd91f8d8	comment	Audience Participation: The audience made their guesses on multiple-choice questions in the front game, and the contestants had to predict their responses.
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Pitfall! / int_f870d50	type	Consolation Prize
Pitfall! / int_f870d50	comment	Consolation Prize: $100 per section reached/skipped. When the prize package was halved, the contestant received a small prize for reaching the fifth section.
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Pitfall!	hasFeature	No Budget / int_f8fe588f
Pitfall	seeAlso	Pitfall!

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