The Finish Line (2)

The Finish Line was an unsold pilot that involved poetry. Another pilot was shot in 1975 by the same packager, but the format wasn’t the same.

Gameplay
One player of a team was given three lines of a poem, and he or she had to guess the fourth line. The partner was given the entire poem, and he or she had to guess the subject of the poem. The winning team got $50 a point.

“Poetry in Motion”
On the board was 6 boxes. Behind the boxes was the last word of a four-line poem. The giver received the first two lines of the poem and he or she had to make up the final two lines. (Except for the last word.) Then the reciever had to say the last word to capture the box. The team won $100 for each box. If the team captured all 6 boxes in 60 seconds, they would win $5,000.

Studio
ABC Television Center, Los Angeles, CA

Link
The Finish Line (1990) @ The Game Show Pilot Light