Change Partners

Change Partners was an unusual un-aired pilot game show.

Broadcast
Unaired 1972

Host
Art James

Announcer
Tom Whitaker

Gameplay
Three couples are introduced, and one of the spouses is designated the "question answerer" and the other the "scorekeeper". Fortunately for the viewer, in this case all of the men answered and all of the women kept score. At that point, the answerers are moved to other scorekeepers and these new teams are staked with 200 points. The first team is asked a question, and the answerer gives his answer. The scorekeeper decides whether to agree or disagree with the answer and a wager up to 100 points. The audience is told whether they are correct or not via impressive-for-1972 chyron technology, but not the players. This continues for three questions per couples. An answerer may bluff, and a few times that was effective, since the answerer is trying to help his wife to win, not the assigned scorekeeper. This continues for a second round and a third round with no changes in possible values. After the three rounds, the prize round begins. The couples are reunited, and they are shown nine possible prizes each with a point value. Only the highest value prize is awarded, and only if the couple have enough points for it. So each couple tries to pick a prize based on what they think they scored, or they can choose to cash out at $1 a point and forfeit their chance at winning. The bonus round allows the couple to convert their prize into a car plus some cash. If they choose to go, they are given one question and are allowed to confer. A question for example was "give me the first few words of the Declaration of Independence". If they are correct, the prize is converted into a car and the couple is cash based on their total points doubled minus 1,000.