Strike it Rich (2)

Broadcast
Syndication - September 1986 - September 1987

Packager
Kline & Friends/Blair Entertainment

Host & Hostess
Joe Garagiola & Theresa Ring

Premise
Two couples competed to win cash & prizes by going across their respective archways of seven television monitors.

Rules
The couple in control was given a category, along with five possible answers. The team must then decide to either answer one, two or three questions correctly. Host Garagiola then started asking those questions, and successfully completing the contract won a chance to move across their arch. One miss gave the opposing team a chance to complete the contract.

When moving across the arch, the team can move up as many monitors as there are answers. On each monitor, one member of the team pressed a button to reveal what's behind the screen. Behind each screen was a prize, but only one hides "the bandit". The Bandit was shuffled around the arch before the couple started to move. When the couple revealed a prize, they won that prize; they must then decide to either bank the prize(s) and passing control to their opponents or reveal the next monitor. Going on was taking a risk, because if at anytime the team revealed the bandit, they lose all the prizes revealed up to that point. If the couple completed the number of moves earned, they can either bank the prize(s) and passing control to their opponents or play another category with the risk of losing the unbanked should they run into the bandit.

The first couple to reach the end of their arch and answer one more question (called The Strike it Rich Question) wins the game, plus a chance to play the bonus game.

Bonus Game
At the start of the bonus game, the winning couple decided upon which grand prize to go for, either $5,000 in cash or $5,000 and a brand new car. In either case,one member of the winning team manned the top archway, while the other team member manned the bottom. On each pair of monitors, the couple chose which screen to reveal (either top or bottom). One of the monitors in that and all other pairs hid a dollar sign, while the other(s) hid the bandit which acted as a strike. If the winning couple chose to play for $5,000, they must reveal five dollar signs and no more than two bandits, opting to go for the car & money meant having to reveal six dollar signs and only one bandit. In either case, failure to win the bonus round still gave the winning couple $100 for each dollar sign.