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Host
Monty Hall (one pilot)
Dean Goss (other pilot)
Announcer
Don Morrow
Broadcast
Unsold Pilots: 9/1987
Packager
Ron Greenberg Productions/Viacom

GOSS PILOT: "What predictions will our contestants come up with today? Well, we'll all find out as we play the very unpredictable...I Predict! And here's the host of I Predict, the man with all the predictions, Mr. Dean Goss!"

I Predict was an unsold show where "the ability to predict tomorrow's humorous headlines will pay off handsomely".

NOTE: This article is currently inconclusive.

Gameplay[]

Main Game[]

Toss-Up[]

The host would give a toss-up question to three contestants. The "answer" was printed on a card in his possession. For example, the host would ask a question such as, "I'm thinking of a brand of wristwatch." The three contestants would ring in and each one would answer the question (in this case, Rolex) in the order in which they rang in. If a contestant's answer was incorrect, the control passed to the next contestant. If the third contestant answered incorrectly, control passed back to the first person, and so on. This went on until either all three contestants missed after two tries each or until the correct answer was spoken, at which point the contestant won $100.

Headline Puzzle[]

When a contestant correctly predicted what the host was thinking, he or she was given a clue to a made-up headline. If correct, the contestant received money for that puzzle. If not, another toss-up was played. Should all three clues be used but the contestant in control failed, the two remaining players played another toss-up, but with three possible answers; so each player would only get one chance. In the Goss pilot, the first headline was worth $200, with another $100 added to the pot for each new puzzle. In the Hall pilot, Solve the headline on the first clue was worth $300, the second added clue being worth only $200, and $100 if all three clues were revealed.

The first person to reach $1,000 won the game and received the privilege to play the bonus round.

Bonus Round: Quick Predictions[]

The winning contestant was shown a series of clues with a word missing from each one. He/she received 30 seconds to fill in all of the blanks. In the Goss pilot, the contestant needed six, while in the Hall pilot, the contestant needed seven. Either way, if the contestant was successful once, $5,000 was awarded. If the contestant was successful twice (that is, if he/she won the right to play the bonus round again in another episode), $10,000 was awarded. If the player couldn't fill in all the blanks before time ran out, $100 was awarded for every blank filled in correctly.

Studio[]

CBS Television City, Los Angeles, CA

Trivia[]

Future contestant coordinator Laura Chambers appeared in one of the pilots.

YouTube Link[]

The 1987 pitchfilm

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