| Host | |
| Jack Clark | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Olson | |
| Panelists | |
| Steve Garvey Sally Struthers Buzz Aldrin Helen Gurley Brown Orson Bean Dr. Joyce Brothers | |
| Taped | |
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| Packager | |
| Goodson-Todman Productions | |
"This is an article for the unsold 1975 pilot, for the equally unsold 1978 pilot, see Mind Readers and for the short-lived 1979 version, see Mindreaders (2)"
"Have you ever tried marijuana? Have you? Have you? Vote now. 100 people in Television City equipped with secret voting buttons are answering that question on, Mindreaders! Starring on this week's Mindreaders' panel: first baseman of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Steve Garvey. From All in the Family, Sally Struthers. One of the first man on the moon, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown. TV wit, Orson Bean. Psychologist, Dr. Joyce Brothers. And the host of Mindreaders, Jack Clark!"
This version of Mindreaders was an unsold pilot where two contestants attempted to predict how a panel of six celebrities and an audience of 100 people answered a series of questions.
Gameplay[]
Main Game[]
To start, the 100-player audience was posed a personal yes/no question by Clark (ex: have you ever tried marijuana?) and responses were recorded via buttons near their seats. At the same time, the panel of celebrities are asked to write down how many people would respond with yes. Once the votes are cast, two out of the six celebrities are asked to reveal their estimates. The challenger gets the option to select which one of the estimates given is closest to the actual answer, leaving the other answer to his/her opponent. The player with the closest answer earned $100 and the right to start the second part of the round.
The second part of the round featured three of the six celebrities on the panel (either the three men or three women.) A more complex yes/no question is read (ex: when you get furious, do you let loose with four-letter words?) that the celebrities already voted on, and the winner of the first part of the round gets a chance to select a celebrity one at a time and predict their answer. If they are right with their prediction, they win $100 and the right to continue in the round, but if they are wrong, their opponent gets a chance to make predictions for $100 each. Control continues to be conceded this way for the remainder of the session.
Rounds, and play for that matter, are continued in this fashion until one player reaches $500. That player becomes the champion and gets a chance to play the Mindreaders Sweep for more cash prizes.
Mindreaders Sweep[]
In the Mindreaders Sweep, the entire panel is posed another yes/no question. The champion goes down the line guessing each one of the celebrities' answers. Each time they made a correct prediction, they earn $500. One of the celebrities is also randomly selected to be a "Lucky Star", whose identity is revealed after the predictions are made. If the champion had correctly predicted the Lucky Star's answer, they win an additional $5,000, for a maximum total of $8,000.
Studio[]
CBS Television City, Hollywood CA
Trivia[]
A later version of Mindreaders was created and brought to air four years later.