| Host | |
| Clint Holmes | |
| Announcer | |
| Jim McKrell | |
| Taped | |
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| Packager | |
| Reid/Land Entertainment | |
"Today, Peggy Mauffey, a real estate secretary from San Francisco, California. Mark Wall, a dancer from Honolulu, Hawaii and Chris McDermott, a private detective assistant from Whittier, California. Square off in the new big money game of initials and clues...PRESSURE POINT!!! Get ready for the fun, here's our very own man of letter, CLINT HOLMES!!!"
Pressure Point was an unsold game show pilot where three contestants square off in the game of initials and clues.
Gameplay[]
Main Game[]
The game was played on a game board with four categories and six questions under each category, for a total of 24 questions. In each category, three of the questions were worth 10 points, two were worth 20 and one was worth 30. The player in control selected a category and an amount (the first one must always be for 10 points). Then an initial letter of the answer or set of initials were given, followed by the question. All questions were toss-ups, the first player to buzz-in with the correct answer scored the points, but a wrong answer locked that player out for the next question and gave the other player(s) a chance to answer.
In addition, three of the squares had special questions which will affect their scores. One question doubled the points, one tripled the value and one allow the trailing players a chance to tie the leader.
At the end of the round, the player in the lead at that time, would have a chance to win the game by answering a special bonus question called "The Pressure Point Question" selected by the opposing players. A right answer won the game, but a wrong answer shifted the game into a 60 second speed round in which all the questions come from the four categories in the game. The player in the lead when time was called won the game.
Losing players received their final scores in dollars while the winner of the game went on to player Pressure Plus for $5,000.
Bonus Round: Pressure Plus[]
The round was played on a grid divided into 12 sections and two rows. Behind 12 of the squares were dollar signs and the rest were blank. The board was designed so that there will always be a dollar sign and a blank. To start, the winning contestant was shown where the dollar signs are, then the spaces were recovered up.
Here's what a typical board might look like:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||
| B | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Now the winning contestant had 60 seconds to go across the board and uncover those dollar signs by answering questions correctly. On each new question, the contestant selected a space by column number and position (top or bottom). When a question was answered correctly, the space was revealed. If it contained a dollar sign, s/he moved on to the next column, otherwise s/he must answer another question to reveal the dollar sign in the other position. A wrong answer or pass stayed on that space for as many questions as it takes for it to be reveled via a correct answer. Each dollar sign was worth $100 and revealing all the dollar signs before time ran out won $5,000.
Two games were played each show and the player with the most bonus round money, returned to play on the next show as champion.
Trivia[]
This was Allan Reid & Mady Land's only attempt at making a game show outside of TNN, since all their shows before and after this aired on that channel.
Link[]
Pressure Point @ The Game Show Pilot Light