All week long, five game show hosts, John Davidson (The New Hollywood Squares), Peter Tomarken (Press Your Luck), Jamie Farr (the unsold Double Up pilot), Bill Rafferty (Card Sharks), and Tom Kennedy (Name That Tune) played for $10,000 for viewers at home. Marc Summers (Double Dare) hosted on Monday and Tuesday while Chuck played.
Ep. #
Original NBC Airdate
Player 1
Player 2
Notes
#0853
November 09, 1987
#0854
November 10, 1987
#0855
November 11, 1987
#0856
November 12, 1987
#0857
November 13, 1987
Week #175[]
Ep. #
Original NBC Airdate
Blue Player (Male)
Pink Player (Female)
Notes
#0858
November 16, 1987
#0859
November 17, 1987
#0860
November 19, 1987
#0861
November 20, 1987
#0862
November 23, 1987
Week #176[]
Ep. #
Original NBC Airdate
Blue Player (Male)
Pink Player (Female)
Notes
#0863
November 24, 1987
#0864
November 25, 1987
#0865
November 27, 1987
#0866
November 30, 1987
Week #177[]
Ep. #
Original NBC Airdate
Blue Player (Male)
Pink Player (Female)
Notes
#0867
December 01, 1987
#0868
December 02, 1987
#0869
December 03, 1987
#0870
December 04, 1987
#0871
December 07, 1987
Week #178[]
Ep. #
Original NBC Airdate
Blue Player (Male)
Pink Player (Female)
Notes
#0872
December 08, 1987
Larry/Paul
Jennifer/Marcia
Larry correctly guessed RETRIEVER and LANGUAGES; Jennifer correctly guessed CHARGES, SUSAN, and CHUCKLE. Jennifer defeated Larry, 3-2.
Jennifer clocked in at 36.8 seconds, correctly guessing SCORE, GUIDES, MONTEREY, and STOPWATCH.
Paul won the coin toss over Marcia, and went first. Marcia correctly guessed SAJAK and WANDERERS; Paul correctly guessed ARMRESTS, FACES, and JACUZZI. Paul defeated Marcia, 3-2.
Paul defeated Jennifer, who left with $2,000, in 27.8 seconds.
Paul won $18,000 in 2.0 seconds, correctly guessing BRANDS and MEASURE. It is believed that this was the biggest non-tournament Bonus Sprint jackpot won during the December 1986–March 1990 timeframe. His total winnings were $19,500.
#0873
December 09, 1987
#0874
December 10, 1987
Paul/Paul
Arlene/Meta
The first Paul correctly guessed BARSTOOL, ZIPPERS (plus the $500 bonus), and CHAIRMAN. The first Paul defeated Arlene, 3-0.
The first Paul clocked in at 26.8 seconds, correctly guessing CROWD, SNOOPY, SWIMSUIT, and FIREPLACE.
Meta came from Kaiserslautern, Germany. The second Paul won the coin toss over Meta, and went first. Meta correctly guessed PARMESEAN (plus the $500 bonus) and ROCKETTES (plus the $1,000 bonus); the second Paul correctly guessed WRINKLE, JAMES, and CASHIER. The second Paul defeated Meta, 3-2.
The second Paul ran out of time, only correctly guessing the first two words (earning a 10-second penalty on the first), and missing the third.
The first Paul ran out of time, only correctly guessing STEREO and missing AUTHORS. His total winnings were $29,500.
#0875
December 11, 1987
Paul/Bob
Pat/Catherine
Pat correctly guessed THIRTEEN (plus the $500 bonus); Paul correctly guessed REMODEL (plus the $500 bonus), BALLERINA (plus the $1,000 bonus), and COLORS (plus the $500 bonus). Paul defeated Pat 3-1.
Paul clocked in at 24.7 seconds, correctly guessing LORNE, BIKINIS, GREETING, and CATTLEMEN.
Bob won the coin toss over Catherine, and went first. Catherine correctly guessed DUNGEON (plus the $500 bonus); Bob correctly guessed TEENAGERS (plus the $500 bonus), AUDIENCES, and CEMENT. Bob defeated Catherine, 3-1.
Bob defeated Paul, who left with $32,000, in 18.2 seconds.
Bob ran out of time, only correctly guessing SCOUTS, and missing FIFTEEN. His total winnings were $2,000.