Whew!/Episode Guide/1979 (Whew!)

Pilots (December 03-04, 1978)[]

Maggie is Maggie Browne, who also appeared on Second Chance, Press Your Luck, and other game shows.

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
Pilot #1	N/A	???	???
Pilot #2	N/A	???	???
Pilot #3	N/A	Maggie	Helen	Categories: Birds & the Bees, Movies, and Quotes. She currently has $2,800. Maggie wins the match after three games. Maggie won $860, resulting in a Gauntlet time of 68 seconds. She corrected all ten bloopers without missing one, and leaves with $28,660.

Week #01 (April 21-22, 1979)[]

Premiere week. Each episode aired at 10:30 A.M. E/9:30 A.M. P/M/C for only 18 minutes without commercials; the rest of the timeslot was devoted to a 5-minute newscast with Douglas Edwards. Love of Life moved to 4:00 P.M. E/3:00 P.M. P/M/C and Match Game '7X ended up getting axed with close to four weeks of episodes being unaired. As what may have been something of a test run to make sure things would go smoothly for future tapings, the Monday show was taped on April 21 and the rest of the week was taped the following day. Annie is future actress/comedienne Julie Brown, best known as the host of Just Say Julie. On Tuesday, Tom no longer has his Sony ECM 51 that he had in the premiere and Pilot episodes. Laugh track added for bloopers. Timer for the Gauntlet now green and centered instead of in the bottom-right corner. Beginning with the Wednesday show, there is now canned applause at the first second of the opening animated sequence. Bruce on Thursday is from England. By Friday, the bell SFX for correct bloopers changed. Buzzr skipped #A-003D but the studio master of this episode was uploaded to Wink Martindale's YouTube channel.

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#A-001D	April 23, 1979	John	Annie	Categories: Music, Women and Literature Annie who won the coin toss backstage went first and wins the match after two games. Annie won $880 between charging and blocking so her total Gauntlet time was 68 seconds; she corrected five bloopers for $500 before time ran out taking her total to $1,380. New match begins with Annie meeting new challenger Ken. Ken wins Game 1. Match between Annie and Ken resumes on the next program.
#A-002D	April 24, 1979	Annie	Ken	Categories: Birds & Bees, Movies, and Travel. Show starts in Game 2 in the match between Ken and Annie. Ken defeats Annie who leaves with $1,380. Ken won $1,120 between charging and blocking so his total Gauntlet time was 71 seconds; he beats the villains and retires with $26,120. New match begins with two new players: Andrea Vs. Steve. Andrea wins the match after two games and will face the Gauntlet of Villains on the next program.
#003	April 25, 1979	Andrea	Tom	Categories: History and Television. Show starts with Andrea @ Gauntlet. She won $410, so her Gauntlet time was 64 seconds. She corrected six bloopers for $600, so her current total is $1,010. New match begins with Andrea Vs. Tom. Andrea wins the match after two games. For the second Gauntlet, Andrea won $440, so her Gauntlet time was 64 seconds. She corrected four bloopers for $400, so her current total is $1,410. Show ends here.
#004	April 26, 1979	Andrea	Kerry	Categories: Science, Bad Guys & Girls, and The Sixties. Show starts with a new match. Andrea wins the match after three games. Andrea won $650, so her Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. She corrected five bloopers for $500, so her current total is $3,030. Show ends here.
#005	April 27, 1979	Andrea	Marlene	Categories: Animals, Quote-Unquote, and Legends & Superstitions. Show starts with a new match. Andrea wins the match after two games. Andrea won $670, so her Gauntlet time was 66. She corrected four bloopers for $400, so her current total is $4,100. New match begins with Andrea Vs. Bruce. Bruce won a game before time ran out.

Week #02 (April 24, 1979)[]

Top row trilons in front game now green instead of red. Gray backdrop behind set now darker and with stars. The font for the numbers are the Gauntlet villains is now smaller and re-positioned. On Tuesday, the chase lights were slowed down. Both Andrea and Don's respective last names are spelled differently; Don's is Klein and Andrea's is Kline. On Thursday, the show was preempted by May Magazine. Each first Thursday of the month was CBS' monthly Magazine series.

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#006	April 30, 1979	Andrea	Bruce	Categories: Show Business, Politics, and Science. Show starts in Game 2 with Bruce leading Andrea, 1-0. Andrea wins the match after three games. Andrea won $500, so her Gauntlet time was 65 seconds. She corrected five bloopers for $500, so her current total is $5,100. New match begins with Andrea Vs. Ernie. Andrea won a game before time ran out.
#007	May 01, 1979	Andrea	Ernie	Categories: Landmarks, Bad Guys & Girls, and Music. Show starts in Game 2 with Andrea leading Ernie, 1-0. Andrea wins the match after two games. Andrea won $520, so her Gauntlet time was 65 seconds. She corrected six bloopers for $600, so her current total is $6,220. New match begins with Andrea Vs. Don. Andrea & Don each won a game before time ran out.
#008	May 02, 1979	Andrea	Don	Show starts with Andrea & Don tied, 1-1.
#009	May 04, 1979	???	???

Week #03[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#010	May 07, 1979	???	???
#011	May 08, 1979	???	???
#012	May 09, 1979	???	???
#013	May 10, 1979	???	???
#014	May 11, 1979	???	???

Week #04[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#015	May 14, 1979	???	???
#016	May 15, 1979	???	???
#017	May 16, 1979	???	???
#018	May 17, 1979	???	???
#019	May 18, 1979	???	???

Week #05[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#020	May 21, 1979	???	???
#021	May 22, 1979	???	???
#022	May 23, 1979	???	???
#023	May 24, 1979	???	???
#024	May 25, 1979	???	???

Week #06[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#025	May 28, 1979	???	???
#026	May 29, 1979	???	???
#027	May 30, 1979	???	???
#028	May 31, 1979	???	???
#029	June 01, 1979	???	???

Week #07[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#030	June 04, 1979	???	???
#031	June 05, 1979	???	???
#032	June 06, 1979	???	???	Preempted the following day for CBS' June Magazine.
#033	June 08, 1979	???	???

Week #08[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#034	June 11, 1979	???	???
#035	June 12, 1979	???	???
#036	June 13, 1979	???	???
#037	June 14, 1979	???	???
#038	June 15, 1979	???	???

Week #09[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#039	June 18, 1979	???	???
#040	June 19, 1979	???	???
#041	June 20, 1979	???	???
#042	June 21, 1979	???	???
#043	June 22, 1979	???	???

Week #10[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#044	June 25, 1979	???	???
#045	June 26, 1979	???	???
#046	June 27, 1979	???	???
#047	June 28, 1979	???	???
#048	June 29, 1979	???	???

Week #11[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#049	July 02, 1979	???	???
#050	July 03, 1979	???	???
#051	July 04, 1979	???	???	Preempted the following day for CBS' July Magazine.
#052	July 06, 1979	???	???

Week #12[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#053	July 09, 1979	???	???
#054	July 10, 1979	???	???
#055	July 11, 1979	???	???
#056	July 12, 1979	???	???
#057	July 13, 1979	???	???

Week #13[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#058	July 16, 1979	???	???
#059	July 17, 1979	???	???
#060	July 18, 1979	???	???
#061	July 19, 1979	???	???
#062	July 20, 1979	???	???

Week #14[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)
#063	July 23, 1979	???	???
#064	July 24, 1979	???	???
#065	July 25, 1979	???	???
#066	July 26, 1979	???	???
#067	July 27, 1979	???	???

Week #15[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#068	July 30, 1979	???	???
#069	July 31, 1979	???	???
#070	August 01, 1979	???	???	Preempted the following day for CBS' August Magazine.
#071	August 03, 1979	???	???

Week #16[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#072	August 06, 1979	???	???
#073	August 07, 1979	???	???
#074	August 08, 1979	???	???
#075	August 09, 1979	???	???
#076	August 10, 1979	???	???
#077	August 13, 1979	???	???	Chris is here somewhere, and he currently has $2,640. Show ends after Chris played the Gauntlet.

Week #17[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#078	August 14, 1979	Chris	Bill	For some reason, Buzzr jumped ahead from #008 to #078. 70 episodes were skipped. Categories: Women, Television, and Legends & Superstitions. Show starts with a new match. Bill is the new champion after three games, and Chris leaves with $2,640. Bill won $810, so his Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. He corrected five bloopers for $500, so his current total is $1,310. Show ends here.
#079	August 15, 1979	Bill	Giovonnia	Categories: Food & Drink, The Fifties, and The Old West. Show starts with a new match. Bill wins the match after two games. Bill won $360, so his Gauntlet time was 63 seconds. He corrected four bloopers for $400, so his current total is $2,070. New match begins with Bill Vs. Colleen. Bill won a game before time ran out.
#080	August 16, 1979	Bill	Colleen	Categories: Theater, Birds & Bees, and Politics. Show starts in Game 2 with Bill leading Colleen, 1-0. Bill wins the match after two games. Bill won $510, so his Gauntlet time was 65 seconds. He corrected six bloopers for $600, so his current total is $3,180. New match begins with Bill Vs. Terry (a female). Bill & Terry each won a game before time ran out.
#081	August 17, 1979	Bill	Terry	New parting gift music introduced. Categories: Around the House, Dance, and Landmarks. Show starts with Bill & Terry tied, 1-1. Bill wins the match after three games. Bill won $180, so his Gauntlet time was 61 seconds. He corrected eight bloopers for $800, so his current total is $4,160. New match begins with Bill Vs. Taffy. Bill wins the match after two games. Show ends here.
#082	August 20, 1979	Debbie	Larry	Categories: Business and Movies. Show starts with Bill @ Gauntlet. He won $820, so his Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. He beats the villains, and his final total is $29,980. New match begins with two new players: Debbie Vs. Larry. Debbie wins the match after two games. For the second Gauntlet, Debbie won $640, so her Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. She corrected six bloopers for $600, so her current total is $1,240. Tom says that this is the 100th playing of that round. Show ends here.

Week #18[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#083	August 21, 1979	Debbie	Joe	Categories: Twentieth Century, Animals, and Travel. Show starts with a new match. Joe is the new champion after two games, and Debbie leaves with $1,240. Joe won $1,000, so his Gauntlet time was 70 seconds. He corrected nine bloopers for $900, so his current total is $1,900. New match begins with Debbie Vs. Lane (a female). Lane won a game before time ran out.
#084	August 22, 1979	Joe	Lane	Categories: Bad Guys & Girls, Medicine, and Fun & Games. Show starts with Lane leading Joe, 1-0. Joe wins the match after three games. Joe won $600, so his Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. He corrected nine bloopers for $900, so his current total is $3,400. New match begins with Joe Vs. Annie. Joe won a game before time ran out.
#085	August 23, 1979	Joe	Annie	Categories: Quote-Unquote, Music, and History. Shoe starts with Joe leading Annie, 1-0. Joe wins the match after three games. Joe won $860, so his Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. He corrected nine bloopers for $900, so his current total is $5,160. New match begins with Joe Vs. Pat. Pat won a game before time ran out.
#086	August 24, 1979	Joe	Pat	Categories: Kids, Customs & Trad, and Literature. Show starts with Pat leading Joe, 1-0. Pat is the new champion after two games, and Joe leaves with $5,160. Pat won $640, so her Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. She corrected five bloopers for $500, so her current total is $1,140. New match begins with Pat Vs. Jim. Pat wins the match after two games. Show ends here.
#087	August 27, 1979	Pat	Randy	Categories: Show Business, Science, and Women. Show starts with Pat @ Gauntlet. She won $840, so her Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. She corrected five bloopers for $500, so her current total is $2,480. New match begins with Pat Vs. Randy. Randy is the new champion after three games, and Pat leaves with $2,480. Show ends here. Randy was Randy Amasia, a high-profile member of the game show community, and one of the reasons for this shows' cult status on the Internet. His first episode was taped by a co-worker of his. However, he forgot to tape his second episode.

Week #19[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#088	August 28, 1979	David	Anneliis	Categories: The Sixties, Television, and Landmarks. Show starts with Randy @ Gauntlet. He won $1,190, so his Gauntlet time was 71 seconds. He beats the villains, and his final total is $26,190. In a terrible tragedy, Randy Amasia searched high and low for his second episode, in which he cleared the Gauntlet. But on December 12, 2001, just hours after he had successfully secured a copy to be delivered to him, he died of throat cancer. He was only 44. New match begins with two new players: Anneliis Vs. David. David wins the match after three games. Show ends here.
#089	August 29, 1979	David	Blake	Categories: The Old West and Politics. Show starts with David @ Gauntlet. He won $890, so his Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. He corrected eight bloopers for $800, so his current total is $1,690. New match begins with David Vs. Blake (a female). David wins the match after two games. For the second Gauntlet, David won $370, so his Gauntlet time was 63 seconds. He corrected eight bloopers for $800, so his current total is $2,860. Show ends with David meeting Anne, his next opponent.
#090	August 30, 1979	David	Anne	Categories: Around the House, Theater, and Legends & Superstitions. Show starts with a new match, after both players had met at the end of the previous episode. Anne says a word that got bleeped by CBS. Anne is the new champion after three games, and David leaves with $2,860. Anne won $970, so her Gauntlet time was 69 seconds. She beats the villains, and her final total is $25,970. Show ends here.
#091	August 31, 1979	Fonna	Andy	Categories: Business, Movies, and Art. Show starts with a new match with a new player and an old one. Andy is back due to an error. Andy wins the match after three games. Andy won $1,010, so his Gauntlet time was 70 seconds. He beats the villains, and his final total is $26,010. Show ends here.
#092	September 03, 1979	George	Gwendolyn	Categories: Food & Drink, The Fifties, and Birds & the Bees. Show starts with a new match with two new players. Tom mentions that over $75,000 was given away this week. Gwendolyn is the new champion after three games. Gwendolyn won $1,100, so her Gauntlet time was 71 seconds. She beats the villains, and her final total is $26,100. Show ends here.

Week #20[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#093	September 04, 1979	Sarah	Allen	The Gauntlet of villains now have speech bubbles with numbers. The left arms that had the numbers have been repainted. Tom gives the villains names. There is also now a backlight to light up after a villain has been conquered. Categories: Dance, Kids, and Twentieth Century. Show starts with a new match with two new players. Allen is the new champion after three games. Allen won $420, so his Gauntlet time was 64 seconds. He corrected five bloopers for $500, so his current total is $920. Show ends here.
#094	September 05, 1979	Allen	Sharon	Preempted the following day for CBS' September Magazine. Categories: Show Business, Medicine, and Travel. Show starts with a new match. Sharon is the new champion after three games, and Allen leaves with $920. Sharon won $680, so her Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. She beats the villains, and her final total is $25,680. Show ends with two new players, Liz & Larry, being introduced. Larry appears to be Larry Rice, who'd appear as a regular on KDOC-TV's Hot Seat with Wally George from 1988 to 1992.
#095	September 07, 1979	Liz	Larry	Categories: Women, Bad Guys & Girls, and Literature. Show starts with a new match, after both players had met at the end of the previous episode. Larry is the new champion after two games. Larry won $710, so his Gauntlet time was 67 seconds. He corrected seven bloopers for $700, so his current total is $1,410. New match begins with Larry Vs. Valerie, who is back due to an error. Trilon problems with the $40 box in Level 3. Valerie won a game before time ran out.
#096	September 10, 1979	Larry	Valerie	Categories: Fun & Games, The Sixties, and Animals. Show starts with Valerie leading Larry, 1-0. Larry wins the match after three games. Larry won $820, so his Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. He corrected five bloopers for $500, so his current total is $2,730. New match begins with Larry Vs. Cathy. Cathy won a game before time ran out.
#097	September 11, 1979	Larry	Cathy	Categories: Customs & Trad, Music, and Politics. Show starts with Cathy leading Larry, 1-0. Cathy is the new champion after two games, and Larry leaves with $2,730. Cathy won $710, so her Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. She corrected three bloopers for $300, so her current total is $1,010. A correction was made afterwards regarding something she said in the front game. New match begins with Cathy Vs. John. John exhausted all bloopers of Level 1 in Game 2. John & Cathy each won a game before time ran out.

Week #21[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#098	September 12, 1979	Cathy	John	Categories: The Old West, Science, and Television. Show starts with Cathy & John tied, 1-1. John is the new champion after three games, and Cathy leaves with $1,010. John won $630, so his Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. He corrected five bloopers for $500, so his current total is $1,130. New match begins with John Vs. Nancy. John wins the match after two games. Show ends here.
#099	September 13, 1979	John	Lee	Categories: Legends & Superstitions, Around the House, and Quote-Unquote. Show starts with John @ Gauntlet. John won $580, so his Gauntlet time was 65 seconds. He corrected four bloopers for $400, so his current total is $2,110. New match begins with John Vs. Lee (a female). Tom stumbles a bit in question reading during Game 2. John wins the match after three games. Show ends here.
#100	September 14, 1979	John	Robin	Categories: Theater, History, and Food & Drink. Show starts with John @ Gauntlet. He won $130, so his Gauntlet time was 61 seconds. He corrected four bloopers for $400, so his current total is $2,640. New match begins with John Vs. Robin (a female). Robin is the new champion after three games, and John leaves with $2,640. Show ends here.
#101	September 17, 1979	Robin	???	Buzzr skips this episode. No circulating copy available. Show starts with Robin @ Gauntlet. It's likely she played two Gauntlets (with her first at $820 for 68 seconds) as well as winning a match after two games. Her current total is $3,250.
#102	September 18, 1979	Robin	Terry	Categories: The Fifties, Movies, and Art. Show starts with a new match. Terry is the new champion after three games, and Robin leaves with $3,250. Terry won $1,040, so his Gauntlet time was 70 seconds. He corrected four bloopers for $400, so his current total is $1,440. Show ends here.

Week #22[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#103	September 19, 1979	Terry	Nelda	The backdrop behind the set is now darker blue, replacing the lighter blue color scheme from before. Categories: Landmarks, Twentieth Century, and Music. Show starts with a new match. Nelda is the new champion after three games, and Terry leaves with $1,440. Nelda won $760, so her Gauntlet time was 67 seconds. She corrected three bloopers for $300, so her current total is $1,060. Show ends here.
#104	September 20, 1979	Nelda	Jip	Categories: Medicine, Kids, and Literature. Show starts with a new match. Nelda wins the match after two games. Nelda won $800, so her Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. She corrected three bloopers for $300 so her current total is $2,160. New match begins with Nelda Vs. David. David won a game before time ran out.
#105	September 21, 1979	Nelda	David	Categories: Bad Guys & Girls, Dance, and Animals. Show starts with David leading Nelda, 1-0. Nelda wins the match after three games. Nelda won $130, so her Gauntlet time was 61 seconds. She corrected four bloopers for $400, so her current total is $2,690. New match begins with Nelda Vs. Carl. Carl won a game before time ran out.
#106	September 24, 1979	Nelda	Carl	Categories: Politics, Show Business, and Legends & Superstitions. Show starts with Carl leading Nelda, 1-0. Nelda wins the match after three games. Nelda won $1,020, so her Gauntlet time was 70 seconds. She corrected seven bloopers for $700, so her current total is $4,410. New match begins with Nelda Vs. Kathie. Nelda won a game before time ran out.
#107	September 25, 1979	Nelda	Kathie	Categories: Fun & Games, The Sixties, and Travel. Show starts with Nelda leading Kathie, 1-0. Kathie is the new champion after three games, and Nelda leaves with $4,410. Kathie won $760, so her Gauntlet time was 67 seconds. She corrected six bloopers for $600, so her current total is $1,360. New match begins with Kathie Vs. Ray. Kathie won a game before time ran out.

Week #23[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#108	September 26, 1979	Kathie	Ray	Categories: Television, Quote-Unquote, and The Old West. Show starts with Kathie leading Ray, 1-0. Tom shows fan mail artwork of the villains from Teddy Torres. Ray is the new champion after three games, and Kathie leaves with $1,360. Ray won $970, so his Gauntlet time was 69 seconds. He corrected three bloopers for $300, so his current total is $1,270. New match begins with Ray Vs. Wendy. Ray exhausted all of Level 1, and ended up with all blocks, until he called Longshot. Ray won a game before time ran out.
#109	September 27, 1979	Ray	Wendy	Categories: Business, Around the House, and Science. Show starts with Ray leading Wendy, 1-0. Ray wins the match after two games. Ray won $590, so his Gauntlet time was 65 seconds. He corrected five bloopers for $500, so his current total is $1,090. New match begins with Ray Vs. Carol. Ray wins the match after two games. Show ends here.
#110	September 28, 1979	Ray	Donna	Categories: Birds & the Bees and Theater. Show starts with Ray @ Gauntlet. He won $810, so his Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. He corrected three bloopers for $300, so his current total is $3,470. New match begins with Ray Vs. Donna. Ray wins the match after two games. For the second Gauntlet, Ray won $620, so his Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. He shamefully corrected just one blooper for $100, so his current total is $4,190. Show ends here.
#111	October 01, 1979	Ray	Harris	Categories: Food & Drink, The Fifties, and Customs & Trad. Show starts with a new match. Ray wins the match after three games. Ray won $190, so his Gauntlet time was 61 seconds. He corrected seven bloopers for $700, and because this was his fifth game, he left with $5,080. Show ends with two new players, Carol & Bob, being introduced.
#112	October 02, 1979	Carol	Bob	Categories: Art, Movies, and Women. Show starts with a new match. Carol is the new champion after three games. Carol won $290, so her Gauntlet time was 62 seconds. She corrected three bloopers for $300, so her current total is $590. Show ends here.

Week #24[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#113	October 03, 1979	Carol	Gary	Credits now have drop shadow added, new split-screen shot added, Whew! logo now trademarked more writers now credited and copyright info now says "The Whew! Logo is a trademark of the Bud Austin Company". Preempted the following day for CBS' October Magazine. Categories: History, Music, and Literature. Show starts with a new match. Gary is the new champion after three games, and Carol leaves with $590. Gary won $610, so his Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. He corrected six bloopers for $600, so his current total is $1,210. Show ends here.
#114	October 05, 1979	Gary	Phyllis	Categories: Kids, Dance, and Heroes & Heroines. Show starts with a new match. Phyllis exhausted all Level 2 bloopers in Game 2. Gary wins the match after three games. Gary won $510, so his Gauntlet time was 65 seconds. He corrected five bloopers for $500, so his current total is $2,220. Show ends here.
#115	October 08, 1979	Gary	Nancy	Categories: Medicine, Animals, and Twentieth Century. Show starts with a new match. Nancy is the new champion after two games, and Gary leaves with $2,220. Nancy won $1,080, so her Gauntlet time was 70 seconds. She corrected four bloopers for $400, so her current total is $1,480. New match begins with Nancy Vs. Mark. Mark won a game before time ran out.
#116	October 09, 1979	Nancy	Mark	Categories: Show Business, Landmarks, and Fun & Games. Show starts with Mark leading Nancy, 1-0. Mark is the new champion after two games, and Nancy leaves with $1,480. Mark won $990, so his Gauntlet time was 69 seconds. He corrected seven bloopers for $700, so his current total is $1,690. New match begins with Mark Vs. Sally. Mark & Sally each won a game before time ran out.
#117	October 10, 1979	Mark	Sally	Buzzr skips this episode. No circulating copy available. Show starts with Mark & Sally tied, 1-1. Either Sally or Mark made it to the Gauntlet and lost, and one played against new player Stephen, or one retired undefeated and two new players played for two games. Either way, Stephen won the match. Show ends here. The skipping may have been due to the highly-offensive nature of Stephen's (a 317 lb. detective) nickname, which was "Blackie".

Week #25[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#118	October 11, 1979	Stephen	Kathy	Categories: Quote-Unquote and Movies. Show starts with Stephen @ Gauntlet. Stephen won $790, so his Gauntlet time was 67 seconds. He corrected seven bloopers for $700, so his current total is $1,490. New match begins with Stephen Vs. Kathy. Stephen wins the match after two games. For the second Gauntlet, Stephen won $250, so his Gauntlet time was 62 seconds. He corrected seven bloopers for $700, so his current total is $2,440. Show ends here.
#119	October 12, 1979	Stephen	Greg	Categories: Business, Birds & the Bees, Politics, and Around the House. Show starts with a new match. Greg Itzin later became known for his role as President Charles Logan on 24 (2001-2010). Stephen won the match after three games, but he injured himself when jumping up and down celebrating his win, and had to get treated for his injuries. As a result, the Gauntlet was cancelled, and a new match began with two new players: Steve Vs. Jeri. Steve won a game before time ran out.
#120	October 15, 1979	Steve	Jeri	Categories: Science, Travel, and Theater. Show starts with Steve leading Jeri, 1-0. Steve wins the match after two games. Steve won $650, so his Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. He corrected six bloopers for $600, so his total current is $1,250. New match begins with Steve Vs. Lois. Lois exhausted all Level 1 bloopers in Game 2. Steve & Lois each won a game before time ran out.
#121	October 16, 1979	Steve	Lois	Categories: The Old West, The Fifties, and Television. Show starts with Steve & Lois tied, 1-1. Lois exhausted all Level 1 bloopers in the tiebreaker. Steve wins the match after three games. Steve won $340, so his Gauntlet time was 63 seconds. He corrected three bloopers for $300, so his current total is $1,890. New match begins with Steve Vs. Olivia. Olivia is the new champion after two games, and Steve leaves with $1,890. Show ends here.
#122	October 17, 1979	Olivia	???	This episode was not played on Buzzr as scheduled for some reason. Show starts with Olivia @ Gauntlet. It's likely Olivia played two Gauntlets, and won the match after two games. Her current total at the end is $2,790.

Week #26[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#123	October 18, 1979	Olivia	Walt	The set backdrop is even bluer, and there are new light bulbs on the $25,000 sign. Categories: Medicine, Music, and Landmarks. Show starts with a new match. Walt has a Cowboy hat. Walt is the new champion after three games, and Olivia leaves with $2,790. Walt won $1,000, so his Gauntlet time was 70 seconds. He corrected seven bloopers for $700, so his current total is $1,700. Show ends here.
#124	October 19, 1979	Walt	P.J.	Categories: Kids, Twentieth Century, and Heroes & Heroines. Show starts with a new match. P.J. is a female. P.J. is the new champion after two games, and Walt leaves with $1,700. P.J. won $610, so her Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. She corrected nine bloopers for $900, so her current total is $1,310. New match begins with P.J. Vs. Eddie. Eddie was Eddie Horwitz (Eddie Bruce), who later hosted the pre-national version of Dance Party USA, Philly's Dancin' on Air. P.J. won a game before time ran out.
#125	October 22, 1979	P.J.	Eddie	Categories: Dance, Animals, and Legends & Superstitions. Show starts with P.J. leading Eddie, 1-0. P.J. P.J.'s bracelet catches Tom's interest. P.J. wins the match after two games. P.J. won $970, so her Gauntlet time was 69 seconds. She corrected seven bloopers for $700, so her current total is $3,180. New match begins with P.J. Vs. Ira. P.J. & Ira each won a game before time ran out.
#126	October 23, 1979	P.J.	Ira	Categories: Show Business, The Seventies (First Appearance), and Around the House. Show starts with P.J. & Ira tied, 1-1. P.J. wins the match after two games. P.J. won $400, so her Gauntlet time was 64 seconds. She beats the villains, and her final total is $28,580. New match begins with two new players: Brad Vs. Carolyn. Carolyn wins the match after two games. Show ends here.
#127	October 24, 1979	Carolyn	Hugh	Categories: Business and Bad Guys & Girls. Show starts with Carolyn @ Gauntlet. She won $670, so her Gauntlet time was 66 seconds. She corrected nine bloopers for $900, so her current total is $1,570. New match begins with Carolyn Vs. Hugh. Hugh is from Indonesia. Carolyn exhausted all bloopers of Level 2 in Game 1. Hugh is the new champion after two games, and Carolyn leaves with $1,570. For the second Gauntlet, Hugh won $520, so his Gauntlet time was 65 seconds. He beats the villains (a ruling that was decided in the last commercial break, when it didn't look like he corrected the last blooper in time at first), and his final total is $25,520. Show ends here.

Week #27 (October 05, 1979)[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#128	October 25, 1979	Kathy	Richard	Categories: Movies, Science, and Customs & Trad. Show starts with a new match with two new players. Richard looks like Robert Redford. Kathy wins the match after three games. Kathy won $1,030, so her Gauntlet time was 70 seconds. She corrected nine bloopers for $900, so her current total is $1,930. Show ends here.
#129	October 26, 1979	Kathy	Michael	Categories: The Fifties, Fun & Games, and Quote-Unquote. Show starts with a new match with two new players. Michael wins the match after three games. Kathy leaves with $1,930. Michael won $1,110, so his Gauntlet time was 71 seconds. He corrected seven bloopers for $700, so his current total is $1,810. Show ends here.
#130	October 29, 1979	Michael	Valerie	Tom starts plugging Celebrity Whew!. Categories: Television, Politics, and The Old West. Show starts with a new match. Valerie went on to become a somewhat well-known concert pianist. Michael wins the match after two games. Michael won $740, so his Gauntlet time was 67 seconds. He corrected five bloopers for $500, so his current total is $3,050. New match begins with Michael Vs. Tammy. Michael won a game before time ran out.
#131	October 30, 1979	Michael	Tammy	Categories: Women, Food & Drink, and Theater. Show starts with Michael leading Tammy, 1-0. Tammy is the new champion after two games. Michael leaves with $3,050. Tammy won $380, so her Gauntlet time was 63 seconds. She corrected six bloopers for $600, so her current total is $980. New match begins with Tammy Vs. Sherry. Both are female. Sherry won a game before time ran out.
#132	October 31, 1979	Tammy	Sherry	Preempted the following day for CBS' November Magazine. Categories: Birds & Bees, The Sixties, and Travel. Show starts with Sherry leading Tammy, 1-0. Tammy wins the match after three games. Tammy won $500, so her Gauntlet time was 65 seconds. She corrected four bloopers for $400, so her current total is $1,080. New match begins with Tammy Vs. Steven. Steven won a game before time ran out.
#133	November 02, 1979	Tammy	Steven	Categories: Art, Around the House, and History. Show starts with Steven leading Tammy, 1-0. Steven is the new champion after two games. Tammy leaves with $1,880. Steven won $400, so his Gauntlet time was 64 seconds. He beats the villains, and his final total is $25,400. New match begins with two new players: Joyce Vs. Chase. Both players each won a game before time ran out. Joyce & Chase would have to wait until November 28 to resume their match. This was the last aired show before Celebrity Whew!, though there would be one more week with civilians after this, which may have been taped out of order.

Week #28[]

Ep. #	Original CBS Airdate	Player 1 (Champion)	Player 2 (Challenger)	Notes
#149	November 28, 1979	Joyce	Chase	Despite the numbering, it's possible this Week was taped before the November 5-27, 1979 episodes. Categories: Bad Guys & Girls, The Fifties, and Landmarks. Show starts with Joyce & Chase (from November 02, 1979) tied, 1-1. Joyce is the new champion after three games. Joyce won $930, so her Gauntlet time was 69 seconds. She beats the villains, and her final total is $25,930. New match begins with two new players: Chris (a female) Vs. Jim. Chris & Jim each won a game before time ran out.
#150	November 29, 1979	Chris	Jim	Categories: Women, Television, and Politics. Show starts with Chris & Jim tied, 1-1. Jim is the new champion after three games. Jim won $700, so his Gauntlet time was 67 seconds. He beats the villains, and his final total is $25,700. New match begins with two new players: Jules Vs. Phyllis. Jules & Phyllis each won a game before time ran out.
#151	November 30, 1979	Jules	Phyllis	Categories: Food & Drink, Science, and Birds & Bees. Show starts with Jules & Phyllis tied, 1-1. Phyllis is the new champion after three games. Phyllis won $940, so her Gauntlet time was 69 seconds. She corrected six bloopers, so her current total is $1,540. New match begins with Phyllis Vs. Glenn. Glenn is the new champion after two games, and Phyllis leave with $1,540. Show ends here.
#152	December 03, 1979	Glenn	Paula	Categories: Twentieth Century and Theater. Show starts with Glenn @ Gauntlet. He won $840, so his Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. He corrected nine bloopers for $900, so his current total is $1,740. He takes his frustration out on Lucretia the Witch. New match begins with Glenn Vs. Paula. Glenn wins the match after two games. For the second Gauntlet, Glenn won $810, so his Gauntlet time was 68 seconds. He corrected eight bloopers for $700, so his current total is $3,250. Show ends with Glenn meeting Melanie, his next opponent.
#153	December 04, 1979	Glenn	Melanie	Categories: Customs & Trad, Art, and The Old West. Show starts with a new match, after both players had met at the end of the previous episode. This is the final episode with just civilians. Glenn wins the match after three games. Glenn won $1,170, so his Gauntlet time was 71 seconds. He beats the villains, and his final total is $29,420, closing out the civilians era of Whew! quite nicely.

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