10/10
Its low-budget amateurish style was its strong point
19 October 2006
This show, which airs tonight for the final time, was a low budget show flying by the seat of its pants. It was unpolished and unglamorous. It appeared as if the producers made up the ideas for the games just hours before each episode aired. Almost all of the comments by the hosts were completely spontaneous, which is how it had to be since it the situation was constantly changing from one minute to the next. But all of this was its charm. It was less "Hollywood" and more personable. Viewers called in and their voices were broadcast on air. Viewers emailed in and their words were read on air by the hosts. There was a genuine connection between the show and its viewers, and the fans felt the connection. The questions in the games were deliberately easy, and clues that were given were deliberately obvious. It was an easy way for any lucky person to win a bunch of money from home. On the show's website there is a forum where many happy viewers told their winning stories.

A viewer had his choice of calling in on a land-line for 99 cents per call (up to 10 times per night), or sending text messages for 99 cents each (up to 10 times), or by registering online for free (up to 10 times).

I decided soon after the show's first night to stop spending $10 on land-line calls into the show, and use my 10 free online registrations each night. I had no difficulty with the online registrations. Almost every night I received at least one call-back from the show, but each of those times another viewer actually got through to the hosts. No disappointment though, I still enjoyed playing. I will really miss it. It was great fun and the hosts made it quite exciting and enjoyable.
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