|
|
Broadcast History: Unsold pilot, November 4, 1977
Main Game: Two teams of five contestants competed. One team consisted of five people who worked in the same occupation. The other team had five celebrities. David Letterman would read the first riddle to the team who lost the last game. If the person in the first position correctly answers, he/she reads the next riddle to his/her partner. This continues until the player answering gets it wrong or takes too much time. Control then goes to the other side with the same procedure being done before. Nine correct answers won the game, $500 and a chance at an additional $1500.
End Game: The winning team now arranges themselves in intellectual order, with the player in the first position getting the easist riddle and the fifth player getting the hardest riddle. The winning sequence is as follows: $100, $200, $300, $400, $500 -- with a possible total of $1500. If they succeed, they win a total of $2000.
INTERESTING FACTS AND TRIVIA
All ten participants stayed on the show for a full week. The celebrity players attempted to win money for their home partners.
David Letterman hosted a short-lived daytime talk show on NBC from 1980 to 1981, had his own late night talk show on NBC following The Tonight Show, and currently hosts The Late Show on CBS, and is produced by his production company "Worldwide Pants Inc."
Home Games: None.
Episode Existence: Only the pilot exists. The Riddlers never made it to a series. This pilot aired on GSN on October 28, 2000 as part of an "Unsold Pilots" marathon.
If anyone has more information about The Riddlers, e-mail me here.
The Riddlers is ©1977 Bob Stewart Productions. No challenge to ownership is implied.
bravenet.com