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from the Game Night group.
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August 19, 2024 --- Blank Slate
Based on the board game by USAopoly and in the comedic game show format, BLANK SLATE is a fun and funny game show where thinking alike, in the form of matching answers to clever fill-in-the blank questions, can win you big bucks. Each team of two friends will be paired with a comedian guest, and the teams accumulate points by matching their teammates, with a bonus if any player matches America’s top answer. The celebrities switch teams in round two, and in round three the trailing team picks the comedian partner they believe will help them win. The winning team moves on to the bonus round where they can pick a comedian to match on each question. If the team gets three matches, they walk away with $10,000! BLANK SLATE is a Game Show Enterprises Studios production with Rane Laymance serving as executive producer. Richard Gerrits and Laura Robinson also serve as Executive Producers for Heath Street Media Inc.
Complete ONE of the following:
1. Read a book with at least one scene you found funny.
2. Read a book with a two-word title.
3. Read a book with more than 10,000 reviews.
4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in HEATH STREET MEDIA.
I also edited my comment to include #5. I think we were typing at the same time.
3 Read a book with a farm animal on the cover. 10 bonus coins if the farm animal is a duck.4 Read a book With an animal in the title.
5 Read a book with a character who is frugal.
Just signed up!
Completion Post: Bonus Task - Week 5Book: Pretty Little Liars
Author: Sara Shepard
Pages: 286
Date Read: 8-14-2024
Task: 7 read a book with an adjective in the title. 10 bonus coins if it is "Little.”
How it Fits: little in title
Book: The Aware
Author: Glenda Larke
Pages: 318
Date Read: 8-15-2024
Task: 3 Read a book with a body of water on the cover. 10 bonus coins if there is also a sea creature on the cover.
How it Fits:
body of water and sea creature on cover
Hey, Ivelisse. Just wanted to remind you about the Club challenge. Team Eight. 😊
I'll start on The Aware. I can find something short for the remaining task if I need to. Just let me know.
Completion Post: Bonus Task - Week 5Book: The Maid's Diary
Author: Loreth Anne White
Pages: 369
Date Read: 8-13-2024
Task: 8 Read a book with a “9” in the page count.
How it Fits: 369 pages
I found one that will work for: 3 Read a book with a body of water on the cover. 10 bonus coins if there is also a sea creature on the cover. I can read it if needed.
August 12, 2024 --- The Gong Show
The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries. It was broadcast on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976, through July 21, 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1976 to 1980 and 1988 to 1989, and was revived in 2017 for broadcast on ABC. The show was created and originally produced by Chuck Barris, who also served as host for the NBC run and from 1977 to 1980 in syndication. Its most recent version was executive-produced by Will Arnett and hosted by Tommy Maitland, a fictional character performed by Mike Myers (uncredited in Season 1). The Gong Show is known for its absurdist humor and style, with the actual competition secondary to the often outlandish acts presented; a small cash prize has typically been awarded to each show's winner.
Each show presented a competition of amateur performers of often dubious talent, with a panel of three celebrity judges. The original program's regular judges included Jamie Farr, Jaye P. Morgan, Arte Johnson, Patty Andrews, Phyllis Diller, Pat McCormick, Wayland Flowers, Anson Williams, Steve Garvey, Rex Reed and Rip Taylor. Throughout the program's run, several other celebrities occasionally appeared as judges including David Letterman, Steve Martin, Mort Sahl, Pat Paulsen, Chuck Woolery, Allen Ludden and Sandy Duncan. If any judge considered an act to be particularly bad, they could force it to stop by striking a large gong, a trope adapted from the durable radio show Major Bowes Amateur Hour. Barris would then ask the judge(s) in question why they had gonged the act, usually receiving a facetious response.
Any act that survived without being gonged was given a score by each of the three judges on a scale of 0 to 10, for a maximum possible score of 30. On the NBC series, the contestant who achieved the highest combined score won the grand prize: a check for $516.32 (a "highly unusual amount", in Barris's words; reportedly the Screen Actors Guild's minimum pay for a day's work at the time) and a "Golden Gong" trophy. In the show's opening monologue, Barris would describe the amount as "five hundred and sixteen big ones, and thirty-two little ones". The syndicated series' top prize was originally $712.05 (the first episode was $996.83) and later increased to $716.32. In the event of a tie, three different tiebreakers were used at various times during the show's run. Originally the studio audience determined the winner by applause, but this was later changed to a decision by the producers, and later by the celebrity judges. On rare occasions, both winning acts would each receive a check and a trophy. No prize was awarded if all of the acts on a particular episode were gonged, which occurred at least twice. Runners-up received various prizes; Maureen Orth, on her February 24, 1977, appearance, reported receiving an iron valued at $33.95 for her second-place finish.
When Barris announced the final score, little person actor Jerry Maren (a former Munchkin) ran onstage in top hat and tails, throwing confetti while balloons dropped from overhead.
The daily Gong Show also gave out a "Worst Act of the Week" award (later changed to the "Most Outrageous Act of the Week"), selected by the producers and each week's judges. The winner of this award was announced following the trophy presentation on the Friday show, and the performer received a dirty tube sock and a check for $516.32.
Complete ONE of the following:
1. Read a book you would hit the gong on...it was just bad.
2. Read a book where someone was judged by their family, peers, co-workers, etc.
3. Read a book with two Gs in the title.
4. Read a book with a "most outrageous" MC.
I can definitely do these.7 read a book with an adjective in the title. 10 bonus coins if it is "Little.”: Pretty Little Liars
8 Read a book with a “9” in the page count.: The Maid's Diary
Completion Post: Main Task - Week 5Book: Almost Heaven
Author: Judith McNaught
Pages: 544
Date Read: 8-12-2024
Task: Read a book with a title that starts with an “A” or “U”
How it Fits: title starts with A
It would probably help, but I bounce around. LOL!
Completion Post: Bonus Task - Week 4Book: A World of Curiosities
Author: Louise Penny
Pages: 390
Date Read: 8-6-2024
Task: 3 Read a book with a clock or watch on the cover. 10 bonus coins if it is a pocket watch.
How it Fits: pocket watch on cover
Completion Post: Team Task - Week 4Book: Don't You Wish
Author: Roxanne St. Claire
Pages: 357
Date Read: 8-6-2024
Task: Read a book with an MPG of fantasy or a character named Peter.
How it Fits: MPG Fantasy
Truitt_T wrote: "Michelle - I’ve got a crocodile in text that’s a next in series that I’m planning to read anyway.Don’t read Magacroc unless you want to!
I’m stuck on my phone, so it’s slow going for me at the ..."
Sounds good...I'll put that one on hold!
I'll read Don't You Wish for MPG Fantasy on the main task.I'll do A World of Curiosities for 3: pocket watch on cover.
I'm not sure where we stand with the others yet, but I can find an additional book to read, if needed.
I'll vote Tinkerbell.
Thanks for the fun challenge, Michelle!!
