Knockout (game show)
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Knockout was an NBC game show that aired from October 3, 1977 to April 21, 1978. Arte Johnson hosted.
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[edit] Gameplay
Knockout's format was simple: The object of the game was to find the one thing that doesn't belong. For example:
- New York Yankees
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Miami Dolphins
- Texas Rangers
The players would be shown a question with four possible answers (like shown above) and the first player to buzz-in would try to figure out what didn't belong (the answer for the example would be "Miami Dolphins"). A correct answer earned a player a letter in the word "KNOCKOUT" which was displayed on their podium.
In addition to the letter, the player with the correct answer had a chance to earn more letters by figuring out the common bond of the remaining three words (which in this case would be baseball teams) or by challenging one of his/her opponents to answer. If the contestant answered correctly or the challenge was successful, two letters were earned. If the challenged player identified the bond, they earned two letters for themselves.
If the challenge was successful, the challenger had one more choice to make. They could challenge the third player for another two letters or just give the answer for only one letter.
The first player to light up his/her word (lighting up all 8 letters in the word KNOCKOUT) won the game and a chance to play for up to $5000 in the bonus round.
[edit] Bonus Round
The Knockout bonus round was played in two parts.
[edit] Part One
Three items with a common bond were revealed to the winning contestant one at a time, with the contestant trying to figure out what the bond was. If the contestant did so on the first word it was worth $500. $300 was given for the second word, and if it took all 3 words the contestant won $100.
[edit] Part Two
The second part of the bonus (referred to on the air by Arte as "The 10 to 1 Special Knockout Bonus") was played for 10 times what the player had won in the first half of the bonus game. A player was presented with a choice of the top line, the second line, or the bottom line afterwhich a clue was revealed. Using the clue he/she picked, the winning contestant had to determine what the subject was. Doing so won the money.
Players could stay on for five days or until they lost twice. All five time champions won a car.
[edit] Trivia
A foreign version of the show called Odd One Out was instituted in 1982.
