Buena Fortuna
Encyclopedia
Buena Fortuna was a popular but short-lived Argentine
television
game show
hosted by Julián Weich.
. It was also transmitted internationally by "Telefe International," Telefe's satellite
network. The show's final broadcast was on December 2, 2005.
Executive Producers: Marcelo Fernandez & Fidel Chiatto
Writers: Hector García Blanco & Mario Borovich
Hosted by: Julian Weich
Produced by Promofilm & Telefe contenidos
way: each show goer was assigned a specific number. A machine filled with balls (similar to those used for lottery games) was then turned on, and the machine released a series of numbered balls, depending on which game is to be played, usually between two and four. Audience members whose assigned numbers appeared on the balls went on to participate on the show's main stage.
Viewers could also participate from home, by using a cellular telephone
.
There was also a music
al act during each show.
Players also won domestic goods (such as washing machines and DVD player
s) through the show.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
television
Television
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game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
hosted by Julián Weich.
History
"Buena Fortuna" was first televised on May 15, 2005 by TelefeTelefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
. It was also transmitted internationally by "Telefe International," Telefe's satellite
Satellite
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network. The show's final broadcast was on December 2, 2005.
Executive Producers: Marcelo Fernandez & Fidel Chiatto
Writers: Hector García Blanco & Mario Borovich
Hosted by: Julian Weich
Produced by Promofilm & Telefe contenidos
Show
Every person at "Buena Fortuna"'s studio automatically became a game participant. Those who participated on stage were chosen in a lotteryLottery
A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments...
way: each show goer was assigned a specific number. A machine filled with balls (similar to those used for lottery games) was then turned on, and the machine released a series of numbered balls, depending on which game is to be played, usually between two and four. Audience members whose assigned numbers appeared on the balls went on to participate on the show's main stage.
Viewers could also participate from home, by using a cellular telephone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
.
There was also a music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
al act during each show.
Games
- The Ball catching game: Four contestants wear baskets on top of their heads. The public then starts throwing plastic balls at the contestants. Whoever catches the most balls after one minute, wins this game.
- The Kiss game: Two participants must put on heavy lipstickLipstickLipstick is a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that applies color, texture, and protection to the lips. Many varieties of lipstick are known. As with most other types of makeup, lipstick is typically, but not exclusively, worn by women...
, then kiss as many people as they can in sixty seconds. Kisses to the cameraman, the television camera and the show host also count. Both men and women can play this game; because of the game's purpose, the two players are allowed to kiss members of their own sex.
- The number guessing game: About five or six contestants, one at a time, are chosen to step to the stage and play this game. The ball machine, in a way that is similar to a bingoBingo (US)Bingo is a game of chance played with randomly drawn numbers which players match against numbers that have been pre-printed on 5x5 matrices. The matrices may be printed on paper, card stock or electronically represented and are referred to as cards. Many versions conclude the game when the first...
game, then releases the balls, numbered from number one to number eighty. Participants must guess whether the next ball to be released is going to be higher or lower in number. Those that participate automatically earn money, but contestants that guess right get more money for each correct guess. Players are allowed to miss only twice.
- The Questions game: This is somewhat similar to Who Wants to be a Millionaire or The Weakest LinkThe Weakest LinkThe Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
. Four contestants are chosen, once again, from the public. They stand in a circle, and the show host begins by asking one of them a multiple choice question. Four answers are provided. If the contestant gives the wrong answer, that answer is erased and the contestant next to him or her gets a chance to answer. Shall the first three contestants fail to answer correctly, the fourth contestant is automatically given the score for that question. A line of squares is set up in front of each contestant. After scoring, contestants move by a square. The first contestant to score five times wins the game.
- The "Lucky Stairs" game: Towards the end of the game, the person who has earned the most money through the show joins the show host on top of a staircase. Then, a member of the player's family calls the show, and the caller gives advice as to which block on the staircase's next downward step the participant should step on. If the player steps on a block that says "pará" ("stop"), then the game, and consequently the show, is over. Participants do decide whether to take the caller's advice or step on another block. The staircase becomes narrower as the game goes on, increasing the risk of the "pará" block to turn on. Many blocks have amounts of money that the participant wins when he or she steps on it. Shall the player make it all the way down the stairs, the player wins a large amount of Argentine money.
Players also won domestic goods (such as washing machines and DVD player
DVD player
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s) through the show.