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Temptation (game show)
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Temptation was an Australia
n game show
which premiered on the Nine Network
on 30 May 2005. Hosted by Ed Phillips
and Livinia Nixon
, the show was a remake of Sale of the Century
, which aired on Nine in the same timeslot for more than twenty years between 1980 and 2001. Temptation had the same general format of its predecessor, but with several new features and a de-emphasis on the "shopping" aspects of the endgame. the game show ran until 30 November 2007, when it was then placed on hiatus by the network followed by the strong competition of the show's major rival Seven Network
game show Deal or No Deal
winning the top ratings prize, during that time, Nine was filling its 7pm timeslot with episodes of the American sitcom Two and a Half Men
. When Ed Phillips made an appearance on The NRL Footy Show
he announced "maybe summer" would be the return of the show. This statement was accurate, as Temptation returned for a shortened fourth series from 1 December 2008 with unaired episodes which were recorded during 2008. During that time, Ed Phillips was dumped by the Nine Network after his contract expired in November, and Temptation never returned to the schedule. After January 23, 2009, when the show's final episode aired, all Temptation websites were removed, and Two and a Half Men returned to Channel Nine's 7pm schedule.
Also throughout the game were several "Who Am I?" questions. Phillips read out a series of clues to the identity of a famous person, revealing facts which became progressively more helpful; the final and most helpful clue was the person's first name and last initial. As before, the first contestant to buzz in had the chance to answer the question; if correct, he or she made a "famous faces" selection (see below); if wrong, he or she lost no money, but Phillips continued reading clues and the other contestants were given the chance to answer.
Round One: After the first three questions, there was a 20 second "Sprint" speed round. Immediately after this, the first Gift Shop of the night was offered to the leading player or players. The first gift shop item costed $6, and usually had a retail cost between $1,500 and $2,500; this $6 price could be reduced at the discretion of producers, or alternatively an additional cash incentive could be included into the prize, which was usually either $200 or $400. In any gift shop, if two or more players were tied in the lead, Ed would conduct a Dutch auction
.
There were a few more questions, and then the first "Who am I?" question, known as the Fame Game.
Round Two: After the first few questions, the second Gift Shop was offered. This item was offered for $10, and usually had a retail value of between $3,000 and $7,000; this could again be accompanied by a cash incentive, or the $10 price could be lowered. More questions were asked, and then the second "Who am I?". After the "Who am I?", three more questions were asked before another 20 second sprint round. This ended round two.
After round two, co-host Nixon gave the home viewer a question called "On This Day" where she told the home viewer facts that happened on that day. In the first two seasons (2005 and 2006) Nixon asked the home audience a question relating to the event on that day before the break and gave the answer after the break and then round three began. In 2007, only the question was given by Livinia, allowing the viewers at home to call in the answer by phone or SMS the answer overnight to win a $500 cash prize. Before the next night's "On This Day" question was asked, Ed gave the correct answer to the previous night. Viewers at home could then visit the program's website to see if they have won.
Round Three: After the first three questions, the leading player or players were offered a chance at opening the Temptation Vault, at the price of $15—this price was never reduced from $15 unless there was more than one player eligible, in which case a Dutch auction was held. Whoever opened the vault received a cash prize of random value between $1 and $10,000; the probability distribution of Vault prizes was unknown, but values below $1,000 in particular were rare. After the Vault, there were three more standard questions followed by the final "Who am I?".
Final Round: The final round consisted of a single 60 second fast money speed round.
Famous Faces: Correct "Who am I?" answers chose one of nine boxes, identified by celebrities' faces. As before, most of the faces concealled small prizes, but there were cash values (also known as Money Cards) which were added directly to the player's score:
The new Temptation series had also added three special selections. All of these selections were present from the beginning of the game, however the Lock Out and Turbo were removed from the board in the third round:
In each case, the next three questions were never part of a fast money round. This was also the evident reason why the Lock Out and Turbo items were removed from the board for the final "Who am I?".
On occasions throughout the year, Temptation would break from its normal running style for a week and run a celebrity edition. In most cases these celebrities were playing for home viewers, where the normal prizes and money cards were present. Sometimes the celebrities would be playing for charities, where instead of small prizes cash donations to their charity were given (usually between $500 and $5,000). The money cards still remained.
The cash jackpot amount was determined as follows. Each champion has $50,000 placed in their cash jackpot if they chose to return after their first night. They were then given the chance to play "Top Ten". If they correctly answered 10 of the questions asked of them in a 60 second segment at the end of each night, $50,000 more was added to the cash jackpot. The cash jackpot could only be claimed after night 7 or 8 (cf 2005 when a contestant could take their cash jackpot if they chose not to return the following night). Contestants chose one of five sets of questions to be asked. Passes and incorrect answers didn't reset the value at zero (cf 2005 below).
Theoretically, the highest cash jackpot a contestant could win was $800,000.
$100,000
$60,000
$30,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
Any incorrect, passed answer or questions that were not answered in three seconds reset the value to $0, and a contestant who didn't reach $100,000 won whatever value they had when time expired.
Theoretically, the highest cash jackpot a contestant could win was $600,000 ($1,100,000 including the gold bullion).
Carry-over champions would also be able to leave the show at any time with money won during Ten in a Row won up to that point.
The format for the bonus round was modified in 2006. First-night champions would automatically be given a $50,000 cash jackpot, which could not be won until at least their seventh night. The Ten in a Row segment was changed so that ten correct answers would add another $50,000 to the jackpot. There was no need to correctly answer the questions consecutively, but at least ten answers had to be answered correctly before time ran out.
and Temptation's predecessor, Sale of the Century
, competing to win more money for themselves (the format is similar to the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions
). 2005 grand champion Rob O'Neill defeated 2006 grand champion Yolanda Stopar in the head-to-head final by the score of $110–$80, pocketing an additional $115,000 in cash and prizes.
in 2006. The following contents are in the board game: playing board, electronic umpire (an electronic item that determines which player buzzed first), 6 buttons, a 'Question and Answer' book, 6 score markers, 16 Show Prize cards, 24 Leader Prize cards, 26 Winner Prize cards, card tray and the rules. A picture of the game can be found here: http://www.crownandandrews.com/HTMLFiles/Temptation%203D%20Box%20-%20WEB.jpg
Additionally, a DVD
game was released by Imagination
in 2007, featuring series host Ed Phillips, before the show was scrapped.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n 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...
which premiered on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
on 30 May 2005. Hosted by Ed Phillips
Ed Phillips
Ed Phillips is an Australian Sydney-based television and radio presenter. He is probably best known for hosting the national game-show Temptation in the mid-2000's.-Career:...
and Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon is an Australian television presenter and actress best known for her roles on the Nine Network as weather presenter on Nine News Melbourne and as co-host on the long running variety series Hey Hey It's Saturday....
, the show was a remake of Sale of the Century
Sale of the Century
Sale of the Century is a television game show format that has been screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. The show found its biggest success in Australia, where it aired weeknights from 1980 to 2001...
, which aired on Nine in the same timeslot for more than twenty years between 1980 and 2001. Temptation had the same general format of its predecessor, but with several new features and a de-emphasis on the "shopping" aspects of the endgame. the game show ran until 30 November 2007, when it was then placed on hiatus by the network followed by the strong competition of the show's major rival Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
game show Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal (Australian game show)
Deal or No Deal is an Australian game show airing on the Seven Network and in New Zealand on Prime . It was the first international version of the game show, after the original Dutch version. It was the first of the versions to use the Deal or No Deal name...
winning the top ratings prize, during that time, Nine was filling its 7pm timeslot with episodes of the American sitcom Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
. When Ed Phillips made an appearance on The NRL Footy Show
The NRL Footy Show
The Footy Show is a Logie Award-winning Australian sports variety television programme, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. Following the success of the AFL program of the same name, the Nine Network quickly developed a version for the rugby league market. The rugby league version has...
he announced "maybe summer" would be the return of the show. This statement was accurate, as Temptation returned for a shortened fourth series from 1 December 2008 with unaired episodes which were recorded during 2008. During that time, Ed Phillips was dumped by the Nine Network after his contract expired in November, and Temptation never returned to the schedule. After January 23, 2009, when the show's final episode aired, all Temptation websites were removed, and Two and a Half Men returned to Channel Nine's 7pm schedule.
Main game
As in Sale, the game was split into four rounds. Contestants begin with a score of $20. When Phillips asks a question, the first contestant to buzz in had the chance to answer the question; if correct, he or she gained $5; if wrong, he or she lost $5. Phillips revealled the answer immediately if the contestant answered incorrectly; no other contestants were given the opportunity to answer. Contestants needed not wait until Phillips had finished asking the question before buzzing in.Also throughout the game were several "Who Am I?" questions. Phillips read out a series of clues to the identity of a famous person, revealing facts which became progressively more helpful; the final and most helpful clue was the person's first name and last initial. As before, the first contestant to buzz in had the chance to answer the question; if correct, he or she made a "famous faces" selection (see below); if wrong, he or she lost no money, but Phillips continued reading clues and the other contestants were given the chance to answer.
Round One: After the first three questions, there was a 20 second "Sprint" speed round. Immediately after this, the first Gift Shop of the night was offered to the leading player or players. The first gift shop item costed $6, and usually had a retail cost between $1,500 and $2,500; this $6 price could be reduced at the discretion of producers, or alternatively an additional cash incentive could be included into the prize, which was usually either $200 or $400. In any gift shop, if two or more players were tied in the lead, Ed would conduct a Dutch auction
Dutch auction
A Dutch auction is a type of auction where the auctioneer begins with a high asking price which is lowered until some participant is willing to accept the auctioneer's price, or a predetermined reserve price is reached. The winning participant pays the last announced price...
.
There were a few more questions, and then the first "Who am I?" question, known as the Fame Game.
Round Two: After the first few questions, the second Gift Shop was offered. This item was offered for $10, and usually had a retail value of between $3,000 and $7,000; this could again be accompanied by a cash incentive, or the $10 price could be lowered. More questions were asked, and then the second "Who am I?". After the "Who am I?", three more questions were asked before another 20 second sprint round. This ended round two.
After round two, co-host Nixon gave the home viewer a question called "On This Day" where she told the home viewer facts that happened on that day. In the first two seasons (2005 and 2006) Nixon asked the home audience a question relating to the event on that day before the break and gave the answer after the break and then round three began. In 2007, only the question was given by Livinia, allowing the viewers at home to call in the answer by phone or SMS the answer overnight to win a $500 cash prize. Before the next night's "On This Day" question was asked, Ed gave the correct answer to the previous night. Viewers at home could then visit the program's website to see if they have won.
Round Three: After the first three questions, the leading player or players were offered a chance at opening the Temptation Vault, at the price of $15—this price was never reduced from $15 unless there was more than one player eligible, in which case a Dutch auction was held. Whoever opened the vault received a cash prize of random value between $1 and $10,000; the probability distribution of Vault prizes was unknown, but values below $1,000 in particular were rare. After the Vault, there were three more standard questions followed by the final "Who am I?".
Final Round: The final round consisted of a single 60 second fast money speed round.
Famous Faces: Correct "Who am I?" answers chose one of nine boxes, identified by celebrities' faces. As before, most of the faces concealled small prizes, but there were cash values (also known as Money Cards) which were added directly to the player's score:
- $10—present in all three rounds until chosen
- $15—present in the second and third rounds
- $25—added only in the third round
- Wild Card—added only in the third round; gave the contestant either a $2,000 cash prize, or allowed them to select from the remaining faces in the hope of finding the $25.
The new Temptation series had also added three special selections. All of these selections were present from the beginning of the game, however the Lock Out and Turbo were removed from the board in the third round:
- Burglar—the player elected one opponent from whose score $5 was deducted and that $5 was added onto their score.
- Lock Out—the player elected one opponent to lock out; they would then be unable to answer any of the next three questions.
- Turbo—the next three questions were automatically worth $10 instead of $5, but only for the contestant who selected it. Furthermore, the penalty for an incorrect answer also increased to $10.
In each case, the next three questions were never part of a fast money round. This was also the evident reason why the Lock Out and Turbo items were removed from the board for the final "Who am I?".
On occasions throughout the year, Temptation would break from its normal running style for a week and run a celebrity edition. In most cases these celebrities were playing for home viewers, where the normal prizes and money cards were present. Sometimes the celebrities would be playing for charities, where instead of small prizes cash donations to their charity were given (usually between $500 and $5,000). The money cards still remained.
Bonus game
A first-time winner was offered a major prize, worth about $10,000, and given the choice to take it and leave the show, or to return to play again. Gradually larger prizes were offered each night, leading up to a $50,000–$95,000 car on night five, all five prizes (roughly $130,000) on night 6, a cash jackpot in night 7, and all the prizes and double the cash jackpot on night 8.The cash jackpot amount was determined as follows. Each champion has $50,000 placed in their cash jackpot if they chose to return after their first night. They were then given the chance to play "Top Ten". If they correctly answered 10 of the questions asked of them in a 60 second segment at the end of each night, $50,000 more was added to the cash jackpot. The cash jackpot could only be claimed after night 7 or 8 (cf 2005 when a contestant could take their cash jackpot if they chose not to return the following night). Contestants chose one of five sets of questions to be asked. Passes and incorrect answers didn't reset the value at zero (cf 2005 below).
Theoretically, the highest cash jackpot a contestant could win was $800,000.
2005 format
When Temptation premiered on 30 May 2005, there were some slight format differences from later series:Main game
- The Temptation Vault was offered in Round 1 for $10 (instead of the Gift Shop) with the value going up to a maximum $5,000.
- The Burglar on the Fame Game only took away $5 from an opponent without it going onto the "burglar's" score.
- The Turbo on the Fame Game applied to all three contestants, as opposed to the one contestant who selected it. This change was not made until 17 April 2006.
- The Gift Shop was offered in Round 3 for $15 (instead of the Temptation Vault).
- The Wild Card's value was half the value at $1,000.
Bonus Round: Ten in a Row
In 2005, if a contestant won on night 7, then they would win all the prizes, the money in their cash account (which was not doubled), and $500,000 in gold bullion. In Ten in a Row, contestants had to answer ten questions consecutively within the space of one minute. The amount of cash won increased through a non-linear scale:$100,000
$60,000
$30,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
Any incorrect, passed answer or questions that were not answered in three seconds reset the value to $0, and a contestant who didn't reach $100,000 won whatever value they had when time expired.
Theoretically, the highest cash jackpot a contestant could win was $600,000 ($1,100,000 including the gold bullion).
Carry-over champions would also be able to leave the show at any time with money won during Ten in a Row won up to that point.
The format for the bonus round was modified in 2006. First-night champions would automatically be given a $50,000 cash jackpot, which could not be won until at least their seventh night. The Ten in a Row segment was changed so that ten correct answers would add another $50,000 to the jackpot. There was no need to correctly answer the questions consecutively, but at least ten answers had to be answered correctly before time ran out.
Grand champions
Record-breaking champions which won since the end of Temptation:- Brigid O'Connor (Episode 18, 22 June 2005, $663,738)
- Stephen HallStephen HallStephen Charles Hall is an Australian actor and writer.-Television:Halls' career in televisions includes both acting and production duties...
(Episode 63, 24 August 2005, $672,357) - Rob O'Neill (Episode 75, 9 September 2005, $701,241)
- Yolanda Stopar (8 March 2006, $932,577) (First grand champion under the current format; biggest winner in combined history of Sale of the Century and Temptation; also set a record score of $135 on two separate occasions, the first of which was also a record $100 margin of victory over her opponents)
- Tracey Korsten (2 November 2006, $857,655)
- Blair Martin (11 June 2007, $603,002)
- Sunil Badami (22 August 2007, $638,068)
Quizmaster
Quizmaster aired from 27 March to 3 April 2006, featuring nine of the most successful contestants from Temptation, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was an Australian television game show which would offer a maximum cash prize of $1,000,000 for answering 15 successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty as a team...
and Temptation's predecessor, Sale of the Century
Sale of the Century
Sale of the Century is a television game show format that has been screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. The show found its biggest success in Australia, where it aired weeknights from 1980 to 2001...
, competing to win more money for themselves (the format is similar to the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions
Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions
The Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions is an annual tournament featuring the longest-running champions from the past season or seasons of the TV quiz show Jeopardy! The tournament began in the show's first season in 1964 during Art Fleming's tenure as host, and continued into the Alex Trebek era of...
). 2005 grand champion Rob O'Neill defeated 2006 grand champion Yolanda Stopar in the head-to-head final by the score of $110–$80, pocketing an additional $115,000 in cash and prizes.
Other specials
Special series were often run featuring celebrities, sports personalities, and former champions. The format varied from special to special, depending upon the number of contestants available, and some specials had seen celebrities compete in pairs. Prizes for these specials were either donated to a charity of the celebrity's choice, or awarded to randomly chosen home viewers.Foreign versions
- A local version of Temptation airs in South Africa on the M-NetM-NetM-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
channel, hosted by James Lennox and Bridget Masinga. The first newNewNew is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.New or NEW may refer to:- Film and music :* New , a 2004 Tamil movie* "New" , a song by No Doubt from Return of Saturn...
game showGame showA 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...
to air on the channelTelevision channelA television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
since Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
, it premiered on 25 September 2006, airing weeknights for six weeks. Contestants could become grand champions and win all of the prizes by winning six times. At the end of the first series, the three top winners returned for a chance at prizes worth over R2,000,000. The winner of the South African series was Theunis Strydom, who finished with over R2,600,000 in cash and prizes.
- M-NetM-NetM-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
airs a version of Temptation in NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, which premiered on 6 November 2006 and airs weekly on Monday evenings. It is hosted by Ikponmwosa "Ik" Osakioduwa and Oluwakemi "Kemi" Adetiba. The first series consisted of 26 episodes. Contestants can become grand champions and win all of the prizes by winning six times. At the end of the first series, the three top winners returned for a chance at prizes worth over USD$100,000. The winner of the Nigerian series was Erhabor Emokpae, who finished with over USD$155,000 in cash and prizes.
- A syndicated U.S. version of TemptationTemptation (2007 US game show)Temptation: The New Sale of the Century was a television game show loosely based on both the original Australian and American Sale of the Century versions, plus the 2005 Australian version, also titled Temptation. The show began airing in syndication on September 10, 2007, with the last first-run...
hosted by Rossi MorrealeRossi MorrealeRossi Morreale is a television personality and former college football player.Morreale was a wide receiver & punt returner for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team, lettering from 1997–1999. After graduation he sought television exposure...
, premiered in fall 2007 and ran for one season.
- A South American version launched in 2007 on BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
's SBT network, with Silvio SantosSilvio Santos-External links:*...
at the helm.
Home versions
A Temptation board game was released by Crown and AndrewsCrown and Andrews
Crown and Andrews is a game manufacturer in Australia and the UK. It makes board games, educational games, wooden puzzles, Rubiks puzzles and jigsaw puzzles.-TV shows board games:...
in 2006. The following contents are in the board game: playing board, electronic umpire (an electronic item that determines which player buzzed first), 6 buttons, a 'Question and Answer' book, 6 score markers, 16 Show Prize cards, 24 Leader Prize cards, 26 Winner Prize cards, card tray and the rules. A picture of the game can be found here: http://www.crownandandrews.com/HTMLFiles/Temptation%203D%20Box%20-%20WEB.jpg
Additionally, a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
game was released by Imagination
Imagination
Imagination, also called the faculty of imagining, is the ability of forming mental images, sensations and concepts, in a moment when they are not perceived through sight, hearing or other senses...
in 2007, featuring series host Ed Phillips, before the show was scrapped.