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picture

Dire need of a picture. Redwolf24 10:08, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

reference

References in pop culture: The Pyramid game is satirized on Dr. Dre's 1992 rap album, "The Chronic", as "The $20 Sack Pyramid" where the players attempt to win some weed and money for a "swap meet".

Bob Stewart Productions returns?

Could it be that Stewart returned to television back in 2002 by becoming a silent partner for Pyramid? I found his company name at the Internet Movie Data Base. King Shadeed 15:14, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Probably an error by someone who lumped it in with the other versions. Stewart was credited on the 2002 as creator of the format though. Scrabbleship 16:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Where, exactly? I don't remember seeing his name in the credits. Green Lantern

{{Split-apart}}

I added this tag in the article page because it is getting too long, and some sections are getting attention away from the main focus. Rather than adding {{verylong}}, it would be better to leave this tag alone until we can work this article out. --Gh87 09:22, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

• Support. This article has just gotten WAY too long, and there's way too much information for each version of the show that I persoanlly feel that the need their own articles. FamicomJL 19:15, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

• Support, but keep it to a minimum. In my opinion, three articles are necessary. The first should have information on the original 3 Pyramids ($10K, $20K, and original $25K), the second should have the info about the '80s versions and the John Davidson-hosted revival, and the third should be about the Osmond version. --ChrisP2K5 19:29, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Support, however a hypothetical split should have the $50K in with the $10K/$20K/original $25K rather than in with the '80s/Davidson versions given that version was closer to its predecessors than its followers. Scrabbleship 22:51, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
• 'Note', Right down to the theme, even. FamicomJL 00:55, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

• Response. I agree with that, however I don't believe the Osmond version has enough info to warrant a new article. FamicomJL 23:20, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

• Support Yes, the article is a bit lengthy. Gamesurf 22:33, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

• Support. I think it should be split too. I think that the 70s versions should be on one page, the 80s version and Davidson's on another, and Osmond's on a third. Also, at least mention should be made (if it hasn't already) about the late 1990s pilots (one of which, I think, was hosted by Chuck Woolery). TenPoundHammer 06:14, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

• Support. I already got the ball rolling by splitting the sections on game and tournament play off into a separate article. Starbuck-2 10:59, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • That's not going to help, Starbuck-2. It's easier to do it with separate versions. --ChrisP2K5 01:54, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
    • Shall we re-integrate the split-apart sections into the main article until we can find an effective method? --Green Lantern 02:45, 18 March 2006
• Strongly Support. This article is way too long. We need detailed pages for each version because they were very different throughout their separate runs. KansasCity 13:38, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Intro rewrite

The introduction doesn't really make it clear that Pyramid is the collective title for multiple incarnations of the same show. I'm not sure of how to rewrite the intro, however -- does anyone have any suggestions? Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • 05:41, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

I took a shot at it. JTRH (talk) 13:48, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

That's a start. All the pages related to this show still need work; just like most of the game show pages, there's just too much cruft. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • 01:51, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Gameplay info

How about some info about the actual game play? That all got wiped out when the gameplay subarticle got nuked, and it needs to be re-added to this article. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • 04:52, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I really don't know why the guy prodded it without asking us if we wanted to take any of the info and trim it for the main article. Best we can do is get someone who really knows the game well, and can sum it up in a few paragraphs or less. FamicomJL (talk) 16:25, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I asked an admin to userfy the page, and am currently taking a whack at trimming it down. It can be found here in case anyone else wants to help. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • 21:41, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I put in some basic, straightforward gameplay information. I haven't yet dealt with the bonuses like the Lucky Seven/Big Seven, 7-11, etc., and I only saw the $50,000 version once, so I have little knowledge of it. Feel free to expand, or to whack away. JTRH (talk) 04:07, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Regarding the coin toss to break the Winner's Circle tie in tournament play, the coin toss was conducted on stage, and in Episodes #373, #374, and #547 (September 9-10, 1987, and August 30, 1988, respectively) Dick Clark used a half-dollar. Megaultrasuperuberviewer (talk) 07:42, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Your edit is being reverted because that information is trivia. Sottolacqua (talk) 12:40, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

John Davidsion version distributor

Orbis Communications never distributed the John Davidson version of The 100,000Pyramid, so that's incorrect. It was Multimedia Entertainment that was the distributor for that version. King Shadeed 14:47, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Short count

"A weekly syndicated nighttime version, known as The $25,000 Pyramid", with a "network daytime version" that "increased its top prize and was renamed The $20,000 Pyramid". Huh?! TREKphiler 08:57, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

A version hosted by Bill Cullen aired once a week at night and was titled The $25k Pyramid. A version hosted by Dick Clark aired daily in the mornings and was titled The $20k Pyramid. Sottolacqua (talk) 12:07, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Payout confusion

I was always under the assumption that in the 1982-1988 runs, the first Winner's Circle was worth $10,000, and a second victory was an ADDITIONAL $25,000. Meaning two wins in the same day netted a player $35,000. This is the impression I got from Dick Clark's explanation at the top of the show. Thanks for the correction.

71.55.45.97 (talk) 16:33, 17 July 2009 (UTC)Bryce Lozier

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