Show: Double Dare
Host: Alex Trebek
Production Co: Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
Two contestants, each in separate isolation booths, attempted to correctly identify a person, place or thing based on one-sentence clues that were given to them, one at a time, on an electronic game board. The first person to win $500 wins the game and plays against the spoilers.
Bouns Game - Beat the Spoilers
Three people with PhD are in an isolation booth trying to guess the mystery subject and the player was required to give four of eight clues to the Spoilers If at least one Spoiler failed to correctly identify the subject after being given the fourth clue, the contestant won $5,000.
The show was created by Jay Wolpert who also was the Producer of "The Price is Right" with Bob Barker, and created game show cult favorites such as Hit Man and Whew!
Jay also wrote the script for the motion picture The Count of Monte Cristo and helped develop the script for first Pirates of the Caribbean film.
After Double Dare ended Alex Trebek would go on host The $128,000 Question and NBC's High Rollers.