It is also somewhat similar to Let’s make a deal

Treasure Hunt Is A Price Is Right Knockoff.

It’s what you get when Deal or no Deal tries to be fun, light-hearted, and funny.

@@christopherslappey1681 Actually, Treasure Hunt was a game show back in the 1950s hosted and created by comedian Jan Murray. Chuck Barris must've bought it from him and therefore, brought it back as The NEW Treasure Hunt.

@@jeremyprice7256 But It Was Similar To The Price Is Right With The Same Big Doors And Three Models.

@@christopherslappey1681 Hence, the "NEW!"

Buzzr does not have the right to air shows like this because Chuck Barris shows are owned by Sony even though Buzzr does air the 1990s version of Newlywed Game

I thought it grew $1000 for every day it wasn't won...

Thank you, Albert!

Yes, Geoff was a great host! So funny and great timing! He really put his acting skills to use for this. I also saw him on a couple episodes of Petticoat Junction.

This version may have lasted 3 or 4 years and resumed in 1981 for that year only if my memory is correct. And yes, these were on CBN and USA at times in the afternoon rerun block.

@@eyehatefarcebook11 This version was from 1973-77. It was revived in 1981 for a year, this time there being 66 boxes.

And then kinda rebooted (with a darker and more serious tone) with Deal or no Deal.

@@eyehatefarcebook11 Treasure Hunt never aired on USA.

That Contestant Eva That Won $5,000 On Treasure Hunt Imagine If She Was On The Price Is Right On Won A Car She Probably Would Have Jumped On Bob Barker.

@@christopherslappey1681 Or Dennis James.

@@300zxbear2 Or What If She Won $10,000 In The Showcase Showdown She Would Have Had Bob Barker Running For His Life.

Because that was when men were men ! Dainty snowflake wussys nowadays. Sad !

I heard that the reason was that women tend to have more excitable reactions.

There were stopdowns that were all edited from the complete episodes. After the boxes had been chosen in the game, the taping would be halted for a few moments to allow Geoff Edwards to be briefed on the sketch that corresponded with the box that got selected.

@@drewzuhosky6826 Ok. But you mean that 30 (or later 60), sketches were written and rehearsed (per show), complete with prizes on stage? I mean, there were characters that appeared in some of those sketches with costumes and all kind of props. They also had to have all those cars, boats, furniture, appliances, etc. all set to go on stage -- and probably would never make it. Is that how they really did it?

Yeah, and there was one sketch that caused Geoff Edwards to almost leave in protest. A contestant would be led to believe she won a car, but after the commotion died down, she'd be told that she only won its _windshield._ Edwards was disgusted by the mean-spirited premise and was briefly fired by Chuck Barris, who reversed course before any new episodes could be shot. The 1970's run of _Treasure Hunt_ ended that season, anyway.@@Pmfried

A warehouse near the stage stored the prizes. They were moved in and out of position during stop downs.

That was the nature of the game, to make the contestants think they made the wrong choice. That’s why they pulled all those pranks.

_Treasure Hunt_ deliberately only had females as contestants because a woman's emotions were easier to exploit than those of a man. If they tried the show with a guy, it's a different story, one which could have ended with host Geoff Edwards picking up his teeth. One proposed sketch for the show repulsed Edwards to the point where he nearly quit in protest. The gist of the sketch entails a woman believing that she had just won a new car, with the show revealing that she had only won ITS WINDSHIELD-- a sketch which thankfully never made it to air.

This was actually a pretty mean show if you think about it. _Treasure Hunt_ exploited the women contestants' emotions (all contestants who appeared on the show were women) since a woman's emotions are easier to toy with than a man's. If they tried the show with a guy, it's a different story, one which could have ended with host Geoff Edwards picking up his teeth. One proposed sketch for the show repulsed Edwards to the point where he nearly quit in protest. The gist of the sketch entails a woman believing that she had just won a new car, with the show revealing that she had only won ITS WINDSHIELD-- a sketch which thankfully never made it to air.