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When game show winners are disqualified...
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How does working for a CBS affiliate disqualify you?
Bengalsfan said:
Conflict of interest.
Like if you work for a television station (any affiliate) you and any of your family members cannot enter any contest the television station holds.
CBS is CBS. There shouldn't be any problem tracking that particular person down.
What if that person were employed at another television company?
(I can only guess if that were the case the person may also get fired for conflict of interest.)
What if that person were employed at another television company?
(I can only guess if that were the case the person may also get fired for conflict of interest.)
...if the company in question has affiliations with the network in that or other markets, the potential contestant is still disqualified. If the contestant merely works for a TV station that carries a syndicated program from Universal (NBC), Paramount (CBS), Disney (ABC), Sony (GSN) or Fox, that also qualifies as a conflict of interest. There was a hilarious Fred Allen Show on NBC Radio in 1946 -- http://www.archive.org/download/otr_fredallen/Fred_Allen_-_460526_-_King_for_a_Day_guest_Jack_Benny.mp3 -- that showed anybody in media in general was automatically disqualified from game shows back then (tho it didn't stop Jack Benny from trying, heh heh)...Yeziknoradio said:
notalkallstatic said:
Unless the television station is owned by CBS or Price's production company, where does the conflict come from?
Bengalsfan said:
To some people it looks suspicious to have a winner who actually works for the affiliate. People might think that particular contestant was given special treatement. So I think the show just tries to avoid the hassle by making employees ineligible. Yeah it's kind of silly, however the show doesn't want to appear dishonest.
We might not see a conflict of interest, and it might not even be there, but lawyers surely see a conflict of interest. So the contestant was bound to have signed an agreement that would keep them from playing and/or winning.
I recall a similar situation several years ago when a Phoenix TV weatherman won his way up on stage on TPiR. When Bob asked him what he did, he was quite upfront and said "I'm a weather at a tv station in Phoenix." I remember searching to find out which station he worked for and finally figured out it was KNXV, the Phoenix ABC affiliate. I honestly don't recall if he won his game or not.
And not long ago, Jackie Monroe, a (now former) co-anchor at the Fox affiliate in Evansville, Indiana appeared on an NBC episode of "Deal or No Deal." She went to a contestant search being held in Evansville and was selected for the show. I believe she donated her winnings to a local charity.
Incidently, she is now working for the NBC affiliate in Evansville, though behind the scenes until the end of the month when her non-compete expires.
And not long ago, Jackie Monroe, a (now former) co-anchor at the Fox affiliate in Evansville, Indiana appeared on an NBC episode of "Deal or No Deal." She went to a contestant search being held in Evansville and was selected for the show. I believe she donated her winnings to a local charity.
Incidently, she is now working for the NBC affiliate in Evansville, though behind the scenes until the end of the month when her non-compete expires.
Game show winners don't walk away with their prizes. There's a pretty hefty lag as legal paperwork is filled out, taxes are filed (and paid if the prize was merch, or withheld from cash winnings), and eligibility is confirmed.
When I was on "Jeopardy!" in 1993, my eligibility was confirmed before I appeared on the show. With shows like TPiR, where contestants are pulled from a relatively unscreened pool, I suppose the verification takes place during the lag.
When I was on "Jeopardy!" in 1993, my eligibility was confirmed before I appeared on the show. With shows like TPiR, where contestants are pulled from a relatively unscreened pool, I suppose the verification takes place during the lag.
A contestant can be disqualified if there's a rule stating that they can't appear on the show ever again, or must wait so many years before being eligible again. I believe with CBS, say someone is a contestant on Let's Make A Deal must wait a year before becoming a contestant on The Price Is Right and vice versa. I'm well aware that for The Price Is Right, a contestant must wait 10 years before becoming a contestant again. I remember reading a story online about a contestant who appeared on Jeopardy more than 10 years ago came back to the show, but got disqualified. The rule states for Jeopardy that unless invited back, that past contestants can't return as a contestant ever again. I wonder what the requirement is for Wheel of Fortune.
Prospective contestants also have to say, in writing, whether
they have ever met anyone connected with the show and if so,
under what circumstances.
This business of can't-work-for-an-affiliate is, of course, an outgrowth
of the scandals, but I've read that William Peter Blatty came under scrutiny
'way back in 1961 when he appeared on Groucho's show. He and his partner
won $10,000, and it came out later that Blatty was a former employee of NBC,
the network that carried Groucho. The implication was that the questions were
deliberately made easy for him because of that. That the questions were
easier ("You Bet Your Life" questions weren't all that difficult to begin with) was
never proven, and Blatty got his half of the money, which helped finance him while
he wrote "The Exorcist."
they have ever met anyone connected with the show and if so,
under what circumstances.
This business of can't-work-for-an-affiliate is, of course, an outgrowth
of the scandals, but I've read that William Peter Blatty came under scrutiny
'way back in 1961 when he appeared on Groucho's show. He and his partner
won $10,000, and it came out later that Blatty was a former employee of NBC,
the network that carried Groucho. The implication was that the questions were
deliberately made easy for him because of that. That the questions were
easier ("You Bet Your Life" questions weren't all that difficult to begin with) was
never proven, and Blatty got his half of the money, which helped finance him while
he wrote "The Exorcist."
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