Sale of the Century
Hopp or top was a game show from 1990 to 1992, Tele 5 and 1993 the DSF produced by the Reg Grundy production in the ARRI Studios in Munich- Schwabing.
Original Size
The original size Sale of the Century ( sale of the century, original notation $ ale of the Century ) aired in the U.S. from 1969 to 1974 and from 1983 to 1989. The Australian TV mogul Reg Grundy, who had (big temptation) produced from 1970 to 1976 already has a similar format under the title Great Temptation in Australia, bought the format and produced it in 1980 under the original title new. The show was with 4610 episodes in 21 years the Australian hitherto most successful game show. It was in local versions in Great Britain ( 1971-83, 1989/90, 1997/8 ), New Zealand (1989-93, 1995), Paraguay (1997 /8), Turkey ( 1995-8 ) and Germany sent in gameplay and in most cases even the studio design similar to the Australian 1980 version. From 2005 to 2009, it was sent back in Australia under the title Temptation, as well as in 2006 in South Africa and Nigeria and 2007/ 8 in the U.S.. In Brazil, the show was already in the 60s and 70s under the title To Compra Quem Tem ( So who's buying ), from 1995 to 2010 as Tentação (temptation ). Greece called the show 1994/5 first Aφεv ז іκό Tρελάθηκε ( The boss has gone mad ), 1997/98 is sent under the original title. Only short cycles, it was in Hong Kong ( 1982), Mexico (1998 ) and India (2004, Super Sale Super Sale).
Chronicle Hopp or Top
Moderator of the German mission was initially the actor Andreas Similia, he was replaced from broadcasts in April 1991 by the former radio presenter Thomas " Thomy " Aigner. After the DSF had become on 1 January 1993 from Tele 5, the actor Hermann Toelcke took a few more episodes until the DSF the shipment stopped for lack of compatibility with their sports program. Assistant remained the whole time about the former fashion model Angelika (born Angela ) Petersen, Off- speaker was initially Stephan Lehmann.
Airtime was initially open Monday to Saturday from about 20:30 o `clock. Mid-1991, the show was moved up to 19:45 clock by which from 30 to 45 minutes on gross prolonging airtime in the episode until 19:30 clock. Saturday's result was accounted for at the end. The program was recorded with applause from the tape without studio audience, since the presentation of the prizes ( car, etc. ) in principle available space for an audience ( Ruck Zuck was produced in the same studio with the audience) was occupied. The average attendance rate in the first quarter of 1991 of 260,000.
Rules and prizes
The show was a combination of quizzes and commercial. She has been flagged for presenting the prices as advertising mail ( at first only by a few seconds to be seen lettering advertising, later permanent). In every show three candidates fought for the victory. Every player started with 20 points. For a correct answer five points have been added, but also withdrawn in case of wrong answer again. The earned points by answering was the candidate lying respectively in the lead already during the show in several "gift shops " partially redeemed for prizes. For this purpose, in the first round 6, deducted in the second round and 9 in the third round 16 points from the account. The moderator also tried the leaders to convince them to "buy " by, reduced the number of points to be deducted and / or in addition to the prize or money it put ( a candidate who played for the super price, refused in early 1991 a purchase with $ 20,000 adding from ). Another special were the three bonus questions. The candidate who answered this correctly, a field ( 1-9) could choose on the wall. Behind the prizes or 10, 15, hid (from 2nd bonus question ) or 25 bonus points ( from 3 bonus question ). The overall winner was also able to choose an appropriate their score prize or accumulate points for a higher prize and continue playing at the next show. For the first prize as the overall winner no minimum number of points required. For the next higher price 160 points were required. This rose to 90 points per prize level. Upon reaching 520 (initially 610) points the winner was a then current BMW 3 - Series (E36 sedan or coupe, E30 convertible or touring) or the 5-series E34, will each win worth over DM 60,000. In the penultimate prize level (610 points) waved a jackpot in cash in an amount of at least DM 80,000 ( per shipment to DM 1,000 rising), which in the final profit level ( 700 points Super Champion ) could still be combined with all previous prizes. Overall, this resulted as a maximum profit total to about DM 300,000 (depending on the level of the jackpot and the value of the prizes ), whose profit marked the highest so far achieved in a German game show value on 1 July 1992. Up to 500 broadcast on 5 November 1992, there were five Super Champions. The two losers per shipment received as a consolation prize a silver " money clip ", and of course all the prizes they had won in the previous gift boutiques and bonus rounds / bought.
Repetitions
Some of the old programs were repeated five times (a total of over 1,000 repetitions) in the years 1996-1999 at the transmitter tm3. In 2007 there were at ProSieben Gameshow Marathon a single mission as remake.
Computer game
As merchandising an eponymous computer game was published in 1992, which was inspired by the concept and the look of the TV show. Prices could of course not be won. It was available for the PC ( DOS), Commodore 64, Amiga 500 /600 and Atari ST. The game was issued to candidates of the shipment.