Free 4 All
| Free 4 All | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Stone-Stanley Productions |
| Presented by | Mark Walberg |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 95 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network |
| Original release | June 27 โ November 4, 1994 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Free 4 All is an American game show that aired on USA Network from June 27 to November 4, 1994.[1][2] The show was hosted by Mark L. Walberg, previously known as an announcer, and was a production of Stone Stanley Entertainment.
Free 4 All and Quicksilver, another Stone-Stanley production, premiered on the same day as part of USA's afternoon lineup, which included reruns of past game shows. These were the first two original programs to air on the network since the 1990-91 season, when USA aired the final season of Bumper Stumpers and The New Chain Reaction. The two programs were scheduled together, but Free 4 All was cancelled after nineteen weeks, while Quicksilver ran for sixteen months.
Gameplay
Free 4 All was a basic question-and-answer game played by two teams of three contestants. It was called "Free 4 All" because any of the six contestants could buzz in to answer a question.
Round 1
The first round followed a slightly modified "toss-up/bonus" format common in scholastic quiz bowl team competition: If a contestant correctly answered a toss-up question, their team received a chance to answer a bonus question. However, unlike in most quiz bowl tournaments,
- the team could choose the category of the bonus question from among four options, with that choice then being replaced;
- the contestant who answered the toss-up correctly (rather than the captain as usual) was responsible for answering the bonus question; and
- that contestant could not consult with their teammates about the bonus question.
A contestant's incorrect answer to the toss-up question gave the other team a chance to answer it ("bounce back").
Each correct answer in Round One was worth 25 points; toss-up/bonus cycles continued until the end of the round.
Round 2: Category Round
The trailing team, or the team that won the coin toss if Round One ended in a tie, chose their category from four options to begin the round. All questions in Round Two were worth 50 points and were always toss-up questions. New categories replaced selected ones, and the choice went to the team with the most recent correct answer.
Round 3: Free 4 All Face-Off
Round 3 was a speed round. Host Walberg read a series of rapid-fire questions from a specific category (e.g., "Bodies of Water" might be actual bodies of water, or people or places with water names) for 90 seconds. Correct answers earned 75 points for the team. The team with the most points at the end of the round won the game and a prize package. If there was a tie, the next question in the packet broke the tie in favor of the team answering correctly.
Free 4 All Bonus Round
The bonus round gave the winning team a chance to win up to $1,000 cash and a grand prize. The team lined up in any order they chose, and was presented with ten categories. The contestant at the front of the line had 60 seconds to choose a category and answer a question. Each correct answer earned the team $100. Regardless of the answer, that category was removed from play. After the time expired or all categories were chosen, the bonus prize was revealed behind one of the categories. If the team answered that final question correctly, or if they answered all ten questions correctly before time expired, they won the grand prize. Regardless, the team split any winnings.
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