If the team in control had given at least four proper answers, they then were given a chance to earn up to four additional points with the celebrity panel. This was later changed to having the challengers play the first category and letter.
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The team who won the toss-up scored a point and played the remainder of that half of the round. Originally, Clark read the category and then the letter in play for the round and members of each team attempted to buzz-in and provide a word that fit both criteria. If the word was unacceptable, the challenging team scored a point otherwise the controlling team received an additional point. If challenged, a panel of five jurors voted whether or not the word was acceptable, with the majority vote ruling. However, no player could give two consecutive answers, and no word could be used as part of more than two answers.Īfter the list was complete or time ran out, the other team could challenge any word they believed to be unacceptable. The team scored a point each time the team gave an acceptable word. The team in control was given 15 seconds to name up to six items that fit a particular category and started with a specific letter of the alphabet. The show first premiered on January 18, 1993, but after 20 weeks on the air, it ended on June 11, 1993.
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However, the difference was that instead of being live in studio, each celebrity's participation was videotaped in advance. The show was based on the board game of the same name and featured a panel of five celebrities.
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Two teams of four players competed in a battle of the sexes manner (four men vs. Scattergories was a NBC network game show based on the 1988 board game of the same name, hosted by Dick Clark with Charlie Tuna as the announcer.