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ED TOUTANT WINS SMARTY PANTS COMPETITION FOR THIRD TIME
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SATURDAY NIGHT AT GAME SHOW CONGRESS 5 Buzzer Battle for Charity |
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A MILLIONAIRE and two JEOPARDY! greats: eventual Smarty Pants champion ED TOUTANT, STEVE CHERNICOFF and BOB HARRIS
THE BEST OF THE BEST: This combination includes some of the finest ever to play on TV game shows
Around $2.6 million with this trio: JEROME VERED, KEVIN OLMSTEAD, JAMES DINAN
Computer genius MIKE BURGER, who designed most of the graphics and game operations for GSC 5, takes a rare break
The ever-smooth PAUL PAQUET delivers another question to the competitors
Another tough one to ponder for TOUTANT, CHERNICOFF and HARRIS
PAQUET pulls another poser out of his packet
SMARTY PANTS
Smarty Pants was created by Paul Paquet, who operates Cornerstone Word Co. in Canada.
The contest is a variation on the college bowl format, eliminating the bonus questions.
At GSC5, as many as eight players competed simultaneously in rapid-fire general knowledge tossup questions.
Former $1.86 million Who Wants to Be a Millionaire winner Ed Toutant captured the title for the third time in four years __________________________
TVGAMESHOWS.NET LINKS
Ralph Edwards Tribute (will be restored soon)
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Colorado Women Take the Laurels: Former $64,000 Millionaire winner Lori Bailey and team partner (known as The Biotches, both at left) capture marathon tournament
The New Truth or Consequences and The Big Spin host Larry Anderson
approaches the podium for Buzzer Battle
First teams assemble for Buzzer Battle showdown: Among the contestants are computer whiz Mike Burger, all-time network quiz winnings king Kevin Olmstead, Gordon Pepper, Travis Schiavo and Warren Usui.
Millionaire-Jeopardy! champion Jason Block and TV's only female quiz millionaire Nancy Christy form the nucleus of a team
Burton Richardson offers the best announcer's call of successful buzz-in team names since Don Morrow on G.E. College Bowl. Just ask the teams how Richardson intoned "Fighting Pudus," or "Alter Cockers."
Larry and Burton have a laugh during a break from Buzzer Battle
The competition began around 9 p.m. and continued until well past midnight
Game Show Congress Coverage (Sat.) Game Show Congress Coverage (Fri.) Tic Tac Dough Reunion/Hosts & Announcers Game Show Congress 5 Legends Luncheon
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