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Host: Ken Ober
Announcer: Colin Quinn
Premise: What if MTV made a game show? Three college-aged students answer questions about pop culture.
Play: To start the game, Ken reads a toss up question to the three players, The winner of that gets the choice of nine channels from the Zenith TV. The first time a category is chosen, the question is worth 5 points (no penalty for an incorrect answer) to whoever chimes in with the right answer. Sometimes questions are straightforward, others use a skit to present the question.
Whoever gives the last right answer can either change the channel or keep it the same to hear another toss-up. The second question from a channel is worth 10 points, and third is for 15. After three questions, that channel is done. Some categories held either bonuses, special games, or penalties (The Home Shopping Channel forced a player to buy a worthless prize for 10 points). After the first break, the players are subjected to a Snack Break, consisting of a snack being dropped on their heads from the rafters. Round two is played similarly to round one, with nine new channels and doubled points. When the air-raid siren goes off and the lights turn out, the game is "Off the Air," and the low scoring player is eliminated from the game. If there's a tie for third place, all three players stick around for the final round.
On the MTV version, the third round is "Think Real Fast," a series of 10 point questions in one category, played for 30 seconds. In syndication, the players bet part of their scores on the ability to solve a math problem . The loser is out, the winner plays for the grand prize.
Bonus Round, MTV: The winner sits in a Craftmatic adjustable bed, and has 30 seconds to identify the artists in nine videos. Each one wins a better prize, and nine wins the grand prize, either a small car or a tropical vacation.
Bonus Round, Syndication: The player is strapped to a bondage wheel, called the "Wheel of Jeopardy". Ten questions are asked in sixty seconds, and for each right answer, a TV monitor went from blue to red, bearing the words "Grand Prize". If time runs out, the remaining monitors are blue. If the contestants' head stops by a "Grand Prize" monitor, he or she wins the appropriate prize.