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Shoot For The Stars was a modestly successful daytime game show which aired on the NBC television network. The game show aired from January 3, 1977 until September 30, 1977, and was produced in New York City. During most of its run, it had originally videotaped at NBC's headquarters in Rockefeller Center, but there were some weeks of episodes done, interestingly, at CBS's Ed Sullivan Theater, aka Studio 50, the first home of The $10,000 Pyramid. Geoff Edwards once again commuted from his home base in Los Angeles to host Shoot For The Stars. The series was created and produced by Bob Stewart. It was the last network game show for Edwards (except for his two-week stint as guest host on Chain Reaction in 1980), and the last NBC game show to originate from New York City. The announcer for the series was Bob Clayton, announcer on "Pyramid" and former host of "Concentration".

The Main Game

Shoot For The Stars comprised of two teams, both consisting of a civilain player (one of which a returning champion) and a celebrity player; faced with a game board of 24 numbered trilons. Behind the trilons are money cards ranging from $100 to $500, a "double your score" card and four stars. With the challengers going first, each team begins the game with $100 and alternates control of the board by selecting numbers in which a dollar amount is revealed, followed by the clue. The object of the game is for one team member to provide a synonym for the top word, while the other player provides a synonym for the bottom word (example: "sizzling canine" would translate into "hot dog"). A correct response earns that team the amount shown; an incorrect guess gives their opponents a chance to answer. If a team selects one of the four stars, then that team can wager any or all of their winnings. A right answer adds that wager to their score, and a wrong answer subtracts that amount. The first team to reach $1,500 or more wins the game and exactly $1,500. Unlike The Joker's Wild, whereas full turns are used, the game ended if the challengers reach the $1,500 mark first before the champions had an opportunity for at least one final turn to catch up.

Any contestant who won five games in a row was awarded a new automobile.

The Bonus Game

In the bonus game, which is somewhat similar to The $20,000 Pyramid, the winning team established a number ranging from 5 to 9 by hitting a plunger, which stops a rotating solari board in front of them. That number represented how many clues were needed for one team member to successfully communicate to his/her partner. The object is for one team member to communicate two-part phrases, one part at a time, to his/her partner, describing it in any way. If the team successfully guesses the required number of words (from 5 to 9) in 60 seconds or less, that team won a cash jackpot that began at $1,000 and was increased by $500 each time it was not won.

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