The Hollywood Game

infobox television
show_name = The Hollywood Game
format = Game Show
runtime = 30 minutes per episode
creator = CBS Entertainment Productions
starring = Bob Goen (host)
John Cramer (announcer)
country = USA
network = CBS
first_aired = June 19, 1992
last_aired = July 10, 1992
num_episodes = 4

"The Hollywood Game" was a prime time game show that ran for four weeks during the summer of 1992. It involved two teams of two contestants each, who answered trivia questions about film and television. In most rounds, the teams chose trivia categories that were represented by the nine letters in "H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D."

Gameplay

In the first round, each team was asked two questions, worth $100 and $200 respectively. Each question was preceded by a film clip. If a team failed to answer correctly, the opposing team had the chance to "steal" the question and the money.

In the second round, both teams competed to answer three questions in a chosen category. Questions were worth $200, $400, and $800 respectively. The third round was identical, except that the question values increased to $500, $1000 and $2000.

In the fourth round, each team could wager all, half, or none of their accumulated bankroll on a question in a predetermined category (similar to the final round on "Jeopardy!". The team with the highest score at the end of this round won the game and proceeded to the bonus round.

In the bonus round, each player was given fifteen seconds to identify nine pictures in a particular category (such as "Men in Uniform" or "Barbra Streisand Films"). Each correct answer lit up a letter in "H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D" and earned the team $1,000; nine correct answers (lighting the entire word) won $25,000.