The games of Sweep, Part 1

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So here we are. We're in September and that means we are focusing on the games in the most recent version of Supermarket Sweep. This excludes the mini-sweep and the bonus sweep. Let's focus on the games of the pre-sweep. 

Players were asked a series of questions, usually with a specific brand of grocery items as answers; each question was worth 10 seconds. In each round, the questions followed a specific format, which varied between rounds and shows. The formats used on the show included:

• Guessing which item a series of interesting facts described.
• Determining the brand name of a product, the picture of which had the brand name edited out.
• Slogans – Guessing which item went with a particular slogan or jingle.
• Multiple Choice – Selecting one or more of the answers to a series of questions from a bank of four, five or six possible choices. A famous saying or phrase was asked to the contestants, belonging to which answer.

• Three Right – Six choices were given to the contestants. They were asked which three out of the six belonged to a certain brand or item or genre. All three contestants buzzed in and guessed which one of the three items that were correct. So this was a chance for all three contestants to pick-up 10 seconds. Three questions were played.

• Word Games – Filling in the blanks to reveal a product's name; contestants were either given clues and/or letters that were progressively added (either randomly or spelled backwards). Sometimes only the first & last letters were given, and three clues were read. Another variant had a partially-filled name, with some letters missing; again, three clues were given.
• Fill in the Blank – Two phrases, each featuring a blank, were seen, and both blanks had the same word. A later version was similar to the Before & After puzzles on Wheel of Fortune, with a blank in the middle.
• This or That or Fact or Not a Fact – Questions with two choices were asked and only one team was allowed to buzz-in and answer; selecting the correct answer earned 10 seconds for that team only; selecting the wrong one gave the other two teams 10 seconds each.
• Animal Sounds – A set of three to five animals (cow, sheep, pig, chicken, and/or fish) were presented as the answer choices and contestants had to choose the correct animal by making its sound. If three animals were given, there was a rule in which they would answer by making a raspberry-blowing sound if it did not belong to any of the three animals.

• Twisted – Guessing a product's name from synonyms and/or antonyms that replaced each word. For example, "Cow's Ear" is a clue for BullsEye Barbecue Sauce.
• County Fair – Tested the players' sense of knowledge of a particular gadget.
• Supermarket Trivia – Trivia questions were asked about the items sold in the supermarket.
• Fat Chance – Three food items were shown, and the players had to determine which item had the fewest grams of fat.
• Checkstand Headlines – Facts about a famous person or event that were read about in checkstand tabloids were given to the contestants, and the contestants were to guess what the fact referred to.
• Proverbs – Facts about well-known expressions were given to the contestants, and the contestants were to guess by completing these popular expressions with items found or sold in the supermarket.

During each segment, different games were played involving everyday groceries. These games varied from day to day and generally involved the following objectives:

• Selecting which of three items was priced above or below a certain amount, was not a given price, was on sale, was incorrectly priced, was correctly priced, or was the most expensive.

• Determining how much of one item could be bought for a certain amount of money.
• Guessing whether the actual price for a product was higher or lower than the price displayed. A variation also included the possibility of the shown price being correct.

If a player was correct, that team earned 10 seconds; however, if all three players were right, 30 seconds was added to all three teams' times. In Season 1, however, all games (excluding the "on sale" version) had 20 seconds added to all three teams if all three players were right.

Even so, there was a 30-second shootout in which is combined a word game with Pyramid to make up the name of the product.  It was mostly used in the PAX version.  On our next edition, we'll focus on the big sweep money makers.

That should end it.  anything you question or comment goes to me on social media or email and we'll explain. We will see you all @ The.....................





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