Sale of the Century: Difference between revisions

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* [[Cut Short]]: The last NBC episode in 1973 had the day's winning couple electing to come back the following Monday; during the credits, announcer Bill Wendell stated that this was in fact the last episode and the producers gave the couple the prize they were working for (a trip to Acapulco, according to one recollection) anyway.

* [[Lucky Charms Title]]: Everywhere except the United Kingdom, the title was spelled with a dollar sign.

* [[No Budget]]: Some critics of the latter 1980s formats also claimed the conversion to the Winner's Board and later Big Money Winner's Game formats have claimed that the switch was done as a cost-cutting move. Indeed, many of the cars went from full-size Cadillacs, Mercedes-Benz sedans and top-end sports cars to less-expensive cars. Although never reaching subcompact or econocar range, mainstream cars such as the Ford Taurus, entry-level luxury cars such as the Mercedes-Benz 190 or BMW 528i, or compact convertibles including the Chevrolet Cavalier were more common. The big-ticket items, such as [http://www.veoh.com/watch/v1059457FEX3JAX9 $13,000 European tours and $21,000 cabin cruisers], were gone, however, replaced with more common game-show fare in the $1,500-$5,000 range.

* [[Recursive Import]]: United States to Australia, and back to United States.

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''Temptation'' in Australia.

* [[Trope 2000]]: Subverted by the Australian version. In 2000, it briefly renamed itself "Sale of the ''New'' Century"