In addition to contestants being given answers to the game's questions, I am positive that some were provided the solutions to the puzzles to be solved. I distinctly recall seeing an episode as a young teen where a contestant correctly "guessed" a puzzle without answering a single question correctly. There were no dots connected at all, but the contestant "guessed" Charlie McCarthy which was the puzzle solution. Her only response to a flabbergasted audience was that the puzzle "didn't look human." Even as a naive 13-year-old, I sensed coming up with that answer to a 50-dot puzzle without any lines at all had to be fishy....

Bob Shapiro Goleta CA

The game show genre features TV series with contestants competing against each other in various challenges, tasks, or quizzes to win prizes or rewards. Game shows are designed to engage viewers by presenting exciting and often competitive scenarios that involve participants using their knowledge, skills, and strategies to outperform their opponents and win.

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As contestants answer questions they get to connect more of the 50 dots which make up a caricature of someone famous. First to guess its identity wins. Home viewers could also play.

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