![]() And Jeopardy? For a quarter century, America has watched geeks and eggheads create correct questions to trivia answers. The Price Is Right is in its 39 th year – little more than a test of how well you’ve kept up with grocery prices – and it’s a money machine for its owners. Is it a crazy idea? Well, in its 25 th season Wheel of Fortune is just a dressed-up children’s game, yet it continues to draw record audiences year after year. With full support from the network’s Sony Corporation owners, GSN is auditioning potential contestants nationwide and has signed on comedian Jeff Foxworthy to host the American Bible Challenge. They were clutching Bibles, glancing over New Testament flash cards and hoping they would get to appear on what the Game Show Network is taking a big risk on – and what could be America’s next TV phenomenon. And the Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. Instead, they were cramming, last minute, flipping through Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy and the Song of Solomon. Nor would they show off their “Price Is Right” knowledge or their “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” grip on pop music. They stood patiently in line, applications in hand, hoping to be the next nationwide TV game show winners.īut on this new show they wouldn’t be answering “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” trivia. The Dallas shopping mall’s atrium was filled with excited hopefuls of all ages. ![]()
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