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->''"I find the quiz aspect of this show to be overrated anyway."''
-->--'''Paul Merton''', ''HaveIGotNewsForYou''
-->--'''Paul Merton''', ''HaveIGotNewsForYou''
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*** Humph was actually using one of Bruce Forsythe's catch-phrases. He called out, "And what do points mean ?", to which the audience shouted back "PRIZES!". Humph was then usually heard muttering something like "Pathetic".
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* From John Denver's "The City of New Orleans":
-->Dealing cards with the old men in the club car\\
Penny a point, ain’t no one keeping score
* From John Denver's "The City of New Orleans":
-->Dealing cards with the old men in the club car\\
Penny a point, ain’t no one keeping score
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* "Welcome to ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter! That's right, the points are like the [[ExcusePlot plot of a porn movie]], they don't matter!" The phrase was used in the U.S. version by Drew Carey, to highlight American audiences being unused to {{Panel Game}}s. The same principle applied to the Clive Anderson-hosted British seasons, but at least it could be demonstrated that Clive was, in fact, awarding points (and deducting them for references to baldness). Drew Carey himself didn't seem to keep track of the points he was awarding; eventually, he just defaulted to saying "a thousand points to everyone" after every game, and later they only seemed to come up when Drew was using that tag-line.
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* "Welcome to ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter! That's right, the points are like the [[ExcusePlot plot of a porn movie]], movie, they don't matter!" The phrase was used in the U.S. version by Drew Carey, to highlight American audiences being unused to {{Panel Game}}s. The same principle applied to the Clive Anderson-hosted British seasons, but at least it could be demonstrated that Clive was, in fact, awarding points (and deducting them for references to baldness). Drew Carey himself didn't seem to keep track of the points he was awarding; eventually, he just defaulted to saying "a thousand points to everyone" after every game, and later they only seemed to come up when Drew was using that tag-line.
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* "Welcome to ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter! That's right, the points are like the [[ExcusePlot plot of a porn movie]], they don't matter!" The phrase was used in the U.S. version by Drew Carey. The same principle applied to the Clive Anderson-hosted British seasons, but at least it could be demonstrated that Clive was, in fact, awarding points (and deducting them for references to baldness). Drew Carey himself didn't seem to keep track of the points he was awarding; eventually, he just defaulted to saying "a thousand points to everyone" after every game, and later they only seemed to come up when Drew was using that tag-line.
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* "Welcome to ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter! That's right, the points are like the [[ExcusePlot plot of a porn movie]], they don't matter!" The phrase was used in the U.S. version by Drew Carey.Carey, to highlight American audiences being unused to {{Panel Game}}s. The same principle applied to the Clive Anderson-hosted British seasons, but at least it could be demonstrated that Clive was, in fact, awarding points (and deducting them for references to baldness). Drew Carey himself didn't seem to keep track of the points he was awarding; eventually, he just defaulted to saying "a thousand points to everyone" after every game, and later they only seemed to come up when Drew was using that tag-line.
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* ''WouldILieToYou?'' generally averts this as the points are awarded on a very simple and straightforward basis, although not all of the questions make it through to the edit so sometimes it seems like a team is on top yet loses because the points the opposing team scored were cut. Both team captains (particularly Lee Mack) are quite competitive about the scores and who has won which series.
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* ''WouldILieToYou?'' ''WouldILieToYou'' generally averts this as the points are awarded on a very simple and straightforward basis, although not all of the questions make it through to the edit so sometimes it seems like a team is on top yet loses because the points the opposing team scored were cut. Both team captains (particularly Lee Mack) are quite competitive about the scores and who has won which series.
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* [[TheSimpsons]] episode "Pygmoelian", where Moe competes in a bartending competition hosted by Duffman: When they got to the final round of the game, Duffman said :"Now, the final round [[GoldenSnitch makes up 98% of the total score, making the previous rounds a complete waste.]] Oh Yeah!"
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* [[TheSimpsons]] ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Pygmoelian", where Moe competes in a bartending competition hosted by Duffman: When they got to the final round of the game, Duffman said :"Now, the final round [[GoldenSnitch makes up 98% of the total score, making the previous rounds a complete waste.]] Oh Yeah!"
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* [[TheSimpsons Moe]] once competed in a bartending competition once, hosted by Duffman. When they got to the final round of the game, Duffman said :"Now, the final round [[GoldenSnitch makes up 98% of the total score, making the previous rounds a complete waste.]] Oh Yeah!"
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* [[TheSimpsons Moe]] once competed [[TheSimpsons]] episode "Pygmoelian", where Moe competes in a bartending competition once, hosted by Duffman. Duffman: When they got to the final round of the game, Duffman said :"Now, the final round [[GoldenSnitch makes up 98% of the total score, making the previous rounds a complete waste.]] Oh Yeah!"Yeah!"
* In "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", the Super Bowl announcer mentions that "in the second half, points count double".
* In "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", the Super Bowl announcer mentions that "in the second half, points count double".
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* The TropeNamer: "Welcome to ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter! That's right, the points are like the [[ExcusePlot plot of a porn movie]], they don't matter!" The phrase was used in the U.S. version by Drew Carey. The same principle applied to the Clive Anderson-hosted British seasons, but at least it could be demonstrated that Clive was, in fact, awarding points (and deducting them for references to baldness). Drew Carey himself didn't seem to keep track of the points he was awarding; eventually, he just defaulted to saying "a thousand points to everyone" after every game, and later they only seemed to come up when Drew was using that tag-line.
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* The TropeNamer: "Welcome to ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter! That's right, the points are like the [[ExcusePlot plot of a porn movie]], they don't matter!" The phrase was used in the U.S. version by Drew Carey. The same principle applied to the Clive Anderson-hosted British seasons, but at least it could be demonstrated that Clive was, in fact, awarding points (and deducting them for references to baldness). Drew Carey himself didn't seem to keep track of the points he was awarding; eventually, he just defaulted to saying "a thousand points to everyone" after every game, and later they only seemed to come up when Drew was using that tag-line.
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* ''WouldILieToYou?'' generally averts this as the points are awarded on a very simple and straightforward basis, although not all of the questions make it through to the edit so sometimes it seems like a team is on top yet loses because the points the opposing team scored were cut. Both team captains are quite competitive about the scores and who has won which series.
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* ''WouldILieToYou?'' generally averts this as the points are awarded on a very simple and straightforward basis, although not all of the questions make it through to the edit so sometimes it seems like a team is on top yet loses because the points the opposing team scored were cut. Both team captains (particularly Lee Mack) are quite competitive about the scores and who has won which series.
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* [[TheSimpsons Moe]] once competed in a bartending competition once, hosted by Duffman. When they got to the final round of the game, Duffman said :"Alright, this last round [[GoldenSnitch will count for 98% of all the points, making the other 3 rounds completly pointless.]] Oh Yeah!"
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* [[TheSimpsons Moe]] once competed in a bartending competition once, hosted by Duffman. When they got to the final round of the game, Duffman said :"Alright, this last :"Now, the final round [[GoldenSnitch will count for makes up 98% of all the points, total score, making the other 3 previous rounds completly pointless.a complete waste.]] Oh Yeah!"
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**** On one occasion his buzzer sound was the klaxon which goes off when a panellist is being penalised, so he lost ten points without even opening his mouth.
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*** This Troper has been in the audience for the original recording a few times. Generally, they record around two hours of material, so obviously a lot is lost in a 30 minute broadcast (45 minutes for the extended version).
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* The Australian current affairs panel show ''GoodNewsWeek'' does keep clear track of points, but is extremely casual about how they are awarded. Host Paul [=McDermott=] can be talked into awarding points for answering questions which weren't asked, for incorrect answers which are vehemently defended, and generally whenever it's entertaining. On one particularly bizarre occasion [=McDermott=] ''won''.
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* GoodNewsWeek. Just Good News Week. The amount of points scored seems a little erratic, on the occasion a question gets an answer that is. In the end the host makes up the scores and decides the winners. He's biased and once made himself the winner. This is attributed to the RuleOfFunny however.
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* GoodNewsWeek. Just Good News Week. The amount of points scored seems a little erratic, on the occasion a question gets an answer that is. In the end the host makes up the scores and decides the winners. He's biased and once made himself the winner. This is attributed to the RuleOfFunny however. It does keep clear track of points, but is extremely casual about how they are awarded. Host Paul [=McDermott=] can be talked into awarding points for answering questions which weren't asked, for incorrect answers which are vehemently defended, and generally whenever it's entertaining. On one particularly bizarre occasion [=McDermott=] ''won''.
**He also once handed out points to both teams after one contestant chased a member of the opposing team ''into and through the audience''.
**He also once handed out points to both teams after one contestant chased a member of the opposing team ''into and through the audience''.
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*** FridgeBrilliance? Since no points were awarded, no prizes could be won. Points really did mean prizes.
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* In the opening episode of ''{{Baccano}}'', [[CoolOldGuy Gustav]] and [[TheWatson Carol]] are [[AsYouKnow discussing the immortals]]. Gustav awards Carol arbitrary points for her observations. These points have no meaning in the rest of the story, nor do they come up again when the two make a later appearance.
* In the opening episode of ''{{Baccano}}'', [[CoolOldGuy Gustav]] and [[TheWatson Carol]] are [[AsYouKnow discussing the immortals]]. Gustav awards Carol arbitrary points for her observations. These points have no meaning in the rest of the story, nor do they come up again when the two make a later appearance.
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** "You don't get points for this round instead you get the new mega-points. They are 25% bigger and worth [[BeyondTheImpossible 50% less]].
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** In yet another episode, Drew simply brought in a ''tape recorder'' of himself saying "One thousand points!" [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Wayne stole it during a commercial break and overwrote the tape with himself chanting ''"My ass... my ass... my ass..."'']]
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** In yet another episode, Drew simply brought in a ''tape recorder'' of himself saying "One thousand points!" [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Wayne stole it during a commercial break and overwrote the tape with himself chanting ''"My ass... my ass... my ass..."'']]
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** The score recap the only time Drew did one: Wayne: Who knows, Brad: Who Cares, Colin: I forgot, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Ryan: -73]]
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** After a Foreign Film Dub set in a beer garden, Drew gave out 100 beers instead of points.
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* ''WouldILieToYou?'' generally averts this as the points are awarded on a very simple and straightforward basis, although not all of the questions make it through to the edit so sometimes it seems like a team is on top yet loses because the points the opposing team scored were cut.
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** Apparently every point can be explained if the panellists wish. They never ask, but it is correct.
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** Like HIGNFY above, at least some of the apparent randomness of the points is due to the edit down to half an hour for broadcast - if someone gets forfeits or right answers during this time, their points gained in the half hour can vary wildly from those shown at the end, but of course, they can't change the points for the edit. It becomes clearer in the extended editions, but one presumes that even more is lost from the original recorded length.
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** Like HIGNFY above, at least some of the apparent randomness of the points is due to the edit down to half an hour for broadcast - if someone gets forfeits or right answers during this time, their points gained in the half hour can vary wildly from those shown at the end, end (most recently a panellist ended up with a score of -15 despite seemingly getting no forfeits at all), but of course, they can't change the points for the edit. It becomes clearer in the extended editions, but one presumes that even more is lost from the original recorded length.
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* Norway's own news-mocker ''Nytt på nytt'' (''News in a new way'', but can be read as ''Again and again'') has some fun with this. Points are awarded (in a way), with even a counter visible...for those in the studio. The shots used in the aired version NEVER show the points, discreetly pushing them off-screen, so the viewer is left guessing to what the score is until it's (apparently) summed up and a winner (and the loser) is awarded with something funny and news-related.
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* Norway's own news-mocker ''Nytt pÃ¥ på nytt'' (''News in a new way'', but can be read as ''Again and again'') has some fun with this. Points are awarded (in a way), with even a counter visible...for those in the studio. The shots used in the aired version NEVER show the points, discreetly pushing them off-screen, so the viewer is left guessing to what the score is until it's (apparently) summed up and a winner (and the loser) is awarded with something funny and news-related.
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* that mitchell and webb look has the recurring sketch numberwang which gives points for shouting random numbers
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* Averted by ''{{AQuestionOfSport'' - while it is a celebrity panel show and is both funny and entertaining, the panelists are all sportsmen and women and therefore ridiculously competitive...
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* Averted by ''A Question of Sport'' - while it is a celebrity panel show and is both funny and entertaining, the panelists are all sportsmen and women and therefore ridiculously competitive...
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* Averted by ''A Question of Sport'' ''{{AQuestionOfSport'' - while it is a celebrity panel show and is both funny and entertaining, the panelists are all sportsmen and women and therefore ridiculously competitive...
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** The score recap the only time Drew did one: Wayne: Who knows, Brad: Who Cares, Colin: I forgot, Ryan: -73
** Subverted on one occasion where the points actually ''did'' matter.
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**Subverted Averted on one occasion where the points actually ''did'' matter.
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