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NOTES: Family pair's relation appears in parentheses after the names; returning champions' names are in bold.
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| Show # | Air | Red (Solo Player) | White (Family Pair) | Results, Gold Runs, and Notes |
| 1 | 10/27/80 | Joanne | Tom & Joe (twins) | Tom appeared on Match Game PM in 1977 Tom & Joe win G1; Joe wins $2,500 in 35 seconds Tom & Joe d. Joanne 2-0; Joe wins $300 Tom & Joe win G1 |
| 2 | 10/28/80 | Nancy | Tom & Joe | Show starts at Gold Rush; Tom wins $2,500 in 33 seconds Tom & Joe d. Nancy on a dual-implication (yes, I know that's a Rafferty term) 2-0; Tom wins $400 Georgia wins G1 on a dual-implication |
| 3 | 10/29/80 | Georgia | Joe & Tom | Show starts at Gold Rush; Georgia wins $2,500 in 37 sec. Tom & Joe shut out Georgia in G2; Tom wins $2,500 in :21! Tom & Joe d. Georgia ($2,500) 2-1; Tom wins $5,000 in 20 seconds (!) New solo player Geri appeared on Password Plus in 1979 |
| 4 | 10/30/80 | Geri | Tom & Joe | New match begins Tom & Joe win G1; Tom wins $600 Tom & Joe d. Geri 2-0 without allowing a red hexagon on the board in either game; Joe wins $5,000 in 46 seconds Tom & Joe win G1 |
| 5 | 10/31/80 | Bill | Joe & Tom | Show starts at Gold Rush; Joe wins $2,500 in 38 seconds Bill sweeps game 2; wins $2,500 in 22 seconds Tom & Joe d. Bill ($2,500) 2-1; Tom wins $5,000 in 35 sec. New solo player LaRae appeared on Russian Roulette in 2002 Tom & Joe win game 1 |
| 6 | 11/3/80 | LaRae | Tom & Joe | Show starts at Gold Rush; Joe wins $500 LaRae wins game 2; wins $2,500 in 34 seconds LaRae d. Tom & Joe ($26,800) 2-1 |
| 7 | 11/4/80 | LaRae | Denise & Linda (daughter/mother) | Show starts at Super Gold Rush; LaRae wins $400 LaRae sweeps G1; wins $2,500 in 25 seconds LaRae d. Denise & Linda 2-0 on a dual-implication |
| 8 | 11/5/80 | LaRae | Florence & Pat (aunt/niece) | Show starts at Super Gold Rush; LaRae wins $5,000 in :27 LaRae wins G1; wins $500 after blocking herself in Florence & Pat win G2; Pat wins $300 Bob Hilton: Because an answer was inadvertantly revealed, a question was discarded and the program edited. |
| 9 | 11/6/80 | LaRae | Pat & Florence | Match tied 1-1; show starts the middle of G3 LaRae d. Florence & Pat ($300) 2-1; wins $5,000 in :33 LaRae wins G1; wins $2,500 in 27 seconds |
| 10 | 11/7/80 | LaRae | Cassandra & Don (sister/brother) | LaRae leads 1-0; show starts in the middle of G2 LaRae d. Cassandra & Don 2-0 on the show's first question; wins $5,000 in 28 seconds LaRae wins G1; wins $2,500 in 24 seconds LaRae d. Bill & Penny (father/daughter) 2-0; wins $500 |
| 11 | 11/10/80 | LaRae | Ruby & James (mother/son) | New match begins Ruby & James win G1; Ruby wins $2,500 in :51 "Sports-type" display is used for the first time in displaying total winnings LaRae wins G2 on a dual-implication |
| 12 | 11/11/80 | LaRae | James & Ruby | Match tied 1-1; show starts at Gold Rush LaRae wins $2,500 in :45 to become the top money winner A question is thrown out when Bill calls on the wrong player LaRae d. Ruby & James ($2,500) 2-1; wins $5,000 in :27 Lighted $5,000 display now appears for Super Gold Rushes LaRae sweeps G1; wins $600 Bob Hilton: Because the wrong player answered a question, the question was replaced and the program edited. |
| 13 | 11/12/80 | LaRae | Barbara & Jerrilyn (sisters-in-law) | LaRae leads 1-0; show starts in the middle of G2 LaRae d. Barbara & Jerrilyn 2-0 without allowing a white hexagon on the board in either game; wins $5,000 in :39 Three straight F questions were unanswered in G1 LaRae wins G1 on a dual-implication; wins $2,500 in :22 |
| 14 | 11/13/80 | LaRae | Ronda & Matt (sister/brother) | LaRae leads 1-0; show begins with game 2 Three straight I questions were unanswered in G2 LaRae d. Matt & Ronda 2-0; wins $5,000 in :30 and retires as a 8-time champion with $47,000 Patti wins G1; wins $400 after blocking herself out |
| 15 | 11/14/80 | Patti | Diane & Steve (sister/brother) | Patti leads 1-0; show begins with game 2 Diane & Steve win G2; Diane wins $2,500 in :49 Diane & Steve d. Patti ($400) by sweeping G3 Diane wins $300 after blocking herself out |
| 16 | 11/17/80 | Penny | Steve & Diane | Show starts in the middle of game 1 Penny wins G1; wins $300 after blocking herself out Bill couldn't find a question Penny called for at first, so the clock was stopped for 4 seconds Steve & Diane win G2 on a dual-implication, blocking Penny four times; Steve wins $200 after blocking himself out |
| 17 | 11/18/80 | Penny | Diane & Steve | Match tied 1-1; show starts in the middle of G3 Penny d. Diane & Steve ($3,000) 2-1 on a dual-implication Penny blocks herself out again but wins $400 Penny wins G1; wins $300 but is blocked in for the third time |
| 18 | 11/19/80 | Penny | Eileen & Vicki (cousins) | Penny leads 1-0; show begins with game 2 Eileen & Vicki win G2; Eileen wins $300 in the fifth straight Gold Rush where the player is boxed in Eileen & Vicki d. Penny ($1,100) 2-1; wins $400 |
| 19 | 11/20/80 | Tommy | Vicki & Eileen | New match begins Tommy wins G1 on a dual-implication; wins $500 Eileen & Vicki win G2 with a diagonal line |
| 20 | 11/21/80 | Tommy | Eileen & Vicki | Show starts at Gold Rush If you know what happened, e-mail me |
At this point in the run, the structure changed. The match is still best-of-three, but now instead of a Gold Rush, each game pays $500. The first side to win $1,000 (two games) plays Gold Rush for $5,000. The limit is now ten matches intead of eight; either way, the maximum possible winnings total $60,000.
| Show # | Air | Red (Solo Player) | White (Family Pair) | Results, Gold Runs, and Notes |
| 21 | 11/24/80 | Carlos | Vicki & Eileen | Carlos d. Eileen & Vicky ($8,200) |
| 22 | 11/25/80 | Carlos | Jack & Jan (son/mother) | Jan & Jack d. Carlos ($6,500) 2-1; win $600 |
| 23 | 11/26/80 | Ann | Jan & Jack | Show starts in the middle of game 1 Jan & Jack d. Ann 2-0; wins $5,000 in :45 |
| 24 | 11/28/80 | Dan | Jack & Jan | Match tied 1-1; show starts with game 3 Jan & Jack d. Dan 2-1 on a dual-implication; Jack wins $5,000 in 27 seconds |
| 25 | 12/1/80 | Jackie | Jan & Jack | Jan & Jack lead 1-0; show starts in the middle of game 2 Jan & Jack d. Jackie 2-0; wins $5,000 in :53 Throughout the show, odd shapes begin to appear on the board |
| 26 | 12/2/80 | John | Jack & Jan | John leads 1-0; show starts with game 2 John d. Jan & Jack ($19,600) 2-0; wins $5,000 in :45 John d. Judy & Susan (sisters) 2-0 |
| 27 | 12/3/80 | John | Glenda & Clarence (sister/brother) | Show starts with Gold Rush; John wins $5,000 in :57 despite having to start over with 25 seconds left John d. Glenda & Clarence 2-0 without allowing a white hexagon on the board in either game; wins $5,000 in :50 |
| 28 | 12/4/80 | John | Beverly & Melanie (aunt/niece) | John leads 1-0; show starts with game 2 John d. Beverly & Melanie 2-0; wins $5,000 in :39 |
| 29 | 12/5/80 | John | Addie & Puff (mother/daughter) | Puff (real name Elizabeth) later appeared on Trivia Trap John leads 1-0; show starts with game 2 John d. Addie & Puff 2-0, winning G2 on a dual-implication; wins $5,000 in :40 |
| 30 | 12/8/80 | John | Jimmy & Cindy (father/daughter) | Show starts in the middle of game 1 Z is called for the first time John d. Jimmy & Cindy 2-1; wins $5,000 in :40 |
| 31 | 12/9/80 | John | Norma & Faith (mother/daughter) | Just before this taping, John learned his house had burned down Show starts in the middle of game 1 John d. Norma & Faith 2-0; wins $5,000 in :53 |
| 32 | 12/10/80 | John | Jean & Deirdre (mother/daughter) | Show starts in the middle of game 1 John d. Jean & Deirdre 2-0; wins $5,000 in :47 to become the show's leading money winner with $48,000 so far Bill explains that John had the option take time off after his house burned down and return later, but he declined |
| 33 | 12/11/80 | John | David & Rosalie (brother/sister) | Match tied 1-1; show starts in the middle of game 3 John d. David & Rosalie 2-1 by sweeping game 3 in four questions; wins $5,000 in :37 John d. Kris & Dee (daughter/mother) 2-0, winning game 2 on a dual-implication; wins $5,000 in :36 and retires as a 10-time champion with $60,000 Bob Hilton: Because no one answered three of the questions, the questions were discarded and the program edited. |
| 34 | 12/12/80 | Cathy | Richard & Carla (father/daughter) | New match begins with new players The L block captured by white before a commercial in G1 changes back to green after the break; Richard points this out and it is corrected (Cathy: "Get the L out of here.") Richard & Carla d. Cathy 2-1, sweeping G2 and winning G3 on a dual-implication; Carla wins $5,000 in :32 without a miss |
| 35 | 12/15/80 | Pam | Carla & Richard | New match begins Pam d. Richard & Carla ($6,000) 2-0; wins $500 Bob Hilton: Because no one answered one question and another answer was called out, both questions were discarded and the program edited. |
| 36 | 12/16/80 | Pam | Robin & Maletta (sisters) | Show starts in the middle of game 1 |
| 37 | 12/17/80 | Pam | Maletta & Robin | Match tied 1-1; show starts in the middle of game 3 Maletta & Robin d. Pam ($2,000) 2-1; Robin wins $500 Donna d. Maletta & Robin ($1,500) 2-0 Bob Hilton: Due to a technical difficulty, the fifth question was discarded and the program edited. |
| 38 | 12/18/80 | Donna | - | Show starts with Gold Rush; Donna wins $5,000 in 27 seconds without a miss Donna d. Berle & Bunny (brother/sister) 2-0; wins $5,000 in :38 Before the second Gold Rush, Bill reads a paragraph from Science 80 magazine that speculates the existence of a dinosaur |
| 39 | 12/19/80 | Donna | Paula & Pam (mother/daughter) | New match begins Donna d. Paula & Pam 2-1; wins $5,000 in :35 |
| 40 | 12/22/80 | Donna | Kathy & John (sister/brother) | Show starts in the middle of game 1 Donna's win of G1 was overturned after the commercial when it was determined that John's answer to the last question was ruled acceptable; Kathy & John go on to win Kathy & John d. Donna ($18,000) 2-0; John wins $600 At show's end, Bill explains there wasn't time to decorate the set for Christmas, so the crew made a "Christmas tree" on the board |
| 41 | 12/23/80 | Heidi | John & Kathy | Show starts in the middle of game 1 Kathy & John d. Heidi 2-0; Kathy wins $5,000 in :38 |
| 42 | 12/24/80 | Susan | Kathy & John | Bill mentions it is he and Ann's 25th anniversary Kathy & John lead 1-0; show starts in the middle of game 2 All but three blocks are chosen in game 1, which Kathy & John win on a dual-implication Kathy & John d. Susan 2-0; John wins $5,000 in :30 |
| 43 | 12/26/80 | Rick | John & Kathy | Kathy & John lead 1-0; show starts with game 2 Kathy & John d. Rick 2-0; Kathy wins $5,000 in :33 |
| 44 | 12/29/80 | Linda | Kathy & John | Kathy & John lead 1-0; show starts in the middle of game 2 Kathy & John d. Linda 2-0; John wins $5,000 in :34 Kathy & John d. Kelly (male) 2-0, sweeping G2 |
| 45 | 12/30/80 | - | John & Kathy | Show starts with Gold Rush; Kathy wins $5,000 in :48 Kathy & John d. Joyce 2-0, allowing only one red hexagon in the two games; John wins $5,000 in :47 |
| 46 | 12/31/80 | Wayne | Kathy & John | Show starts in the middle of game 1 Kathy & John d. Wayne 2-1; winning G1 on a dual-implication; Kathy wins $600 |
