Match Game 2/MG 2 (1996) was an unsold pilot.
The pilot had some resemblance to the eventual revival that came on the air in 1998. First contestants picked cutesy named categories rather than “A” and “B”. The scoring system was one point per match in the first round and two points per match in the second round. Finally, there were only five celebrities instead of six, but in a departure from all other formats the celebrities were sitting at individual desks scattered on the set instead of the familiar two-tiered platform.
The bonus game was reconfigured and was never used on any on-air version. The first half featured the “Panel Poll”, where each celebrity was told to pick an answer from a three possible answer multiple choice question about their personality. The contestant than picked one of the answers and received $100 per match. This happened twice. Finally, the usual “Audience Match” was played where the contestant tried to fill in a blank with suggestions from the celebrities. Their dollar amount was doubled from the “Panel Poll” if they matched the third most popular answer, trebled if they matched the second most popular answer and quintupled if they matched the most possible answer. There was no “Head-to-Head” match. Although it was theoretically possible to win $5,000, that was relying on a perfect 10-for-10 in the “Panel Poll”, which would have been highly unlikely.
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