Piano Solo: 30-Second Shootout Cue (Supermarket Sweep)
This simple but annoyingly repetitive piano solo is my attempt at doing another cue from the classic 1990s/2000s era of one of my favorite game shows, "Supermarket Sweep," when David Ruprecht was the host. (I wasn't happy with the 2020 Leslie Jones era, but that one grew on me in the end, and it was nice to see the show back. It doesn't top David's era, though.) The music here plays when a team plays the 30 Second Shootout.
Each team played this round individually. One member was given a list of words and had 30 seconds to get their partner to say as many of them as possible. The first letters of these words spelled out a brand or product name; if the partner could guess it, the team received 30 seconds of Sweep time. If the clue-giver said one of the target words, the team forfeited their turn. A variant of this game required one member to describe three particular brand names for their partner to guess (with their logos shown on-screen), with 10 seconds awarded for each correct solution.
Later on, teams were penalized if they used a clue that was already given by a previous team.
This arrangement by me and me alone
Original music written by Christopher Rhyne
Supermarket Sweep franchise belongs to Fremantle and everybody else who owns the rights; the game was created by Al Howard.
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMAgeNMFlCU
The game itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngjNZDzJQTU (excerpt)
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdDO4dLH5_A (unrelated 1992 episode that doesn't have this game)
Each team played this round individually. One member was given a list of words and had 30 seconds to get their partner to say as many of them as possible. The first letters of these words spelled out a brand or product name; if the partner could guess it, the team received 30 seconds of Sweep time. If the clue-giver said one of the target words, the team forfeited their turn. A variant of this game required one member to describe three particular brand names for their partner to guess (with their logos shown on-screen), with 10 seconds awarded for each correct solution.
Later on, teams were penalized if they used a clue that was already given by a previous team.
This arrangement by me and me alone
Original music written by Christopher Rhyne
Supermarket Sweep franchise belongs to Fremantle and everybody else who owns the rights; the game was created by Al Howard.
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMAgeNMFlCU
The game itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngjNZDzJQTU (excerpt)
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdDO4dLH5_A (unrelated 1992 episode that doesn't have this game)
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