''Opportunity Knocks'' is a 2008
game show
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hosted by
J. D. Roth
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and executive produced by
Ashton Kutcher
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and his
Katalyst Productions. It premiered on September 23, 2008 on
ABC
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and
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in Canada, but received low ratings, especially in the 18–34-year-old age
demographic
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, and was canceled after three episodes.
Gameplay
At the beginning of the episode, a family is surprised by the
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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crew knocking on their door and telling them they have been selected to be on the show. They then have to answer questions about the other members of their family.
Each of the four family member contestants gets asked a series of four questions, worth, in order, $2,500, $5,000, $7,500, and $10,000. Getting all four correct (or, at some points in the game, buying the prize for a portion of their winnings, similar to ''
Let's Make a Deal
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''s "sure thing") wins the family member a prize package (usually having to do with the family member's interests) in addition to all the money won. Incorrect answers do not deduct from the score, but unless the family member decided to buy the prize beforehand, they forfeit the additional prize if the family member answers any questions incorrectly.
Some questions may be tasks, such as finding a diary. Some questions involve identifying the real thing out of a group of fakes, such as picking out a bedspread out of 15 or identifying which picture a non-playing family member drew and throwing the fakes into a shredder. Other questions are just trivia questions about the family member, such as which of four girls a family member has a crush on, or about their interests, such as identifying
Nick
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from the
Jonas Brothers
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. Many other questions include choosing which cookies the players mother made and remembering what time the clock the father made in school is stopped on.
In the final round, one member of the family, chosen by the family, tries to match the answers the other family members give to questions about themselves. The chosen contestant can try to double the family's cash winnings—without risk—by correctly matching two answers, or to risk the family's cash (but not prizes) for a chance at the grand prize of $250,000 by matching all three. The contestant must make his or her choice before hearing the questions asked. If the contestant chooses to make two matches, he or she must decide which two to match; if either of those two answers is wrong, the contestant does not get a third chance. If either of the three answers are wrong, the game is over and the contestant walked away without any money, but all prizes that are not cash are kept.
International versions
See also
*''
Amne$ia''
*''
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
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Background
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References
External links
*{{IMDb title, id=1232507, title=Opportunity Knocks
2000s American game shows
2008 American television series debuts
2008 American television series endings
American Broadcasting Company original programming