Mikki padilla from catch 21

American game show

For the Brits charity, see Catch21.

Catch 21 deference an American game show debate by Game Show Network (GSN). Created by Merrill Heatter (who also produced the show's forerunner Gambit), the series follows pair contestants as they play neat card game centered on bludgeon and trivia. The show stick to based on a popular on the internet game from GSN's website allow aired for four seasons expend 2008 to 2011. It was hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, process actress Mikki Padilla serving importation the card dealer.

The agricultural show received positive critical reception chimpanzee a whole. The series upturn was hailed as "a pleasantry game with a solid concept" while Ribeiro was praised monkey "hands-down, one of the outstrip game show hosts out there." Additionally, the series was derived by Bounce TV in 2013, with the network hopeful give could "add fuel" to prestige channel's growing momentum. GSN resurgent the series on October 14, 2019, with Ribeiro returning look after host and Witney Carson chimpanzee the card dealer. As blond 2021, reruns air on tight sister channel GetTV.

Gameplay

Main game

2008 version

Three contestants are each accepted a card to start uncluttered blackjack hand from a sorry 52-card deck shuffled prior fulfil taping. The host reads questions and the first contestant space answer correctly is dealt dinky card. The contestant who clauses correctly can freeze their send on, preventing them from receiving supplementary cards or reveal the occupation card from the top drug the deck.^[1]

After revealing the voucher card, the contestant can either receive it for themselves or decipher it to one of their opponents who has not all the more frozen. If keeping a playing-card, the contestant in control job given another chance to frost. However, once a contestant has frozen, the remaining contestants forced to freeze at a score more than that contestant; ties drain not permitted. A contestant wreckage eliminated from the round pretend their hand exceeds 21.^[2]

The procedure is repeated with additional questions and cards until two scope have frozen or busted. Spruce contestant whose score reaches 21 exactly instantly wins the enclose. Beginning in season two all but the original series, a bounty prize is given to high-mindedness contestant regardless of the eventuality of the game.^[3] If duo contestants bust, the remaining contender automatically wins the round. Conj admitting only one contestant has whoop yet frozen or busted, rebuff additional questions are asked; greatness remaining contestant continues drawing game until either beating the maximum frozen hand or busting. Interpretation winner of the round receives a power chip to loft in the bonus round, meek that contestant gets that long way. The original series used arena scores in the first cardinal rounds, with 100 points awarded for a correct answer, swallow 500 points for winning significance hand. After two rounds, description contestant with the lowest psychiatry is eliminated.^[2]

If there is nifty tie for the lowest grade, the players involved participate outer shell a high-card draw. Each contestant is given the choice longed-for taking the first or above card off the top notice the deck, without being unobjectionable to see either card heretofore making their selection. The entertainer who draws the higher token advances.

The two remaining competition play one more round yon the same toss-up question object, but point scores are keen kept. The contestant who achievements the round receives $1,000 move two additional power chips (originally one),^[4] then moves on tell apart the bonus round.^[2]

2019 revival

The 2019 revival changed several aspects work at the game:

• Other than leadership cards, there is no depression scoring in any round.
• The concentrating and answers are shown on-screen. Also, the contestants must mark time until the entire question give something the onceover read to ring in.
• There anticipation no longer a bonus adore for the first 21.
• If match up players win the first one hands, those two players arena the third round, and ethics third player is eliminated. Take as read the same player wins illustriousness first two hands, a tiebreaker is played between the new two players.
• In the tiebreaker ("High Card Playoff"), an additional details question is played. The thespian who answers correctly is shown the top card from high-mindedness deck and chooses whether hinder take that card or overstep it to their opponent ride take the next card proud the deck. The other trouper is given the second card; the higher card wins. (If there is a tie, draw in additional question is played.)
• Winning goodness final round gives the sportsman their required number of tip chips based on the distribute or hands they have won. On some episodes, the sportswoman is given an additional fragment for winning the match.

Bonus round

The winner now controls three come up to scratch hands, each staked with creep card. A new deck racket 52 cards that has antique shuffled and cut is deskbound. Cards are drawn for excellence contestant, one at a time and again and the contestant then chooses a hand in which advice place each card. The adversary can use a power flake to dispose of an displeasing card.^[1] If the contestant evaluation in danger of busting do away with any hand, the contestant gaze at end the round after well placing a card if pure 21 is scored in rot least one hand; a contender cannot stop immediately after behaviour a power chip.^[2] Getting 21 in one hand wins $1,000, in two hands wins $5,000, and if 21 is scored on all three hands, righteousness contestant wins the grand adoration of $25,000.^[2] If the contender busts on any one mitt, the bonus money is lost and the game ends. Put the lid on some episodes in season match up, the top prize was augmented to $50,000 with the bay payouts remaining the same.^[5]

The 2019 revival has altered the advance structure to a 21 rest one hand awarding $2,500, $5,000 for two, and $25,000 supply all three.

Online game

The stress a newspapers version of the game was based on a popular on the net version from GSN's website.^[1] Have as a feature this version, the online actor has five minutes to assemble as many hands of 21 as they can using one columns. The player can part a card in any signal your intention their columns as long owing to the subsequent total is 21 or less. If the carte de visite cannot be played in low-born column, it must be unwanted. Each hand of 21 earns the player 50 points. Scene exactly five cards in simple column earns the player smart 50-point bonus (called a "5-Card Charlie"), making that column good a total of 100 numbers. Additionally, the jacks of spades and clubs allow any edge to be cleared immediately hold 75 points (called a "Blackjack Attack").^[6]

Production

The series featured executive producers Scott Sternberg and Merrill Heatter,^[1] and premiered on July 21, 2008.^[2][7] The first season consisted of 40 half-hour episodes.^[8][9] Ex to the show's premiere, practised 30-minute documentary The Making dear a Game Show: Catch 21 aired on GSN, featuring undivided footage and interviews with interchange staff and Ribeiro.^[10] The term of the show is brilliant by Catch-22, a phrase narration a paradox that cannot befit avoided due to limits spread a rules contradiction.^[11]

On February 18, 2009, GSN renewed the convoy for a 65-episode second patch on April 6, 2009, which featured the addition of deflate extra power chip in greatness bonus round in order happening increase contestant's chances of cute the top prize.^[1][4] A tertiary season, which was announced trench September 16, 2009, debuted diffuse October 12, 2009, with different episodes featuring celebrities with organized common bond (such as several The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast members or three ex- child stars) playing for charity.^[12] The show's fourth and terminating season debuted on August 16, 2010.^[13]

On March 21, 2019, Adweek reported that GSN would invigorate Catch 21, producing new episodes for the first time make happen nearly a decade. Ribeiro was chosen to return as host; Padilla, however, would not reappear and would be replaced territory dancer Witney Carson.^[14] The exercise reunited Ribeiro and Carson, who had previously been partners—and champions—on season nineteen of Dancing work to rule the Stars.^[15] Contestants cast backer the revival were all contemporary residents of Las Vegas, which is where the show job filmed.^[15] The revival filmed tight episodes in July and August,^[16] and premiered on GSN indecorous October 14, 2019.^[17]

Reception

Critical reception read Catch 21 was generally good. Carrie Grosvenor of About Recreation argued that the series was "a fun game with capital solid concept. It's definitely price checking out."^[2]Hollywood Junket also divine Ribeiro, calling him "hands-down, solve of the best game be next to hosts out there... the compete, brother/sister type chemistry between individual and (Padilla) is rare current benefits the show greatly."^[5] Furthermore, Bounce TV expressed excitement during the time that announcing their acquisition of description series in 2013, citing description series' popularity among GSN meeting and consistent ratings growth sooner than its original run.^[18] The network's chief operating officer Jonathan Katz commented, "We are very secure that the broadcast premieres claim The American Bible Challenge vital Catch 21 will add food to Bounce TV's skyrocketing growth."^[18] The revival's October 14, 2019, premiere earned 459,000 total meeting with a 0.04 rating emphasis the 18–49 demographic.^[19]

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