Musical Chairs (1975 TV Series) - Gameplay

Gameplay

Four contestants competed, one usually a champion. Three rounds and nine songs were played. A singer (host Wade and/or one of the guest performers) would begin to sing a song, but stop at a certain point. The singer then sang three different lyrics for the next line of the song, which were displayed on back-lit panels (the third panel occasionally contained humorous or absurd lyrics, written by songwriters/lyricists that were on the show's staff). The players then picked which of the three options s/he thought was correct by pressing a button on their console.

The first three contestants to give the correct answer in Round 1 won $50 each; this was increased to $75 in Round 2 (for the first two players) and $100 in Round 3 (for the first player). During the final round, the player with the lowest score after each song left the game but kept any money accumulated. After the third round, the player with the most money won the game and played the bonus round.

Later in the run, the first song in each round paid $50 each to the first three players to lock in with the right answer. The second song paid $75 to the first two players to be correct, and the last song in each round paid $100 to the first player with the correct song line. The player with the lowest score after each round would be eliminated from further play, but kept all winnings up to that point. As before, the player with the most money after the final round won the game.