2015 Game Show Turdament -- Excrement Eight

* Doesn't matter what it's up against, The Chamber is still televised torture. 10-1 in favor of Strip Poker, and that "1" is only because The Chamber's preliminary game is good (although that's only because it's basically Pass the Buck's front game).

* Love Triangle was harmless in the end. Take It All showed how greedy people are willing to be, and even with its few positives (Howie Mandel, the onstage announcer, the fact it's pretty much a big-money Give-N-Take) it still sucks. 8-3 in favor of GSN.

Moment of truth was at least entertaining Shoppers casino was well...



And Still Meow Mix almost killed my cat So I'm showing no mercy MEOW MIX (0 Pts) TDB (11 points)

* See, I'm kind of the opposite of Scott here. Shopper's Casino was at least trying to be a game show. Sure, it failed in pretty much every aspect, but I suspect the premiere show (the one that's been circulating for years) may have been an aired pilot, hence the low budget and the "home viewer" playing "by phone" clearly being in the studio -- if another episode ever turns up, it's possible opinions might change. The Moment of Truth, on the other hand, gleefully destroyed lives and showed how far some would go for the prospect of big money. When your host goes on the record as saying he regrets doing your show, that's a bad sign. 10-1 in favor of Shopper's Casino, the "1" only because of Mark L. Walberg.

* Okay, now this one I'll agree with Scott on. Think Like A Cat had a variety of games (granted, all of 'em were ripoffs of other shows, but still), plus Chuck Woolery was host. More importantly, it was a one-off, so its damage was minimal. Thousand-Dollar Bee, on the other hand...I get what they were trying to do, I really do. Problem is, it was so cheaply put together it failed at it...and frankly, the footage that's online is just plain depressing to watch. 10-1 in favor of GSN, the "1" because one round of Bee (spelling words with magnetic letters) could be seen as an homage to Soul Train's Scramble Board.

It looked like he said 10-1 in favor of Moment of Truth, though I may be wrong.

Bryce is exactly right.

I've kept everybody in suspense long enough. Let's close out this round and pack our bags for Michigan.

As you will recall, the Garden Grove, CA, regional final put lie detectors against the home shopping game.



No, not those two game shows! We're talking about #4 seed The Moment of Truth and #11 seed Shoppers Casino. The final score here was 76-45. Did the truth finally set Shoppers Casino free?









Yes it did! Shoppers Casino cashes out of the turdament, so The Moment of Truth fills the third slot of our quartet.

Finally, in the Hattiesburg, MS, regional final... Cats and Bees. The cat food infomercial had the #4 seed. The poorly-produced spelling bee had the #14 seed. No #14 seed has ever made it to the NCAA Final Four. We've already seen a #16 seed knock off a #1 seed at the beginning of this turdament. With the final score on this match being 75-35, did we have another Historic Moment® at Golden-Road.net?










Yes we did! The Meow Mix Think Like a Cat Game Show will take a catnap until the 2d Annual Game Show Turdament, while Thousand Dollar Bee takes the final spot in the Fecal Four.

What an interesting foursome that is remaining in our turdament. We will give all of our contestants and voters a few days to rest, then we will return on Labor Day to play out... the Fecal Four!