More Than Just a Plain Old Win!
Out of all the clips on this list, this Donny Osmond Pyramid win was the one that almost made it onto the top 10 Pyramid wins list. So, even though this list contains clips in no particular order, this win can be viewed as the #11 greatest Pyramid Winner's Circle win. Unfortunately, it just got beat out by some other significant wins which is why it didn't make the top 10, but it was very close.
The Donny Osmond-hosted version of Pyramid ran for two seasons from 2002 to 2004. The main flaw with this version of the show was that the first time a contestant made it to the Winner's Circle, they were playing for $10,000. However, in order for the contestant to play for the full $25,000 during their potential second round in the Winner's Circle, they had to win the $10,000. If they didn't, making it to the Winner's Circle a second time was worth $10,000 again. On the '80s version of the show, no matter if the contestant won or didn't win the $10,000 during their first Winner's Circle try, a second trip back would result in a $25,000 try.
Due to this bogus rule change, there weren't many $25,000 winners, which is why this win is very special. Not only did the contestant reach the summit of the Pyramid twice and won the full $25,000, but this win was a true buzzer beater. If anything, there might have been half a second left on the clock when the contestant said: "things that are plain." Down to the wire moments are always so exciting because one moment you think the contestant is going to lose, but the next moment is full of cheers and dinging.
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