Pyramid is an American television game show which has aired several versions. The original series, The $10,000 Pyramid, debuted March 26, 1973 and spawned seven subsequent Pyramid series . The game featured two contestants, each paired with a celebrity. Players attempt to guess a series of words or phrases based on descriptions given to them by their teammates without mentioning their name. The title refers to the show's pyramid-shaped gameboard, featuring six categories arranged in a triangular fashion. The various Pyramid series won a total of nine Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Game Show,... second only to Jeopardy!, which has won 11. Dick Clark is the host most commonly associated with the show, having hosted most incarnations of it from 1973–1988; Bill Cullen hosted a 1974–1979 syndicated version of The $25,000 Pyramid, while John Davidson hosted a 1991 version of The $100,000 Pyramid. The most recent version ran from 2002–2004 with Donny Osmond as host.
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