Pasapalabra

Pasapalabra
Pasapalabra logo since 2007
Genre	Game show[1]
Presented by	Silvia Jato (2000–2002; 2003–2006) Constantino Romero (2002–2006) Jaime Cantizano (2006–2007) Christian Gálvez (2007–present)
Country of origin	Spain
Original language(s)	Spanish
Production
Running time	43 minutes
Release
Original network	Antena 3 (2000–2006) Telecinco (2007–)
Original release	July 10, 2000 – present
External links
Website

Pasapalabra is a Spanish television game show, adapted from the British format The Alphabet Game and its Italian version, Passaparola.

Gameplay

In each episode, two contestants team with celebrities to play various games. A team's correct responses in these games score seconds, extending their contestant's time limit in the final game, known as el rosco final or el rosco.

In the rosco, gameplay proceeds through letters of the Spanish alphabet. For each letter, the host reads a definition of a word starting with or containing that letter. A contestant responds with a word, or passes by saying "pasapalabra". Completing the rosco with every response correct wins the show's progressive jackpot. If neither contestant wins the jackpot, the contestant with more correct responses returns in the next episode.

History

Pasapalabra first aired on Antena 3 in 2000, with Silvia Jato as host. Constantino Romero substituted Jato in 2002. Jaime Cantizano replaced Jato as host in 2006.

In 2006, a Pasapalabra jackpot of €2,190,000 became the largest prize ever awarded on a game show in Spain, and the third largest prize ever awarded on a game show in Europe.^[2]

In 2007, Pasapalabra moved to Telecinco with Christian Gálvez as host.^[3] Pasapalabra airs evenings on Telecinco, Monday through Friday.^[1]

References

1. "PASAPALABRA". Telecinco (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2014.
2. Gómez, Rosario G. (May 9, 2006). "'Pasapalabra' da un premio de 2,1 millones, el mayor de un concurso" [Pasapalabra gives away a 2.1 million prize, the largest from a game show]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2014.
3. "Christian Gálvez, próximo presentador de 'Pasapalabra' en Telecinco" [Christian Gálvez, the next host of Pasapalabra on Telecinco]. FormulaTV (in Spanish). May 11, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2012.