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Recall becomes fodder for Game Show Network
Monday August 11, 2003LOS ANGELES (AP) The Game Show Network has found a reason to get into politics: the California recall, which will be spoofed in an October special.
``Who Wants to Be Governor of California? The Debating Game'' will include a political debate produced in the style of a game show, the channel announced Monday.
``Politics is the ultimate game and the California recall election is one of the most bizarre contests in American history,'' Rich Cronin, president of the channel, said in a statement.
The Oct. 1 program will chronicle the campaigns of five candidates whose names have yet to be announced. The ``wide-ranging'' debate will include buzz-in answers and bonus questions, the channel said.
The five will compete for a prize of $21,200, the maximum corporate campaign contribution allowed by California law, the channel said. The prize will go to the candidate in the group who receives the most votes in the Oct. 7 recall election targeting Gov. Gray Davis.
``If the winning candidate/contestant is actually elected governor, Game Show Network promises not to ask for any political favors in exchange for the money,'' the channel said.
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