I was almost on Double Dare. They had open auditions at the Mall and my mom reluctantly took me. She dropped the ball (literally) in a physical challenge and even though we got more questions right we didn't get the trip to Florida. She felt horrible, as if she had crushed my lifelong dream. Instead, I can walk down the street in broad daylight without being recognized by stoners who watch Gas at 4 in the morning as the fat dipshit they saw on Double Dare last night.
All the great gameshows do it this way. Bob Barker had Rod Roddy and Alex Trabek had Don Pardo. Stop nit picking. This announcer rocks, he made me want all the prizes.