reach five levels. After Elwood is finished explaining the rules. The studio lights were turned on in time with a loud alarm, often accompanied by Icey making a loud noise such as banging trash can lids, running a chainsaw, or playing an electric guitar at full volume. A 60-second countdown immediately started, and the team had to get out of bed and run across the stage to Elwood, standing on the uncomfortable object, following the as promised format, Elwood just explained previously. If the team reached Level 5 before time ran out, they split $10,000; if not, they split $100 for each level they had reached (e.g. Level 3 – $300), in addition to their $1000 they received for being the winning team of the episode. If a team did not manage to get a single answer correct, (or they gave correct answer(s), but also gave incorrect answers or passes in the process, so therefore, their streak was reset) they simply kept their $1000. Cram souvenir coffee mugs were given to $10,000 winners in the first season, and to all game-winning teams in the second season. April Fools' Day episode The 2003 April Fool's Day episode, as part of GSN's April Fools prank where hosts swap places, in which the original hosts appear as cameos, and play as contestants in Lingo for charity, was hosted by Marc Summers, the host of WinTuition, and featured Elwood in drag as Miss Pickwick. Elwood was also featured in the POV video during round 3, appearing to be running from a vehicle trying to run him down. Broadcast history GSN would air Cram in first run on Sunday nights, with reruns being shown sporadically through the networks time slot. The show vanished off airplay for quite some time. As of 2020, Pluto TV, has episodes of the show, available for streaming. References Game Show Network original programming 2000s American game shows Television shows set in Los Angeles 2003 American television series debuts 2003 American television series endings Television series by Jonathan Goodson Productions