# The $25,000 Pyramid Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 10, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162 "2006-08-10T15:08:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/141 "2006-08-11T21:02:06Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> utility  
> vault  
> south  
> barber

Pole

Daniel

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/142 "2006-08-11T21:05:21Z")

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> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#):
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> Pole
> 
> Daniel

Key wreck

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/143 "2006-08-11T21:20:40Z")

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Dog  
Gold  
Movie  
North

Daniel

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/144 "2006-08-11T21:26:34Z")

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> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#):
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> Dog  
> Gold  
> Movie  
> North
> 
> Daniel

Star. Took a while. Good one.

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/145 "2006-08-11T21:29:25Z")

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Thanks!  
Daniel

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/146 "2006-08-11T21:30:37Z")

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Lion  
Greenery  
Pass  
Dew

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/147 "2006-08-11T21:42:04Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> Lion  
> Greenery  
> Pass  
> Dew

This would be the MT set.

Daniel

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/148 "2006-08-11T21:46:09Z")

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> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#):
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> This would be the MT set.
> 
> Daniel

I need you to elaborate on MT: is it “empty” or something else?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/149 "2006-08-11T22:09:12Z")

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harvest  
plate  
fires  
sweet

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/150 "2006-08-11T22:37:59Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> harvest  
> plate  
> fires  
> sweet

Home (I originally read the third clue as “fries”, which also works!)

Canals  
Hair  
Sure-thing bets

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/151 "2006-08-11T22:39:55Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> Home (I originally read the third clue as “fries”, which also works!)
> 
> Canals  
> Hair  
> Sure-thing bets

Locks

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/152 "2006-08-11T22:41:56Z")

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top  
loaded  
slinger  
machine

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/153 "2006-08-11T22:47:20Z")

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MT=mountain and a silly pun 🙂

Latest one? Gun!

Daniel

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/154 "2006-08-11T22:52:36Z")

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> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#):
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> MT=mountain and a silly pun 🙂
> 
> Latest one? Gun!
> 
> Daniel

Right on both and I was leaning toward saying “right” on MT but wasn’t sure.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/155 "2006-08-11T22:53:52Z")

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amazing  
slick  
table  
princess

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/156 "2006-08-11T23:43:13Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> amazing  
> slick  
> table  
> princess

Graces

rug maker  
good fisherman  
bad golfer  
Tail-  
T.J.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/157 "2006-08-11T23:58:23Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> Home (I originally read the third clue as “fries”, which also works!)
> 
> Canals  
> Hair  
> Sure-thing bets

Locks.

Nice one!

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/158 "2006-08-12T00:24:11Z")

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> [@StavingButStrong](#):
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> rug maker  
> good fisherman  
> bad golfer  
> Tail-\*  
> T.J.

hook\* or hooker

[ul]  
[li]corner[/li][li]Hawk[/li][li]Dukakis[/li][/ul]

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/159 "2006-08-12T00:28:14Z")

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[ul]  
[li]frame[/li][li]out[/li][li]deep[/li][li](the giveaway clue: )Mister[/li][/ul]

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-000-pyramid-game/368162/160 "2006-08-12T00:29:57Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> hook\* or hooker
> 
> [ul]  
> [li]corner[/li][li]Hawk[/li][li]Dukakis[/li][/ul]

Kitty

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