Time Shock (タイムショック, Taimu Shokku), is a game show airing in Japan.
First, the contestant was raised to the top of the on-set clock set piece in an elevator chair.
In the 1989-1990 run, jets of dry ice would also be activated, and the prize money would be lost; in this instance, the contestant would win a plush doll.
Played in a similar manner to Family Feud, each player, in turn, tried to identify one of the top 10 answers.
The team elected one of its players to face Final Time Shock, which was played in the same way as the original series (60 seconds to answer 12 questions; 5 seconds, including time used to read it, to answer each question).
The prize money earned was divided among the team, and was as follows: If the contestant failed to accumulate at least 6 correct answers, they were subjected to a "Tornado Spin," in which the chair would flip the contestant upside down in addition to rotating as the player descended.
The first team to correctly solve three puzzles would play "Final Time Shock."
Under two-team rules, the team's representative had to answer 6 questions correctly in "Final Time Shock" to win any money.
The payouts were as follows: As before, a player failing to answer 6 questions correctly would be subjected to a "Tornado Spin."
Later, the rules were changed so that the team had to either reach the maximum ¥10,000,000 or have all five players attempt "Final Time Shock" to win the accumulated money.
The Time Shock is played in a tournament-style competition with 24 players which began airing in the spring and fall of 2017.
If a player gets two wrong answers, the game ends and their opponent will move on to the final round.