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Hal March and Barbara Britton (Revlon spokeswoman) on the show's set (1955) The $64,000 Question is an American game show broadcast in primetime on CBS-TV from 1955 to 1958, which became embroiled in the 1950s quiz show scandals. Contestants answered general knowledge questions, earning money which doubled as the questions became more difficult.
The $64,000 Question was a British quiz show based on the American format of the same name.The show originally ran from 19 May 1956 to 18 January 1958 produced by ATV and was originally hosted by Jerry Desmonde, and called simply The 64,000 Question with the top prize initially being 64,000 sixpences (£1,600), later doubling to 64,000 shillings (£3,200).
Joyce Diane Bauer Brothers (October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer.. In 1955, she won the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question. [1]
When he is chosen as a contestant on the radio quiz show, the prize money is increased beyond the usual $64. [citation needed] The program was the basis for the later television program, The $64,000 Question. [6] In the summer of 1943, the show's audience was estimated at 23 million, making it the highest-rated quiz program on radio. [7]
This is a list of game show hosts. A game show host is a profession involving the hosting of game shows. Game shows usually range from a half hour to an hour long and involve a prize. Foreign-language shows that are part of franchises may be referred by their franchise name.
March died in January 1970 from lung cancer. Narz, who passed a lie-detector test at the time of the Dotto affair, had an extensive career as a game-show host after the incident (which also allowed him to help his brother, James, who later took on the name Tom Kennedy, break into the television business.) Narz died in October 2008; Kennedy died ...
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If the miss came on the $8,000 or $16,000 question, the contestant left with a new automobile. If a contestant answered the $16,000 question correctly but failed to answer either the $32,000 or $64,000 questions correctly, he/she was guaranteed to leave with no less than that amount in cash in season one, and with a car and $8,000 cash in season 2.