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Sun, Dec 30, 1962
"The MATCH GAME" is a Game of Compared Judgments of Answers to the Fill-in-the-Blank & Favorable Questions are asked by the host of 'The MATCH GAME' Gene Rayburn to 2 Teams (6 Members including 2 Celebrity/Star Team Captains) write down the answer to a question and once both 2 Teams finished writing their own answers for most likely & best likely to match and the host asked before & after reading the question and called upon one(1) of the three(3) members of the team show the 1st Answer this/that written/wrote and the 2nd Answer this/that written/wrote also this/that makes a "MATCH" and scores 10 points and the 3rd Answer this/that written/wrote by The Celebrity/Star Team Captain as well becomes a "MATCH" and scores 20 points. The 1st Team scores 100 points or Greater than that wins $100 or Expensive than that to play "The AUDIENCE MATCH" to win $450 and consisted of 3 Secret Survey Questions that takes place on certain number of weekdays before going on the air within the announced date. Each Member of the Winning Team including the Celebrity/Star Team Captain must answer the question will be matched after they're speaking to "THE BEST ANSWER" as possible for the following breakdown. For 1 Member Matched the Best Answer Secretly wins $50, 2 Members Matched the Best Answer Secretly wins $100 & All 3 Members of the Team including the Celebrity/Star Team Captain Matched the Best Answer Secretly wins $150. After 3 Questions asked The Team for the 3 Best Answers what they thinking of it and collects $450 or Cheaper than this'll/that'll be added to $100 for the total $550 or Expensive than that. The Host is Gene Rayburn, The Announcer is Johnny Olson, The Theme is "A Swingin' Safari (The MATCH GamE)" by Bert Kaempfert & The 1st 2 Celebrity/Star Team Captains are from "WHAT'S MY LINE?" Miss Arlene Francis & The Bandleader & The Maestro of NBC Radio & TV Orchestra for "THE TONIGHT SHOW Starring JOHNNY CARSON" Mr. Skitch Henderson. "The MATCH GamE" is Preempted on Tuesday January 1 (New Year's Day) 1963 for NBC SPORTS Coverage of The ROSE BOWL and returned on the next day Wednesday January 2, 1963.
Sun, Feb 10, 1963
"The MATCH GamE" Welcomes Movie & TV Actress-Star Miss Ann Sothern & Overbearing Actor-Comedian Mr. Milt Kamen are The Celebrity Team Captains & The 1st Matched Answer to The Question is now Worth 25 points & The 2nd Matched Answer is now Worth 50 points and the winning goal is still 100 points wins the game and collects $100 and plays for "The AUDIENCE MATCH."