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William Lawrence Cullen [1] (February 18, 1920 – July 7, 1990) was an American radio and television personality whose career spanned five decades. [2] Known for appearing on game shows and later as a prolific game show host, he hosted 23 shows, earning the nickname "Dean of Game Show Hosts". [3]
Game show hosts also appeared on the show, including Bill Cullen, Bob Eubanks, Pat Sajak, Bill Rafferty, and Chuck Woolery (who promoted Scrabble during the week before it premiered). David Ruprecht , then the host of Real People , also appeared as a panelist in early 1984, and would go on to host Supermarket Sweep .
The winner of each game received a prize package worth at least $5,000. Later in the show's run, a "Big Match" game was played partway through an episode, briefly interrupting the regular game. Pictures representing the two halves of a $1,000 bill were hidden on the board, and the contestants took turns revealing one box at a time.
It makes The Price Is Right one of only a few game show franchises to have aired in some form across all three of the Big Three television networks. The series, hosted by Bill Cullen, premiered on NBC's daytime schedule on November 26, 1956, and quickly spawned a primetime series that aired once a week.
Eye Guess is an American game show created by Bob Stewart and hosted by Bill Cullen that aired on NBC from January 3, 1966, to September 26, 1969. [1] The game combined a general knowledge quiz with a Concentration-style memory element, in which the answers were shown to the players and their recall of their positions was tested.
It was the first game show produced by the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman partnership. [1] The series was originally hosted by Ward Wilson, but is best known for being the first game hosted by Bill Cullen. [2] Although the game format was very simple, Winner Take All served as the genesis for many future game-show formats. It was the first game to ...
Bank on the Stars was a memory game in which contestants, competing in two-person teams, viewed scenes from recently released feature films and were quizzed on what they had just seen. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] Each correct response earns the winning team $50, [ 1 ] and the team with the most money at the end of the game advanced to the bonus round.
Winning Streak is an American television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and announced by Don Pardo. It aired weekdays on NBC from July 1, 1974 to January 3, 1975 and was produced at the NBC Studios in New York 's Rockefeller Plaza .