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The show has been referenced on other game shows. On the U.S. version of Deal or No Deal, an episode aired January 15, 2007, in which the banker's offer was $64,000. Host Howie Mandel said, "This is the $64,000 question".
The $64,000 Challenge (September 7, 1958) [19] Twenty-One (October 16, 1958) The $64,000 Question (November 2, 1958) [20] Tic-Tac-Dough, primetime edition (December 29, 1958) For Love or Money (January 30, 1959) [21] [22] In late August 1958, New York prosecutor Joseph Stone convened a grand jury to investigate the allegations of the fixing of ...
March was arguably best known as the host of The $64,000 Question, which he helmed from 1955 to 1958. In addition to his hosting duties, March also sang a version of the show's theme music in 1956, titled "Love Is the Sixty-Four Thousand Dollar Question."
During the 1940s, "That's the $64 question" became a common catchphrase for a particularly difficult question or problem. In addition to the common phrase "Take it or leave it", the show also popularized another phrase, widely spoken in the 1940s as a taunt but now mostly forgotten (except in Warner Bros. cartoons).
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).
Two years later, Brothers appeared on the spin-off series The $64,000 Challenge, which brought in the winners of The $64,000 Question [1] and matched them against experts in the field. Again, Brothers won the maximum prize against seven other competitors. [1] (The combined $128,000 in winnings was equivalent to 1,426,096.40 in 2024.)
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The correct title is The $64,000 Question. Pepso 18:30, 3 October 2005 (UTC) There is no technical limitation which stops the $ sign from being used in the title. If the correct title is The $64,000 Question, it should be changed unless anyone has any objections to it being changed. --tgheretford 17:47, 4 August 2006 (UTC)