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The player attempted to toss ping-pong balls into six numbered buckets in sequence, each set farther away than the one before it, and won a prize of increasing value for each one hit. The game ended when the player either missed a bucket or hit all six of them; in the latter case, he/she won a cash bonus, a bicycle, and (in later years) a trip.
Bozo the Clown, sometimes billed as "Bozo, The World's Most Famous Clown", is a clown character created for children's entertainment, widely popular in the second half of the 20th century. He was introduced in the United States in 1946, and to television in 1949, later appearing in franchised television programs of which he was the host, where ...
A Chicago kid, Corgan, 57, grew up watching Bozo's Circus, and even performed a song on the clown's farewell special in 2001. In opening his café doors to the recent Bozo-themed event, his hope ...
CHICAGO — It is no secret that Smashing Pumpkins front-man and Chicago native Billy Corgan is a huge Bozo fan. To celebrate the beloved character Corgan and his wife, Chloe Mendel, are hosting a ...
In 1957, Harmon purchased the licensing rights to the Bozo character from Capitol Records, which had promoted the character on its children's albums as "Bozo the Capitol Clown", and he aggressively marketed the property. By the late 1950s, Harmon had licensed local Bozo TV shows in nearly every major U.S. market, as well as in other countries. [4]
Bozo and the Birds (Capitol, 1949) [40] as Bozo the Clown; The Grasshopper And The Ants (Capitol, 1949) [41] as The Grasshopper; Bozo on The Farm (Capitol, 1950) [38] as Bozo the Clown; Bozo Has A Party (Capitol, 1952) [38] as Bozo the Clown; Mickey Mouse's Candy Mine (RCA Victor, 1952) [42] as Goofy; Bozo At The Dog Show (Capitol, 1954) [38 ...
Remember, when you win money from gambling, your winnings will generally be taxed at both the federal level (at a rate of 24% if your winnings minus wager are more than $5,000) and the state level ...
During his time at Channel 9, starting in 1974, Rayner also hosted a Thursday night broadcast of the Illinois State Lottery's then-weekly drawings, which featured a top prize of $300,000 ("Weekly Bonanza") and a second prize of $50,000 to a field of about a dozen contestants who had won a special lottery game over the preceding seven-day period.