Alex Trebek hosted a game show in the 1970's that help shape him into the television personality he as become and the host of what syndicated game show?
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The Wizard of Odds The Wizard of Odds is an American game show hosted by Alex Trebek that aired on NBC from July 16, 1973 to June 28, 1974 in which people from the studio audience vied in a number of rounds, primarily games revolving around statistical questions. Sam Riddle was the show's first announcer; toward the end of the run, Charlie O'Donnell replaced him.
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Alex Trebek George Alexander "Alex" Trebek {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born July 22, 1940) is a Canadian-American television personality. He has been the host of the syndicated game show "Jeopardy!" since it began airing in syndication in 1984, and has also hosted a number of other game shows, including "The Wizard of Odds", "Double Dare", "High Rollers", "Battlestars", "Classic Concentration" and "To Tell the Truth". Trebek has made appearances in numerous television series, usually portraying himself. A native of Canada, he became a naturalized United States citizen in 1998.
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The Chair (game show) The Chair is a game show television program that premiered on ABC in January 2002. It was hosted by former tennis champion John McEnroe and directed by Michael A. Simon. Among the show's writers was writer/actress Teresa Strasser, who had served on ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" and later hosted "While You Were Out" after "The Chair" was cancelled.
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The McLaughlin Group The McLaughlin Group is a syndicated half-hour weekly public affairs television program in the United States, hosted by John McLaughlin from its first episode in 1982 until his death in 2016.
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Personality (TV series) Personality is an American game show produced by Bob Stewart and hosted by Larry Blyden which ran on NBC from July 3, 1967 to September 26, 1969 at 11:00 AM, EST.
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Second Chance (game show) Second Chance is an American game show that ran from March 7, 1977 to July 15, 1977 on ABC. Jim Peck hosted, with Jay Stewart and Jack Clark serving as announcers. The show was a production of the Carruthers Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.
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The Parent Game The Parent Game is an American game show that ran in syndication from 1972–1973. The show was hosted by Clark Race, a Los Angeles radio personality, with Johnny Jacobs as the announcer (although Charlie O'Donnell handled these duties on the first two episodes). The answers were commented by child psychologist Dorothy Thompson, who did not appear in-studio.
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Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions The "Jeopardy!" Ultimate Tournament of Champions was a special 15-week single-elimination tournament that aired during the 21st season of the syndicated game show "Jeopardy!" that began airing on February 9, 2005 and concluded on May 25, 2005, covering 76 shows in total. The tournament involved 145 contestants, all of whom were winners of past tournaments or past five-time champions, and was designed to produce two contestants who would face off in a three-game, cumulative-score final against legendary "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings, who had won the most money in "Jeopardy!" regular play history and who (entering the tournament) had set a new all-time game show winnings record with US $2,522,700. Those three contestants would then play in a three-game final for the largest prize the show has ever offered: an unprecedented grand prize of U.S. $2,000,000.
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Americana (game show) Americana is a weekly game show which ran on NBC from December 8, 1947 to July 4, 1949. The series was originally hosted by literary critic John Mason Brown and produced by Martin Stone Productions with NBC Television. Each week's show was sponsored by "Encyclopedia Americana". The 30-minute show aired Mondays at 8:10pm ET in the 1947-48 television season, and Mondays at 8:30pm ET in the 1948-49 season.
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Gene Wood Eugene Edward Wood (October 20, 1925 – May 21, 2004) was an American television personality, known primarily for his work as an announcer on various game shows. From the 1960s to the 1990s, he announced many game shows, primarily Mark Goodson–Bill Todman productions such as "Family Feud", "Card Sharks", "Password", and "Beat the Clock". Wood also served a brief stint as a host on this last show, and on another show entitled "Anything You Can Do". After retiring from game shows in 1996, Wood worked as an announcer for the Game Show Network until his retirement in 1998.
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Virginia Graham Virginia Graham, born Virginia Komiss, (July 4, 1912 – December 22, 1998) was a daytime television talk show host from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. On television, Graham hosted the syndicated programs "Food for Thought" (1953–1957), "Girl Talk", which debuted in January 1963 and ran until 1969; and "The Virginia Graham Show" (1970–1972). She was also a guest on many other programs.
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Headline Chasers Headline Chasers is a syndicated game show that ran daily from September 9, 1985 to September 5, 1986. The series was hosted by Wink Martindale, with Johnny Gilbert serving as announcer. Martindale, who left "Tic-Tac-Dough" and was replaced by Jim Caldwell to take the position on "Headline Chasers", also created the series and was its executive producer. The show was a co-production of Wink Martindale Enterprises and Merv Griffin Enterprises with King World Productions, Griffin's partner for his other syndicated game show offerings, as distributor. "Headline Chasers" was recorded at TAV Celebrity Theater in Hollywood, the same studio which housed "The Merv Griffin Show" (which, at the time "Headline Chasers" premiered, was still in production).
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Monopoly (game show) Monopoly is an American television game show based on the board game of the same name. The format was created by Merv Griffin and produced by his production company, Merv Griffin Enterprises.
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The Tim Conway Comedy Hour The Tim Conway Comedy Hour is a variety/sketch comedy television show show broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1970 fall lineup.
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Tony Kubek Anthony Christopher Kubek (born October 12, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player and television broadcaster. During his nine-year playing career with the New York Yankees, Kubek played in six World Series in the late 1950s and early 1960s, starting in 37 World Series games. For NBC television, he later broadcast twelve World Series between 1968 and 1982, and fourteen League Championship Series between 1969 and 1989. Kubek received the Ford C. Frick Award in 2009.
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It Could Be You (Australian game show) It Could Be You is an Australian daytime television series which aired from 1961 to 1966, with later revivals. The best known version was the first version, which was hosted by Tommy Hanlon Jr., assisted by Jack Little. Hanlon was among several Americans who had shows on 1960s Australian television, the others included Delo and Daly, Larry K. Nixon, and Don Lane.
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Sports Jeopardy! Sports Jeopardy! is an American television game show adapted from the quiz show "Jeopardy!". The show debuted on Crackle on September 9, 2014. Hosted by Dan Patrick, this version featured largely identical play to the parent program, but highlights sports trivia instead of general knowledge.
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Temptation (1967 U.S. game show) Temptation is an American game show which aired on ABC from December 4, 1967 to March 1, 1968. It was produced by Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley. Art James was the host, and Carl King was the announcer.
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International versions of Hollywood Game Night Hollywood Game Night is a game show that originally aired in the United States on NBC. The series' popularity has caused it to be replicated in many countries around the world.
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The Hollywood Game The Hollywood Game is a prime time game show hosted by Bob Goen that ran for four weeks on CBS during the summer of 1992. It involved two teams of two contestants each, who answered trivia questions about film and television. In most rounds, the teams chose trivia categories that were represented by the nine letters in "H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D".
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Fame Is the Name of the Game Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966) is an American TV-movie that aired on NBC and served as the pilot episode of the subsequent series "The Name of the Game". It was
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Win, Lose or Draw Win, Lose or Draw is an American television game show that aired from 1987 to 1990 in syndication and on NBC. It was taped at CBS Television City, often in Studios 31, 33, and 43 at various times. It was co-produced by Burt & Bert Productions (headed by Burt Reynolds and Bert Convy, the original host of the syndicated version) and Kline & Friends for Disney's Buena Vista Television. It has also had two versions on The Disney Channel: "Teen Win, Lose or Draw" from 1989 to 1992, and a revived version known as "Disney's Win, Lose or Draw" which premiered in 2014.