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Revision as of 13:41, 21 November 2003 by Morwen (talk | contribs) (typos)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Match Game was a television game show of the 1970s and 1980s hosted by Gene Rayburn, where contestants must match celebrities including Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Richard Dawson. Contestants match celebrities by filling in the blanks of stories. For instance "He's so dumb (Audience: "How dumb is he?") he thought his teacher was a _____." Contestants had two chances to get up to 6 matches, the contestant with the most matches wins and goes on to play for up to $10,000 ($20,000 in Match Game PM, 1978).
The format has been sold overseas. In the United Kingdom it is known as Blankety Blank and has been presented by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson and Lily Savage.