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1 When was the first episode that the wheel was used?
Answer: June 28, 1978

The first episode where the wheel to choose the celebrity was used on June 28, 1978.
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2 Who was the host of "Match Game PM"?
Answer: Gene Rayburn

Gene Rayburn did both "Match Game 7X" and "Match Game PM".
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3 What year was the last year "Match Game" had Gene Rayburn as host?
Answer: 1984

Gene Rayburn was also host of the "Match Game" during the "Match Game / Hollywood Squares Hour" airing during the 1983-1984 season. The final episode of "Match Game" that stood alone with Rayburn appeared in 1982.
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4 Why did Richard Dawson leave "Match Game"?
Answer: he had other entitlements

Richard Dawson left "Match Game" because he was doing that as well as "Family Feud" from 1976-1978. It became too much for him to handle doing two shows of each ("Family Feud" also had a nighttime version then).
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5 Who did most contestants choose on the head-to-head in the 1970's "Match Game"?
Answer: Richard Dawson

Before the wheel was ever spun, Richard Dawson went head-to-head with most contestants.
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6 What was top prize on "Match Game PM"?
Answer: $20,000

There were 2 audience matches done in the nighttime version. If a contestant were to choose the most common answer on 2 Super Matches, they would have $1,000. You played for ten times that, or $10,000. If a contestant was lucky enough, they could win double that, or $20,000.
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7 Who was the announcer for "Match Game 7X"?
Answer: Johnny Olson

Johnny Olson did "Match Game 7X," and Gene Wood did "Match Game 90."
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8 Who was the host of the 1998 version of "Match Game"?
Answer: Michael Berger

Rayburn was on in the 1962 version and the 197X remake, then Ross Shafer took the reins in 1990. Wink Martindale was never host of the "Match Game."
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9 What were the dollar amounts on the Super Match in the 1970's series?
Answer: 100, 250, 500

The 1990 induction's Super Match started at $200.
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10 What was not done every New Year's Eve on "Match Game 7X"?
Answer: there was no Super Match

A new sign with the new year was dropped each year, and when it became 1979, the show became syndicated so the year was ultimately dropped.
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11 Who was not a regular panelist on "Match Game"?
Answer: Fannie Flagg

Fannie Flagg was on quite a bit, but she was not a regular. Fannie Flagg was also the author of "Fried Green Tomatoes."
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12 What newspaper column writer was a panelist on "Match Game"?
Answer: Abigail Van Buren

Abigail Van Buren was a panelist on "Match Game" in 1979 during the syndicated run.
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