The Original Match Game

Gene rayburn greets two contestants and several million americans on match game 7 pm.

The original match game.

Match gameis an american television panelgame showthat premiered on nbcin 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the next six decades. Match game tv series 1973 1990 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Get exclusive videos blogs photos cast bios free episodes. The stars write down a word they think would be most appropriate for the missing word and then two contestants try to guess what the stars have chosen.

The series ran from october 31 1983 to july 27 1984 on nbc. If the contestants do it very well they win lots of money. Match game 7x p m was the comedy game show where celebrities match contestants and vice versa simply by filling in the blanks. The champion was seated in the upstage red circle seat.

The match game is a game of compared judgments of answers to the fill in the blank favorable questions are asked by the host of the match game gene rayburn to 2 teams 6 members including 2. A point is given for each correct match and the one with the most points wins. Two contestants including a returning champion competed.