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Author
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A witty, charming, and engaging dive into trivia’s colorful history, from America’s highest-earning game show contestant of all time and host of Jeopardy!
“Insightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. . . . I loved this book.”—Will Shortz, crossword editor, The New York Times
Ken Jennings is trivia’s...
“Insightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. . . . I loved this book.”—Will Shortz, crossword editor, The New York Times
Ken Jennings is trivia’s...
2) Quiz Show
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fame and fortune become a hotbed of scandal when a Washington investigator uncovers corruption beneath the TV's hottest quiz show's glittering facade. The scandal implicates both the wildly popular champion and the disgruntled ex-champ.
Publisher
Ammo Content
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As Jeopardy marks its 50th anniversary, including 30 years with Alex Trebek, take a look at the phenomenon of game shows, the iconic hosts and personalities, the contestants, and the triumphs and controversies that have shaped the evolution of this important part of our culture. See the power and influence of game shows and television personalities we₂ve invited into our living rooms.
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Game and quiz shows first started appearing on radio broadcasts in the 1930s, led by the CBS network's Professor Quiz, hosted by a man who was neither a professor nor even a college graduate, the first of several frauds that seemed to be endemic to the genre. Professor Quiz was followed by other such game shows as Uncle Jim's Question Bee and Ask It Basket, which in turn spawned successful box games for at-home play. The show Truth or Consequences...
Series
Publisher
Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A self-proclaimed genius (Coleman) enters a TV quiz show. When he runs the jackpot up to $40 million, the sponsors panic and bring in Holm, a femme fatale as smart as Coleman, to foil him. Price portrays the wacky sponsor.
Publisher
Soundview Media Partners
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"He was a history teacher. She was a children's author. Together Bernard and Claire Boiko of Queens, NY were the dead-broke parents of 5 children. A pair of curiously relatable outsiders, they captured American hearts and saved their family by doing it. Yes! They appeared on TV game shows 28 times over 37 years. From Tic-Tac-Dough (1956), Now You See It, Concentration, Jeopardy!, The Match Game, To Tell the Truth right up to Trivial Pursuit (1993),...
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