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Concentration

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1 Season · 251 Episodes · Premiered August 25, 1958 · Ended August 4, 1959

Producers Jack Barry and Dan Enright created this classic game show, based on the children's matching memory game Concentration. The first match aired on August 25-29, 1958, but it seemed doomed when Barry and Enright (because of their roles in the fast-unfolding Quiz Show Scandals) were forced to relinquish their ownership of the game. However, NBC-TV took over production and the rest is history. 2 contestants, including a returning champion, competed to solve a rebus hidden beneath a board of 30 numbers (1-30). The board itself concealed the names of prizes(good or joke),wild cards and other action cards (described below). Each player in turn, called out a pair of numbers. No match gave his/her opponent control of the board, but a match gave whatever prize was printed on the card or allowed him/her to perform an action.

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Gene Wood
Gene Wood as Announcer
Johnny Olson
Johnny Olson as Announcer
Wayne Howell
Wayne Howell as Announcer
Art James
Art James as Announcer
Bill McCord as Announcer
Jim Lucas as Announcer
Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek as Host
Jack Narz
Jack Narz as Host
Hugh Downs
Hugh Downs as Host
Bob Clayton
Bob Clayton as Host
Don Pardo
Don Pardo as Substitute Announcer
Vic Roby
Vic Roby as Substitute Announcer
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