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Sale of the Century was a British game show based on a US game show of the same name. It was first shown on ITV from 9 October 1971 to 6 November 1983, hosted by Nicholas Parsons . Special Celebrity Sale of the Century editions aired occasionally, starting on 2 January 1981 with Steve Jones as host.
Solving four in 20 seconds (originally 5 in 25 seconds) won the player $5000 cash on their first attempt, $6000 for their second, and so on up to $10,000 on their sixth. The seventh day, they played for the car; on the eighth, for $50,000 in cash. The Original Series The original Sale of the Century debuted on NBC’s daytime schedule on ...
Sale of the Century: With Jack Kelly, Bill Wendell, Madelyn Sanders, Joe Garagiola. In this quiz/game show, contestants had to answer relatively simple questions on general knowledge categories.
Sale of the New Century. In a bid to combat declining ratings, the show was renamed Sale of the New Century in 2000. The format was also altered slightly to include four contestants per night in an elimination format; after each of the last two Fame Games, the lowest scorer would be eliminated.
Welcome to the Sale of The Century Wiki. This wiki is a detailed history of the game show format known as Sale of the Century. The basic idea of the format was to enable contestants to purchase expensive prizes for a small price (usually in the form of points earned during their time on the show). Originating in the United States in 1969, the ...
Sale of the Century - 1993 Final - In this June 1993 final of the successful quiz show, returning contestant Tony competes for a hand-knitted rug, a $16,000 US trip, and a box possibly containing a $29,000 Mitsubishi Mirage. Facing off against him are a policy services officer, and a hotshot language tutor who lived seven years in a barn. Aside from the nailbiting question rounds, highlights ...
