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The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime. The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime is an American game show which offered a $1 million ( annuitized) grand prize to winning contestants. The show aired in syndication from January 6, 1986, until May 22, 1987. The show was hosted by Jim Lange, and he was joined by Karen Thomas as co-host during the second ...
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Main Game
In each round, one member from each couple played the entire round. Their partners could cheer them on but they couldn't help out in any way. The two active players saw a series of blank squares representing the number of letters in a mystery word/phrase/name. When Jim said "Go", letters in the puzzle appeared one at a time (the same as Scrabble's Speedword and Wheel of Fortune'sToss-Up Puzzles), and as soon as a player knew the solution, he/she had to then buzz in. Giving the right answer wo...
Million Dollar Round
To start, the winning couple was shown three categories, and they had to choose the one they knew about the best. After choosing a category, the winning couple entered into an isolation booth where they could hear only host Jim and not the audience, and could only see the game board screen. Once they entered, they had 60 seconds to solve six puzzles (five in the pilot) under the chosen category. Each puzzle worked the same as the clue puzzles in the main game except that the couple could now...
Stations that carried this included: 1. New York - WOR 2. Los Angeles - KHJ 3. Chicago - WGN 4. Philadelphia - KYW 5. Boston - WBZ/WSBK 6. Dallas - KDFI/KXAS 7. Washington, D.C. - WJLA 8. Baltimore - WNUV 9. Houston - KPRC 10. Atlanta - WAGA 11. Pittsburgh - WTAE 12. Miami - WPLG 13. Seattle - KOMO 14. Portland, OR - KGW 15. Cincinnati - WLWT 16. C...
This show started out as a failed 1970s pilot called The Letter Machine.This was the first nationally aired game show in the U.S. to offer $1,000,000 as its top prize, 13 years before Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the various rip-offs that premiered afterwards (Pr...The title of this show was also used for an Australian Millionaire copycat; for that reason, the American version had to title its version as It's Your Chance of a Lifetime.This was one of the few game shows to use touch-sensitive devices for the buzzers instead of a red button or a handheld device. Its foreign counterparts also used the same feature for the buzzers.A British version hosted by David Hamilton ran on ITV from 1988 until 1991 as All Clued Up. Because of Independent Broadcasting Authority rules at the time, the prizes were much cheaper: in the fir...A Brazilian version hosted by the veteran J. Silvestre ran on Rede Manchete from 1997 until 1999 as Domingo Milionário (Millionaire Sunday). The participants were chosen through mini games called G...On Chile's Sabado Gigante, one of the games played was based off The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, but the show used two solo contestants rather than couples. Also, the bonus round was played fo...A Colombian version hosted by Fernando Gonzalez Pacheco ran on RTI Television from 1987 until 1990 as El Programa del Millon (The Million Dollar Program). Each correct answer earned 2,000 pesos. Ea...Aug 17, 2022 · On this 1987 episode of The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime with Jim Lange and Karen Thomas, Jay and Judy return for their third and final day of competition...
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Dec 24, 2021 · On this February 19th, 1986 episode of The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime with Jim Lange, Kim and George are back after two days of competition, playing the...
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Apr 4, 2022 · On this 1986 episode of The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, two new couples are on the show and ready to start their road to a million. First are Andrea and...
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Aug 5, 2021 · On this 1987 episode of The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime with Jim Lange and Karen Thomas, Dan and Laureen are back for their third and final show. Competing against David and Peggy, should Dan and Laureen win against this challenging couple and win the bonus round, they will be going home with $1,000,000 in cash and prizes!
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