- Contestants guess the correctness of celebrities' answers in order to win spaces in a tic-tac-toe game.
- Nine celebrities, seated in a three-by-three tier as in a tic-tac-toe board, joined two contestants one of them a champion in a game known best for the celebrities' witty answers to questions. The object was to win an otherwise standard game of tic-tac-toe by determining whether a celebrity was giving a correct answer to a general knowledge question or bluffing ("agree" or "disagree"). Contestants selected a celebrity, for which host Marshall read a question; a correct decision to agree or disagree by the player allowed him/her to place their mark in that box, while the opponent's mark was placed there if said decision was incorrect (unless it led to tic-tac-toe, in which case the contestant had to earn the box). During the first complete game of a show, a "Secret Square" game offered the contestants a bonus prize package for a correct answer. The contestant winning the best-of-three match was champion and returned to face a new challenger. Five-time champions retired un-defeated with a $2,000 bonus and a prize package (containing such things as cars, trips, furs, jewelry and furniture). In later years, daily winners were allowed to select a celebrity, and won a bonus prize concealed inside an envelope.—Brian Rathjen <briguy_52732@yahoo.com>
- The Object of the Game is played as Tic-Tac-Toe. 3 Squares (Stars) Across (Left and Right), Up and Down or Diagonally or Acquire the squares as they can (i.e.: 5 squares). 2 Contestants (1 Returning Champion and also in the ergo of "Miss Circle" 'The O' for women and "Mr. X" 'The X' for men) take turns to pick 1 Star (square). In order to win a Square, The Contestant will determine when the star to get the correct answer or make one up as he or she agree or disagree the answer to the questions will be correct or wrong with their own marks of 'Xs' and 'Os.' The 1st contestant to complete the 1st Game wins $200 and completing the 2-out-of-3 match as well wins $400 for the 1st Match. The Champion Completes All 10 Games = 5 Matches wins $2000 and a new car. (From October 17, 1966 to February 10, 1967: The Contestant will win $100 for the 1st Game and $200 + $300 = $500 for the 1st Match. The Champion will completes All 10 Games = 5 Matches wins $2500 and the new automobile.) $300 per game for the 1968 NBC Nighttime Portion and $250 for the Syndicated Portion. For the 1st, 2nd or tie game of the match is "The Secret Square": The contestant that picked that same square 1st and Getting the Answer the Question Correct by Agreeing or Disagreeing of it's own settling fashion wins a (cash and/or) prize package are valued at $1000 to start it out in 1966, $1500 in 1967-1968 (also used for NBC-TV Nighttime Portion), $2000 from 1968 to 1973, $2500 in 1973-1974, $3000 from 1974 to 1978 and $3500 to $4500 from 1978 to 1980 ($2000-$7000 for Syndicated Purposes). On September 6-10, 1976: "The Bonus Squares" were introduced on the program where 1 Square (Star) has 1 of these 9 Selected Prizes are Announced in a different concealed envelope and all ranged from merchandise prizes to $5000 Cash After Winning the 2/3 Match Before A New Match and Finished with A Car Reward and "The Whole Thing." On January 5-9, 1976: "The Whole Thing" were also introduced where all the prize package worth $20,000 in 1976, $21,000 in 1976-1977, $22,000 in 1977, $23,000 in 1977-1978, $24,000 in 1978-1979 and $25,000 in 1979-1980 in Cash and Prizes for 5 Completed Matches for Miss Circle (O) and Mr. X (X). Contestants must compete until defeated.—Ben Hallums <Benhallums1@hotmail.com>
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By what name was The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965) officially released in Canada in English?
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