Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974–1977)

Contestants win money by guessing which members of the celebrity panel answer questions correctly, with payoffs determined by odds set by the studio audience.

Stars:

Jim McKrell, Carol Wayne, Joey Bishop

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jim McKrell	...	Himself - Host (59 episodes, 1974-1977)
Carol Wayne	...	Herself (37 episodes, 1974-1977)

Storyline

2 contestants (1 a returning champion on the daily network show, 2 new ones each week on the syndicated series) compete. Seated before them in podiums lined up similar to a horse-racetrack "Starting Gate" numbered from "1" to "6" are 6 stars. Host McKrell reads a question and after which the members of the studio audience select the one celebrity they believe will answer correctly. The 2 contestants bet up to the take of $2, $5 & $10 {Later from $1 to $10} (of their bankroll, initially $50) on who they believe will answer correctly. The odds of a celebrity having the correct answer are determined by the audience odds making machines (meaning, the odds for 1 celebrity might be 1:1, while for another it could be 99:1 though the odds were often misleading). Once the bets and odds were revealed, McKrell asked the celebrities for their answers. 1 of the Stars is correct, The Contestants won the money based on their bets and the odds set on the star that he or she had chosen {e.g.: $1 X 1=...

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Plot Keywords:

partially lost tv series | non fiction

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Genres:

Family | Game-Show

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1974 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burt Sugarman Productions, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Ralph Andrews Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (1974-1977)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Mama' Cass Elliot's made her last public appearance on this show.

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Soundtracks

"Celebrity Sweepstakes"
(1974-1977)
Written by Alan Thicke
Performed by The Stan Worth Orchestra

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