- "The MATCH GAME" is a Game of Compared Judgments of Answers to the Fill-in-the-Blank & Favorable Questions are asked by the host of 'The MATCH GAME' Gene Rayburn to 2 Teams (6 Members including 2 Celebrity/Star Team Captains) write down the answer to a question and once both 2 Teams finished writing their own answers for most likely & best likely to match and the host asked before & after reading the question and called upon one(1) of the three(3) members of the team show the 1st Answer this/that written/wrote and the 2nd Answer this/that written/wrote also this/that makes a "MATCH" and scores 10 points and the 3rd Answer this/that written/wrote by The Celebrity/Star Team Captain as well becomes a "MATCH" and scores 20 points. The 1st Team scores 100 points or Greater than that wins $100 or Expensive than that to play "The AUDIENCE MATCH" to win $450 and consisted of 3 Secret Survey Questions that takes place on certain number of weekdays before going on the air within the announced date. Each Member of the Winning Team including the Celebrity/Star Team Captain must answer the question will be matched after they're speaking to "THE BEST ANSWER" as possible for the following breakdown. For 1 Member Matched the Best Answer Secretly wins $50, 2 Members Matched the Best Answer Secretly wins $100 & All 3 Members of the Team including the Celebrity/Star Team Captain Matched the Best Answer Secretly wins $150. After 3 Questions asked The Team for the 3 Best Answers what they thinking of it and collects $450 or Cheaper than this'll/that'll be added to $100 for the total $550 or Expensive than that. The Host is Gene Rayburn, The Announcer is Johnny Olson, The Theme is "A Swingin' Safari (The MATCH GamE)" by Bert Kaempfert & The 1st 2 Celebrity/Star Team Captains are from "WHAT'S MY LINE?" Miss Arlene Francis & The Bandleader & The Maestro of NBC Radio & TV Orchestra for "THE TONIGHT SHOW Starring JOHNNY CARSON" Mr. Skitch Henderson. "The MATCH GamE" is Preempted on Tuesday January 1 (New Year's Day) 1963 for NBC SPORTS Coverage of The ROSE BOWL and returned on the next day Wednesday January 2, 1963.—Ben Hallums<benhallums1@hotmail.com>
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Arlene Francis & Skitch Henderson (1962) in Australia?
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