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  • Sale of the Century (1983–1989)
  • TV-G
    TV Series | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Sale of the Century (1983–1989)
TV-G
TV Series | 30 min | Family, Game-Show

Updated version of the 1969-1974 NBC game show. Three contestants competed to answer trivia questions, with scoring in dollars. The game was interrupted at certain intervals for Instant Bargains, which allowed the player in the lead to buy...See moreUpdated version of the 1969-1974 NBC game show. Three contestants competed to answer trivia questions, with scoring in dollars. The game was interrupted at certain intervals for Instant Bargains, which allowed the player in the lead to buy a prize at a discounted prize (e.g., a $795 stereo color TV for $6), always at the risk of later losing the game; and a new feature, the "Fame Game," where the host read first-person clues leading to the identity of a person, place, thing, etc., with the winner having a chance to earn cash, a bonus prize or add to his score with the choice of one of nine numbers. The player with the highest score could elect to use his score money to buy specially-discounted luxury items (e.g., a $4,500 diamond-studded Swiss watch for $120), or accumulate his score money by winning future games and having access to either a luxury car, an escalating jackpot which began at $50,000 and increased by $1,000 per show until won, or everything on stage. Later in the show's run, the endgame's format changed, where champions chose prizes via a matching game; and again later by solving phrases within 30 seconds to win a cash bonus. Written by Brian Rathjen See less
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Jan 3, 1983 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Jim Perry
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
4
Summer Bartholomew
Assistant / Self / Self - Assistant Assistant / Self / Self - Assistant   See fewer
3
2
Don Morrow
Announcer / Self - Announcer Announcer / Self - Announcer   See fewer
2
Jay Stewart
Self - Announcer Self - Announcer   See fewer
1
Sally Julian
Self - Assistant Self - Assistant   See fewer
1
Charles Esten
Self - Contestant Self - Contestant   See fewer
1
Kevin Nealon
Self - Audience Member (1985) (archive footage) Self - Audience Member (1985) (archive footage)   See fewer
Elaine Hobson
Model (1983-1989) Model (1983-1989)   See fewer
Lee Menning
Assistant (1983-1984) Assistant (1983-1984)   See fewer
Lynnda Herrick
Model (1984-1988) Model (1984-1988)   See fewer
Sandy Mielke
Contestant (1985) / Self Contestant (1985) / Self   See fewer
John Harlan
Announcer Announcer   See fewer
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