Penny to a Million

Penny to a Million

infobox television
show_name = Penny to a Million
format = Game show
runtime = 30 minutes with commercials
starring = Bill Goodwin, host
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired = May 4, 1955
last_aired = October 5, 1955
num_episodes = approximately 20|

"Penny to a Million" was an American television game show (at the time more commonly called a "quiz show") that aired on ABC for five months in 1955, from May 4 to October 5 of that year. The program aired on Wednesday nights in primetime.

Hosted by Bill Goodwin (replacing Bud Collyer, who did the original pilot), the unique feature of this quiz show was that a correct answer to the first question in the playoff round was worth one cent (penny), but that a correct answer to each question that followed doubled in value, so that a contestant could win as much as $10,000, or a million pennies. Contestants were drawn from the studio audience.

External links

* [http://www.tvparty.com/games2.html "Penny to a Million" description, photos, and video clips at tvparty.com]


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