100 Grand (game show)

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100 Grand
Format	Game Show
Created by	Bob Stivers Productions
Starring	Jack Clark, Announcer Bill Wendell
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 15 – 29, 1963

100 Grand was a short-lived American game show hosted by game show announcer Jack Clark, with Bill Wendell doing the announcing. It ran in the Fall of 1963 on the highly-touted "New ABC".

[edit] Play

After the quiz show scandals of 1958, ABC tried to bring back high stakes game shows with 100 Grand. One contestant, having possessed a knowledge or lead in a specific subject or field, was asked questions by a panel of five professionals for cash . The player surviving without missing a single question had the privilege to answer five questions submitted by viewers at home for a grand prize of $100,000. Any payer who wins the grand prize will receive $100k as a final score not as a bonus.

[edit] Episode Status

The series is thought to be destroyed through wiping, a procedure very common with many game shows and other programs from the 1940's through the early 80's. A promo showing the set and a contestant exists and is in the trading circuit.