Three on a Match (game show)
Three on a Match is an American television game show created by Bob Stewart that ran on NBC from August 2, 1971 to June 28, 1974 on its daytime schedule.[1] The host was Bill Cullen and Don Pardo served as announcer on most episodes, with Bob Clayton and NBC staffers Wayne Howell and Roger Tuttle substituting at times.
For the 1932 film, see Three on a Match. For the superstition, see Three on a match (superstition).Three on a Match
Don Pardo
Bob Clayton (substitute)
Wayne Howell (substitute)
Roger Tuttle (substitute)
United States
NBC Studios
New York, New York
August 2, 1971 –
June 28, 1974
The series was produced at NBC's Rockefeller Center in New York City. The program's title is wordplay on the superstition of the same name.
Episode status[edit]
The series is believed to have been wiped, as per network practices of that era. Six episodes from March and April 1973 are held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3] Five episodes from February 1974 featuring a New York-area contestant, Fred Abrahams, have been released on the internet, and are from his own library. Another from December 1973, with Howell announcing, has been released on YouTube.
The status of the Australian version is not known, but may have also been wiped. A single episode of the version is held by the National Film and Sound Archive.[4]