The Match Game Homepage: 1990-91 The Match Game Homepage

Aired: July 1990-July 1991, ABC

Host: Ross Shafer
Regular: Charles Nelson Reilly
Announcer: Gene Wood

Semi-Regulars: Brad Garrett, Vicki Lawrence, Ronn Lucas and friends,
Sally Struthers, Marcia Wallace



The All-New, Star-Studded MG was able to survive one full season despite terrible clearance due to its 12 noon time slot (and resulting preemptions for local news).

Two contestants, one a returning champion, competed in two rounds of Classic MG with a twist: all six celebrities played each question, and $50 was awarded for every match. In addition, after each round of classic MG, a round of "Match-Up!" was played.

In "Match-Up!", Ross read a blank phrase (a la the classic Head-to-Head Match), and the contestant saw two choses on a hidden screen. The player secretly made his/her selection, and the choices were then offered to the celebrity. The first "Match-Up!" lasted 30 seconds and payed $50 per match, while the second lasted 45 seconds and payed $100 per match. Whoever had the most money after the second "Match-Up!" went on to the Super Match - played in the same way as the '78-'82 version, with the Audience Match Values increased to $500, $300, and $200, and the Head-to-Head Match worth ten times that (or twenty with a good Star Wheel spin). If a player bombed out in the Audience Match, s/he played for $1,00 (or $2,000 if doubled) in the Head-to-Head Match.

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