Classic Game Shows Trivia Quiz

Answer: $5,000

If you hit a cash prize of over $3,000, you always received an extra spin, but the top prize in cash was $5,000 plus a spin.

Answer: 12

There were 4 question in each question round with a buzz-in answer worth 3 spins, therefore there were 12 spins at most for one player. The "Whammy!" with Todd Newton, maximum is 15.

Answer: 5

There was "The $10,000 Pyramid," "The $20,000 Pyramid," "The $25,000 Pyramid," "The $50,000 Pyramid," and "The $100,000 Pyramid."

Answer: $300

Each square got progressively harder, and the top square was worth $300 standalone.

Answer: all of these

Vanna White was on "The Price Is Right", Jenny Jones was on both the "Match Game" and "Press Your Luck," and Kirstie Alley was on "Password Plus" and "Match Game". Jenny won over $18,000 on "Press Your Luck".

Answer: Bill Cullen

Allen Ludden was the original host until his death in 1981, then Tom Kennedy took over until the series ended in 1982. When "Super Password" came out in 1984, Bert Convy was the host.

Answer: Jim Perry

Jim Perry was the host of "Card Sharks" in 1978. After almost 10 years of being off the air, "Card Sharks" returned in the late 1980s with Bob Eubanks as host.

Answer: $32,000

In Jim Perry's version, the most you could win was $28,800, as you only received $200 on the second line. In Bob Eubanks' version, you gained $400 on the second line to even the score after one line to $2,000.

Answer: Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine was the show's center square in 1966. Paul Lynde took over from 1968 to 1981. In the 1980s with John Davidson as host, it was Joan Rivers. From 1998 to 2002, Whoopi Goldberg was the center square.

Answer: $250

In Peter Marshall's version, contestants won $250 for each game. $500 was given during John Davidson's run, and during Tom Bergeron's run, contestants win $1,000.