An extremely enjoyable and high-stakes show, where huge risks can lead to even larger rewards. The Australian version in particular is one of my favorite game shows of all time. The American run was also really great for most of it, but the Winner's Big Money Game kind of killed it.
NBC, 1983-1989
Jim Perry
*1982 - 9-minute pitch film w/clips from the Australian, British, and even the lost '70s versions! [SM, filtered version is B+ (improved color, audio, and A/V sync); original is RRinkermanGrabbag2.5, B]
Shopping
*1/3/1983 premiere - Lynn vs. Joel vs. Janice - Sally Julien is the hostess here, which did not last long and you can tell why - slightly distorted audio [OC, BMoore2.4, B+]
*2/15/1983 - Greg vs. Seth vs. Robert [OB, A]
*3/14/1983 - Lee Menning's first episode as hostess! - Mort vs. Lenore vs. Tom [OB, A-]
*3/18/1983 - John vs. Jacque vs. Mort (going for the lot!) [OB, A-]
*4/1983 - David vs. Laura Chambers vs. Joe - now with Lee Menning as the hostess - video VERY blurry, which occasionally breaks and also skips at points throughout [OB, BSchwartz2.3, C]
*Next ep. - Evon vs. Joe vs. Laura Chambers - video blurry and slightly wavy at most points [OB w/few comm, BSchwartz2.4a, B-]
*Next ep. - Robin vs. Brad vs. Laura Chambers - video blurry and slightly wavy at some points [OB, BSchwartz2.4b, B-]
*7/12/1983 - Dave vs. Gail vs. Richard [OB, MPannoni2.3, B+]
*11/9/1983 tournament ep. - Frank vs. Mike vs. Helen - contestant interviews cut; uneven color at some points [OC, RRinkerman1.5, B]
*11/18/1983 - Day 4 of Tournament of Champions finals! - Cathy vs. Mort vs. Fran [OB, A]
*11/21/1983 - Final day of Tournament of Champions! - Same players as above [OB, A-]
*1/18/1984 - 4-minute endgame clip w/Bob vs. Roger vs. Kathy (going for a $78K cash jackpot!) - proof why the speed round needed to be implemented - horrid tracking [OB, BSchwartz2.3.6, B-]
*2/29/1984 - Harry vs. Vicki vs. Ed [OC, RRinkermanMay2010/8.2, B+]
*3/28/1984 - Nanci vs. Bob vs. Dawn (going for a $99K cash jackpot!) - now with the Speed Round and numbers on the fame game board [OB, DBarkow5.2.5, B+]
*4/11/1984 - 8.5-minute endgame clip w/Keith vs. Jane vs. David (going for a $109K cash jackpot!) - the prizes are shown in a circus theme! - video slightly breaks sometimes [OB, BSchwartz2.3.7, B]
*5/10/1984 - 5.5-minute endgame clip w/Paul vs. Susan vs. Bill (going for a $70K cash jackpot!) - TWO incorrect answers in the final Fame Game! [OB, BSchwartz2.3.8, B]
*5/18/1984 - Gary vs. Andy vs. Ian - now with the gold set [OC, RRinkermanMay2010/8.1, A-]
*5/23-24/1984 - 7 minutes of two endgames where champion Ian goes for the cash jackpot! - a Fame Game question has to be thrown out and substituted! [OB, CDonegan0620-1.5, B]
*6/1984 - 4-minute endgame clip w/Jerry vs. Lyn vs. Bill (going for a $61K cash jackpot!) [OB, CDonegan0620-2.5, B+]
Winner’s Board
*10/1984 - Margerite vs. John vs. Debbie - Debut of the Winner's Board, and Lou Mulford fills in for Lee! - somewhat buzzy audio [OC, RRinkerman0120-4.4, B+]
*11/14/1984 - Jeff vs. Lisa vs. Dave - Lee Menning's family life is mentioned, which eventually led to her departure - blurry video, muffled audio [OC, filtered version is B- (stabilized video); original is RSeidelman2.3.4, C+]
*11/16/1994 - Gregg vs. Mariene vs. Jeff [OC, RRinkerman817-4.4, A]
*11/22/1984 - 10-minute endgame clip w/Tim vs. Perrin vs. Jeff (going for a cleared board!) - Jim Perry plugs the final day of the Dollar Bill contest! Rather close Speed Round, too! - horrid tracking (with audio glitches) until partway through final Fame Game [OB, BSchwartz2.3.9, C+ at first then B]
*3/1985 - day 2 of Tournament of Champions finals - Jeff vs. Stephanie - glitchy video [OB w/few comm, RRinkermanSale.1, B-]
*4/4/1985 - 8-minute opening plus endgame clips w/Steve vs. Jane vs. Mark DeCarlo [OB, BSchwartz2.3.10, B]
*4/8/1985 - Howard vs. Deborah vs. Mark DeCarlo (going for the $50K bonus!) - muffled audio [OC, JOswald2.12, A-]
*7/26/1985 - Friday of College Week! - Chris vs. Suzanne vs. Kavian - an overturned ruling changes who the winner is after the game ends! [OC, RRinkerman517-4.2, A]
*7/29/1985 - Chris vs. Julie vs. Eugene - contains the champion from before College Week and the one from the end of College Week! [OC, RRinkerman517-4.3, A]
*11/27/1985 - Eric vs. Judy vs. Brad - contians a Thanksgiving feast for the crew at the end! [OC, RRinkerman5.7.5, A-]
*12/24/1985 - 5-minute endgame clip w/Taylea vs. Gary vs. Claudia - Jim Perry makes some sentimental holiday wishes! [OB, BSchwartz2.3.11, B]
*1986 - Barry vs. Scott vs. Gabrielle - video is bright and jumpy at times [OC, RRinkermanSale.2, B]
*7/7/1986 - Kevin vs. Pat vs. Dick - this match proves to be particularly engaging for more reasons than one! [OC, RRinkerman517-2.1, B+]
*10/13/1986 - Alison vs. Frank vs. Missouri -- now with the PYL-like Fame Game format; plus, Jim plugs the Home Viewer sweepstakes! [OB, DBarkow5.3.5, A-]
*6/12/1987 - Bob vs. Kathy vs. John [OC, DBarkow5.4.4, B+]
*6/15/1987 - Greg vs. Sheena vs. John [OC, DBarkow5.5.1, B+]
*1987 - Scott vs. Ria vs. Tom (going for the $50K bonus!) - glitchy video [OB, RRinkermanSale.3, C+]
*1987 - Day 1 of the International Tournament finals! - Cary (Australia) vs. Tim (US) vs. Harvey (Canada) - a portion of the screen is VERY glitchy [OC, RRinkerman0120-3.1, C+]
*1987 - Day 4 of the International Tournament finals! - Same players as above [OC, RRinkerman0120-3.2, B]
Winner’s Big Money Game
*12/8/1987 - Marc. vs. Betty vs. Al - third episode with this format! - small occasional blackouts on otherwise slightly glitchy video [OC, RSeidelman2.2.1, B-]
*8/31/1988 - Jason vs. Erin vs. Robert - Wednesday of End of Summer Bash Week! - blurry and somewhat glitchy video, worsening by the endgame [USA, RRinkerman517-6.2, B- at first then C+]
*9/12/1988 - Rhonda vs. Jim vs. Elaine - audio slightly garbled and slightly wavy in some shots [USA, JOswald2.5, B]
*11/10/1988 - Julius vs. Kathy vs. Scott - From the True Romance tournament, which is also GSN's first-ever airing of this show! [GSN, A+]
*11/22/1988 - Lucinda vs. Fred vs. Diane - this ep was skipped by GSN due to constant Thanksgiving references - video is slightly wavy in some shots & distorted in sections [OC, RRinkerman517-6.3, B]
*12/21/1988 - Nancy vs. Randy vs. Karen - the set is decorated for the holidays! - some slight distortion in video throughout [USA, filtered version is B+ (reduced distortion); original is RRinkerman517-6.4, B]
*1/6/1989 - Nick vs. Cheryl vs. Kerry - this ep was skipped by GSN for unknown reasons - video is distorted in sections [OC, RRinkerman517-6.5, B]
*3/22/1989 - Kurt vs. Cher vs. Darrell - includes ‘NBC news at this hour’ [OC, MLight4.1, A-]
*3/23/1989 - John vs. Tina vs. Ted - a record $16K instant cash is won! [OB, MLight5.1, B+]
*3/24/1989 finale - Frank vs. Jody-Lee vs. John - what a goodbye to remember… [SM, DDowns8.3, B]
syndication, 1985-1986
Shopping
*1/16/1985 - Gerry vs. Wanda vs. Nick - Buzzr skips this ep in their rotation despite GSN airing it not long before [GSN, RRinkerman517-6.1, A++]
*2/6/1985 - Chip vs. Naomi vs. John (going for the lot!) [BUZZR, A++]
*3/8/1985 - Mick vs. Debra vs. Skip - I consider this a fantastic example on how exciting this show can get! [BUZZR, A++]
*3/29/1985 - Matt vs. Judi vs. Michael - if only the champ knew who was coming next... [BUZZR, A++]
*4/1/1985 - Wil vs. Alice Conkright vs. Michael (going for the lot!) [USA, DBarkow5.5.2, A-]
*4/2/1985 - Myrna vs. John vs. Alice Conkright [USA, DBarkow5.5.3, A-]
*4/5/1985 - Jeff vs. Richard vs. Alice Conkright - by this point, Jim is getting quite desperate to get Alice to buy something! [GSN, RRinkerman117-1.1, A++]
*4/8/1985 - Chuck vs. Irwin vs. Alice Conkright (going for the lot!) [USA, RRinkerman117-1.2, A]
*4/19/1985 - M.J. vs. Adrienne vs. Dave - one of the endgame prizes is bought for the third time this week! [GSN, RRinkerman117-1.3, A++]
*9/24/1985 - Pat vs. Lisa vs. Tim Hollerand (going for the lot!) [USA, JOswald2.6, B]
*11/15/1985 - final episode with shopping format - Brad vs. Lauren vs. Bill - rather distorted audio [USA w/some comm, RSeidelman2.3.5, B+]
Winner’s Board
*12/13/1985 - Al vs. Kim vs. Rocky - this ep. is chock full of enjoyable moments [GSN, RRinkerman117-1.4, A++]
*1/20/1986 - Zareh vs. Susan vs. Curtis Warren (going for a cleared board!) - two copies: [USA, JOswald2.7, B- (video sometimes glitches)] or [GSN, RRinkerman517-2.2, A++]
*1/21/1986 - Skip vs. Elaine vs. Curtis Warren (going for the $50K bonus!) [GSN, RRinkerman517-2.3, A++]
*1/31/1986 - James vs. Liz vs. Larry [USA, RRinkermanDec2011/9.4, A-]
*2/14/1986 - Martha vs. Will vs. Crystal - one player briefly references Press Your Luck during the Fame Game; includes a promo for reruns of Monopoly Millionaires Club that ended up not happening [GSN, RRinkerman517-2.4, A++]
*3/10/1986 - Cindy vs. Clay vs. Lisa (going for the $50K bonus!) [USA, JOswald2.8, B]
Australian versions
Channel 9, 1980-2001
Tony Barber
Shopping
*7/14/1980 PREMIERE - Grant vs. Rosemary vs. Bob [SM, RRinkermanNov2012/2.3, A-]
*4/13/1982 - David vs. Marion vs. Andrew (going for the lot!) [1991 RPT, A-]
*10/26/1982 - David vs. Judy vs. Lee (going for the lot!) [OC, A-]
*7/9/1984 - Paul vs. Jean vs. Barry [OC, A]
*7/10/1984 - Ted vs. Helen vs. Barry [OC, A]
*7/11/1984 - Ralph vs. Michael vs. Barry (going for the lot!) [OC, A]
*7/1/1985 - Australia vs. USA Championship finals, day 1! - Virginia and Fran (Australia) vs. Alice Conkright and Frances (US) [1991 RPT, CDonegan417-4.2a, A-]
*7/2/1985 - Australia vs. USA Championship finals, day 2! - Same players as above [1991 RPT, CDoengan417-4.2b, A-]
*7/3/1985 - Australia vs. USA Championship finals, day 3! - Same players as above - missing final minute or so; no gameplay is cut [1991 RPT w/comm, CDonegan417-4.2c, A]
*4/14/1986 - from the Ashes tournament, day 1 of British semifinals, with champions from the UK version! - David St. John vs. Daphne vs. Roger - B&W video [SM w/slate, BMoore3.1, B]
*4/21 to 4/23/1986 - the three ep.s from the Ashes finals, with $100K at stake! - Cary and David (Australia) vs. Susan and Daphne (U.K.) [SM, A-]
*5/13/1987 - Nick vs. Marilyn vs. Paul [OB, A-]
*5/14/1987 - Sylvia vs. David vs. Marilyn [OB, A-]
*5/15/1987 - Rose vs. Tam vs. Marilyn [OB, A-]
*5/18/1987 - Victoria vs. Rinus vs. Marilyn [OB, A-]
*5/19/1987. - Deirdre vs. John vs. Marilyn [OB, A]
*5/20/1987 - Audrey vs. Ross vs. Marilyn [OB, A]
*5/21/1987 - Robin vs. Graham vs. Marilyn (going for the lot!) [OB, A-]
*1988 - Australian heat 3 of World Championship! - Dean vs. Marilyn vs. David [OB, A-]
*5/4/1988 - Andrew vs. Angela vs. Murray - no opening; begins as game is about to start [OC, A]
Winner's Board
*10/3/1990 - Alec vs. Ruth vs. John [SM w/slate, CDonegan1219-3.4, A-]
*10/4/1990 - Mark vs. Julia vs. John (going for a cleared board!) [SM w/slate, CDonegan1219-4.3, A-]
*10/5/1990 - Paul vs. Kate vs. John (going for the lot AND a world-record prize total!) [SM w/slate, BMoore3.2, B+]
*3/11/1991 - Ian vs. Carol vs. Laurie [OC, BMoore2.2.3, A]
*3/12/1991 - Peter vs. Esther vs. Ian [OC, BMoore2.2.4, A]
Glenn Ridge
*5/27/1992 - Stewart vs. Marion vs. Rob [OC, A-]
*9/22/1992 - Brindley vs. Robyn vs. Tony - missing most of opening [OC, A-]
*7/1993 - Maria vs. Dale vs. Elizabeth [OC, BMoore3.3, A]
*2/18/1994 - Geoff vs. Robyn vs. Tony - the Lucky $5 competition is plugged! - slight antenna distortion throughout [OC, RRinkerman4.1.2, B]
*4/4/1994 - Helen vs. Roger vs. Rufina [OC, RRinkerman0220-3.3, A-]
*8/18/1994 - Samantha vs. Bill vs. Sue - much of the opening's graphics are missing [OC, RRinkerman817-4.1, A-]
*3/6/1995 - Cathy vs. Ken vs. Patricia [OC, RRinkerman817-4.2, A-]
*7/21/1995 - Ed vs. Barbara vs. Cameron - Brendan Richards is the Fame Game home viewer! [OB, BMoore2.3.1, A-]
*11/7/1995 - Fiona vs. Andy vs. Catherine - video becomes very glitchy for the last minute and a half [OC, RRinkerman0120-3.4, A-]
*10/4/1996 - Lynda vs. Robert vs. Helen - cuts about a minute after the Winner's Board [OC, RRinkerman817-4.3, A-]
*7/8/1997 - Craig vs. Vicki vs. John (going for the lot!) - VERY low audio [OB, RRinkermanSale.4, B]
*12/1997 - Heat of Family Challenge! Rhonda and Bree vs. Lee and Anton vs. Rod and Lauren - no opening [OB, A-]
*12/1997 - Semi-Final of Family Challenge! - Lee and Anton vs. Campbell and Jo [OB, A-]
*3/13/1998 - Glenn vs. Anne-Marie vs. John [SM, RRinkermanSale.5, B+]
*6/12/1998 - Faye vs. Bill vs. Karen - no intro, but does feature Glenn and Nicky showing a phone line attempting to track down some former champions (seriously) [OB, CDonegan0420-2.1, A-]
*9/3/1998 - Kim vs. Sue vs. Phil [OC, A]
*2/24/1999 - Nicole vs. Bradley vs. Melinda [OC, CDonegan0420-2.3a, A-]
*3/1/1999 - Clair vs. Andrew vs. Gayle [OC, CDonegan0420-2.3b, A-]
*7/8/1999 - Greg vs. Deborah vs. Andrew (going for a cleared board!) [OB, A]
*7/9/1999 - Stewart vs. Lyn vs. Andrew (going for the lot!) [OB, A]
*3/7/2000 - titled "Sale of the New Century" and with a short-lived 4-player format! - Chriss vs. David vs. Sharon vs. John [OC, BMoore2.3.2, A]
*5/31/2000 - Marg vs. John vs. Sue vs. Tom (going for the lot!) - slight frame blurring throughout [OB, CDonegan1219-4.1, A-]
*2/20/2001 - Doug vs. Virginia vs. Simon [OC, CDonegan1219-3.5, A-]
*2/21/2001 - Peter vs. Maria vs. Simon (going for the lot!) - VERY low audio [OB, RRinkerman4.1.3, B+]
*7/9/2001 - Heat 1 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1980-83 champs! - Hayward vs. Geoff vs. Virginia vs. Vince [OC, A]
*7/10/2001 - Heat 2 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1984-87 champs! - David Polia vs. Leesa vs. Geoff vs. David Block - game ends in a 3-way tie! [OC, A]
*7/11/2001 - Heat 3 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1988-91 champs! - Phillip vs. Kate vs. Geoffrey vs. Andrew [OC, A]
*7/12/2001 - Heat 4 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1992-95 champs! - Mark vs. Russell vs. Paul vs. Len [OC, A]
*7/13/2001 - Heat 5 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1996-99 champs! - Sandra vs. Adam vs. Maria vs. Steve [OC, A]
*7/16/2001 - Semi-Finals of 21st Birthday Challenge - Ian vs. David vs. Steve vs. Andrew vs. Vince (yep, 5 players!) [OC, CDonegan6.2.2, A-]
*7/17/2001 - 21st Birthday Challenge finals, with an Alfa Romeo Spider at stake! [OC, A]
*7/30/2001 - Mark vs. Debbie vs. Matthew [OC, CDonegan1219-4.2, A-]
*11/26/2001 - Heat 1 of Masters Tournament - Ben vs. Andrew vs. Maria vs. Tom [OB, A-]
*11/27/2001 - Heat 2 of Masters Tournament - Simon vs. Paul vs. Robert vs. Louise [OB, A-]
*11/28/2001 - Preliminary Final of Masters Tournament - Robert vs Louise vs. Ben vs. Maria [OB, A-]
*11/29/2001 - Masters tournament finals... and last episode of the series - Maria vs. David [OB, A-]
Channel 9, 2005-2009 ("Temptation")
Ed Phillips
*6/21/2005 - Carolyn vs. Adrian vs. Brigid (going for all the prizes!) [OC, A+]
*6/22/2005 - Lynne vs. Jeff vs. Brigid (going for the lot!) [OC, A+]
*3/28/2006 - Heat 2 of the Battle of the Quizmasters! - Tom (Sale) vs. Yael (WWTBAM) vs. Stephen (Temptation) [OC, A+]
*3/31/2006 - Semi-Final 2 of the Battle of the Quizmasters! - Brigid vs. Tom vs. Yolanda [OC, A+]
*4/3/2006 - Battle of the Quizmasters finals, with a $100K+ prize package at stake! [OC, A+]
*8/4/2006 - Niall vs. Michelle vs. Michael [OB, TMcSwain0820-3.1, A-]
*8/7/2006 - Jacob vs Anne vs. Michael (going for all the prizes!) [OB, TMcSwain0820-3.2, A-]
*8/22/2006 - Jeremy vs. Lynda vs. Jeff (going for a $350K cash jackpot!) [OC, A+]
*5/31/2007 - Sharon vs. Blair vs. Kristen [OC, A+]
*6/1/2007 - Cameron vs. Liz vs. Blair [OC, A+]
*6/8/2007 - Tim vs. Alison vs. Blair (going for a $200K cash jackpot!) [OC, A]
*3/14/2007 - from the Battle of the Network Shows! - *Ed and Livinia* (Temptation!) vs. Giaan and Andrew (What's Good for You) - if the fact the regular hosts are playing isn't enough to draw you in, Alyce Pratt co-hosts and Tony Barber guest-hosts! Highly recommended! [OC, A+]
*6/11/2007 - Evan vs. Minnette vs. Blair (going for the lot!) [OC, A+]
*11/29/2007 - Al vs. Juliet vs. Kit [OC, CCohan0420-5.4, A+]
*11/30/2007 season finale - Michael vs. Margaret vs. Kit [OC, CCohan0420-6.1, A+]
*1/15/2009 - Jeremy vs. Jen vs. Lachlan (brother of comedian Hamish Blake!) [OC, A+]
New Zealand versions
TV2, 1989-1993
Steve Parr
*4/1989 premiere - Gerard vs. Glenis vs. Barry [OB, filtered version is B+ (reduced distortion and adjusted colors); original is RRinkerman117-4.4, B]
*Next ep. - Gerard vs. Marnie vs. John [OB, filtered version is B+ (majorly adjusted tint); original is RRinkerman0120-5.4, B]
*6/14/1993 - Bruce vs. Ann vs. Craig - uses a more simplified Winner's Board for this week - no open [OB, filtered version is B+ (reduced distortion and adjusted colors); original is RRinkerman117-4.5, B]
*6/18/1993 finale - Tony vs. Linley vs. Richard - ends with a nice cover of Aude Lang Syne! Missing first minute and part of the credits [OC, A]
TV3, 1994-1995
*9/5/1994 premiere - Alan vs. Sheila vs. Derek [OC, A]
*11/12/1994 - Ethan vs. Kathryn vs. Dean [OB, A-]
*11/15/1994 - Dean vs. Pat vs. Andy - the champ wins with a record $201! [OB, A-]
*11/18/1994 - Dean (going for the lot!) vs. Jeanie vs. Ken [OB, A-]
*12/29/1994 - Stuart vs. Ann vs. Ken [OB, A]
*12/30/1994 - Ken vs. Erin vs. Charlie - Aude Lang Syne plays at the end for New Year's! [OB, A]
*1/2/1995 - Ken vs. Faithe vs. Steve - first show of the year, with the debut of some slight changes in the presentation and the format [OB, A]
*1/6/1995 - Ken vs. Maria vs. David [OB, A]
United Kingdom versions
ITV, 1971-1983
Nicholas Parsons
*1/8/1972 - Mary vs. Colin vs. Elizabeth [SM w/slates, RRinkerman817-1.4, B+]
*1983 - Peter vs. Daphne vs. Leslie [OB, A-]
SkyOne, 1989-1990?
Peter Marshall (no, not that one)
*1989 - Pete vs. Lynn vs. Mark [OC, A-]
NBC, 1983-1989
Jim Perry
*1982 - 9-minute pitch film w/clips from the Australian, British, and even the lost '70s versions! [SM, filtered version is B+ (improved color, audio, and A/V sync); original is RRinkermanGrabbag2.5, B]
Shopping
*1/3/1983 premiere - Lynn vs. Joel vs. Janice - Sally Julien is the hostess here, which did not last long and you can tell why - slightly distorted audio [OC, BMoore2.4, B+]
*2/15/1983 - Greg vs. Seth vs. Robert [OB, A]
*3/14/1983 - Lee Menning's first episode as hostess! - Mort vs. Lenore vs. Tom [OB, A-]
*3/18/1983 - John vs. Jacque vs. Mort (going for the lot!) [OB, A-]
*4/1983 - David vs. Laura Chambers vs. Joe - now with Lee Menning as the hostess - video VERY blurry, which occasionally breaks and also skips at points throughout [OB, BSchwartz2.3, C]
*Next ep. - Evon vs. Joe vs. Laura Chambers - video blurry and slightly wavy at most points [OB w/few comm, BSchwartz2.4a, B-]
*Next ep. - Robin vs. Brad vs. Laura Chambers - video blurry and slightly wavy at some points [OB, BSchwartz2.4b, B-]
*7/12/1983 - Dave vs. Gail vs. Richard [OB, MPannoni2.3, B+]
*11/9/1983 tournament ep. - Frank vs. Mike vs. Helen - contestant interviews cut; uneven color at some points [OC, RRinkerman1.5, B]
*11/18/1983 - Day 4 of Tournament of Champions finals! - Cathy vs. Mort vs. Fran [OB, A]
*11/21/1983 - Final day of Tournament of Champions! - Same players as above [OB, A-]
*1/18/1984 - 4-minute endgame clip w/Bob vs. Roger vs. Kathy (going for a $78K cash jackpot!) - proof why the speed round needed to be implemented - horrid tracking [OB, BSchwartz2.3.6, B-]
*2/29/1984 - Harry vs. Vicki vs. Ed [OC, RRinkermanMay2010/8.2, B+]
*3/28/1984 - Nanci vs. Bob vs. Dawn (going for a $99K cash jackpot!) - now with the Speed Round and numbers on the fame game board [OB, DBarkow5.2.5, B+]
*4/11/1984 - 8.5-minute endgame clip w/Keith vs. Jane vs. David (going for a $109K cash jackpot!) - the prizes are shown in a circus theme! - video slightly breaks sometimes [OB, BSchwartz2.3.7, B]
*5/10/1984 - 5.5-minute endgame clip w/Paul vs. Susan vs. Bill (going for a $70K cash jackpot!) - TWO incorrect answers in the final Fame Game! [OB, BSchwartz2.3.8, B]
*5/18/1984 - Gary vs. Andy vs. Ian - now with the gold set [OC, RRinkermanMay2010/8.1, A-]
*5/23-24/1984 - 7 minutes of two endgames where champion Ian goes for the cash jackpot! - a Fame Game question has to be thrown out and substituted! [OB, CDonegan0620-1.5, B]
*6/1984 - 4-minute endgame clip w/Jerry vs. Lyn vs. Bill (going for a $61K cash jackpot!) [OB, CDonegan0620-2.5, B+]
Winner’s Board
*10/1984 - Margerite vs. John vs. Debbie - Debut of the Winner's Board, and Lou Mulford fills in for Lee! - somewhat buzzy audio [OC, RRinkerman0120-4.4, B+]
*11/14/1984 - Jeff vs. Lisa vs. Dave - Lee Menning's family life is mentioned, which eventually led to her departure - blurry video, muffled audio [OC, filtered version is B- (stabilized video); original is RSeidelman2.3.4, C+]
*11/16/1994 - Gregg vs. Mariene vs. Jeff [OC, RRinkerman817-4.4, A]
*11/22/1984 - 10-minute endgame clip w/Tim vs. Perrin vs. Jeff (going for a cleared board!) - Jim Perry plugs the final day of the Dollar Bill contest! Rather close Speed Round, too! - horrid tracking (with audio glitches) until partway through final Fame Game [OB, BSchwartz2.3.9, C+ at first then B]
*3/1985 - day 2 of Tournament of Champions finals - Jeff vs. Stephanie - glitchy video [OB w/few comm, RRinkermanSale.1, B-]
*4/4/1985 - 8-minute opening plus endgame clips w/Steve vs. Jane vs. Mark DeCarlo [OB, BSchwartz2.3.10, B]
*4/8/1985 - Howard vs. Deborah vs. Mark DeCarlo (going for the $50K bonus!) - muffled audio [OC, JOswald2.12, A-]
*7/26/1985 - Friday of College Week! - Chris vs. Suzanne vs. Kavian - an overturned ruling changes who the winner is after the game ends! [OC, RRinkerman517-4.2, A]
*7/29/1985 - Chris vs. Julie vs. Eugene - contains the champion from before College Week and the one from the end of College Week! [OC, RRinkerman517-4.3, A]
*11/27/1985 - Eric vs. Judy vs. Brad - contians a Thanksgiving feast for the crew at the end! [OC, RRinkerman5.7.5, A-]
*12/24/1985 - 5-minute endgame clip w/Taylea vs. Gary vs. Claudia - Jim Perry makes some sentimental holiday wishes! [OB, BSchwartz2.3.11, B]
*1986 - Barry vs. Scott vs. Gabrielle - video is bright and jumpy at times [OC, RRinkermanSale.2, B]
*7/7/1986 - Kevin vs. Pat vs. Dick - this match proves to be particularly engaging for more reasons than one! [OC, RRinkerman517-2.1, B+]
*10/13/1986 - Alison vs. Frank vs. Missouri -- now with the PYL-like Fame Game format; plus, Jim plugs the Home Viewer sweepstakes! [OB, DBarkow5.3.5, A-]
*6/12/1987 - Bob vs. Kathy vs. John [OC, DBarkow5.4.4, B+]
*6/15/1987 - Greg vs. Sheena vs. John [OC, DBarkow5.5.1, B+]
*1987 - Scott vs. Ria vs. Tom (going for the $50K bonus!) - glitchy video [OB, RRinkermanSale.3, C+]
*1987 - Day 1 of the International Tournament finals! - Cary (Australia) vs. Tim (US) vs. Harvey (Canada) - a portion of the screen is VERY glitchy [OC, RRinkerman0120-3.1, C+]
*1987 - Day 4 of the International Tournament finals! - Same players as above [OC, RRinkerman0120-3.2, B]
Winner’s Big Money Game
*12/8/1987 - Marc. vs. Betty vs. Al - third episode with this format! - small occasional blackouts on otherwise slightly glitchy video [OC, RSeidelman2.2.1, B-]
*8/31/1988 - Jason vs. Erin vs. Robert - Wednesday of End of Summer Bash Week! - blurry and somewhat glitchy video, worsening by the endgame [USA, RRinkerman517-6.2, B- at first then C+]
*9/12/1988 - Rhonda vs. Jim vs. Elaine - audio slightly garbled and slightly wavy in some shots [USA, JOswald2.5, B]
*11/10/1988 - Julius vs. Kathy vs. Scott - From the True Romance tournament, which is also GSN's first-ever airing of this show! [GSN, A+]
*11/22/1988 - Lucinda vs. Fred vs. Diane - this ep was skipped by GSN due to constant Thanksgiving references - video is slightly wavy in some shots & distorted in sections [OC, RRinkerman517-6.3, B]
*12/21/1988 - Nancy vs. Randy vs. Karen - the set is decorated for the holidays! - some slight distortion in video throughout [USA, filtered version is B+ (reduced distortion); original is RRinkerman517-6.4, B]
*1/6/1989 - Nick vs. Cheryl vs. Kerry - this ep was skipped by GSN for unknown reasons - video is distorted in sections [OC, RRinkerman517-6.5, B]
*3/22/1989 - Kurt vs. Cher vs. Darrell - includes ‘NBC news at this hour’ [OC, MLight4.1, A-]
*3/23/1989 - John vs. Tina vs. Ted - a record $16K instant cash is won! [OB, MLight5.1, B+]
*3/24/1989 finale - Frank vs. Jody-Lee vs. John - what a goodbye to remember… [SM, DDowns8.3, B]
syndication, 1985-1986
Shopping
*1/16/1985 - Gerry vs. Wanda vs. Nick - Buzzr skips this ep in their rotation despite GSN airing it not long before [GSN, RRinkerman517-6.1, A++]
*2/6/1985 - Chip vs. Naomi vs. John (going for the lot!) [BUZZR, A++]
*3/8/1985 - Mick vs. Debra vs. Skip - I consider this a fantastic example on how exciting this show can get! [BUZZR, A++]
*3/29/1985 - Matt vs. Judi vs. Michael - if only the champ knew who was coming next... [BUZZR, A++]
*4/1/1985 - Wil vs. Alice Conkright vs. Michael (going for the lot!) [USA, DBarkow5.5.2, A-]
*4/2/1985 - Myrna vs. John vs. Alice Conkright [USA, DBarkow5.5.3, A-]
*4/5/1985 - Jeff vs. Richard vs. Alice Conkright - by this point, Jim is getting quite desperate to get Alice to buy something! [GSN, RRinkerman117-1.1, A++]
*4/8/1985 - Chuck vs. Irwin vs. Alice Conkright (going for the lot!) [USA, RRinkerman117-1.2, A]
*4/19/1985 - M.J. vs. Adrienne vs. Dave - one of the endgame prizes is bought for the third time this week! [GSN, RRinkerman117-1.3, A++]
*9/24/1985 - Pat vs. Lisa vs. Tim Hollerand (going for the lot!) [USA, JOswald2.6, B]
*11/15/1985 - final episode with shopping format - Brad vs. Lauren vs. Bill - rather distorted audio [USA w/some comm, RSeidelman2.3.5, B+]
Winner’s Board
*12/13/1985 - Al vs. Kim vs. Rocky - this ep. is chock full of enjoyable moments [GSN, RRinkerman117-1.4, A++]
*1/20/1986 - Zareh vs. Susan vs. Curtis Warren (going for a cleared board!) - two copies: [USA, JOswald2.7, B- (video sometimes glitches)] or [GSN, RRinkerman517-2.2, A++]
*1/21/1986 - Skip vs. Elaine vs. Curtis Warren (going for the $50K bonus!) [GSN, RRinkerman517-2.3, A++]
*1/31/1986 - James vs. Liz vs. Larry [USA, RRinkermanDec2011/9.4, A-]
*2/14/1986 - Martha vs. Will vs. Crystal - one player briefly references Press Your Luck during the Fame Game; includes a promo for reruns of Monopoly Millionaires Club that ended up not happening [GSN, RRinkerman517-2.4, A++]
*3/10/1986 - Cindy vs. Clay vs. Lisa (going for the $50K bonus!) [USA, JOswald2.8, B]
Australian versions
Channel 9, 1980-2001
Tony Barber
Shopping
*7/14/1980 PREMIERE - Grant vs. Rosemary vs. Bob [SM, RRinkermanNov2012/2.3, A-]
*4/13/1982 - David vs. Marion vs. Andrew (going for the lot!) [1991 RPT, A-]
*10/26/1982 - David vs. Judy vs. Lee (going for the lot!) [OC, A-]
*7/9/1984 - Paul vs. Jean vs. Barry [OC, A]
*7/10/1984 - Ted vs. Helen vs. Barry [OC, A]
*7/11/1984 - Ralph vs. Michael vs. Barry (going for the lot!) [OC, A]
*7/1/1985 - Australia vs. USA Championship finals, day 1! - Virginia and Fran (Australia) vs. Alice Conkright and Frances (US) [1991 RPT, CDonegan417-4.2a, A-]
*7/2/1985 - Australia vs. USA Championship finals, day 2! - Same players as above [1991 RPT, CDoengan417-4.2b, A-]
*7/3/1985 - Australia vs. USA Championship finals, day 3! - Same players as above - missing final minute or so; no gameplay is cut [1991 RPT w/comm, CDonegan417-4.2c, A]
*4/14/1986 - from the Ashes tournament, day 1 of British semifinals, with champions from the UK version! - David St. John vs. Daphne vs. Roger - B&W video [SM w/slate, BMoore3.1, B]
*4/21 to 4/23/1986 - the three ep.s from the Ashes finals, with $100K at stake! - Cary and David (Australia) vs. Susan and Daphne (U.K.) [SM, A-]
*5/13/1987 - Nick vs. Marilyn vs. Paul [OB, A-]
*5/14/1987 - Sylvia vs. David vs. Marilyn [OB, A-]
*5/15/1987 - Rose vs. Tam vs. Marilyn [OB, A-]
*5/18/1987 - Victoria vs. Rinus vs. Marilyn [OB, A-]
*5/19/1987. - Deirdre vs. John vs. Marilyn [OB, A]
*5/20/1987 - Audrey vs. Ross vs. Marilyn [OB, A]
*5/21/1987 - Robin vs. Graham vs. Marilyn (going for the lot!) [OB, A-]
*1988 - Australian heat 3 of World Championship! - Dean vs. Marilyn vs. David [OB, A-]
*5/4/1988 - Andrew vs. Angela vs. Murray - no opening; begins as game is about to start [OC, A]
Winner's Board
*10/3/1990 - Alec vs. Ruth vs. John [SM w/slate, CDonegan1219-3.4, A-]
*10/4/1990 - Mark vs. Julia vs. John (going for a cleared board!) [SM w/slate, CDonegan1219-4.3, A-]
*10/5/1990 - Paul vs. Kate vs. John (going for the lot AND a world-record prize total!) [SM w/slate, BMoore3.2, B+]
*3/11/1991 - Ian vs. Carol vs. Laurie [OC, BMoore2.2.3, A]
*3/12/1991 - Peter vs. Esther vs. Ian [OC, BMoore2.2.4, A]
Glenn Ridge
*5/27/1992 - Stewart vs. Marion vs. Rob [OC, A-]
*9/22/1992 - Brindley vs. Robyn vs. Tony - missing most of opening [OC, A-]
*7/1993 - Maria vs. Dale vs. Elizabeth [OC, BMoore3.3, A]
*2/18/1994 - Geoff vs. Robyn vs. Tony - the Lucky $5 competition is plugged! - slight antenna distortion throughout [OC, RRinkerman4.1.2, B]
*4/4/1994 - Helen vs. Roger vs. Rufina [OC, RRinkerman0220-3.3, A-]
*8/18/1994 - Samantha vs. Bill vs. Sue - much of the opening's graphics are missing [OC, RRinkerman817-4.1, A-]
*3/6/1995 - Cathy vs. Ken vs. Patricia [OC, RRinkerman817-4.2, A-]
*7/21/1995 - Ed vs. Barbara vs. Cameron - Brendan Richards is the Fame Game home viewer! [OB, BMoore2.3.1, A-]
*11/7/1995 - Fiona vs. Andy vs. Catherine - video becomes very glitchy for the last minute and a half [OC, RRinkerman0120-3.4, A-]
*10/4/1996 - Lynda vs. Robert vs. Helen - cuts about a minute after the Winner's Board [OC, RRinkerman817-4.3, A-]
*7/8/1997 - Craig vs. Vicki vs. John (going for the lot!) - VERY low audio [OB, RRinkermanSale.4, B]
*12/1997 - Heat of Family Challenge! Rhonda and Bree vs. Lee and Anton vs. Rod and Lauren - no opening [OB, A-]
*12/1997 - Semi-Final of Family Challenge! - Lee and Anton vs. Campbell and Jo [OB, A-]
*3/13/1998 - Glenn vs. Anne-Marie vs. John [SM, RRinkermanSale.5, B+]
*6/12/1998 - Faye vs. Bill vs. Karen - no intro, but does feature Glenn and Nicky showing a phone line attempting to track down some former champions (seriously) [OB, CDonegan0420-2.1, A-]
*9/3/1998 - Kim vs. Sue vs. Phil [OC, A]
*2/24/1999 - Nicole vs. Bradley vs. Melinda [OC, CDonegan0420-2.3a, A-]
*3/1/1999 - Clair vs. Andrew vs. Gayle [OC, CDonegan0420-2.3b, A-]
*7/8/1999 - Greg vs. Deborah vs. Andrew (going for a cleared board!) [OB, A]
*7/9/1999 - Stewart vs. Lyn vs. Andrew (going for the lot!) [OB, A]
*3/7/2000 - titled "Sale of the New Century" and with a short-lived 4-player format! - Chriss vs. David vs. Sharon vs. John [OC, BMoore2.3.2, A]
*5/31/2000 - Marg vs. John vs. Sue vs. Tom (going for the lot!) - slight frame blurring throughout [OB, CDonegan1219-4.1, A-]
*2/20/2001 - Doug vs. Virginia vs. Simon [OC, CDonegan1219-3.5, A-]
*2/21/2001 - Peter vs. Maria vs. Simon (going for the lot!) - VERY low audio [OB, RRinkerman4.1.3, B+]
*7/9/2001 - Heat 1 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1980-83 champs! - Hayward vs. Geoff vs. Virginia vs. Vince [OC, A]
*7/10/2001 - Heat 2 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1984-87 champs! - David Polia vs. Leesa vs. Geoff vs. David Block - game ends in a 3-way tie! [OC, A]
*7/11/2001 - Heat 3 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1988-91 champs! - Phillip vs. Kate vs. Geoffrey vs. Andrew [OC, A]
*7/12/2001 - Heat 4 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1992-95 champs! - Mark vs. Russell vs. Paul vs. Len [OC, A]
*7/13/2001 - Heat 5 of 21st Birthday Challenge, with 1996-99 champs! - Sandra vs. Adam vs. Maria vs. Steve [OC, A]
*7/16/2001 - Semi-Finals of 21st Birthday Challenge - Ian vs. David vs. Steve vs. Andrew vs. Vince (yep, 5 players!) [OC, CDonegan6.2.2, A-]
*7/17/2001 - 21st Birthday Challenge finals, with an Alfa Romeo Spider at stake! [OC, A]
*7/30/2001 - Mark vs. Debbie vs. Matthew [OC, CDonegan1219-4.2, A-]
*11/26/2001 - Heat 1 of Masters Tournament - Ben vs. Andrew vs. Maria vs. Tom [OB, A-]
*11/27/2001 - Heat 2 of Masters Tournament - Simon vs. Paul vs. Robert vs. Louise [OB, A-]
*11/28/2001 - Preliminary Final of Masters Tournament - Robert vs Louise vs. Ben vs. Maria [OB, A-]
*11/29/2001 - Masters tournament finals... and last episode of the series - Maria vs. David [OB, A-]
Channel 9, 2005-2009 ("Temptation")
Ed Phillips
*6/21/2005 - Carolyn vs. Adrian vs. Brigid (going for all the prizes!) [OC, A+]
*6/22/2005 - Lynne vs. Jeff vs. Brigid (going for the lot!) [OC, A+]
*3/28/2006 - Heat 2 of the Battle of the Quizmasters! - Tom (Sale) vs. Yael (WWTBAM) vs. Stephen (Temptation) [OC, A+]
*3/31/2006 - Semi-Final 2 of the Battle of the Quizmasters! - Brigid vs. Tom vs. Yolanda [OC, A+]
*4/3/2006 - Battle of the Quizmasters finals, with a $100K+ prize package at stake! [OC, A+]
*8/4/2006 - Niall vs. Michelle vs. Michael [OB, TMcSwain0820-3.1, A-]
*8/7/2006 - Jacob vs Anne vs. Michael (going for all the prizes!) [OB, TMcSwain0820-3.2, A-]
*8/22/2006 - Jeremy vs. Lynda vs. Jeff (going for a $350K cash jackpot!) [OC, A+]
*5/31/2007 - Sharon vs. Blair vs. Kristen [OC, A+]
*6/1/2007 - Cameron vs. Liz vs. Blair [OC, A+]
*6/8/2007 - Tim vs. Alison vs. Blair (going for a $200K cash jackpot!) [OC, A]
*3/14/2007 - from the Battle of the Network Shows! - *Ed and Livinia* (Temptation!) vs. Giaan and Andrew (What's Good for You) - if the fact the regular hosts are playing isn't enough to draw you in, Alyce Pratt co-hosts and Tony Barber guest-hosts! Highly recommended! [OC, A+]
*6/11/2007 - Evan vs. Minnette vs. Blair (going for the lot!) [OC, A+]
*11/29/2007 - Al vs. Juliet vs. Kit [OC, CCohan0420-5.4, A+]
*11/30/2007 season finale - Michael vs. Margaret vs. Kit [OC, CCohan0420-6.1, A+]
*1/15/2009 - Jeremy vs. Jen vs. Lachlan (brother of comedian Hamish Blake!) [OC, A+]
New Zealand versions
TV2, 1989-1993
Steve Parr
*4/1989 premiere - Gerard vs. Glenis vs. Barry [OB, filtered version is B+ (reduced distortion and adjusted colors); original is RRinkerman117-4.4, B]
*Next ep. - Gerard vs. Marnie vs. John [OB, filtered version is B+ (majorly adjusted tint); original is RRinkerman0120-5.4, B]
*6/14/1993 - Bruce vs. Ann vs. Craig - uses a more simplified Winner's Board for this week - no open [OB, filtered version is B+ (reduced distortion and adjusted colors); original is RRinkerman117-4.5, B]
*6/18/1993 finale - Tony vs. Linley vs. Richard - ends with a nice cover of Aude Lang Syne! Missing first minute and part of the credits [OC, A]
TV3, 1994-1995
*9/5/1994 premiere - Alan vs. Sheila vs. Derek [OC, A]
*11/12/1994 - Ethan vs. Kathryn vs. Dean [OB, A-]
*11/15/1994 - Dean vs. Pat vs. Andy - the champ wins with a record $201! [OB, A-]
*11/18/1994 - Dean (going for the lot!) vs. Jeanie vs. Ken [OB, A-]
*12/29/1994 - Stuart vs. Ann vs. Ken [OB, A]
*12/30/1994 - Ken vs. Erin vs. Charlie - Aude Lang Syne plays at the end for New Year's! [OB, A]
*1/2/1995 - Ken vs. Faithe vs. Steve - first show of the year, with the debut of some slight changes in the presentation and the format [OB, A]
*1/6/1995 - Ken vs. Maria vs. David [OB, A]
United Kingdom versions
ITV, 1971-1983
Nicholas Parsons
*1/8/1972 - Mary vs. Colin vs. Elizabeth [SM w/slates, RRinkerman817-1.4, B+]
*1983 - Peter vs. Daphne vs. Leslie [OB, A-]
SkyOne, 1989-1990?
Peter Marshall (no, not that one)
*1989 - Pete vs. Lynn vs. Mark [OC, A-]