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Beat The Odds
''Beat the Odds'' is an American game show created by Bill Derman for Bing Crosby Productions. It first aired as a local production on KTLA in Los Angeles, California in 1961 with Mike Stokey as host and Stan Chambers as announcer. Dennis James succeeded Stokey as host in 1962, and the last episode aired in August 1963. The format was revived for syndication, debuting nationally on December 16, 1968 with Johnny Gilbert as host and Bill Baldwin as announcer. This version of the show lasted until September 1969. In the show, contestants competed to form words after being given the first letter, last letter, and number of overall letters. For example, if the letters revealed on the two side by side windows on the game board were G and E, and the indicator called for a word of 5 or more letters, "garage" would be an acceptable answer. If a face belonging to a character called "The Whammy" appeared in a window, a player lost their turn. Each correct word won 10 points, with 100 point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Stokey
Mike Stokey (September 14, 1918 – September 7, 2003) was an American game show host and producer, best known for ''Pantomime Quiz'' and its later incarnation '' Stump the Stars''. He also produced early TV specials, including ''A Christmas Carol'' in 1949, for the Jerry Fairbanks Company. Stokey also hosted ''Beat the Odds'' while it was presented at KTLA. His former wife (1943-1948) was actress Pamela Blake, with whom he had one son, Mike Stokey II, and a daughter, Barbara. His second wife (1955 - ?) was actress Spring Mitchell, born Neola Buxton in Lansing, MI with whom he had daughter, Susan Stokey and grandchildren Juliette Goglia Juliette Rose Goglia (born September 22, 1995) is an American actress, singer and musician. She is best known for portraying Sierra in the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'', Hannah West in the CBS series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' ..., Dante Goglia and Emily Goglia. Stokey died from complications from liver disease on Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
