''Win with the Stars'' is an American

game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or Let's Play, demonstrative and are typically directed b ...

that ran in

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from 1968–1969. The host was

Allen Ludden Allen Ellsworth Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth; October 5, 1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television personality, actor, singer, emcee, and game show host. He hosted various incarnations of the game show ''Password'' between 1 ...

, and the series was sponsored by local supermarkets.

Gameplay

Two celebrity/contestant teams competed. Each team had 45 seconds to guess as many songs as they could, with an attempt to sing the first lines of those songs after each guess. Guessing the song title earned five points, with another point awarded per correct word in the first lines; if an incorrect word was sung, a horn (later used on ''

The Hollywood Squares ''Hollywood Squares'' (originally ''The Hollywood Squares'') is an American game show in which two contestants compete in a game of tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The show piloted on NBC in 1965 and the regular series debuted in 1966 on the ...

'') was played and the team immediately stopped. Three games were played in each episode in a tournament format, and the winner of the third game had his/her winnings doubled.

Production

The show was a revival of a show originally produced for

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in the daytime during the 1964-65 TV season titled '' What's This Song?'', hosted by

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References

External links

''Win with the Stars'' on IMDb
Musical game shows 1960s American game shows 1968 American television series debuts 1969 American television series endings English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States {{US-game-show-stub