Michael T. Mondak speaks: 40 til 40 day 31 (start of fourth quarter)

We have reached the fourth quarter in the 40 til 40 series of blog entries leading up to my 40th birthday on July 10.  This series is about anything and everything relevant to the number 40.  This entry is about my 40 favorite television game shows of all time.

40. Winning Lines

39. Deal or No Deal

38. Nickelodeon Arcade

37. Debt

36. Now You See It

35. High Rollers: I’m talking about the Alex Trebek-hosted versions.

34. Scattergories

33. Blockbusters

32. I’ve Got a Secret

31. Body Language

30. Remote Control

29. Double Dare:  I’m talking about the one with Marc Summers.

28. The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime:  The first nationally televised game show with a seven figure top prize.

27. To Tell The Truth

26. Shop ’Til You Drop

25. Let’s Make a Deal

24. What’s My Line?

23. Born Lucky

22. Password

21. Twenty-One:  It’s the only reason why I got an autograph from Maury Povich in 2001 at Nevillewood.

20. Scrabble:  I’m talking about the Chuck Woolery-hosted versions.

19. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

18. Sale of the Century

17. Match Game

16. Pyramid:  No offense to Dick Clark, but I preferred the version hosted by Donny Osmond.

15. Greed

14. Concentration

13. American Gladiators:  I’m talking about the original version with Mike Adamle and co-hosts Joe Theismann, Todd Christensen (from Bellefonte), Larry Csonka, Lisa Malosky and Danny Lee Clark.

12. The Newlywed Game

11. The Dating Game

10. The Joker’s Wild

9. Tic Tac Dough

8. Hollywood Squares

7. The Price is Right

6. Caesars Challenge

5. Supermarket Sweep:  I’m talking about the version hosted by David Ruprecht.

4. Trivial Pursuit:  No offense to LeVar Burton, but I preferred the version hosted by Wink Martindale.

3. Family Feud

2. Press Your Luck

1. Jeopardy!

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