Winner Take All (game show)

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Winner Take All
Created by
Barry Gray
Sonny Fox
Narrated byBill Cullen
Bern Bennett
Harry Kramer
Don Pardo
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes1951 (TV): ~50
1952 (pre-Matinee): ~45
1952 (Matinee): ~65
Original release
NetworkCBS (Radio; 1946-1952)
CBS (Television; 1948-1951)
NBC (1952)
ReleaseJune 3, 1946 (1946-06-03) –
September 5, 1952 (1952-09-05)

Winner Take All is an American radio-television game show that ran from 1946 to 1952 on CBS and NBC. It was the first game show produced by the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman partnership.[1] The series was originally hosted by Ward Wilson, but is best known for being the first game hosted by Bill Cullen.[2]

Although the game format was very simple, Winner Take All served as the genesis for many future game-show formats. It was the first game to use lockout devices, and the first to use returning champions.[1]

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