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Title: Here's a brainteaser...
Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 21, 2009, 07:43:55 PM

What emcee hosted two US daytime network game shows simultaneously---on different US networks?

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Post by: William_S. on August 21, 2009, 07:55:27 PM

Alex Trebek if you count Super Jeopardy on ABC.

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Post by: BrandonFG on August 21, 2009, 08:03:51 PM

[quote name=\'William_S.\' post=\'223701\' date=\'Aug 21 2009, 07:55 PM\']Alex Trebek if you count Super Jeopardy on ABC.[/quote]
Super Jeopardy! was primetime.

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Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 21, 2009, 08:46:23 PM

I'll have the correct answer for you Saturday morning.  Good night, all!

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Post by: Don Howard on August 21, 2009, 09:11:08 PM

Was he the regular host for both or did he sub-host on one while regularly hosting the other?
If you're talking about a one-shot on one of them, Richard Dawson hosted for an episode during an all-emcee week of Tattletales on CBS at the same time he was hosting Family Feud on ABC.
Another sub-host possibility is Dennis James covering for Bob Barker for a couple of days on TPiR on CBS while winding down his stint on Name That Tune for NBC.

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Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 21, 2009, 09:27:56 PM

Regular host of both shows.

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Post by: ChrisLambert! on August 21, 2009, 09:53:20 PM

Guessing : Dick Enberg

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Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 22, 2009, 04:30:18 AM

Correct!  1973 the year.

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Post by: Matt Ottinger on August 22, 2009, 11:19:16 AM

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'223741\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 04:30 AM\']Correct!  1973 the year.[/quote]
Hats off to you.  That's a devilish puzzle, and while some people might cry foul, it absolutely fits the conditions as you stated them.

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Post by: Don Howard on August 22, 2009, 12:02:10 PM

My density must be at its peak this morning. What are the shows?

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Post by: Dbacksfan12 on August 22, 2009, 12:03:12 PM

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'223755\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 11:02 AM\']My density must be at its peak this morning. What are the shows?[/quote]If I had to guess, he's referring to Baffle and the short-lived Sports Challenge run on CBS--though I thought that was weekends only.

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Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 22, 2009, 12:05:31 PM

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'223756\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 12:03 PM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'223755\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 11:02 AM\']My density must be at its peak this morning. What are the shows?[/quote]If I had to guess, he's referring to Baffle and the short-lived Sports Challenge run on CBS--though I thought that was weekends only.
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That's right, but I didn't say they were both on weekdays.  Just daytime. :)

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Post by: DoorNumberFour on August 22, 2009, 02:35:29 PM

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'223749\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 11:19 AM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'223741\' date=\'Aug 22 2009, 04:30 AM\']Correct!  1973 the year.[/quote]
Hats off to you.  That's a devilish puzzle, and while some people might cry foul, it absolutely fits the conditions as you stated them.
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QFT. Fantastic puzzle.

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Post by: BrandonFG on August 22, 2009, 04:57:04 PM

I thought of Enberg, but for Three for the Money. I went to the Wiki article for SC and saw it said weekends only, and started thinking of other hosts.

Well played, Jimmy.