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* [[Cowboy Bebop at His Computer]]: Some published sources claim that in order to select the numbers on the board, contestants had to answer a question first.
* [[Epic Fail]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYNCAcAmEbY This contestant] on ''Classic'' (August 25, 1987) failed to win the car despite having '''70 seconds''' to do so. {{spoiler|She didn't even make her first match until about 50 seconds in.}}
{{quote| '''Alex''': Next time out, ''seventy-five seconds''. [[Self-Deprecation|That's longer than my first marriage lasted.]]}}
* [[Excited Show Title|Excited Prize Cards]]: The TAKE! and WILD CARD! for ''Classic''; The Free Look! for the Narz version.
* [[Expy]]: At least three.
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** The original Australian version helmed by Philip Brady ran from 1959-67 on the Nine Network, with a concurrent primetime run airing until 1961. Lionel Williams helmed a version in the 1970s on the Seven Network, followed by a brief 1997 run with Mike Hammond.
** A UK version produced by Granada aired on [[ITV]] from 16 June 1959 to 7 June 1960. Originally hosted by Barry McQueen, he was replaced by Chris Howland in 1960 and David Gell toward the end of the run. Blumenthal [http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=21303&view=findpost&p=258967 saw it], along with his staff:
{{quote| '''Blumenthal:''' My entire staff watched together and agreed it was extremely slow moving and sort of boring. Aside from the fact that the puzzle solutions were expressions and names of bands or singers and expressions unheard of to all of us, it didn't work for us. After a while, we figured out why. There were no commercial breaks!}}
** A revival using ''Classic'''s graphics package aired from 4 September 1988 to 1990, with hosts Nick Jackson (1988) and Bob Carolgees (1989-90). The bonus round was the same, but used eight trips instead of cars and a win awarded the non-matching trip.
** ''Concéntrese'' aired in Colombia during the 1970s and 1980s.