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Three on a Match was a game show airing daytime on NBC. It was shown at 1:30 Eastern, 12:30 Central and 12 Noon Pacific.

Three contestants are shown three categories. They now select how many true-or-false questions out of four they can answer. The pot of money to be won is the total number of the questions selected multiplied by 10. The highest unmatched number selects a category and must answer all the questions in his/her contract to score the money. Some categories are "Double Pot," doubling the money to be won.

If all three contestants select the same amount of questions, they must choose again until at least one player has a different number. If the answering player makes a wrong answer, the other two players make question number selections based on the remaining categories. If they match numbers, the round ends and the remaining categories are discarded.

Once a contestant has enough money, he/she may go to the prize board. The board consists of three rows of money values ($20, $30 and $40) by four rows of color blocks (blue, green, yellow, red). The contestant purchases a square with the objective of selecting three matching prize squares which constitutes a game win. One square is labeled "No Match" and merely serves as a red herring. A contestant may purchase up to three squares per column and may continue buying squares until he/she has made a match of three squares or has run out of sufficient money (any money left over is carried to the next game). Winning five games awards the contestant a new car.

Later in the show, the main game featured elements such as "Two Free Picks" or "Three Free Picks" to assist players in the prize round. Also, the returning champion was allowed to make two board selections to try and pair up halves of a $1000 bill.

There was talk of reviving Three on a Match in 1982, but there was not enough station interest. Trivia sidenote: the phrase "three on a match" is taken from a World War 2 superstition in that if three people lit their cigarettes using the same match, the enemy would be able to spot the glow of the cigarette tips.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

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Person	Role	Duration
Main Cast
Bill Cullen	Host	1	2	3
Don Pardo	Announcer	1	2	3

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