The show where contestants placed letters into a 4x4 grid to form words.
Broadcast History[]
Seven Network: 1963, 1980-1981
Hosts[]
Bill Acherfield (1963)
Paul Makin
Garry Carvolth
Co-Hosts[]
Debbie Hillhouse
Diana Christensen
Gameplay[]
16 letters were called out one at a time, with contestants placing them somewhere into a 4x4 grid before the next one was called. At the end of the round, any 3-letter words which started in the leftmost column (and went across) or started in the topmost row (and went down) would score 5 points. Similarly, 4-letter words across or down would score 10 points. The highest scorer would win the round.
Each batch of 16 letters announced was actually part of a predefined "perfect game" grid where all four columns and all four rows made up legitimate 4-letter words. If any contestant managed to replicate this during their round, they won the $25/$50K grand prize.
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