The Who What or Where Game

The Who, What, or Where Game was where three contestants answered questions from different categories. It is called "The Who, What, or Where Game" because the questions were always "Who", "What", and "Where".

Broadcast
NBC - December 29, 1969 – January 4, 1974

Packagers
Ron Greenberg Productions/NBC Productions

Host
Art James

Announcer
Mike Darrow

Music
George David Weiss

Gameplay
To start, all three contestants were given a stake of $125. A category would be revealed along with the odds for the "Who", "What", & "Where" questions (one for each question); the odds can be anywhere from even odds to 5:1 according to the difficulty of the questions (even odds were indicated by the letter "E"). The contestants then made their wagers with a max bet of $50 (originally $25 for the first half, and $50 for the second half), if two or all three players went for the same question, the higher wager gets the question. In case of a tie for the same question and the same wager, the tying players held an auction to see who would get the question (the $50 max bet was dropped at this point). The questions were then asked one at a time by host James to the players (in play); a correct answer added the wager (times the odds), but an incorrect answer deducted the wager. Should any player go broke (have no money left) that/those players were eliminated from the game.

3 Ws Quick Round
Later in the show's run, one category would be played as a lightning round, this was called the "3 W's Quick Round". In this round all three players (or whomever was left) participated. Host James asked a series of rapid fire questions during the next 60 seconds. The first player to buzz-in on any question had a chance to answer. This was the only time when any buzz-in technique was used in the game.

Pot Limit
Several question were played according to time, but when a signal went off, there was time for one final round with one final category, this was called the Pot Limit round. So called because the contestants can now wager any or all of their current scores.

All contestants get to keep their money won from the game, but the player with the most money at the end of the game was declared the Who, What, or Where Game champion, and returned to play on the next show against two new challengers. Champions stayed on the show until won five days in a row.

Note
The Who, What, or Where Game was later revived in 1990 as The Challengers with Pyramid host Dick Clark as the host & producer.

Links
Rules for The Who, What, or Where Game

YouTube Videos
A full episode of The Who, What, or Where Game

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3