The Jan Murray Show (Charge Account)

Charge Account was a game show segment on The Jan Murray Show in which contestants tried to make three or four-letter words in order to win cash.

Broadcast
NBC Daytime September 5, 1960-September 28, 1962

Host
Jan Murray

Fill-in Host
Jim Lucas

Assistants
Maureen Arthur, Morgan Schmitter

Announcer
Bill Wendell

Packager
Jantone Productions

Gameplay
The game portion of The Jan Murray Show was Charge Account. A packet of 16 letters wa selected and mixed in  cylinder and then called out one at a time. Each of two contestants had a suare gameboard divided into 16 squares (four rows of four blank columns). As the letters were called off, each contestant put them in a square in a manner figured to make the most of three-letter and four-letter words. Prior to the game, a series of prizes were shown which they could buy their winnings. Players received $25 for each four-letter word they created and $10 for each three-letter word. They player with the most money won the game and used his or her winnings to buy prizes.

Merchandise
A board game was released as Charge Account: Jan Murray's TV word game by Lowell in 1961.