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==Broadcast==
 
==Broadcast==
NBC Blue (Radio) (Weekly): 1941–1942
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NBC Blue (Weekly): 1941–1942
   
 
==Hosts==
 
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==Premise==
 
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The studio audience was divided into seven sections representing different subject cateories. Listeners sent in questions, and the questions were offered by auction to the members of the appropriate section, with raises limited to $1. The high bid became the prize for that question, and the high bidder was given the opportunity to answer. A correct answer meant that he/she would share the prize money with the listener who submitted the question; an incorrect answer meant that the listener would receive a consolation prize.
Listeners sent questions to the show, during which the studio audience bid for a chance to answer and win prizes.
 
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==Recording Location==
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Chicago, IL
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Latest revision as of 14:10, 28 June 2020

Auction Quiz was a radio quiz show with an auction motif.

Broadcast[]

NBC Blue (Weekly): 1941–1942

Hosts[]

Chuck Acree (Quizmaster)
Bob Brown (Auctioneer)

Announcer[]

Dan Donaldson

Premise[]

The studio audience was divided into seven sections representing different subject cateories. Listeners sent in questions, and the questions were offered by auction to the members of the appropriate section, with raises limited to $1. The high bid became the prize for that question, and the high bidder was given the opportunity to answer. A correct answer meant that he/she would share the prize money with the listener who submitted the question; an incorrect answer meant that the listener would receive a consolation prize.

Recording Location[]

Chicago, IL