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Scramby Amby is often said to be radio's first word-scrambling quiz.

Broadcast[]

WLW Radio: 1941
NBC West Coast Network: 1943
Blue West Coast Network : 1944
Blue Network Coast-to-Coast: 7/26/1944 – 1/17/1945
Mutual Radio (Weekly): 12/21/1946 – 5/10/1947

Host[]

Perry Ward (1943–1945)
Ray Shannon (1946–1947)

Announcer[]

Larry Keating (1943–1945)
Jay Jackson (1946–1947)

Format[]

The quiz was based on scrambled words submitted by the audience . Many of the words had war themes and made sense in their scrambled versions to. Listeners could win anywhere from $5 to $50, depending on how many clues contestants needed to solve it. The value of the scramble decreased as new clues were given. Some of the clues were verbal, some were musical, and some were known as "daffy definitions".

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