| Host | |
| Jan Murray | |
| Substitute Hosts | |
| Bill Wendell Jim Lucas Steve Lawrence Hal March | |
| Assistants | |
| Maureen Arthur Lorraine Rogers Micki Marlo | |
| Word Authority | |
| Professor Morgan Schmitter of Columbia University | |
| Announcers | |
| Bill Wendell Roger Tuttle Don Pardo Jerry Damon | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packagers | |
| Jantone Productions Screen Gems | |
"The Jan Murray Show. Where you can win electric organs, grand pianos, swimmng pools, motorboats, stunning cars, exciting trips. Everything from fabulous furs to glittering diamonds when you play the exciting new game Charge Account! This portion of The Jan Murray Show is brought to you by 20 Mule Team Borax, nature's sweetner for a Borax's sweet wash. And now, here's he is, the star of our show, Jan Murray!"
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.
Gameplay[]
The game portion of The Jan Murray Show was “Charge Account”. A packet of 16 letters was selected and mixed in a cylinder and then called out one at a time. Each of two contestants had a square 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 three-letter and four-letter words. Contestants received $25 for each four-letter word they created and $10 for each three-letter word. The player with the most money won the game and used his or her winnings to buy prizes. Prior to the game, a series of three prizes was shown which they could buy with their winnings.
Merchandise[]
A board game was released as Charge Account: Jan Murray's TV word game by Lowell in 1961.
Ticket[]
Studio[]
NBC Studio 6B, New York City, NY