| Host | |
| Mike Wallace | |
| Announcer | |
| Pat Hernon | |
| Panelists | |
| Sir Cedric Hardwicke Celest Holm Gene Klavan | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| Lester Lewis Productions | |
Who Pays? was a short-lived primetime game show where a panel of three celebrities tried to guess the identity of a public figure or celebrity guest by questioning some of their employees.
Gameplay[]
A celebrity panel attempted to guess the identity of a public figure or celebrity guest by questioning some of his/her employees. As the first clue, each employee gave the job he/she for the employer. Each member of the panel was given one minute to ask questions of the employees (the questions required specific and detailed answers).
At the end of the questioning, the panel would poor their information, and choose to either could try to guess who the employer was or question the employees again for a second time, with a second clue given to start the round. If the panel wished to guess after one round of questioning and guessed correctly, the employees received $100; if, however, the employees stumped the panel, they won $200. If the questioning went to a second round, the stakes were doubled ($200 if the panel was correct; $400 if they were stumped).
Studio[]
NBC Studio 6B, New York City, NY
Trivia[]
This show was a revival of an earlier panel quiz called Who's the Boss?, which was also hosted by Mike Wallace.
This was the last game show Mike Wallace emceed in his ten-year career as a game show host. In 1961 he became narrator on Biography and in 1963, he joined CBS News where he was one of the original hosts of the long-running news program 60 Minutes when it originally premiered in September 1968.
Future game show announcer Gene Wood was a writer on Who Pays? During the 1960s, Wood also did some writing for Captain Kangaroo. Also, he didn't begin his game show announcing career on a regular basis until 1969, when he was heard on Beat the Clock.