i got a chance to sit with Lee M. at a autograph event. She is one of the nicest personsI I have ever met. Talking with her and sitting with her for the day is one of my fondest memories. Norman Fell asked me to sit in for him while he took a break. Also very nice. it was a great day.
She always seems so genuine and nice and I've watched her since I was a kid. Nice to know she is as sweet as she seems. Lucky you to get to sit with her.💙
H/H match update: ... ~~~Today's action: Brett's "Elephant" was the one that scored our champion's fourth victory. (Although every single panelist had the same answer for that easy tie-breaker.) *Today's (first) audience match question: "Boots________"* (My thoughts: Are made for walking, On the ground, ???) This one seems hard to me. The celebs: Brett (and saddle), Lee via Richard (Malone), Richard (Strap) - This was a hard one, as evidenced by Lee's drawing a blank. I think Richard thought of the best answer today. It's the one I would pick, at any rate. The choice: Strap (The audience doesn't like it though.) The answers: Are Made For Walking (Ha!!!), Randolph, And Saddle (Well, I learned my lesson! I should have trusted Brett!) Audience Match Fail! First one since back-to-back fails in 1039 and 1040. ~~~ Our champion doesn't even need his second-round question to win his fifth game. *Today's (second) audience match question: "Thrill________"* (My thoughts: Ride, Seeker, A Minute) The celebs: Brett (of a lifetime), Betty (Seeker), Richard (-er) The choice: Seeker The answers: Of a Lifetime, Me, Seekers To recap, our champion has chosen Richard for the H/H three times so far (they matched the first time), and of course he lost an opportunity at the H/H by striking out on the audience match earlier today. I noticed he seems to be phasing Richard out by choosing him for the final suggestion the last few times. Last time he took Richard's suggestion and struck out on the audience match. This time he took Betty's suggestion and scored $500. Will he choose Betty for the H/H? It's possible (especially after their sweet kiss), but I'd still bet he picks Richard again... No hesitation. He's still solidly on Team Richard. This is now King Richard's 22nd consecutive time answering the head-to-head question. He's matched seven of those 22 times so far. Stats: Richard has matched 94 of his 227 most recent attempts (41.4%), 77 of his last 184 attempts (41.8%), 33 of his last 87 attempts (37.9%), and 14 of his last 43 attempts (32.6%). His overall success rate is *41.5%* and this is his 705th attempt so far. For the sake of comparison: George has matched both of his 2 attempts, Betty has matched 19 of her 38 attempts (50.0%), Charles has matched 33 of his 69 attempts (47.8%), Brett has matched 30 of her 70 attempts (42.9%), and Richard has matched 292 of his 704 attempts (41.5%). Lee Meriwether has answered one H/H question without matching. *Today's H/H question: "________Breast"* (Chicken or Turkey? Is there anything else? I can't think of anything more obvious. I'll say chicken since KFC was big and people ate chicken all the time, turkey not so much.) Richard quickly makes up his mind, and with a fleeting glance at Betty, writes his answer. It looks to be on the longish side. He raises his eyebrows as if to say "Well, let's see how this goes" as he files his card. Our champion quickly answers "Big" breast. (What? Really? That's not even a common expression. People don't have a big breast (singular). "Big-breasted" might be a reasonable expression...) The audience is unsure whether to groan or laugh. Richard looks amused as well. Clearly, Richard didn't write "Big," so now I'm curious to see if I matched him today... Mercy! I keep matching Richard! "Chicken" was his answer too. No H/H match today. ~~~Here's our updated leader board showing the 11 celebs with at least 3 H/H matches, ranked by accuracy: (Note: An asterisk before a celebrity's name signifies that she has "retired" from the show and her H/H stats are now complete.) (Note: For tied scores, I consider the one with the greater number of matches to be higher; if the matches are equal, the celeb who first achieved that score goes on top.) Orson Bean - 100% (4 wins in 4 attempts). TIE: (*)Jo Anne Worley - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). TIE: Joyce Bulifant - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts). Gary Burghoff - 71.4% (5 wins in 7 attempts). Betty - 50.0% (19 wins in 38 attempts). Fannie - 48.3% (14 wins in 29 attempts). Charles - 47.8% (33 wins in 69 attempts). Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts). Brett - 42.9% (30 wins in 70 attempts). Richard - 41.4% (292 wins in 705 attempts). Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 1058, excluding the missing/damaged/unavailable episodes: 31, 32, 33, 311, 312, 313, 324, 325, 645, 910, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, and 1030. *Also, note that episode 849 was never produced. (These stats do, however, include the H/H results of missing episode 968 as those results were revealed in episode 969. Note: There was no H/H in missing episode 1035, as we learn in 1036.)
You say things were different _fifty_ years ago. Really? In the 1970s, we had a lovely little expression for when someone stated the bleeding obvious. It began with "no" and ended with "Sherlock."
My first thought was "virgin" wool...even though "steel" wool is the correct answer. I did not even think of it, even though I use it for work every single day. LOL
@@Mozart2Muse - That was kinda what was great about him. He was a behind-the-scenes stagehand that got airtime. And thanks to the union, that was money in his pocket - and Gene put it there. (Although, you wonder how much of that was staged...)
I thought Virgin wool until I heard the contestant say it! Then I IMMEDIATELY thought steel wool! One of the RARE times where the second round questions had MORE than one DEFINITIVE ANSWER
@@lesburns7395 Yeah, I thought of that too, but my first thought was (These) Boots are Made for Walking, and I was mildly surprised when it actually came up on the board! It was a tough question today. So tough that Richard gave two answers (Lee's and his own) and neither one was up there!
"You banged that too hard!" "You didn't slide it fast enough!" "This key light is out!" "This floor is broken!" "What's all that noise backstage??!!" "I'll run the show, Charles, you just give the answers!" "No chewing gum!" "No eating on the show!" Etc. etc. Dear God. Gene Rayburn was very good at what he did but sheesh what a tyrant.
Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the bus! what happened to the second part of the supermatch at about 6:00 after he was supposed to match answer to the word boots, he didn't get a chance to match any one star to a question written on the card. Did Gene and the rest of the crew forget?
that happens quite frequently..don't let the comedic delivery throw you: the tension can be felt very clearly..didn't see much of MG during this time, so that was a bit of a surprise - that, and a bunch of other stuff.....
@@jefftanner3803 I guess that's why he was on the syndicated version, huh 🙄 I see you got no likes on this (I guess other people must be getting tired of the judging too)
What a delightful trip down memory lane. I had forgotten how much this show made me laugh. I had also forgotten that Lee Meriwether was a complete idiot.
The stars being so funny about marijuana and now look..fifty years later and its legal in California (where MG is taped) and elsewhere. As it should be. Brett glad she doesn't partake, but I suppose booze and feel good meds are ok?
i got a chance to sit with Lee M. at a autograph event. She is one of the nicest personsI I have ever met. Talking with her and sitting with her for the day is one of my fondest memories. Norman Fell asked me to sit in for him while he took a break. Also very nice. it was a great day.
That's great, she seems like a nice person.
She always seems so genuine and nice and I've watched her since I was a kid. Nice to know she is as sweet as she seems. Lucky you to get to sit with her.💙
H/H match update:
...
~~~Today's action:
Brett's "Elephant" was the one that scored our champion's fourth victory. (Although every single panelist had the same answer for that easy tie-breaker.)
*Today's (first) audience match question: "Boots________"*
(My thoughts: Are made for walking, On the ground, ???) This one seems hard to me.
The celebs: Brett (and saddle), Lee via Richard (Malone), Richard (Strap) - This was a hard one, as evidenced by Lee's drawing a blank. I think Richard thought of the best answer today. It's the one I would pick, at any rate.
The choice: Strap (The audience doesn't like it though.)
The answers: Are Made For Walking (Ha!!!), Randolph, And Saddle (Well, I learned my lesson! I should have trusted Brett!)
Audience Match Fail! First one since back-to-back fails in 1039 and 1040.
~~~
Our champion doesn't even need his second-round question to win his fifth game.
*Today's (second) audience match question: "Thrill________"*
(My thoughts: Ride, Seeker, A Minute)
The celebs: Brett (of a lifetime), Betty (Seeker), Richard (-er)
The choice: Seeker
The answers: Of a Lifetime, Me, Seekers
To recap, our champion has chosen Richard for the H/H three times so far (they matched the first time), and of course he lost an opportunity at the H/H by striking out on the audience match earlier today. I noticed he seems to be phasing Richard out by choosing him for the final suggestion the last few times. Last time he took Richard's suggestion and struck out on the audience match. This time he took Betty's suggestion and scored $500. Will he choose Betty for the H/H? It's possible (especially after their sweet kiss), but I'd still bet he picks Richard again...
No hesitation. He's still solidly on Team Richard. This is now King Richard's 22nd consecutive time answering the head-to-head question. He's matched seven of those 22 times so far.
Stats: Richard has matched 94 of his 227 most recent attempts (41.4%), 77 of his last 184 attempts (41.8%), 33 of his last 87 attempts (37.9%), and 14 of his last 43 attempts (32.6%). His overall success rate is *41.5%* and this is his 705th attempt so far.
For the sake of comparison: George has matched both of his 2 attempts, Betty has matched 19 of her 38 attempts (50.0%), Charles has matched 33 of his 69 attempts (47.8%), Brett has matched 30 of her 70 attempts (42.9%), and Richard has matched 292 of his 704 attempts (41.5%). Lee Meriwether has answered one H/H question without matching.
*Today's H/H question: "________Breast"*
(Chicken or Turkey? Is there anything else? I can't think of anything more obvious. I'll say chicken since KFC was big and people ate chicken all the time, turkey not so much.)
Richard quickly makes up his mind, and with a fleeting glance at Betty, writes his answer. It looks to be on the longish side. He raises his eyebrows as if to say "Well, let's see how this goes" as he files his card.
Our champion quickly answers "Big" breast. (What? Really? That's not even a common expression. People don't have a big breast (singular). "Big-breasted" might be a reasonable expression...) The audience is unsure whether to groan or laugh. Richard looks amused as well.
Clearly, Richard didn't write "Big," so now I'm curious to see if I matched him today...
Mercy! I keep matching Richard! "Chicken" was his answer too.
No H/H match today.
~~~Here's our updated leader board showing the 11 celebs with at least 3 H/H matches, ranked by accuracy:
(Note: An asterisk before a celebrity's name signifies that she has "retired" from the show and her H/H stats are now complete.)
(Note: For tied scores, I consider the one with the greater number of matches to be higher; if the matches are equal, the celeb who first achieved that score goes on top.)
Orson Bean - 100% (4 wins in 4 attempts).
TIE: (*)Jo Anne Worley - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts).
TIE: Joyce Bulifant - 75% (3 wins in 4 attempts).
Gary Burghoff - 71.4% (5 wins in 7 attempts).
Betty - 50.0% (19 wins in 38 attempts).
Fannie - 48.3% (14 wins in 29 attempts).
Charles - 47.8% (33 wins in 69 attempts).
Jo Ann Pflug - 44.4% (8 wins in 18 attempts).
Brett - 42.9% (30 wins in 70 attempts).
Richard - 41.4% (292 wins in 705 attempts).
Bert Convy - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts).
*These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 1058, excluding the missing/damaged/unavailable episodes: 31, 32, 33, 311, 312, 313, 324, 325, 645, 910, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, and 1030. *Also, note that episode 849 was never produced. (These stats do, however, include the H/H results of missing episode 968 as those results were revealed in episode 969. Note: There was no H/H in missing episode 1035, as we learn in 1036.)
the Nancy Sinatra song that came out around 1965 was titles ''THESE Boots are Made for Walking''..
Krista Brewer, You are so WRONG!!
Boots Randolph was a great sax player. He played in Nashville at a club called The Rainbow Room in Printer’s Alley in the 50’s,60’s and 70’s.
He also recorded the hit record "Yakety Sax."
If it had been 1982, Richard would have gotten a great ovation with his "Thriller" response.
Jean said that these boots were made for walking was not a big hit. Yes it was. It was a huge hit! I still remember the words to it.
in all fairness, he DID SAY 5 years ago , which would have been 1972 at the time!
Things were different in the 70s, Charles Nelson Riley smoking and that second hand smoke was going in the faces of the celeberties.
You say things were different _fifty_ years ago. Really?
In the 1970s, we had a lovely little expression for when someone stated the bleeding obvious. It began with "no" and ended with "Sherlock."
My first thought was "virgin" wool...even though "steel" wool is the correct answer. I did not even think of it, even though I use it for work every single day. LOL
Charles was writing his manifesto.
Betty had a wardrobe malfunction at 1:04.
i noticed that too. Lucky it wasn’t the button above.
…he was marked, “Return to Sender.”
Gene talked to the man behind the wall but it wasn't Earl. I miss Earl.
Where did Earl go?
@@Mozart2Muse - That was kinda what was great about him. He was a behind-the-scenes stagehand that got airtime. And thanks to the union, that was money in his pocket - and Gene put it there. (Although, you wonder how much of that was staged...)
I thought Virgin wool until I heard the contestant say it! Then I IMMEDIATELY thought steel wool! One of the RARE times where the second round questions had MORE than one DEFINITIVE ANSWER
I couldn't think of a thing to go with Boots ____. The closest I could come was that Geico pig commercial where he would say "Boots and pants".
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boots on the ground, an army expression
@@lesburns7395 Yeah, I thought of that too, but my first thought was (These) Boots are Made for Walking, and I was mildly surprised when it actually came up on the board! It was a tough question today. So tough that Richard gave two answers (Lee's and his own) and neither one was up there!
"You banged that too hard!" "You didn't slide it fast enough!" "This key light is out!" "This floor is broken!" "What's all that noise backstage??!!" "I'll run the show, Charles, you just give the answers!" "No chewing gum!" "No eating on the show!" Etc. etc. Dear God. Gene Rayburn was very good at what he did but sheesh what a tyrant.
What about "shut up dummies!'
He was always saying that it was, “HIS show” and that he was, “A Star”. A good host in many ways, but ego run wild for sure...
Gene said David is a good player??? NO! He kept scraping by with scoreless games and usually won by 1 point!
Worst player in Match Game history!
14:47 -- Deborah was too smart for the celebrities.
That was my response ALSO! I didn’t even think of steel wool!
Betty misspelled 'steel.'
2 losses in one day saint Richard. WHOOT HOOT (these constant losses of his have become REAL annoying)!
Yup the krista that cant stand david. Krista where is he?
Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the bus! what happened to the second part of the supermatch at about 6:00 after he was supposed to match answer to the word boots, he didn't get a chance to match any one star to a question written on the card. Did Gene and the rest of the crew forget?
He didn’t.match any of the answers.
Yea, hold the bus, in your case it would be the short bus.
There was actually a time when you could mail a baby.
Rolling Doobies
Man , virgin was a good one , but they said steel
Definitely. For a chastity belt, "virgin" wool had to be the definitive answer, despite the fact that none of the celebrities thought of it!
I hope that dude got a decent short haircut with his winnings.
Where is david?
Anyone know what became of David?
Yes ive tried to find hime
I really like David's table cloth.
Was that home made?
I hope Dave changed his hair shortly after his appearances on the show. It was too much, even for the 70s.
That's a Tommy Shaw power mullet.
@@noampitlik2332, That may be, but Dave is no Tommy Shaw. Back then, Tommy was cute with it.
@@jimwilloughby True.
@@noampitlik2332 , On another subject, are you any relation to the late character actor of the same name.? I remember him from the 60s and 70s.
@@jimwilloughbyHaha. No.
Richard Dawson Was A Go Getter
Gene was a little snippy today. I wish Earl had knocked "shave and haircut" or something from behind the wall to cut the tension.
that happens quite frequently..don't let the comedic delivery throw you: the tension can be felt very clearly..didn't see much of MG during this time, so that was a bit of a surprise - that, and a bunch of other stuff.....
Earl wasn't there any longer, he had left, and they got another man for the job.
Treadwell I find Gene was often snippy and bordered on being rude many times.
@@samyleigh3246 He went far past the border, especially for a host.
@@jefftanner3803 I guess that's why he was on the syndicated version, huh 🙄
I see you got no likes on this (I guess other people must be getting tired of the judging too)
Deborah would have put the pressure on David if she had said “Steel.”
Trevor Panno When she got that question I thought she was a shoo-in. “Steel Wool” was the obvious answer, and the panel agreed.
Stop picking g Richard cmon
What a delightful trip down memory lane. I had forgotten how much this show made me laugh. I had also forgotten that Lee Meriwether was a complete idiot.
Lee MerriWeather seems to be always seeking attention.🤣😂😅
All celebrities are. That's what makes them become celebrities!
Mlc HC I totally disagree.😉
The stars being so funny about marijuana and now look..fifty years later and its legal in California (where MG is taped) and elsewhere. As it should be. Brett glad she doesn't partake, but I suppose booze and feel good meds are ok?