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The Big 9 (1969)

The Big 9 poster
Genre
quiz show
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two contestants answer true or false questions to score nine points. They choose easier questions for fewer points or tougher ones for more. The show was hosted by Athol Guy and aired in several Australian cities.

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What happens

The Big 9, also known as Arnott's Big 9, is a 1969 Australian television quiz show broadcast on TCN 9 in Sydney, GTV-9 in Melbourne and CTC-TV in Canberra. Hosted by Athol Guy it featured two contestants trying to reach a score of nine points. On a set with sound proof booths contestants would chose between easier questions worth low points and more difficult questions worth more. All of the questions are true or false format. The format was devised by Dan Enright who created Twenty-One in America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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