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The Big Game

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Australia
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This is a 1960s Australian game show where VFL football players answer general knowledge questions. Tony Charlton hosted it on Thursday evenings. Two episodes survive in a national archive.

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The Big Game is an Australian television game show which aired in 1966 on Melbourne station GTV-9. Tony Charlton was host. The series featured members of VFL teams answering general knowledge questions. Aired at 7:00PM on Thursdays. Aired against Green Acres on HSV-7, news on ABV-2, and Hogan's Heroes on ATV-0. The National Film and Sound Archive holds two episodes, titled Ampol Big Game after sponsor Ampol. It is not clear if all episodes were similarly sponsored. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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