What happened today in the history of game shows? Find out with the BuzzerBlog Almanac! Here’s some stuff that’s happened today and coming up in the future.
Almanac Entries written by Cory Anotado and Brandon Parnes
November 11
Marc Summers (born, 1951)
November 13
Jimmy Kimmel (born, 1967)
November 13
Jack Narz (born, 1922)
November 19
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? John Carpenter, That's Who (1999)
November 20
Richard Dawson (born, 1932)
November 20
Jim Perry (died, 2015)
November 23
Chuck Woolery (died, 2024)
November 28
Garry Moore (died, 1993)
November 29
Gene Rayburn (died, 1999)
November 30
Nancy Zerg Defeats Ken Jennings, Ending His 75-Game Jeopardy! Streak (2004)
November 30
Dick Clark (born, 1929)
December 2
Joey Adams (died, 1999)
December 4
Wink Martindale (born, 1933)
December 5
Charles Van Doren Defeats Herb Stempel on Twenty-One (1956)
December 7
Peter Tomarken (born, 1942)
December 12
Bob Barker (born, 1923)
December 13
Alan Thicke (died, 2016)
Alan Thicke was a Canadian-American actor, songwriter and television host best known as Dr. Jason Seaver on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains. In game shows, he hosted several shows in Canada and the U.S. including revivals of Pictionary and the All New 3’s a Crowd. He also wrote several theme songs for game shows including The Wizard of Odds, The Joker’s Wild and the original theme for Wheel of Fortune.
December 17
Ralph Andrews (born, 1927)
December 18
Mark Goodson (died, 1992)
December 22
Gene Rayburn (born, 1917)