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''Sale of the Century'' is an American television game show which debuted in the United States on September 29, 1969, on NBC daytime. It was one of three NBC game shows to premiere on that date, the other two being the short-lived ''Letters to Laugh-In'' and ''Name Droppers''. The series aired until July 13, 1973, and then aired in a weekly syndicated version for one additional year. Jack Kelly hosted the series from 1969 to 1971, then Joe Garagiola, Sr. took over for Kelly, who returned to acting. The rights to ''Sale of the Century'' were purchased in 1980 by Australian TV mogul Reg Grundy, who turned the show into success in Australia (see ''Sale of the Century'' (Australian game show)), and eventually succeeded in selling NBC a new version of the format in 1983. The new version aired weekday mornings from January 3, 1983, to March 24, 1989. Again, it was one of three NBC game shows premiering on the same date, along with ''Hit Man'' and ''Just Men!'' (which both lasted only 13 weeks). This version of ''Sale'' originally aired at 10:30/9:30 AM Central and later moved to 10:00/9:00 Central. A concurrent daily syndicated version ran from January 7, 1985, to September 12, 1986. The 1980s versions were hosted by Jim Perry. Al Howard was the executive producer of the initial 1969–73 version, and for a short time was co-executive producer of the 1980s version with Robert Noah. A new version of the series entitled ''Temptation'', like the recent Australian revival, debuted in syndication on September 10, 2007, following a September 7 preview on MyNetworkTV. This series ran for one year. ==Game format== Contestants answered general knowledge questions posed by the host at a value of $5 per correct answer. However, any contestant who answered incorrectly lost $5, and—unlike most game shows—only one contestant was permitted to answer for each question. At certain points during the game, contestants participated in an "Instant Bargain" and were offered the opportunity to purchase merchandise at a bargain price. The selling price for the item, generally the value of one or more questions, was then deducted from the contestant's score, and the prize was theirs to keep regardless of the game's outcome. Depending upon the version, question values either remained at $5 or increased as the game progressed. Additional Instant Bargains were also offered. The contestant in the lead at the end of the game was declared the champion and used their final score to purchase a larger prize, or played a separate end game, which varied depending upon the version of the show. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sale of the Century (U.S. game show)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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