Query: "$64,000 quesiton"

[Sam Clements]

The original radio show was "Take it or Leave It" which debuted in 1940 and
ran until 1947. They asked questions which went up to a prize of "$64."

The phrase "$64 question" was, by 1942, pretty well known to many Americans
and used in newspaper stories from that date.

The ACTUAL radio show "The $64 Question" debuted in 1950 and ran until 1952.

The "$64,000 Question" debuted in 1955 and ran until 1958.

Sam Clements

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