Number Please (game show)

Number Please was a Goodson-Todman Productions game show hosted by Bud Collyer, which aired in 1961. It was the show that replaced Collyer's Beat the Clock when it's ABC run completed. The show was an early predecessor of Wheel of Fortune and other word-puzzle game shows.

Two contestants competed against each other on the game board, which had two rows of an equal number of spaces, each marked by a lighted number. Players alternated choosing a number from their puzzle which had not yet been revealed. The corresponding space would be revealed as a letter or a space.

Each puzzle would describe a prize. The first player who thought they could solve both rows would ring in and have to say their answer for each row twice exactly as it appeared on the board. If they were correct, they would win their prize. Prizes would sometimes include other related items to the one described in the puzzle. Two wins would result in a player being named champion and remaining to face a new challenger.