Winner Take All (1952): Bill Cullen's first TV game show

After uploading Bill's final TJW, it made sense to go back to the beginning and focus on Bill's first TV game show, Winner Take All. Similar in structure to You Bet .
Bill's first TV game show. The first of four surviving episodes. Announcer: Don Pardo.
The last of the known surviving episodes. From a bit later in the run, judging by the different set. A bio of contestant Burton Tarr: .
Bill's first TV game show. The third of four surviving episodes. Announcer: Don Pardo.
Bill's first TV game show. The second of four surviving episodes. Due to a minor technical glitch, we get to see part of the station identification break. Announcer: .

[@rplace8737]

What a quick wit Bill Cullen was. Amazing.

[@kingporter67]

Winner Take All was a good 1952 game show classic!!

[@paulmicelli5819]

Those were good days back then, civilized.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Yup. Some low IQ galoot wasn't around to threaten your life over who you voted for or what you believed in. Better days, for sure.

[@telebob5983]

Don Pardo was certainly energetic as announcer on the original Jeopardy but his work here seems several notches more dynamic.

[@susancummings3930]

❤ you still-Bill you ROCK EVERY HAIR STYLE WTA AND I GaS shows very handsome man. RIP❤❤❤

[@112musician]

Mr. Burton Tarr has quite the biography starting at 6:07! 😯

[@observer3232]

the King of the Game and Panel shows

[@roykassinger6903]

Mrs Sparks looks like the human counterpart to Waylin Flowers' Madam puppet.

[@kellybrown8638]

Cullen had previously hosted radio game shows

[@kenowens9021]

Cullen did game shows on the radio before he got on TV.

[@mikewebber2637]

The lighting used in those days was not flattering.

[@freddyfurrah3789]

DON'T SMOKE BILL!

[@ronatopaz2793]

Absolutely everyone smoked in that era. One of the few that did not, Sir Charles Chaplin, eventually died due to a diet causing a series of mini strokes and some awful medical advice. He made it to 88 though. But I digress. Up until the 90’s, smoking was commonplace and fashionable, sadly.

[@RonGerstein-tf5tp]

Bill Cullen lived to 70 (1920 -1990). He suffered from polio most of his life which caused him to walk with difficultly.

[@mikewebber2637]

Even singers smoked in those days. Everyone did. People smoked on airplanes, in stores, even in hospitals.

[@jamessimmons3645]

He was first

[@TimothyJones-mm9tb]

The show was all about the interviews. The actual game was boring.

[@mikewebber2637]

You can tell Bill was nervous. His humor comes across as forced.

[@ZACHERYalderton-s3h]

I want the rules