The Challengers | $60,000 Ultimate Challenge, pt. 1

[soseztheleadr]

This champion was the Ken Jennings of the 90s.

[disneyfan81]

@soseztheleadr Or even the Thom McKee of the '90's.

[Dodgerfn5]

Dick Clark: America's oldest teenager. Man would I love to see him host a show again. He's doing better so get well Dick.

[Margann1987]

OMG...i loved this show when i was younger. i was 3 and 4 yrs old when it aired and it was the best.

[georgef551]

This is when the game started cheaping out.

[5star555555555]

WOOO WOOO WOOO

[GameShowMike]

When someone hit the Ultimate Challenge, they shot fireworks on the video wall.

[EarlSnohomish]

Does anybody recall what station this aired on in the NYC area back then?

[kennethpaige]

It aired on WNBC-4 New York back then, along side Family Feud (Ray Combs' syndicated version) at 7:00pm or 7:30pm I believe!!

[fatmanfiftythousand]

@kennethpaige Actually, Combs' feud was bumped in favor of this.

[EarlSnohomish]

Thanks, Kenneth!

[eci4r]

he was on jeopardy in the first season

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

@eci4r u read my mind! i was gonna ask if it was the same guy!

[Scottwilkie18]

@eci4r cool what did he win or what place did he come in

[nextbarker]

Don't breathe, what Dick want someone to do, turn blue?

[kambreesuncle2]

AWESOME!!!!

[QBCNetwork]

I remember taping this. Believe it or not, that weekend, The (Classic) Disney Channel aired a tv movie called (no pun intended) The Challengers!

[zachhoran]

There's a Larry Kaplan listed on the archived games of 1984-85 at the j-archive, too.

[karaokeguy88]

he was on millionaire in 2000

[gameshowguy2000]

And was the first to blow the $500K question.

[BlackwoodCompany]

This is something to really see. I don't think we had an Ultimate Challenge posted at all.