What is Double Dare (1976 game show)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Double Dare''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[game show]]. It was produced by [[Mark Goodson]]—[[Bill Todman]] Productions and ran from 1976 to 1977 on [[CBS]]. [[Alex Trebek]] was the host.<ref name=Terrace279>Vincent Terrace, ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2011), p. 279</ref> [[Johnny Olson]] and later [[Gene Wood]] were the announcers.<ref name=Terrace279/> == Format == Two contestants ([[wikt:player|player]]s) would [[compete]] in a [[game]] of [[knowledge]].<ref name=Chance386>Norman Chance, ''Who Was Who on TV'' (Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris, 2011), p. 386</ref> One was a returning [[wikt:winner|winner]] from a previous game, the other a new [[wikt:challenge|challenge]]r.<ref name=Chance386/> A contestant was given the chance to [[wikt:answer|answer]] the [[question]] and win [[money]]. Or, they could [[wikt:challenge|challenge]] the other contestant to answer the question. If the second contestant answered the question [[wikt:correct|correct]]ly, he or she won the money. If answered incorrectly, the first contestant got [[wikt:double|double]] the money.<ref name=Chance386/> Questions were answered from an [[isolation booth]].<ref name=Chance386/> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Viacom]] [[Category:Television game shows]] {{tv-stub}}