the first "match game" had different rules from this one and was shown on the nbc network starting in 1962 and ending in 1969. then, this "match game" was introduced on the cbs network in 1973. that version ended in 1979. in 1975, a syndicated version titled "match game pm" started. it had three rounds of gameplay, and two audience matches in the big money super match. it ended in 1981. a second syndicated version with the same gameplay as "match game pm" started in 1979, and ended in 1982. in 1983, it was combined with another game show, "hollywood squares", to form the "match game-hollywood squares hour", which was on television for one year. six years later, in 1990, it was brought back for the abc network with a new host, ross shafer. in this version, contestants played for cash. it also featured a new round called the "match up" round. it was played at the end of both rounds. to start, a contestant chose one of the celebrities. the contestant had 30 seconds (45 in the second round) to match the celebrity in super match-style questions. each question had two choices. matches were worth $50 in the first round and $100 in the second. this version ended in 1991, but in 1998 it returned with michael burger as host. it featured five celebrities instead of six. this version was not very famous, however, and ended in 1999.