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| Bowling for Dollars | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Bert Claster |
| Presented by | Various (see below) |
| Narrated by | Various (see below) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Various locations throughout the United States and Canada |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Various local stations |
| Release | 1960s – February 2008 |
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Bowling for Dollars is a television game show on which people could play the sport of bowling to win cash and sometimes prizes based on how well they bowled.
Unlike most TV game shows of the time, which were taped in either New York or Hollywood and broadcast nationally, Bowling for Dollars was produced by local TV stations and featured contestants from the immediate area. The show was actually a franchise, created by Bert Claster of Claster Television, also the creator of Romper Room. Episodes of Bowling for Dollars were taped either in a local bowling alley or on a pair of bowling lanes constructed right inside the TV studio.
The show reached its heyday in the 1970s. The most recent station to air the format was Detroit, Michigan independent station WADL, which relaunched Bowling for Dollars in September 2013.[1]