Match Game (various versions)
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Match Game (various versions) is a long-running American television game show franchise in which contestants try to match humorous fill-in-the-blank answers with a panel of celebrity guests.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5140297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Match Game (various versions) Context triple: [Television City, Hollywood, producedShow, Match Game (various versions)]
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A.
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is a long-running American television game show in which contestants solve word puzzles to win cash and prizes by spinning a large carnival-style wheel.
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B.
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is a long-running American television quiz show known for its distinctive answer-and-question format and iconic host Alex Trebek.
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C.
Family Feud
Family Feud is a long-running American television game show where two families compete by guessing the most popular survey responses to win cash and prizes.
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D.
The Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune is a late 19th-century allegorical painting by Edward Burne-Jones depicting the capricious rise and fall of human fortunes under the turning wheel of fate.
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E.
What’s My Line?
What’s My Line? was a long-running American television game show in which celebrity panelists tried to guess the occupations or identities of mystery guests through yes-or-no questions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Match Game (various versions) Target entity description: Match Game (various versions) is a long-running American television game show franchise in which contestants try to match humorous fill-in-the-blank answers with a panel of celebrity guests.
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A.
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is a long-running American television game show in which contestants solve word puzzles to win cash and prizes by spinning a large carnival-style wheel.
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B.
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is a long-running American television quiz show known for its distinctive answer-and-question format and iconic host Alex Trebek.
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C.
Family Feud
Family Feud is a long-running American television game show where two families compete by guessing the most popular survey responses to win cash and prizes.
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D.
The Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune is a late 19th-century allegorical painting by Edward Burne-Jones depicting the capricious rise and fall of human fortunes under the turning wheel of fate.
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E.
What’s My Line?
What’s My Line? was a long-running American television game show in which celebrity panelists tried to guess the occupations or identities of mystery guests through yes-or-no questions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
television game show
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television game show franchise ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Match Game (original 1962 format) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Bill Todman
NERFINISHED
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Mark Goodson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired |
1962
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1973 ⓘ |
| format | panel game show ⓘ |
| gameplayElement |
Audience Match
NERFINISHED
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Head-to-Head Match ⓘ Super Match bonus round NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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game show ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
celebrity panelists
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fill-in-the-blank questions ⓘ humorous answers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Match Game (1998–1999)
NERFINISHED
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Match Game (2016–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ Match Game (CBS 1973–1979) NERFINISHED ⓘ Match Game (NBC 1962–1969) NERFINISHED ⓘ Match Game (syndicated 1979–1982) NERFINISHED ⓘ Match Game (syndicated 1990–1991) NERFINISHED ⓘ Match Game PM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Blankety Blank (UK game show) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired |
1969
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1979 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
celebrity panel of six guests
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double entendre humor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ABC
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CBS ⓘ NBC ⓘ syndication ⓘ |
| presenter |
Alec Baldwin
NERFINISHED
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Gene Rayburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Burger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross Shafer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mark Goodson–Bill Todman Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfContestants | 2 ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfPanelists | 6 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Match Game (various versions) Description of subject: Match Game (various versions) is a long-running American television game show franchise in which contestants try to match humorous fill-in-the-blank answers with a panel of celebrity guests.
Referenced by (12)
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this entity surface form:
The Match Game (panelist)
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Funny You Should Ask (1970s game show format)
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Celebrity Name Game
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Match Game
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Blankety Blanks (Australian game show)
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Match Game
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Match Game
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Match Game
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Match Game
this entity surface form:
Match Game (ABC daytime run)
this entity surface form:
The Match Game