The lowest monopoly value was $120, which was for Mediterranean and Baltic Avenues.
Once a contestant controlled a monopoly, the total monetary value of its properties was added to his/her score. In the event that all three contestants failed to answer a clue, the property value was cut in half and another clue was read.Įach color group, referred to as a monopoly, had to be controlled by one of the contestants before play moved on to another. Answering incorrectly deducted that value from a contestant's score. Each clue was a toss-up, and answering correctly won money equal to the value of the property, from $60 for Mediterranean Avenue to $400 for Boardwalk. The first letter of each answer was given to the contestants, and each side of the four-sided board, referred to as "blocks" (with the block containing the five properties between the Go to Jail corner and "GO" referred to as the "high rent district"), had a different starting letter for clues. To do so, they had to solve crossword-style clues. Three contestants played, each represented by a color (red, gold, and green).Ĭontestants attempted to take control of the eight groups of colored properties on a giant Monopoly board. Three separate women, Kathy Davis, Kathy Karges, and Michelle Nicholas, served as the co-host/dice roller. Monopoly premiered on June 16, 1990, and aired following Super Jeopardy! for twelve consecutive Saturday nights until September 1, 1990.įormer Jeopardy! contestant Mike Reilly was chosen to host the series, with Charlie O'Donnell as announcer.
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Monopoly aired as a summer replacement series on ABC along with Super Jeopardy!, a special tournament edition of Griffin's quiz show. The format was created by Merv Griffin and produced by his production company, Merv Griffin Enterprises. Monopoly is an American television game show based on the board game of the same name.
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