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== The $64,000 question == | == The $64,000 question == | ||
Was this particular idiom actually in use as early as 1943? I'm aware that it first sprung from the CBS radio show <i>Take It or Leave It</i>, which was on the air during World War II. But at that point the prize money on offer was only $64. It wasn't until the show moved from radio to television in June 1955 that the prize money was raised to $64,000. I suppose the rigger could have been exaggerating for emphasis, but that seems a tad contrived to me. Any thoughts?[[User:Leda74|Leda74]] [[User talk:Leda74|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:36, June 27, 2014 (UTC) | Was this particular idiom actually in use as early as 1943? I'm aware that it first sprung from the CBS radio show <i>Take It or Leave It</i>, which was on the air during World War II. But at that point the prize money on offer was only $64. It wasn't until the show moved from radio to television in June 1955 that the prize money was raised to $64,000. I suppose the rigger could have been exaggerating for emphasis, but that seems a tad contrived to me. Any thoughts? [[User:Leda74|Leda74]] [[User talk:Leda74|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:36, June 27, 2014 (UTC) | ||