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Capitalizing on the success of the 1950s big-money quiz The $ 64, 000 Question on CBS, Barry and Enright developed their flagship show, Twenty One, a quiz which had a scoring system based loosely on Blackjack.
Contestants were placed in twin isolation booths and asked questions ranging in value from one to 11 points — the higher the point value, the more difficult the question.
" Contestants repeatedly missed questions and, in Enright's own words, " It lacked all drama ; it lacked all suspense.
The next morning the sponsor ( Geritol ) called my partner, Jack Barry, and me and told us in no uncertain terms that he never wanted to see a repeat of what happened the previous night.
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