Supermarket Sweep

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Supermarket Sweep was an American television game show. Part of the format was similar to other team-based quiz shows, the other part was a live-action race through a supermarket, a novel concept at the time. In the timed race, cameras followed the teams with shopping carts though a large vacated supermarket with several aisles; the value of items thrown into the cart determined the winning team. The original show was broadcast on ABC (1965-1967).

The host for the 1965 to 1967 ABC version was Bill Malone. The announcers were Wally King from 1965 to 1966, and Richard Hayes from 1966 to 1967, with Johnny Olson as a frequent substitute during those years.

Two teams, usually married couples, had competed. Each team began with a base time of one minute. In the first part of the game, the teams were shown a grocery item and they were asked to guess its retail price. The team who came the closest won the item and an additional 10 seconds to their time. Six of the items were played.

In the second part of the game, one contestant from each team went on a shopping spree through the market, using the time accumulated in the first half of the game; the two contestants ran the sweeps separately. After each contestant had run their sweep, the total value of the groceries in each player's cart was determined. The team with the highest total won the right to return to the show and play in the next game. Both teams had kept the groceries that they had picked up.