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unusual facts about Sale of the Century



19 Keys

A special episode of game show hosts featured Nick Weir (of Catchphrase and Grudge Match), Jeremy Beadle (of Win Beadle's Money and Chain Letters), Nicholas Parsons (of Just a Minute and Sale of the Century), and Henry Kelly (of Going for Gold.) Beadle won the show, having eliminated all the wrong keys, and sticking the right key in with just 1 second to go.

1996 in Australian television

Former Sale of the Century quizmaster, Tony Barber begins hosting for an ill-fated run which lasts for the remainder of the year.

Glenn Ridge

In April 1991, Ridge joined the Nine Network as host of the prime time quiz show Sale of the Century with co-host Jo Bailey, taking over from Tony Barber and Alyce Platt.

Summer Bartholomew

She became the hostess of the game show Sale of the Century in late 1984 after a brief period of trying out for hostess/letter turner on Wheel of Fortune in 1982 (although she substituted briefly in 1979 for then-hostess Susan Stafford), which she ultimately lost to Vanna White.

Wilbur Wilde

He has made numerous other TV appearances throughout his career on shows including The Flying Doctors, MDA, The Paul Hogan Show, Blankety Blanks, Sale of the Century, Celebrity Squares, MTV, Getaway, Postcards, Spicks and Specks and The Russell Gilbert Show.


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Nicky Buckley

After finishing on Sale of the Century, Buckley-Bingham presented "Hot Box Office" on Foxtel pay TV, followed by presenting family and parenting segments on Good Morning Australia on Network Ten and Today on the Nine Network.