In 1955, the TV show was simulcast on radio.
Jack Benny once appeared on the TV quiz show 'The $64,000 Question (1955)'. After answering the first question correctly he quit and took home $1.00. His category was violins.
Boris Karloff was a celebrity contestant on 'The $64,000 Question (1955)'. The category he chose was children's fairy tales. He won the $32,000 level and quit due to tax considerations.
A winner contestant about boxing, psychologist Joyce Brothers became a celebrity. Her fame from the show helped her career, providing psychological advice in newspapers and TV shows for the next four decades.
Ended months after a quiz show scandal started. Some shows of that time were accused of being rigged, including its brother program The 64,000 Challenge.