The short answer is no. Strictly a matter of timing. The ABC Password showed up in 1971 just as the era was beginning, and as we know it wasn't a ratings juggernaut at first. Bear in mind it changed time slots twice within its first two years on the air. So it did not immediately resonate as something that local TV stations were clamoring for more of, Emmy or no Emmy. That version was cancelled in mid-'75, perhaps the beginning of the peak era of weekly syndicated versions. So again, no track record to even try and sell a "replacement". By the time P+ was sold in early '79 the checkerboard era was just about coming to an end and the selling cycle for the fall just about over. As for SP, at its peak the market was flooded with similar efforts from equally mediocre daytime network shows that failed to truly click--CARD SHARKS, $otc and PYRAMID. WHEEL was the only one that actually worked at a 10-a-week clip, and again during the SP era its daytime version began to wither.
Perhaps if The Program Source had clicked with either Kennedy's PRICE or Rafferty's CS a SP syndie might have eventually been rolled out--I do know that Bob King personally told me once it was "being considered". But that was before Convy struck out as a producer and ironically was involved with a show that seized the moment of opportunity and was able to launch on both NBC and local stations at the same time--based strictly on hype, not even a track record. So ultimately Goodson would have had to find a suitable second replacement for Allen, Tom Kennedy wasn't an immediate option for stations and frankly would have involved more work than anyone at the time wanted to invest.
