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Mr. Brown

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Contestants sharing host/talent’s name?
« on: October 15, 2024, 11:11:58 PM »
I was on “Zillow Gone Wild” earlier today when I saw the latest bizarre real estate listing was being handled by somebody named “Drew Carey”. Which, prompted a thought in my head: have there ever been any game shows where a contestant shared the name (or a similar name) with the talent?
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Kevin Prather

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Re: Contestants sharing host/talent’s name?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2024, 12:22:20 AM »
There was a contestant named Betty White on Match Game, and our Betty was on the panel.

Chief-O

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Re: Contestants sharing host/talent’s name?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2024, 09:52:19 AM »
Can't find the clip at the moment, but there was a contestant named Bob Eubanks on his namesake's version of "Card Sharks".
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Mr. Matté

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Re: Contestants sharing host/talent’s name?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2024, 10:00:19 AM »
Sorta had this topic before and there were some mentions of the shows' hosts specifically there: https://www.gameshowforum.org/index.php/topic,35296.0.html

Mr. Brown

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Re: Contestants sharing host/talent’s name?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2024, 11:36:59 PM »
Oof! I definitely should’ve searched. 2023 wasn’t all that long ago.
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Mr. Brown, Esq.
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