You're Right! Gene Rayburn has said in interviews that the '70s version of Match Game was, basically, a "silly" idea for a game show. When you look at the format, he was absolutely correct. But, the interaction between Rayburn, the contestants and the stars took the "silly" format and made into one of the most entertaining shows ever on television. Two contestants compete. The challenger starts round 1 by choosing one of two questions, A or B. A question with a blank is read, such as "Bob said: My wife must be the world's worst cook... she even burns [blank]." The stars then deliberated and wrote down their answers on 4x6 cards. Potential answers would include "Minute Rice", "Cereal"...you get the idea. After all had finished, the contestant gave his/her (usually her) answer. Then Gene would get the celebrities' responses, one at a time. One point was awarded per match. The returning champion then did the same with the remaining question. As time passed, recurring characters began to pop up in MG questions; they included Dumb Dora, Ugly Edna, Weird Willie, and, of course, Gene's brilliant dramatization of Old Man Perriwinkle.