Beat the Odds is an American game show created by Bill Derman for Bing Crosby Productions.
It first aired as a local production on KTLA in Los Angeles, California in 1961 with Mike Stokey as host and Stan Chambers as announcer.
The format was revived for syndication, debuting nationally on December 16, 1968 with Johnny Gilbert as host and Bill Baldwin as announcer.
If a face belonging to a character called "The Whammy" appeared in a window, a player lost their turn.
Bill Carruthers attempted to revive the format for ABC in 1975, filming a pilot with Chuck Henry as host.