[3] In 1981, Quigley retired and ended his partnership with Merrill Heatter just before Filmways was bought by Orion Pictures.
Heatter continued solo and produced new game shows, such as Battlestars, All-Star Blitz, Bargain Hunters, and the 1980s version of High Rollers.
On September 28, 1998, Heatter leased the worldwide rights to his solo-developed game shows to King World for a limited time.
[5] Today, the rest of the Heatter-Quigley library are owned by Amazon MGM Studios (via Orion Television).
Peter Marshall became most famous for The Hollywood Squares, Wink Martindale would have his first big hit with Gambit, and Alex Trebek would see his first hit in America (after a long run with Reach for the Top in his native Canada) with High Rollers.