Play the Percentages

Play the Percentages is an American game show hosted by Geoff Edwards which aired in syndication from January 7 to September 12, 1980.

The game changed format several times over its short run, but all forms involved some variation on asking questions with percentage answers or statistics.

One contestant from each couple was asked to estimate what percentage of 300 people answered a specific question correctly.

A right answer or a successful challenge added the remaining percentage points to the couple's score.

Originally, a successful challenge also allowed the contestant to answer the question for the same number of points.

The third category consisted of random general knowledge questions and was called Potluck.

The couple chose an answer and scored points based on the percentage of the poll that also gave that response.

Starting the week of January 14,[citation needed] the format was changed to remove the jackpot.

Starting on the show’s fifth week, a single question was presented with a list of six possible answers.

From February 18 until the program's cancellation,[citation needed] the same prize package was at stake for the entire show until won.