History Series / TicTacDough

In 1985, Martindale left the series to produce and host the syndicated ''Headline Chasers'', a format he also created. For the final season of this run (1985-86), the woodgrain set was redecorated in pastels, the logo seen above changed from yellow to blue coloring, more red boxes were added to the game, and Jim Caldwell became emcee.

** TheAnnouncer: Bill Wendell, followed by Bill [=McCord=] when Wendell became host. The 1978-86 era had Jay Stewart, Bob Hilton, and Charlie O'Donnell. Larry Van Nuys announced the 1990s version.

Creator/{{NBC}} knowledge-based GameShow from Creator/JackBarry and Dan Enright which was based on the children's game of TabletopGame/TicTacToe. Two contestants placed their X's and O's on a game board with nine categories, which were shuffled by a mechanical device after every turn.

** In the original 1950s version up to around midway through the syndicated version's first season, the categories would shuffle after both players have had one turn ("X" plays, "O" plays, shuffle). The day after then-grand champion Brian Donovan was defeated, the rules changed to having the categories shuffle after each turn ("X" plays, shuffle, "O" plays, shuffle).
** The winner of each game on the 1950s version had to decide whether to leave the show with all winnings intact or face a new opponent. If the champion was defeated, the opponent's winnings were deducted from his/her total.

* HomeGame: Several.

* MightyRoar: The 1978-86 Dragon.

In 1985, Martindale left the series to produce and host the syndicated ''Headline Chasers'', a format he also created. For ''Tic-Tac''[='s=] final season of this run (1985-86), the woodgrain set was redecorated in pastels, the logo seen above changed from yellow to blue coloring, more red boxes were added to the game, and Jim Caldwell became emcee.

* ExtraTurn[=/=]GoldenSnitch: Bonus Category. If answered correctly, the categories would be shuffled before the player's extra turn, allowing him/her to choose the category again if it turned up. Kit Salisbury was one of those who took advantage of this. Since the champion played first, s/he could win the game by repeatedly choosing Bonus Category, without the challenger ever having a turn; if this happened, the challenger would be invited back to appear on a future show.

** GameShowHost: Creator/JackBarry, Gene Rayburn, Bill Wendell, Jay Jackson, Win Elliott, Wink Martindale, Jim Caldwell, Patrick Wayne. Johnny Olson was an occasional substitute host during the original era.

* CatchPhrase: Patrick Wayne's "YOU WINNNNNNNNNN!"

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original 1950s version up to around midway through the syndicated version's first season, the categories would shuffle after both players have had one turn ("X" plays, "O" plays, shuffle). The day after then-grand champion Brian Donovan was defeated, the rules changed to having the categories shuffle after each turn ("X" plays, shuffle, "O" plays, shuffle).

* TheHilarityOfHats: It became a bit of a RunningGag that Wink would don different goofy-looking hats for the sign-off at the end of the show. Also, every Friday was known as "Hat Day".

In 1985, Martindale left the series to produce and host the syndicated ''Headline Chasers'', a format he also created. For ''Tic-Tac''[='s=] final season of this run (1985-86), the woodgrain set was redecorated in pastels, more red boxes were added to the game, and Jim Caldwell became emcee.

** Any category in a red box had its own rules. Some of the most important were Bonus Category (three-parter, worth an extra turn), Secret Category (doubled the value of the pot, often leading to five-figure pots), Grand Question (replaced Secret Category, added $1,000 to the pot), and Double or Nothing (if answered correctly, player could try for a second box but had to risk losing the first one).

A British version, entitled ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criss_Cross_Quiz Criss-Cross Quiz]]'' [[note]]The original title would have been meaningless in the UK, where tic-tac-toe is called noughts and crosses[[/note]] ran on Creator/{{ITV}} from 1957-67.

* BonusRound: Present in all versions from 1978 onward, the idea being to complete a goal without finding the Dragon to win a prize package and some cash. Finding the Dragon "burned" the money.

** '''1978-86 Syndicated:''' Values ranging from $50 (later $100) to $500 were on the board, along with a "TIC" and "TAC" and a dragon. Accumulating $1,000 or more won the money and a prize package, as did finding TIC and TAC, but finding the dragon ended the round and forfeited the money.

** '''1978-86 Syndicated:''' Values ranging from $50 (later $100) to $500 are on the board, along with a "TIC" and "TAC". Accumulating $1,000 or more won, as did finding TIC and TAC.

* NoIndoorVoice: "YOU WIIIIIIIIIIN!!!"

* BonusRound: Present in all versions from 1978 onward, the idea being to complete a goal without finding the Dragon to win a prize package and some cash.

** '''1978-86 Syndicated:''' Values ranging from $50 (later $100) to $500 are on the board, along with a "TIC" and "TAC". Accumulating $1,000 or more won the cash and prizes, as did finding TIC and TAC.
** '''Wayne:''' Based on the CBS version, but now the player had to pick between X and O. $500 was awarded for the first time that symbol was found, with the pot doubling for each subsequent "chosen symbol" found. Finding the tic-tac-toe awarded the cash and prizes as per usual, but new to this version was the Dragonslayer, which was an instant win and immediately doubled the pot (maximum of $8,000); if the Dragonslayer was found before the player found one of their "chosen symbol", it was worth $1,000.

In 1985, Martindale left the series to produce and host the syndicated ''Series/HeadlineChasers'', a format he also created. For ''Tic-Tac''[='s=] final season of this run (1985-86), the woodgrain set was redecorated in pastels, more red boxes were added to the game, and Jim Caldwell became emcee.

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''"From Hollywood, it's everybody's game of strategy, knowledge and fun! It's '''Tic-Tac-Dough'''!"''

Creator/{{NBC}} knowledge-based GameShow from Creator/JackBarry and Dan Enright which was based on the children's game of tic-tac-toe. Two contestants placed their X's and O's on a game board with nine categories, which were shuffled by a mechanical device after every turn.

The original series debuted on July 30, 1956 with Barry as quizmaster, although sources differ regarding Gene Rayburn: some state that he only hosted on Fridays until February 1957 (at which point he left), while others claim he replaced Barry sometime after April 3, 1958.

Regardless, a nighttime version began in September 1957 with Jay Jackson as emcee, however this run was rigged about three-quarters of the time. October 1958 saw both versions change hosts, likely due to the erupting scandals — Jackson was replaced by Win Elliott on October 2, with the daytime emcee being replaced by Bill Wendell four days later. The nighttime show was canned on December 29 of that year, followed by the daytime series on October 23, 1959.

A daytime {{revival}} with Wink Martindale aired briefly on Creator/{{CBS}} from July 3-September 1, 1978. This time, the game board comprised nine TV screens connected to an Altair 8080, with nine UsefulNotes/AppleII computers as display slaves. The show also had a BonusRound with a Dragon. ''Tic-Tac'' moved to syndication, still with Martindale as host, two weeks after the CBS run ended.

In 1985, Martindale left the series to produce and host the syndicated ''HeadlineChasers'', a format he also created. For ''Tic-Tac''[='s=] final season of this run (1985-86), the woodgrain set was redecorated in pastels, more red boxes were added to the game, and Jim Caldwell became emcee.

September 10, 1990, saw the debut of another syndicated revival, this time hosted by Patrick Wayne (JohnWayne's son). This iteration, featuring several changes that were roundly disliked, was canned on December 7 after just 13 weeks (although repeats aired through March 8, 1991).

** '''CBS:''' The board contains an amount of X's and O's, with three of one symbol arranged to form a three-in-a-row. $150 was awarded for each symbol found, with the three-in-a-row winning the cash (which after a few weeks was bumped up to $1,000) and prizes.
** '''1978-86 Syndicated:''' Values ranging from $50 (later $100)-$500 are on the board, along with a "TIC" and "TAC". Accumulating $1,000 or more won the cash and prizes, as did finding TIC and TAC.

* ExtraTurn / GoldenSnitch: Bonus Category. If answered correctly, the categories would be shuffled before the player's extra turn, allowing him/her to choose the category again if it turned up. Kit Salisbury was one of those who took advantage of this. Since the champion played first, s/he could win the game by repeatedly choosing Bonus Category, without the challenger ever having a turn; if this happened, the challenger would be invited back to appear on a future show.

** A video game adaptation was planned for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} Atari 2600]], but TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 prevented its release.
** Kevin [=DeVizia=] once wrote a shareware game for [[AppleMacintosh Mac OS 9]], called ''[=TicTacTrivia!=]''. It hasn't been available since AOL Hometown closed.

* BlandNameProduct: The second-edition Transogram HomeGame was re-released in 1960 as ''3-In-a-Row Home Quiz'', with no references to the show whatsoever.

** The United Kingdom got ''[[http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Criss_Cross_Quiz Criss-Cross-Quiz]]'', which ran from 1957 to 1967 on {{ITV}}. Jeremy Hawk helmed until 1962, when he was replaced by Barbara Kelly.

** Germany got ''Tick-Tack-Quiz'' on ARD, hosted by Fritz Benscher and running weekly from 1958 to 1967. It returned on RTL Plus in 1992 as ''Tic-Tac-Toe'', now a Reg Grundy-produced daily version with host Michael "Goofy" Förster which was based on the 1990 format.

** A video game adaptation was planned for the [[AtariTwentySixHundred Atari 2600]], but TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 prevented its release.

A daytime {{revival}} with Wink Martindale aired briefly on Creator/{{CBS}} from July 3-September 1, 1978. This time, the game board comprised nine TV screens connected to an Altair 8080, with nine AppleII computers as display slaves. The show also had a BonusRound with a Dragon. ''Tic-Tac'' moved to syndication, still with Martindale as host, two weeks after the CBS run ended.

Creator/{{NBC}} knowledge-based GameShow from JackBarry and Dan Enright which was based on the children's game of tic-tac-toe. Two contestants placed their X's and O's on a game board with nine categories, which were shuffled by a mechanical device after every turn.

!!GameShow Tropes in use:
* BonusRound: Present in all versions from 1978 onward, the idea being to complete a goal without finding a "Dragon" to win a prize package and some "Dough". Finding the Dragon "burned" the money.
** 1978: Four "X's", four "O's", and the Dragon are mixed up and arranged to form one TTD. Earn $150 for each non-Dragon pick, find the TTD to win (and after a few weeks, get the money bumped to $1,000). Possible [[MomentOfAwesome CMOA]] if someone leaves two boxes left, one the win, the other the Dragon, and picks the win for $1,200.
*** 1978-1986: Cash from $50 (later $100)- $500, a "TIC" and "TAC", and the Dragon are mixed up and placed on the board. Earn $1,000 or more to win, "TIC" and "TAC" are an automatic win, Dragon does what he does.
**** 1990-1991: Ripoff of the CBS endgame; seven spaces are random "X's" & "O's", one is you know who, the other is a "Dragonslayer". Shuffling of the board is manual, pick a symbol, earn $500 for the first appearance, double there after. TTD (or "Dragonslayer") wins (up to $8,000, DS on the first pick wins $1,000), Dragon does not.

** Any category in a red box had its own rules. Some of the most important were: "Bonus Category" (three-parter, worth an extra turn), "Secret Category" (doubled the value of the pot, often leading to five-figure pots), "Grand Question" (replaced "Secret Category", added $1,000 to the pot), and "Double or Nothing" (if answered correctly, player could try for a second box but had to risk losing the first one).
* ExtraTurn / GoldenSnitch: The "Bonus Category" (see above). If answered correctly, the categories would be shuffled before the player's extra turn, allowing him/her to choose the category again if it turned up. Kit Salisbury was one of those who took advantage of this. Since the champion played first, he/she could win the game by repeatedly choosing the Bonus Category, without the challenger ever having a turn; if this happened, the challenger would be invited back to appear on a future show.

** TheAnnouncer: Bill Wendell, followed by Bill [=McCord=] when Wendell became host. The 1978-86 era had Jay Stewart, Bob Hilton and Charlie O'Donnell. Larry Van Nuys announced the 1990 version.
** GameShowHost: Creator/JackBarry, Gene Rayburn, Bill Wendell, Jay Jackson, Win Elliott, Wink Martindale, Jim Caldwell, Patrick Wayne. Johnny Olson was an occasional substitute host.

* {{Whammy}}: The Dragon in the BonusRound.

*** A children's version without cash, called ''Junior Criss Cross Quiz'', aired alongside the parent show from 13 November 1957 to 29 June 1967. Hawk was the original host, followed by a string of what appear to be guest presenters (including [[{{Blockbusters}} Bob Holness]]) until Kelly took over.

* NoBudget: The NBC era's [[http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r293/VIEWLINER/0909/GAME1.jpg daytime set]], which looked far cheaper and had a different layout than the upscale nighttime set. The UK version (see below) used a version of this set for at least part of its run. Unfortunately, the nighttime version was also rigged, whereas the daytime version was not.