- Retroactive Recognition: William Peter Blatty of The Exorcist fame was a contestant on the February 9, 1961 episode. He began his appearance under the guise of "Prince Kareallah" from Saudi Arabia, complete with sunglasses and poor grasp of English, but he soon dropped his character and admitted the whole act was made up at the suggestion of George Fenneman to see if Groucho would spot the "phony". He and his partner ended up winning $10,000; Blatty's $5,000 allowed him to quit his day job and pursue his writing career full-time.
- Spiritual Successor: Tell It to Groucho, which debuted on CBS seven months after You Bet Your Life ended its run. The contestant couples, instead of answering questions, had to identify three pictures which flashed for a quarter of a second, winning $500 for each correct guess and losing half their winnings for each incorrect guess. If they couldn't identify the three pictures, they were given an easy picture to guess (which wasn't flashed) for $100. Of course, the focus was still on Groucho's interviews with the contestants. The first pilot (under the title What Do You Want?) even had George Fenneman return as the sidekick, but the second pilot and the series instead featured Jack Harmon and Patty Wheeler (former You Bet Your Life constestants) as the assistants.
- They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Probably when the show kicked out the third couple in 1956, and DeSoto followed around 1957-58. The last few seasons just don't feel the same.
- It probably didn't help that the duck was put into semi-retirement* near the end of the run.
- Tough Act to Follow: Buddy Hackett and Bill Cosby did their best, but simply couldn't match Groucho. Jay Leno's version became the best-performing revival simply by making it to season 2.
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