 The first version of the classic game show, a general knowledge quizzer married to tic-tac-toe. Two contestants, including a returning champion competed (the champ was "X," his challenger the "O"). The host announced nine categories (a variety of pop culture and academic subjects); each player, in turn, selected a category and answered a question in that subject. A correct answer added $100 to the pot (or $200 if it were the center box, which had a two-part question tied to it); an incorrect answer left the box empty and available for his opponent. The first player to get tic-tac-toe was champion and faced a new challenger; there was no end game here, as in the later versions. Tie games were played if necessary, with the pot continuing to accumulate (sometimes well over $10,000) until claimed. "Tic Tac Dough" returned in 1978 to CBS and syndication, some 19 years after it was forced off the air in the wake of the Quiz Show Scandals.