The Wizard of Odds (July 17, 1973-June 28, 1974) was a daytime television game show hosted by Alex Trebek of Jeopardy!. Aired on NBC, people from the studio audience vied in a number of rounds. Most rounds had questions and challenges revolving around statistical questions. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Alex Trebek George Alexander Trebek (birth name Giorgi Suka-Alex Trebek, born July 22, 1940), is a Canadian-born American television personality, best known as the host of the game show Jeopardy! for the past 22 years. ... Jeopardy! logo (1994–1996). ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Relatively short lived, The Wizard of Odds replaced Sale of the Century. Sale of the Century is a international television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. ...

The Wizard of Odds was Alex Trebek's first American game show assignment, after starting his broadcast career in his native Canada. It was also known for its jaunty theme song, composed and sung by one of the show's producers — entertainer Alan Thicke. Alex Trebek George Alexander Trebek (birth name Giorgi Suka-Alex Trebek, born July 22, 1940), is a Canadian-born American television personality, best known as the host of the game show Jeopardy! for the past 22 years. ... Alan Thicke Alan Thicke, born Alan Willis Jeffrey (March 1, 1947 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor, songwriter, game show host and talk-show emcee. ...

Following its cancellation, Trebek returned the following Monday with High Rollers, one of the few game show hosts to return the following Monday with a new game show after his last game show ended the previous Friday (Art James and Jim Lange were the others). High Rollers was a moderately successful American game show which aired on the NBC network from July 1, 1974 to June 11, 1976, and again from April 24, 1978 to June 20, 1980. ... Art James (October 15, 1929 - March 27, 2004) was best known as the announcer on the classic game show Concentration. ... Jim Lange was born on August 15, 1933 in St. ...

There was also, for several years, a public access cable television show of the same title, in Costa Mesa, California, starring a semi-employed disc jockey who made football picks in an environment of cornball comedy, typically involving bizarre guests. Public access television is a cable television service that allows members of the public to use a cable companys facilities and equipment to create and broadcast their own content. ... Costa Mesa is a city located in Orange County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ...

Trivia

• The theme song, written and sung by Alan Thicke, is available on the Classic TV Game Show Themes CD, released by Varese Sarabande.

• It is believed that all of the original episode tapes were destroyed years ago.

"The Wizard of Odds" is also the nickname of gambling authority Michael Shackleford.