Tic Tac Dough (1957 Transmanian game show)

Tic Tac Dough is a Transmanian television game show of the American version of the same name based on the paper-and-pencil game of tic-tac-toe. Contestants answer questions in various categories to put up their respective symbol, X or O, on the board. It was broadcast on TBITV from 1957 to 1959. It was produced by Transmanian International Pictures.

Game Format
Two contestants, one a returning champion playing "X", the other the challenger playing "O", faced a tic-tac-toe style game board. On the board are nine categories in nine boxes. The contestants, in turn, picked a category, then the host asked a question under that category. A correct answer won the box by placing his/her symbol in it, an incorrect answer meant the box remained unclaimed. After each turn (originally after each round), categories shuffled to different positions. The object of the game was to place three Xs or Os in a row, either across (horizontally), up and down (vertically), or diagonally. Along the way, correct answers also added money the pot. In the daytime run, the outside boxes were worth £100, while the centre box was worth £200. In the nighttime run, the outside boxes were worth £200, while the centre box was worth £300. The questions in the centre box were tougher; in fact, they were all two-parters, and the player in control was given extra time to think it over. The first player to get tic-tac-dough won the game became Tic Tac Dough champion and took all the money in the pot. If the game ended in a tie (eight boxes for both players with no chance for a win, or the board was completely filled-up), a brand-new game was played and the pot continued growing from the last total amount from the previous game. Challengers ("O" players) won money for each tie should he/she lose.

Champions from this version can decide to either continue playing or retire from the show. If the challenger won, the money in the pot was taken out of the former champion's grand total, potentially leaving the former champion with nothing. Losing challengers won £100 for each tie game.