The biggest dealer

Have to admit, I was a little scared when I posted a couple entries about game show notables age ninety and older.

As an actuary, I'm all too familiar with how steeply the life curve is falling at those ages. I'm afraid the inevitable has happened, as one of the all-time greats of the genre has died at age 96. Monty Hall, who made deals like nobody before or since, has left Let's Make a Deal once and for all.

I doubt that Monty himself would want obsequious mourning. His show was always a hoot, with zany dealmaking and zanier zonks. As David Schwartz notes in the linked obit, "Monty had to be a very likable con man; he had to convince people to give up a bird in the hand for what's in the box."

He also had to keep a hellzapoppin' show on track, which wasn't too easy with oddly dressed contestants jumping up and down all over the set. Although he hosted other game shows, LMAD will always remain his greatest legacy. The show is still more than holding its own in the broadcast network wars. R.I.P.

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