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THE $100,000 Pyramid is a popular game show that has been entertaining fans for five decades and counting.

With Season 6 of the ABC show underway, here's what you need to know about how the long-running show works.

What is The $100,000 Pyramid?

The $100,000 Pyramid is an American game show that airs on ABC.

It was first introduced on the airwaves in 1973 with Dick Clark as the host.

The network describes it as a show that features a "timeless word-association game in which two celebrities and their partners face off in a race against the clock to make it to the winner's circle and take home $100,000.

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It first premiered as The $10,000 Pyramid and was then retitled The $20,000 Pyramid in 1976 when the network doubled the grand prize.

In $1982, the cash prize was been increased further, and the show was then retitled to $25,000 Pyramid.

There were also weeknight syndicated versions: The $50,000 Pyramid and The $10,000 Pyramid.

Between the years 2002 and 2004, the show was simply called Pyramid.

In 2012, it w

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