You Bet Your Life
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You Bet Your Life is a classic American quiz and comedy show best known for being hosted by the quick-witted comedian Groucho Marx.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| You Bet Your Life canonical | 9 |
| The New You Bet Your Life | 1 |
| You Bet Your Life (2021 TV series) | 1 |
| You Bet Your Life (radio show) | 1 |
| You Bet Your Life (radio) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11666590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: You Bet Your Life Context triple: [Groucho Marx, notableWork, You Bet Your Life]
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A.
This Is Your Life
"This Is Your Life" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their 2008 album "Day & Age," known for its atmospheric sound and reflective lyrics.
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B.
You Bet!
You Bet! was a British television game show in which celebrity guests predicted whether members of the public could successfully complete unusual or challenging tasks.
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C.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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D.
The Sure Thing
The Sure Thing is a 1985 romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner, known for its witty road-trip romance and as an early breakout role for John Cusack.
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E.
The One and Only
The One and Only is a film edited by acclaimed British film editor Terry Rawlings, known for his work on major genre-defining movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: You Bet Your Life Target entity description: You Bet Your Life is a classic American quiz and comedy show best known for being hosted by the quick-witted comedian Groucho Marx.
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A.
This Is Your Life
"This Is Your Life" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their 2008 album "Day & Age," known for its atmospheric sound and reflective lyrics.
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B.
You Bet!
You Bet! was a British television game show in which celebrity guests predicted whether members of the public could successfully complete unusual or challenging tasks.
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C.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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D.
The Sure Thing
The Sure Thing is a 1985 romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner, known for its witty road-trip romance and as an early breakout role for John Cusack.
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E.
The One and Only
The One and Only is a film edited by acclaimed British film editor Terry Rawlings, known for his work on major genre-defining movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television game show
ⓘ
radio quiz show ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Groucho Show ⓘ |
| announcer | George Fenneman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
You Bet Your Life (radio show)
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linked to:
You Bet Your Life
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Groucho Marx
ⓘ
John Guedel ⓘ |
| finalRadioAirDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| finalTelevisionAirDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1947 ⓘ |
| format | contestants answer quiz questions for cash prizes ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
quiz show ⓘ |
| hasHost | Groucho Marx ⓘ |
| hasRevival |
The New You Bet Your Life
ⓘ
linked to:
You Bet Your Life
You Bet Your Life (2021 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
You Bet Your Life
|
| hasSidekick | George Fenneman ⓘ |
| influenced | later comedy quiz shows ⓘ |
| location | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| networkAffiliation | NBC ⓘ |
| notableElement | emphasis on humorous interviews over quiz difficulty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Groucho Marx’s ad-libbed comedy
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use of a secret word that wins bonus money ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs |
You Bet Your Life (radio)
ⓘ
linked to:
You Bet Your Life
|
| originalNetwork |
NBC Radio
ⓘ
NBC Television ⓘ
linked to:
NBC
|
| originalRunMedium | radio and television ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| presenter | Groucho Marx ⓘ |
| primarySetting | studio audience quiz setting ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
John Guedel Productions
ⓘ
NBC ⓘ |
| secretWordFeature | a duck prop descends when the secret word is spoken ⓘ |
| spinOffOrRelatedShow | Tell It to Groucho ⓘ |
| starring | Groucho Marx ⓘ |
| televisionDebut | 1950 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Golden Age of American radio
ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Age of Radio
Golden Age of American television ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Age of Television
|
| typicalRuntime | 30 minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: You Bet Your Life Description of subject: You Bet Your Life is a classic American quiz and comedy show best known for being hosted by the quick-witted comedian Groucho Marx.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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