History of the board game Monopoly US and UK the year before World Championships through 2003–2004 but during the same year as of 2009 (see table, below). The determination of the US champion was changed for the 2003 tournament: winners of an Internet-based quiz challenge were selected to compete, rather than one state champion for each of the 50 states. The tournaments are now typically held every six years. In the past, the US edition Monopoly board was used at the World championship level, while national variants are used at the national level. Since true international play began in 1975, no World champion has come from
Monopoly (game show) Monopoly (game show) Monopoly is an American television game show based on the board game of the same name. The format was created by Merv Griffin and produced by his production company, Merv Griffin Enterprises. "Monopoly" aired as a summer replacement series on ABC along with "Super Jeopardy!", a special tournament edition of Griffin's quiz show. "Monopoly" premiered on June 16, 1990, and aired following "Super Jeopardy!" for twelve consecutive Saturday nights until September 1, 1990. Former "Jeopardy!" contestant Mike Reilly was chosen to host the series, with Charlie O'Donnell as announcer. Three separate women, Kathy Davis, Kathy Karges, and