For the first few seasons, the contestant would “sign in” by writing their name(s) on a chalkboard, and meet the panel up close for a casual inspection, and the panel was allowed one initial “wild” guess. The first contestant on "What's My Line?" was Pat Finch, a hat check girl at The Stork Club. Finch appeared again on the fifth anniversary show (with the "line" of "chorus girl" appearing in the musical "Fanny") and on the final broadcast in 1967 as a guest.