"This new sensational quiz game gives you and your friends the opportunity of playing "Groucho's You Bet Your Life Quiz Game" in your own living room. -From the manual. This trivia game is based on the Groucho Marx game show You Bet Your Life, which ran from 1947-61. Players (or teams) take turns asking trivia questions to the opposing team. The team answering make points not only for answering the question correctly, but also for spelling the answer in the alloted timeframe. Game includes a mechanical countdown timer (60 seconds), trivia cards, an answer card, and cardboard letter tiles.