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IT'S been 50 years since he first hit the big time, but game show legend Bruce Forsyth is still No.1 in the eyes of the nation.
The sprightly 79-year-old has just been named the greatest game show host of all time after topping a poll of 21,000 people. The survey by Jackpotjoy.com saw London-born Brucie win 36 per cent of the vote, ahead of fellow veterans such as Bob Monkhouseand newcomers such as Vernon Kay. The same poll saw Family Fortunes named the best quiz show with 22 per cent, although three different programmes which Bruce has presented made into the list.
Here's a look at the hosts voted into the star-studded top 10 and how they earned their place in the game show hall of fame.
1 BRUCE FORSYTH (34 PER CENT)
BRUCIE shot to fame in 1958 on Sunday Night At The London Palladium.
He later became a household name on shows including The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right and, more recently, Strictly Come Dancing.
Part of his success came from coining a huge array of catchphrases as you'll see below, as well as other trademarks, including his strongman pose.
He's married to a former Miss World, was made a CBE last year and recently found a new army of fans with a hilarious performance presenting the topical TV quiz Have I Got News For You.
2 BOB MONKHOUSE (12 PER CENT)
ORIGINALLY a radio scriptwriter, Bob was famous for his one- liners.
He gradually moved into television, first by presenting series such as Candid Camera in the Sixties.
One of his biggest successes was early TV quiz The Golden Shot. He went on to host several quiz shows, including Celebrity Squares, Bob's Full House, Family Fortunes and Wipeout. He died in 2003 but an ad campaign for Male Cancer Awareness Week featuringhim...