$ale of the Century is an
Australian game show that aired on the
Nine Network from 14 July 1980 to 29 November 2001.
Tony Barber hosted a game show with essentially the same format under the title
Temptation from 1970 to 1976, and was also the initial host of
Sale for over a decade before being replaced by
Glenn Ridge in 1991. Hostesses over the years have included
Victoria Nicholls,
Delvene Delaney,
Alyce Platt,
Jo Bailey,
Nicky Buckley and Karina Brown.
Pete Smith was
Sales announcer for the majority of its run. Ron Neate was announcer for only the first ten episodes in 1980 before Smith took over.