old pool show with Lucy

[middleofnowhere]

You may have never seen this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk1qt6QS3lA

 

[TX Poolnut]

From 1967... nice find.

 

[ctyhntr]

How much was $1,000 in 1967?

Stance were more upright then, and cloth was probably slower. Probably need a stroke to make a ball.

 

[Cuebuddy]

AMF Grand Prix tables. They look like 8ftrs, cool glimps into the past. Thanks for the link

 

[pwd72s]

How much was $1,000 in 1967?

Stance were more upright then, and cloth was probably slower. Probably need a stroke to make a ball.

I bought a new 1965 Pontiac GTO for less than $3,000...give you a clue.

Great link...thanks!

 

[dnixon]

He/she called the 19 and the 16 ball Lol

 

[Ralph Kramden]

I bought a new 1965 Pontiac GTO for less than $3,000...give you a clue.

Great link...thanks!

In 1968 I bought a new red Olds Cutlas S.. black bucket seats.. 4 speed tranny.. custom wheels.. for just under $2800.

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[ctyhntr]

So safe to say buying power was 10-20X in today's dollars?

Now to rationalize, what do you think is the added money breakdown versus entry fees. Obviously Lucy wasn't a real pool player, otherwise she would've checked to see 2nd, 3rd and 4th place and start planning to chop up the money.

I bought a new 1965 Pontiac GTO for less than $3,000...give you a clue.

Great link...thanks!

 

[Tramp Steamer]

In 1968 I bought a new red Olds Cutlas S.. black bucket seats.. 4 speed tranny.. custom wheels.. for just under $2800.
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Back in those days a 4 on-the-floor was a double date.

 

[bdorman]

How much was $1,000 in 1967?

Well, it was .... $1,000.

It's $7,205 in 2016 dollars.

 

[WildWing]

You've all missed the best part of this contest. They were apparently playing what was known as "Basic Pocket Billiards," in the 1960s, that is, break and make eight balls out of fifteen to win. This, of course, gives allowance for the strange number of called balls referred to. Anyhow, from the BCA rule book from 1966:

All the best,
WW