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In the 70s, the show was resurrected as The $128,000 Question. I never saw the original, but I did see that newer version. As I recall, the money doubled with each question, thus $100, $200, $400, etc. on up to $64,000 or some similar progression. Since then, it has become a figure of speech to refer to a difficult question as "the $64,000 question."

When I hear this reference I think about the show 'who wants to be a millionaire.'

No wonder I get this reference wrong. The actual reference was way before my time.