"Bob Allison hosted Detroit's iconic 1970s TV game show, “Bowling for Dollars,” a program that's hard to imagine in today's flashy, highspeed world of reality competitions.

"Filmed at the Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, it features local contestants bowling for a modest cash prize in the range of a few hundred dollars. It was the “Survivor” of its day, in terms of local ratings.

"Allison, 87, died Wednesday afternoon, according to WWJ-AM [[950). A cause of death wasn't revealed, but his health recently made his move to a nursing home necessary. WXYZ-TV [[Channel 7) reported he had recently fallen at his home."

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