The Craig wrote:
"A brief history of the
40 pointer:"
Well, this might be the history
of the modern 40-pointer. But the 40 point bonus was
the maximum size of a bonus in College Bowl in both
the radio and television eras
(1953-1970).
Tom
Who still thinks the 30-20-10-5-1 was invented by Mr.
Steinhice, and who thinks that adding the 40 point clue to
that sequence was a brilliant innovation to whomever
did it.