Regular panelist Arlene Francis was absent as she was in the Principality of Monaco as Jury President for the 'Monte-Carlo Television Festival'. Originally created by Prince Rainier III of Monaco, this 3rd edition was held between January 8-19, 1963. NBC's TV movie 'Price of Tomatoes (1962)' would receive a 'special mention' at the event.
Mr. Charles J. Moore, the first contestant, was a guard at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The museum was exhibiting Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa', which would arrive in New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art on February 7, 1963, and where an estimated 1.7 million people queued for a glance at the masterpiece.
Lee Remick was about to start filming 'The Wheeler Dealers (1963)' the following month. The picture would be released on November 14, 1963.