It was hosted by, Bill Cullen (who filled in for Allen for a month in the spring of 1980) and, who replaced Allen late in 1980 and remained until the program was cancelled in 1982. Password Plus, like the ABC revival of, won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show. Main Game In the main game, contestants & celebrities solved puzzles with five clues each. They earned a chance to solve the puzzle by playing Password, and the passwords were the clues to the puzzles. A password was given to the clue givers, then one clue givers was given the option to either pass or play.