| A Bob Stewart Production in association with Filmways air dates: 1/3/66-9/26/69 on NBC daytime host: Bill Cullen announcer: Don Pardo, Jack Clark HOW TO PLAY: Two contestants faced a board with 9 spaces, each of which hid different answers to questions. The answers behind the eight outer spaces, numbered 1-8 surrounding the "Eye Guess" space in the center of the board, were shown for the players to memorize at the start of the game. The first player listened to a question and selected the number which (s)he believed hid the correct answer. If successful, (s)he scored 10 points and played another question. Any player who managed to answer five consecutive questions correctly won a bonus prize, such as a vacation. Selecting the wrong number led to a ridiculous and hilarious answer and also passed control over to the other player. If a player felt that the correct answer was not behind any of the outer spaces, (s)he may say "Eye Guess". If correct, the "Eye Guess" answer was revealed in the center of the board, and the player scored 10 points. If not, the Eye Guess answer remained hidden. After all of the answers were revealed, another set of answers was hidden on the board, this time with each correct answer scoring 20 points. The first player to score 100+ points won the game. During the show's last year, each correct answer earned that player a prize, with 7 being the winning score. During the first couple of weeks, the winner would be shown eight pairs of famous people, a man and woman. Bill would read a famous name and the player must find that person's spouse on the board. Each correct answer earned the player $25. Clearing the board won the player a new car. The second and more memorable bonus round required the player to find seven prizes on the board without finding the word STOP. If STOP was found, the player kept all prizes won up to that point. Finding STOP on the first pick allowed the player to choose one of the other spaces and win a consolation prize. Winning all seven prizes while avoiding STOP also won the player a new car. The bonus round from the final year required the player to find 5 GOs without revealing STOP, winning a new car if successful. A prize would be offered after each GO. OTHER TIDBITS: This was the first game show to be created by former Goodson/Todman staffer Bob Stewart after forming his own production company a year earlier. In '73, Bob hit pay dirt with The $10,000 Pyramid. Bob Stewart Productions is now property of Sony Pictures Television. "Sugar Lips", recorded by New Orleans trumpeter Al Hirt, was used as the show's main theme music. Back to my game show joint or my homepage. |
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