Go (game show)

Go was a game show seen on NBC from October 3, 1983, to January 20, 1984. Two teams of five players created sentences one word at a time, hoping that a team member could guess the word or phrase being described. Kevin O'Connell was the host of this Bob Stewart production; Johnny Gilbert was the announcer.

The concept of Go was based on the bonus round of the original version of Chain Reaction, another Bob Stewart production.

Main Game

The main game was played in either three or four rounds. In each round, both teams played from a packet of words and phrases. The first team would pick from two choices, then come down to the playing area. Four players would make up the clue givers, and one would be the guesser. To begin, the first two clue givers would look at the first word/phrase. They would construct a question, hoping to get the guesser to say that word or phrase. The trick was that each clue giver could only contribute one word at a time. The clue givers would ring a bell when they were through with the question; the guesser would answer the question at that point. If the guesser was correct, he or she got to move on down the line, if not, they had to do it all again. After five such words were guessed, the clock stopped. The second team would try to get five words done in a faster time than the first.

Each round was worth more points than the last: 250, 500, 750, 1250. The first team to reach 1,500 points won the game and the right to play the bonus round. If a team managed to win in three rounds, they got to play the bonus round twice, for a possible $20,000. Both teams divided their score in cash, win or lose.

Go for the Cash

In the bonus round, the team tried to answer seven questions within sixty seconds. The first question would be created by all four givers adding a word; the second would feature three, the third two, the fourth by just the celebrity, the fifth by two, the sixth by three, and the seventh by all four again. Each right answer was worth $200; all seven won the money.

In the beginning, teams would stay on the show until they won five games or they were defeated. Within a month, the format changed so that both teams stayed on for five shows, and thus had a chance to win over $100,000.

Episode status

All episodes of the series exist, and the series has been rebroadcast on GSN.

External link

• Game Show Galaxy: Go