EYE
GUESS
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A
clever twist on "Concentration", "Eye Guess" marked the first production by
Bob Stewart (who later gave us "Jackpot!", "Chain Reaction", and of course,
"Pyramid" versions).
Two contestants play. Bill shows a game board with nine hidden answers and
the contestants have eight seconds to study the board with all the answers,
except the middle "Eye Guess" space.


One of the contestants is chosen (presumably by coin toss) to start the
game. Bill asks a question, and the contestant selects, by number, which
space hides the correct answer. A correct guess is worth 10 points and
continued control of the board. A wrong answer gives control to the
opponent. The show's humor aspect came from the wrong guesses. (Who is the
biggest ape in the jungle? Nikita Kruschev!)
If a contestant thinks the correct answer is not among the eight shown
at the beginning of the game, s/he can call out "Eye Guess",
at which point the middle Eye Guess space opens, revealing either the answer
(if the
contestant
is correct) or a blank space (if the contestant is wrong.)
If
a contestant gives five consecutive correct answers, s/he wins the "jackpot
prize", which changes from week to week. The contestants are asked
a total of eight questions.
Round
two is identical to Round one, except the contestants have seven seconds to
study the board and right answers are worth 20 points.

The first contestant to score 100 points wins the game & plays
the bonus board.



The
bonus board is the front game's board, now hiding prizes instead of answers.
There is a total of seven prizes on the board, along with a "Stop" card. The
contestant calls out a number to reveal the hidden prize and continued so
until finding the Stop card (in which case the game ends and the contestant
keeps whatever prizes had been won up to that point) or revealing all seven
prizes, in which case s/he also wins the prize hidden behind "Eye Guess," a
brand new car.
During the show's final year the format changed. The front game was played identically,
with the exception that each question was worth a prize instead of points, with
seven prizes needed to win. The end game board had seven "Go" cards
in place of prizes and one "stop card." The Encyclopedia of TV Game
Shows states that another bonus game was used in the earlier episodes where the
contestant had to match a celebrity's name with his/her spouse's name, hidden
on the board.


Note:
Whether they won or lost, all contestants received the "Eye Guess" home
game. :-)

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