Guess What

"Guess What" is a Canadian game show that aired on CTV television network from 1983 to 1987. It features 2 competing families playing a guessing game.

Personnel

It was originally created by Nick Nicholson and Roger Muir (creators of "The Newlywed Game" and "Definition"), produced and directed by Sidney M. Cohen, announced by Nick Holenreich and hosted by Robin Ward.

The Main Game

In each round, host Ward read a series of questions, each with six possible answers. When the question was read and the choices were revealed, each player in turn (commuting back & forth between teams) got to choose which answer is correct. Choosing the correct answer is worth 60 points minus 10 for every incorrect answer.

Team Effort Question

Each round ends with a special question called the "Team Effort Question". Host Ward read the question after which four possible answers (A, B, C, & D) were revealed. Then the players had a small amount of time to think which answer is correct. The players then revealed their answers, and the team earned 20 points (100 on the last question) for each player who was correct for a maximum of 60 (300 on the final question).

The Team with the most points won the game and moved on to the bonus round.

Bonus Round

In the bonus round, the winning family were asked three more questions with four answers on the first question, five on the second, and six on the third. Each question was worth $50, and if the first two questions were answered correctly, the last question was worth a bonus prize, otherwise the third question is played for $50.

Any family that remained champions for seven consecutive episodes won a vacation.