Eye Guess

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Eye Guess was a television game show (1966-1969) created by Bob Stewart and hosted by Bill Cullen.

Two contestants faced a nine-space game board, divided into three rows of three boxes, on which eight answers were revealed on the outer boxes for only six to nine seconds, depending on the length and/or complexity of the group of answers, and then hidden from view. The center Eye Guess square remained blank. Players had to remember the location of the answers and match them by number to the questions asked by the host. A contestant choosing the correct response earned points and a bonus question. If the bonus question was missed, that contestant's turn ended and the opponent was asked the next question. A contestant could call for the Eye Guess square if the contestant thought that the answer to the question was not among the eight revealed choices. In such instances, the answer would be revealed only if it was correct for that question. Otherwise, a blank card would be revealed.

Choosing an incorrect number for a question could yield some very funny results, which was the main appeal on this otherwise simple show. An example of a classic wrong answer occurred when Cullen asked, "Why did the people elect President Johnson in 1964?" Wrong answer: "To take away the garbage." After the audience erupted into hysterical laughter, Cullen quipped, "Yeah, that sounds like LBJ."

Each game consisted of two rounds, with correct answers worth 10 points on the first round and 20 on the second. Although there were nine different answers per round, there were only eight questions. This meant that one of the nine answers was always incorrect (this irrelevant answer was never placed behind the Eye Guess square). Five consecutive correct answers won that player a bonus prize, usually a trip. The first player to reach 100 points won the game and earned the right to play a bonus round. Later, the producers changed the rules, awarding a prize for each correct answer, with seven as the winning score.

There were no returning champions. Each game featured two new contestants.
Due to extensive electronic wiping by NBC in the 1970s, very few episodes of Eye Guess survived.