Ladies and Gentlemen, the name of the game is....
And two teams...
are here to compete for a jackpot worth up to $20,000!
And now, here's your host, ready to Go!...
Kevin O'Connell!
Broadcast History
Host: Kevin O'Connell
Announcer: Johnny Gilbert, Jack Clark
Airdates: October 3, 1983-January 20, 1984, NBC
Origination: NBC Studio 2, Burbank
Packager: Bob Stewart/Sande Stewart Productions
Main Game
Go! was a word association game...with a slight twist, from the legendary Bob Stewart.
Each team consisted of 4
civilians and 1 "celebrity captain." The celebrity of the
"challengers" had the choice to either play first or pass. Whoever
played first went downstage, where a table was located.
There were four chairs in the front, and three in back. Whoever played first
also chose a packet
of
answers. These answers would appear one at a time on a secret monitor, that only
the front 
players
would see. The players in the front four seats were the "givers" and
the player in the back was the "reciever."The players in the first two seats would formulate a question, by
adding one word at a time, then 
hitting
a bell to end the question. If the player, sitting in the back, got the correct
answer, they would jump to the second seat in the back (along with host
O'Connell's accompanying yelling
of "GO!"), where the player sitting in chair #2 and #3 would create a
question. This goes on until five correct answers are given (going down the line
both times). A player had to stay in a chair if they give a
wrong answer, pass, or if the "givers" give an illegal question (by
giving two words or by conveying the answer in it). The first team to play
created the time that the second team has to beat. When the first team played,
the clock counted up, when the second team played, the clock counted down from
the time the first team did. In each round, the teams switched going first and
second. Round 1 was worth 250 points,
round 2 500, round 3 750, and round 4 was worth 1250 points. The first team to
1500 points won the game and went to the bonus game. If a team swept the first
three rounds, they
team got a chance to play the bonus game twice, for a "Double
Jackpot." The winning teams points also get converted to dollars.
Bonus Round
In
the bonus round, the object was to get 7 correct answers in 60 seconds. This
time, the reciever faced away from the team. The first question was formulated,
still one word at a time,
by the the other four team members. After one correct answer, three of them
created.
After two, 
two
of them created it. After the third, 
only
the celebrity created the question. Then the process reversed, back to two, to
three, and then to four on the last one. $200 was awarded for each correct
answer, getting all 7 wins $10,000. As said before, winning the first three
rounds
on the main game gives them a chance to play the bonus game twice, trying for a
$20,000 top prize.
Originally, the winners from the previous day would return to the next show as returning champions. Later this was changed, and two teams played against each other for the whole week.
Facts
-Go! was actually based on the bonus round on another Bob Stewart game show, Chain Reaction. Earlier, the format was tried out on a pilot called Get Rich Quick.
-Kevin O'Connell is now a weatherman in Buffalo.
-Go! is the shortest title for a game show in history.