Connections (game show)
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Connections, A Television Game show, which was produced by Granada Television and was aired on the ITV Network from 1985 - 1990.
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[edit] Hosts
The Show was originally presented by Sue Robbie, with Richard Madeley taking over in 1988 & Simon Potter presented the final two series in 1989 & 1990.
[edit] Gameplay
The game involved two contestants (Three in the final series in 1990) trying to make connections by virtue of clues given by the host.
[edit] Connect the Clues
Contestants were asked questions, and they can answer by buzzing-in. Correct answers earned points, revealed picture, and try and spot connections to win bonus points.
[edit] Find the Figure
The "Find the Figure" round was where a correct answer revealed either a number or a mathematical symbol. The sum went in a clockwise direction around the board, ending with an equals (=) sign. The sum was hidden behind the centre square. The contestants job was to buzz-in to give the answer to that sum to score.
[edit] The Bonus Game
The series had two bonus games.
[edit] Link the Letters
The winner played the Link the Letters end game. He/she got 50 seconds to answer eight questions. Each correct answer revealed a letter behind one of the screens (the first letter of the answer). After the eight questions, the winning player used whatever time he/she had left to identify the 8-letter word, arranged clockwise. It became hard to win if some of the letters were missing and without knowing where the word started. This changed in a later version of the show by having the eight letters arranged in circular form, but still without revealing where it actually started. Solving the 8-letter word won a grand prize.
Note: When Richard Madeley & Simon Potter took over, this bonus became the final round of the main game.
[edit] The Final Connection
Later in the series, Link the Letters was dumped in favor of The Final Connection game. Now the winning player was given the first & last pictures on the board. The object was to connect the first picture to the last (with the help of three clues on each).
