The Guinness Game

The Guinness Game
Created by	David Paradine/Hill-Eubanks Group
Presented by	Bob Hilton Don Galloway
Narrated by	Charlie O'Donnell
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Distributor	20th Century Fox Television
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndicated
Original run	September 17, 1979 – September 1980

The Guinness Game was an American game show that aired in weekly syndication from September 17, 1979 to September 1980 for a total of 24 episodes. Bob Hilton was the host, later replaced by Don Galloway. The announcer was Charlie O'Donnell.

One of the show's producers was Bob Eubanks, best known as the host of The Newlywed Game.

Gameplay

Three members were asked to predict if a live, record-breaking stunt could be performed or broken by guessing if they would succeed or fail. Each player began with $1,000 and could bet up to 90% of what they had. All players kept their money, and the player with the most money after three rounds won the game and played for a bonus prize by predicting whether the final stunt would succeed or fail. A player who placed a maximum bet on each stunt, and was correct all three times, would win $6,859.

Two of the program's musical cues were recycled from other shows: one was the theme to The Money Maze and the other was Bean Bag, which is also the theme to the UK game show It's A Knockout.

Closings

The Guinness Game is remembered for the host's unique sign-off: Hilton and Galloway both usually ended the show by saying "We hope you join us when The Guinness Game returns in exactly 167 hours, 30 minutes and 42 seconds...and you can bet on it!" (the figures used varied from episode to episode) -- the length given translates to one week minus 30 minutes, a unique way to say "See you next week."