Wild Guess
Wild Guess was a classic kids' game show about animals, taped in Canada. It originally aired in 1988, and was later reran on Animal Planet for one year from 1996-1997.
Personnel
The show was hosted by Neil Crone (referred to on the air as the Guessmaster), and accompanied by Team Tamers Marilyn Smith & Linda Verry, one of whom would also ask a true or false home viewer/audience question going into commercial breaks. Additionally, at some point in each episode, Crone would make up a limerick using the animals representing each team.
Gameplay
Two teams of two kids, each with an animal name and assisted by an adult team captain (either Marilyn or Linda), competed in a game of answering animal questions. In each round, host Crone read a question with four possible answers. The teams held up a number that corresponds to one of the answers (the selected number and answer were announced by the appropriate team tamer). A correct answer was worth 30 points, but an incorrect answer forced the team to either take a Wild Guess (choose another answer) or pass it up and end the question. When taking a Wild Guess, if the team in control was correct, it was worth 20 points, but an incorrect answer gave the opposing team a chance to steal for 10 points. If they were wrong, no points were awarded.
Round Subjects
Five rounds were played, with the last round played differently than the first four. Each round had a category, which were as follows:
- Living Proof
- Triviology
- Creature Feature
- Call of the Wild - identifying animals by virtue of the sounds
- Monkey Business - guessing animal actions
- Catnips - teams buzzed-in on a series of questions. Correct answers were still worth 30 points but incorrect answers deducted 10 points.
The team with the most points won the game.