Giving bingo on TV another go
MANILA, Philippines--Last Monday, April 14, Arnell Ignacio made his renewed bid as host and quizmaster of the game show "Gobingo," which is making a comeback on GMA 7. The show's "mechanics" are easy to follow, so viewers can enjoy watching it and not have to worry about complicated steps and rules.
Arnell's breezy hosting style also helps. And last April 14's celebrity contestants--Eula Valdez, Glydel Mercado and Angelika dela Cruz--were similarly lively and entertaining, particularly Eula, who was so excitedly bubbly as she won round after round.
The first round featured a wide range of easy questions, with correct answers corresponding to numbers encircled on the contestants' respective bingo boards. Eula won P4,000 for topping the round--a rather modest initial prize for a big-deal game show like this.
Round 2 featured five different categories of similarly easy questions, with Eula again coming out on top. She won P8,000--a bit better, but still relatively low.
Next, the contestants answered questions fast, to completely fill up their boards. Eula's prize for this round was P12,000, and she then moved on to the bonus round, which required her to fill up a row on the bingo board, to win the top daily prize of P70,000.
All in all, Eula won P94,000--not bad for a single guesting on the game show.
The good news is that home viewers will soon be able to play along with the studio contestants, with P150,000 at stake for each telecast.
So far, so good. However, the show is so simple that, after some weeks, it could become too predictable for its own good. To make sure this doesn't happen, more interesting questions should be devised, and contestants as lively as Eula should be enticed to join.
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