History Series / GoingForGold

Localized versions also exist in other countries: the French version ''Questions pour un Champion'' debuted in the 1980's and still airs to this day. In the 2000's, Creator/{{FremantleMedia}} attempted a second pilot for the format in the U.S. as a primetime series--''American Know-It-All'' with Creator/NeilPatrickHarris as host--but it wasn't picked up.

The opening round was a qualifying round (note, that host Henry Kelly always ''insisted'' that this was ''not'' the first round) that started with a pool of 7 contestants, competing to correctly answer questions which consist of a profile of the subject that starts obscure and slowly becomes more obvious (or in other words, it's the "Fame Game" questions from sister show ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''). The first four contestants to answer correctly moved on to "Beat the Buzzer"--the first round proper, while the contestants who failed to qualify returned the next day to try again.

The top two scorers advanced to the final round: it once again involved Fame Game questions, but there was now a timer split into four segments: each contestant received two blocks during which they were allowed to guess, and the questions also degraded in value (from 4 points to just 1) depending on how long it took to answer. An incorrect guess passed the time block to the opponent. The first to 9 points won the game and advanced to a weekly final on the Friday show, played identically (sans qualifier). Each week's winner advanced to a Tournament of Champions at the end of each series--played for a grand prize that was related to gold in some way, such as a trip to the UsefulNotes/OlympicGames (i.e. gold medals), a gold mining trip, etc.

The opening round was a qualifying round (note, that the host always ''insisted'' that this was ''not'' the first round) that started with a pool of 7 contestants, competing to correctly answer questions which consist of a profile of the subject that starts obscure and slowly becomes more obvious (or in other words, it's the "Fame Game" questions from sister show ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''). The first four contestants to answer correctly moved on to "Beat the Buzzer"--the first round proper, while the contestants who failed to qualify returned the next day to try again.

Localized versions also exist in other countries: the French version ''Questions pour un Champion'' debuted in the 1980's and still airs to this day. In the 2000's, Creator/{{Fremantle}} attempted a second pilot for the format in the U.S. as a primetime series--''American Know-It-All'' with Creator/NeilPatrickHarris as host--but it wasn't picked up.

Localized versions also exist in other countries: the French version ''Questions pour un Champion'' debuted in the 1980's and still airs to this day.

The top two scorers advanced to the final round, which involved more Fame Game-type questions like the qualifying round. But this time, there was a clock indicating when a contestant could buzz in (each player got two blocks of time to answer), and the questions also degraded in value (from 4 points to just 1) depending on how long it took to answer. An incorrect guess passed the time block to the opponent. The first to 9 points won the game and advanced to a weekly final on the Friday show, played identically (sans qualifier). Each week's winner advanced to a Tournament of Champions at the end of each series. The champion at the end of each series won a major prize which related to gold in some way, such as a trip to the UsefulNotes/OlympicGames (i.e. gold medals), a gold mining trip, etc.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* SpeedRound: The "Four in a Row" round.
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!!This show provides examples of:

* {{Pilot}}[=/=]TransatlanticEquivalent: The show was originally piloted for U.S. network Creator/{{ABC}} in 1987 as ''[[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5448c9_run-for-the-money-1987-unsold-pilot_tv Run for the Money]]''; the format was largely the same, except it utilized a normal returning champion system rather than the Repechage-style format eventually used by ''Going for Gold''. The champion who won the "Four in a Row" round, here the BonusRound, won $5,000; hence an undefeated champion could win up to $50,000. However, it was not picked up.

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: One of the best parts of the show was trying to figure out where exactly the European contestants were from, especially if you tuned in halfway through.

However, there were two revivals on Channel Five in the 21st century; ''One to Win'' in 2000 (which dumped the qualifying round for just a returning champion system), and another revival in 2008 (reverting back to the old name), which was essentially a live version of ''One to Win'' with a [[PhoneInGameShows phone-in game]] tacked on as well, which aired in fellow phone-in game show ''series/{{Brainteaser}}'''s former slot after it was axed the year prior over the phone-in scandals. This revival was as short-lived as the 2000 version as it wasn’t renewed for another series, and was replaced with Brainteaser-like Game Show ''Wordplay'', which itself also only lasted a single series before Channel 5 axed the slot.

However, there were two revivals on Channel Five in the 21st century; ''One to Win'' in 2000 (which dumped the qualifying round for just a returning champion system), and another revival in 2008 (reverting back to the old name), which was essentially a live version of ''One to Win'' with a [[PhoneInGameShows phone-in game]] tacked on as well, which aired in fellow phone-in game show ''Brainteaser'''s former slot after it was axed the year prior over the phone-in scandals. This revival was as short-lived as the 2000 version as it wasn’t renewed for another series, and was replaced with Brainteaser-like Game Show ''Wordplay'', which itself also only lasted a single series before Channel 5 axed the slot.

* {{Pilot}}[=/=]TransatlanticEquivalent: The show was originally piloted for U.S. network Creator/{{ABC}} in 1987 as ''[[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5448c9_run-for-the-money-1987-unsold-pilot_tv Run for the Money]]''; the format was largely the same, except it utilized a normal returning champion system, with no qualifying round; and the champion who won the "Four in a Row" round, here the BonusRound, won $5,000; hence an undefeated champion could win up to $50,000. However, it was not picked up.

->"The heat is on...The time is right, it's time for you, to play the game!"
-->--''Opening theme song''

The game originated as a pilot from Grundy's American wing called ''Run for the Money'' in 1987; after it failed over there, Grundy saw promise and took it across the Atlantic, where it aired on BBC One and Super Channel from 1987 to 1995. For its final series in 1996, it was only aired on BBC One, and only featured contestants from the United Kingdom, thanks to Super Channel having been bought by Creator/{{NBC}} and refocused as their European outpost. However, there were two revivals on Channel Five in the 21st century; ''One to Win'' in 2000 (which dumped the qualifying round for just a returning champion system), and another revival in 2008 (reverting back to the old name), which was essentially a live version of ''One to Win'' with a [[PhoneInGameShows phone-in game]] tacked on as well. Localized versions also exist in other countries: the French version ''Questions pour un Champion'' debuted in the 1980's and still airs to this day.

->"The heat is on...The time is right, it's time for you, to play our game!"

The game originated as a pilot from Grundy's American wing called ''Run for the Money'' in 1987; after it failed over there, Grundy saw promise and took it across the Atlantic, where it aired on BBC One and Super Channel from 1987 to 1995. For its final series in 1996, it was only aired on BBC One, and only featured contestants from the United Kingdom, thanks to Super Channel having been bought by Creator/{{NBC}} and refocused as their European outpost. However, there were two revivals on Channel Five in the 21st century; ''One to Win'' in 2000 (which dumped the qualifying round for just a returning champion system), and another revival in 2008 (reverting back to the old name), which was essentially a live version of ''One to Win'' with a [[PhoneInGameShows phone-in game]] tacked on as well. Localized versions also exist in other countries: France has ''Questions pour un Champion'', which debuted in the 1980's and has remained quite popular.

A notable GameShow created by Australian producer Reg Grundy, aired in the United Kingdom by Creator/TheBBC and pan-European satellite network Super Channel. Uniquely, the game featured English-speaking contestants from all across Europe (the show was also aired by the pan-European satellite service Super Channel), who all competed in various disciplines of trivia for a chance to win a grand prize at the end of the season.

A notable GameShow created by Australian producer Reg Grundy, aired in the United Kingdom by Creator/TheBBC. Uniquely, the game featured English-speaking contestants from all across Europe (the show was also aired by the pan-European satellite service Super Channel), who all competed in various disciplines of trivia for a chance to win a grand prize at the end of the season. (The game originated as a pilot from Grundy's American wing called ''Run for the Money'' in 1987; after it failed over there, Grundy saw promise and took it across the Atlantic.)

The original version ran on BBC One and Super Channel from 1987 to 1995. For its final series in 1996, it was only aired on BBC One, and only featured contestants from the United Kingdom, thanks to Super Channel having been bought by Creator/{{NBC}} and refocused as their European outpost. However, there were two revivals on Channel Five in the 21st century; ''One to Win'' in 2000 (which dumped the qualifying round for just a returning champion system), and another revival in 2008 (reverting back to the old name), which was essentially a live version of ''One to Win'' with a [[PhoneInGameShows phone-in game]] tacked on as well. Localized versions also exist in other countries: France has ''Questions pour un Champion'', which debuted in the 1980's and has remained quite popular.

* GameShowHost: Henry Kelly on the original, John Suchet on the 2008 revival. [[Series/CardSharks Bill]] [[Series/{{Blockbusters}} Rafferty]] hosted ''Run for the Money''.

The opening round was a qualifying round (note, that the host always ''insisted'' that this was ''not'' the first round) that started with a pool of 7 contestants, competing to correctly answer questions which consist of a profile of the subject that starts obscure and slowly becomes more obvious (or in other words, it's the "Fame Game" questions from sister show ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''). The first four contestants to answer correctly moved on to, ''ahem'', the first round proper. Uniquely, the series used a repechage format, in which the contestants who failed to qualify returned the next day to try again.

Aptly titled "Beat the Buzzer", the first round proper consisted of questions on the buzzer, with the contestants trying to amass 6 points by answering a toss-up question, being told the category, and then picking a 1, 2, or 3-point question. The first three to reach the goal then played a SpeedRound called "Four in a Row", where they picked a category of questions, and had to try and get the best streak of correct answers they could in 40 seconds.

The top two scorers advanced to the final round, which involved more Fame Game-type questions like the qualifying round. But this time, there was a clock indicating when a contestant could buzz in (each player got two blocks of time to answer), and the questions also degraded in value (from 4 points to just 1) depending on how long it took to answer. An incorrect guess passed the time block to the opponent. The first to 9 points won the game and advanced to a weekly final on Friday, played identically (sans the qualifier of course). Each week's winner advanced to a Tournament of Champions at the end of each series. The champion at the end of each series won a major prize which related to gold in some way, such as a trip to the UsefulNotes/OlympicGames (i.e. gold medals), a gold mining trip, etc.

* InsistentTerminology: The initial qualifying round is ''not'' the first round.

The opening round was a qualifying round (note, that the host always ''insisted'' that this was ''not'' the first round) that started with a pool of 7 contestants, competing to correctly answer questions which consist of a profile of the subject that starts obscure and slowly becomes more obvious (or in other words, it's the [[Series/SaleOfTheCentury Fame Game]]). The first four contestants to answer correctly moved on to, ''ahem'', the first round proper. Uniquely, the series used a repechage format, in which the contestants who failed to qualify returned the next day to try again.

A notable GameShow created by Australian producer Reg Grundy, aired in the United Kingdom by Creator/TheBBC. Uniquely, the game featured English-speaking contestants from all across Europe (the show was also aired by the popular Pan-European satellite service Super Channel), who all competed in various disciplines of trivia for a chance to win a grand prize at the end of the season. (The game originated as a pilot from Grundy's American wing called ''Run for the Money'' in 1987; after it failed over there, Grundy saw promise and took it across the Atlantic.)

* TitleThemeTune: Composed by legendary film composer Creator/HansZimmer. It even had lyrics, a rarity for game show themes.

The opening round was a qualifying round (note, that the host always ''insisted'' that this was ''not'' the first round) that started with a pool of 7 contestants, competing to correctly answer questions which consist of a long profile of the subject that starts obscure and slowly becomes more obvious (or in other words, the "Fame Game" questions from its sister show ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''). The first four contestants to answer correctly moved on to, ''ahem'', the first round proper. Uniquely, the series used a repechage format, in which the contestants who failed to qualify returned the next day to try again.

A notable GameShow created by Australian producer Reg Grundy, aired in the United Kingdom by Creator/TheBBC. Uniquely, the game featured English-speaking contestants from all across Europe (the show was also aired by the popular Pan-European satellite service Super Channel), who all competed in various disciplines of trivia for a chance to win a grand prize at the end of the season.

The original version ran on BBC One and Super Channel from 1987 to 1995. For its final series in 1996, it was only aired on BBC One, and only featured contestants from the United Kingdom. However, there were two revivals on Channel Five in the 21st century; ''One to Win'' in 2000 (which dumped the qualifying round for just a returning champion system), and another revival in 2008 (reverting back to the old name), which was essentially a live version of ''One to Win'' with a [[PhoneInGameShows phone-in game]] tacked on as well. Localized versions also exist in other countries: France has ''Questions pour un Champion'', which debuted in the 1980's and has remained quite popular.

* GameShowHost: Henry Kelly on the original, John Suchet on the 2008 revival.

* {{Pilot}}[=/=]TransatlanticEquivalent: The show was originally piloted for U.S. network Creator/{{ABC}} in 1987 under the title ''Run for the Money'', with [[Series/CardSharks Bill]] [[Series/{{Blockbusters}} Rafferty]] as host. However, it was not picked up.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The show was originally piloted for Creator/{{ABC}} in the United States in 1987 as ''Run for the Money'' with [[Series/CardSharks Bill]] [[Series/{{Blockbusters}} Rafferty]] as host, unfortunately it didn't sell.

The opening round was a qualifying round (note, that the host always ''insisted'' that this was ''not'' the first round) that started with a pool of 7 contestants, competing to correctly answer questions which consist of a long profile of the subject that starts obscure and slowly becomes more obvious (It's pretty much the "Fame Game" from fellow show ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury''). The first four contestants to answer correctly moved on to, ''ahem'', the first round proper, while the rest came back the next day to try again--a rather unique feature of the show's format.

Aptly titled "Beat the Buzzer", the next round consisted of questions on the buzzer, with the contestants trying to amass 6 points by answering a toss-up question, being told the category, and then picking a 1, 2, or 3-point question. The first three to reach the goal then played a SpeedRound called "Four in a Row", where they picked a category of questions, and had to try and get the best streak of correct answers they could in 40 seconds.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The show was originally piloted for Creator/{{ABC}} in the United States in 1987 as ''Run for the Money'', unfortunately it didn't sell.

!!GameShow Tropes in use:

The top two scorers advanced to the final round, which involved more Fame Game-type questions like the qualifying round. But this time, there was a clock indicating when a contestant could buzz in (each player got two blocks of time to answer), and the questions also degraded in value (from 4 points to just 1) depending on how long it took to answer. An incorrect guess passed the time block to the opponent. The first to 9 points won the game and advanced to a weekly final on Friday, played identically (sans the qualifier of course). Each week's winner advanced to a Tournament of Champions at the end of each series. The champion at the end of each series won a major prize which related to gold in some way, such as a trip to the OlympicGames (i.e. gold medals), a gold mining trip, etc.