The Gong Show Drinking Game

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The Gong Show was a talent show where the winner received a check for $516.32 (more during the syndicated run), while the bad acts were stopped by a celebrity banging a gong. If you need more info than that, visit here, or get less info by visiting here or here.

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  • 1 drink when you notice Chuck has undone his tie.

  • 1 drink per hat.

  • 1 drink if Arte Johnson, Jamie Farr or Jaye P. Morgan are judges.

  • 2 drinks if any two of the those three are on the show.

  • 3 drinks and a toast if all three are on the show.

  • 1 drink if an act is gonged.

  • 3 drinks if an act is group-gonged (gonged by all the judges).

  • 1 drink if an act scores a perfect score of 30.

  • 3 drinks if you recognize the contestant (e.g. Mare Winningham).

  • 1 drink when Chuck declares that he loves an act.

  • 1 drink for the Unknown Comic.

  • 1 drink for Gene Gene the Dancing Machine.

  • 1 drink each time Chuck says the word "stuff".

  • 1 drink if the "Oops" screen comes up.

  • 1 drink for the little person with the confetti.

Also, if you're not drunk yet, take 1 sip every time Chuck Barris claps.

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