'The points to be won or the penalties to pay'. The gunge was always either named relating to the celebrity or a random theme with the number of points above. Additionally, the male celebrity and Francis, even if they got a question correct, would usually get gunged regardless as punishment for laughing at their opponent - often due to Francis taking revenge by banging on the set and shouting 'Pull It!' to the production team - although female contestants who answered correctly were generally allowed to laugh at Francis and get away with it-although not always! Liz Hobbs who was a guest in 1984, answered the question before Francis and the production team gunged her by accident. A wrong answer or the opponent answering first would lead to Stu Francis or the celebrity guest being covered in gunge. In 1982, in a bid to boost flagging ratings, Crackerjack introduced gunge into its games and launched a new game called 'Take a Chance' in which the celebrity guests - one female, one male - could score extra points for the contestant they teamed up with by competing against Francis in a quickfire question tie.
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