Originally hosted by Kris Aquino, it aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida line up from October 8, 2001 to February 27, 2004, and was replaced by Star Circle Quest.

[2] The show moved to the Bigtime Trio line up from November 15, 2004 to October 23, 2009, and was replaced by Showtime.

The show was revived to Jeepney TV from October 12, 2020 to November 19, 2021 and on Kumu from February 19 to June 18, 2022.

Toni Gonzaga and Vhong Navarro hosted the pre-seventh anniversary special of Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?

[2] There were 3 five-player groups consisting of 5 players are the contestants chosen via phone call, and five yes-or-no questions were asked.

During special episodes (e.g. Kris Aquino's Birthday) and later on the last weeks of its incarnation in 2003, it was known as "Solo Round".

In the regular format during most of this version's run, there are a maximum of six rounds called levels (numbered 1 to 6) starting with 8 contestants.

In Level 2 "Tapang Dares" tests the 4 contestants' physical or mental toughness (done inside the studio or nearby locations) in the form of running races, climbing heights, swimming or similar activity, eating or drinking substances considered disgusting, handling or transfer of live animals or more rarely, convincing bystanders to participate on aforementioned acts.

Level 3 is the "Talino Faceoff" where this round pits the two remaining contestants in a sudden death question and answer format similar to Million-Million Na!

Edu Manzano revealed that the yearly changing of formats was because they wanted to retain their audience by taking away the sawa (lit.

[11] The format ran from November 15, 2004, to June 10, 2006, and used the pyramid stage and the Tarantarium, which was a room filled with a wide selection of books and other reference materials that the ten contestants chosen via electronic raffle and text registration would be housed in before the show started.

Each contestant was given 30 minutes to review different topics for the questions to be asked in the game's elimination round.

In December 2005, ABS-CBN aired a special primetime Christmas version of Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?

Past players who were one correct answer away from winning the jackpot were invited back to play for charity.

On March 5, 2007, Aquino left all of her ABS-CBN shows, with Manzano permanently replacing her on Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?

Prior to the formal announcement of Manzano as the new host, Charlene Gonzales became a pinch-hitter for Aquino in February 2007.

The elimination round was played by the contestants, where nine categories and letters of the alphabet were randomly selected.

The defending winner kept playing until defeated in the Challenge Round or winning the jackpot in which they retired undefeated.

Scores were represented numerically and in the form of platforms that raised or lowered the player accordingly.

It ran from April 13 to October 23, 2009, and was a spin-off of the old Game Ka Na Ba group format.

Each team is composed of three individuals, the game texter (the one who sent the text entry for studio contestant) and two chosen teammates.

If the team answers incorrectly, they will be sent to the "Tambay (Standby) Podium" to wait for any chance of being sent back to the game stage.

Each team member was placed on top of individual mobile podiums, and had to answer questions to win the round.

A correct answer advanced a team member one spot closer to the final platform through the mobile podium.

When all team members reached the third stage, they needed one last correct answer to win ₱50,000 and proceed to the Jackpot round.

According to an article by Philippine Entertainment Portal in October 2009, Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?

In a previous version of the show, the "Atras-Abante" round was used to select the two players who would compete for the grand prize.

The first player who made it to the round danced to the tune of "Papaya", a '70s pop jazz song by Urszula Dudziak.

After a few months, the Papaya dance became known worldwide when it was featured on MSNBC,[16] Reuters,[17] and ABC's Good Morning America.

Reruns of the show with Manzano as its host from March 2007 to October 2009 airs on Jeepney TV and also streamed on Kapamilya Online Live on Facebook and YouTube.