Pass the Buck was an Australian game show hosted by John Burgess based on the American game show of the same name, airing on the Nine Network from 11 February 2002.
Before Pass the Buck went to air, Nine's Director of Programming at the time, John Stephens, was confident of Burgess as host, stating that he would "make the transition [from Burgo's Catch Phrase] to the new format without missing a beat".
[2] Ten contestants,[3] one a returning champion, competed to give a list of items that fit into a specific question announced at the beginning of each round.
Before the start of the game, the contestant who was responsible for answering first was determined at random.
If a contestant repeated a previous response, failed to respond within the allotted time, or gave a response that the judges deemed invalid, he or she was eliminated, and a new category was played.