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game show

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. game show, giveawaynoun

    a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards

Wiktionary

  1. game shownoun

    A radio or television programme or an episode of the programme that involves members of the public or celebrities, whether as individuals or as part of a team, playing a game, especially involving the answering of quiz questions, for cash or prizes.

Wikipedia

  1. Game show

    A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor.

ChatGPT

  1. game show

    A game show is a type of broadcast program where contestants, either individuals or teams, compete in a variety of games or quizzes to win prizes. The games can involve answering questions, completing tasks, or solving puzzles, typically under a set of rules and deadlines. The format often includes elements of entertainment and audience participation.

Wikidata

  1. Game show

    A game show is a type of Internet, radio, or television programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes. The contestants are sometimes invited from a pool of public applicants. On some shows contestants compete against other players or another team while other shows involve contestants playing alone for a good outcome or a high score. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor prize suppliers, who in turn usually do so for the purposes of product placement.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of game show in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of game show in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of game show in a Sentence

  1. Rachel Reynolds:

    We’ve really been able to keep up with the trend of new prizes and what people want today. But it’s still the same game show — you still need to know the price of that laptop or that iPhone.

  2. Bernie Sanders:

    Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times are too serious for that.

  3. Mike Richards:

    We aren't looking for a three-year host, we're looking for a 10-year or a 20-year host, stability is one of the show's strengths, so we need to consider who's got a 20-year horizon and who can focus on Outstanding Game Show for Jeopardy and make Outstanding Game Show for Jeopardy great over that time.

  4. Mayim Bialik:

    I had never seen it. I had heard about it and thought it was a game show, ’cause someone told me I was mentioned on it, I think in the first season.

  5. Monopoly Millionaire:

    I'm Monopoly Millionaire, i love being in Las Vegas. I think shows in Las Vegas have a little more glitz to them. To come here and get to be the host of a game show here, then come back and do my standup at Treasure Island, it's like being a part of the Rat Pack. I love it.


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