game show
noun
: a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)
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Those who have appeared on The Price Is Right in the past 10 years or have been on four or more game shows in the past 10 years cannot participate.
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Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
When put to the test with questions from the U.K.’s notoriously difficult game show Only Connect, on which contestants need to figure out how different things are related, OpenAI o1 got most of the answers right in less than a minute and a half, writes Forbes senior contributor Barry Collins.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
YouTuber MrBeast has been named in a lawsuit claiming participants in his $5 million jackpot game show were exploited.
—Afp, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
Well, there’s one more reason to love this fan-favorite of the reality game show, who hasn’t yet won a season.
—Han Schneider, Them, 18 Sep. 2024
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Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
When put to the test with questions from the U.K.’s notoriously difficult game show Only Connect, on which contestants need to figure out how different things are related, OpenAI o1 got most of the answers right in less than a minute and a half, writes Forbes senior contributor Barry Collins.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
YouTuber MrBeast has been named in a lawsuit claiming participants in his $5 million jackpot game show were exploited.
—Afp, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
Well, there’s one more reason to love this fan-favorite of the reality game show, who hasn’t yet won a season.
—Han Schneider, Them, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Game show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20show. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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