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Here Are Your 2012 Game Show Finalists for the Readers' Choice Awards!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:09:50 +0000

I gotta tell ya, that Jeff Probst has it easy. Since the nominations closed last week I've been busy tallying hundreds of nominations and getting ready for the reveal today ...

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Wild Card Wins the Jeopardy College Championship, Teachers Tourney Starts Tonight

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:33:06 +0000

Congratulations go out to Monica Thieu this morning! Monica, who attends the University of North Texas, took home the Jeopardy! College Championship title last night after entering the semi-finals as ...

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Wheel of Fortune Contestant Gets a Big Surprise

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:22:47 +0000

There's been a tendency lately, based almost entirely in prime time game shows, to get contestants who have a sympathetic back-story. Quite often the game tends to suffer because of ...

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Who's the Best Game Show Host? You Tell Us!

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:42:02 +0000

We've been getting hundreds of nominations in the annual About.com Readers' Choice Awards! One of the hottest categories appears to be Best Game Show Host, ...

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Wheel of Fortune Honors Military Spouses

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:44:10 +0000

Wheel of Fortune is kicking off a brand new theme week on Monday, February 6th - "Military Spouses Week." There are some cool things in store too that you'll want ...

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Deadliest Catch on Millionaire Tomorrow & Win Millionaire Swag!

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:45:39 +0000

We mentioned last week that the Hillstrand brothers from Deadliest Catch will be playing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire starting tomorrow (and carrying over to Friday's episode). We've posted ...

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Month-End Game Show Roundup

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:57:09 +0000

With so much stuff going on this month (like the Readers' Choice Awards, for example!), there have been plenty of articles and updates happening that I haven't had a chance ...

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GSN Working on 'American Bible Challenge'

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:20:24 +0000

No need to check your calendars - you haven't slept through the rest of winter and awoken on April 1st. GSN is working on a pilot for ...

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Readers' Choice Awards: Make Your Nominations for Best Game Show

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:01:58 +0000

The 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards are underway, and we've been getting lots of great nominations coming in for your favorites in game shows. There are ten categories for you ...

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Upcoming Jeopardy Tournaments & Test Note

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:41:31 +0000

February is going to be a fun month for Jeopardy! fans with two tournaments on the roster.

First up is the College Championship, which kicks off on Wednesday, February 1st and ...

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