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game show

American  

noun

game shows plural
  1. a television or radio program in which contestants answer questions or play games of skill or chance in order to win money or other prizes.


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After developing and co-hosting BBC game show Pointless for 13 years, Osman moved into writing fiction, releasing the first instalment of his hit crime mystery book series in 2020.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Macron said that the former game show host needs to be “serious” and avoid the urge to talk to television cameras.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

But England's tighthead prop found himself being identified as his one-time international team-mate Marler, a star of the most recent edition of the popular BBC television reality game show Celebrity Traitors.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

If you were on a game show, and you had to accurately guess at least five things that you could find in your partner’s bag at any given moment, what would those items be?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Then, catch this, my buddy Fang climbs out of the “soundproof” van where he’d been waiting like some cloistered game show contestant.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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