Pre-existing knowledge and internet-based research game show
OwnerJack Misraje, Alex Dickmaninventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a game that integrates the use of the Internet in a very unique way. There are two distinct components of the game. The first component is a daily thirty-minute television show, viewed by a home television audience. In the television show, the contestants are tested and rewarded not only for having pre-existing knowledge of facts but also for their research skills using the Internet to find answers to questions and to complete designated projects. The second component is a Web site that replicates the television show so that at-home computer users can compete for prizes and a chance to be on a future television show.
Claims17
A method of playing a game on a television show, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first phase of the game in which a plurality of teams compete in a timed project using computer equipment with Internet access to complete at least one designated task,
- providing a second phase of the game in which the teams compete in a rapid question-and-answer session, and
- providing a third phase of the game in which the team having the most points from the first and second phases participates in a bonus round for money and/or prizes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.