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A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. In some game shows contestants compete against other players or another team whilst other shows involve contestants striving alone for a good outcome or high score. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, or holidays and goods and services provided by the show’s sponsors. Early television game shows descended from similar programs on broadcast radio.

There are several basic types of game shows. The simplest form of game show is a quiz show whereby people compete against each other by answering quiz questions or solving puzzles. A panel game usually involves a celebrity panel answering questions about a specialist field such as sport or music and is often played for laughs as much as points. The third kind of game show involves contestants completing stunts or playing a game that involves an element of chance or strategy in addition to, or instead of, a test of general knowledge.

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