Patent ID: 6845980
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a game show configured for being broadcast to a plurality of viewers, said method comprising the steps of: providing at least one camera for broadcasting the game to the plurality of viewers; providing a studio setting having a plurality of display cells configured in a column and row orientation and a group of display cells in proximity to the plurality of display cells and not overlaying the plurality of display cells, each display cell of said group of display cells corresponding to a subset of said plurality of display cells, said studio setting further having at least two locations each configured for enabling one of at least two contestants to be play the game, and a location configured for enabling a game show host to moderate the progression of the game, said studio setting being arranged to be within a field of view of said at least one camera; randomly generating and displaying a random number on a face of each of said plurality of display cells; having each of the at least two contestants during a corresponding turn cause one of a random number and non-numeric symbol be randomly generated and displayed on a face of each of said group of display cells; matching said random numbers corresponding to said subset of said plurality of display cells with one of the random number and the non-numeric symbol randomly generated and displayed on the face of said corresponding display cell of said group of display cells; revealing on the plurality of display cells, in the case of at least one match, at least one letter of at least one clue word to partially and/or fully reveal said at least one clue word; and repeating the matching and revealing steps until one of at least two contestants correctly determines a word or phrase associated with said partially and/or fully revealed clue words.