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This is a list of British game shows. A game show is a type of radio, television, or internet programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities , sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.
The contestants choose one of ten letters and are asked a question whose answer starts with that letter. Each correct answer scores one point. The contestant with the higher score after five questions takes/retains the championship and advances to the final round; ties are broken in the champion's favour.
The following television game shows were based on crossword puzzles. Pages in category "Crossword television shows" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The iTunes description for Crickler 2 states that this take on the crossword puzzle genre is an "adaptive" experience, that automatically adjusts itself to your own skill level and knowledge.
Take a Letter – game show; Take a Letter, Mr. Jones – sitcom; Take Hart – children's art show; Take Me Out – game show; Take the High Road – soap opera; Take Your Pick! – game show; Takeover Bid – game show; Tales of the Unexpected – drama/horror – adaptations of Roald Dahl stories; Talk to Me – drama; Talking Heads – drama
Each team attempts to solve as many words as they can in two minutes. In season one, words alternated between five-letter words worth 5 points each and six-letter words worth 10 points each; in season two, all words are five letters and score 1 point. The team who won more money in their match decides who goes first.
The Round 3 wagering maximum was also increased to the higher of $2,000 or the player's total score. For a short time, the Crossword Extra was known as the "Crossword Xbox 360 Extra" as a promotion for the Crosswords video game released on Xbox Live Arcade, which also added an Xbox 360 console to the bonus prize during episodes with this ...
Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...