Game Show Network Radio was an interactive

Interactivity

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 internet radio

Internet radio

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 game show

Game show

A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, 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...

 that originally aired live on GSN.com

Game Show Network

The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...

 from August 18, 2008 to November 13, 2009, hosted by husband and wife team

Marriage

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 Bob Goen

Bob Goen

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 and Marianne Curan

Marianne Curan

Marianne Curan is an American actress, television personality and comedienne. She most recently hosted GSN Radio with husband Bob Goen.-Career:...

. Other co-hosts filled in when one of them was unavailable. The four-hour program featured interactive games that listeners played to win cash

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 and other prizes. The show aired from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern

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 every Monday through Friday afternoon.

Format and rules

GSN Radio was an internet radio game show in which home listeners are the contestants. Listeners anywhere in the world of age 21 or older could enter the contest by using the network's website or dialing a phone number, both of which were methods free of charge

Gratis

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. If an entry was selected to participate in the game, the contestant was called on his telephone

Telephone

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. The contestant then, either alone or with an opponent, played live on-air. A contestant may enter 10 times via telephone and 25 times on the internet per each 24-hour period. One week after the original 24-hour period in which an entry was submitted, that entry was cleared from the queue

Queue area

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, and any entrants who wished to play more games are required to re-enter.

Some special games (occasionally referred to as Marquis Games) required that listeners register specifically for them on the GSN Radio website. For these games, a contestant may also enter 25 times each 24-hour period. These entries were not grouped with the entries of the regular games. All entries were cleared from the queue after the game was declared won (or over). Any entrants who wished to play another special game were required to re-enter.

Regardless of the method of entry, each entry had an equal chance of being selected. An entry did not necessarily guarantee an opportunity to play on the show.

Games

GSN Radio featured various minigames that were played throughout the program. The rewards for the games were usually prizes of $

United States dollar

The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

100 in cash, although some games had potential payouts of $200, $1,000 and $2,500. Imagination Games

Imagination Games

Imagination Games is a multi-platform game company that creates, produces and distributes interactive entertainment. It has developed socially interactive games across a number of formats including traditional games and puzzles, DVD and mobile.-History:...

 partnered with GSN to bring some of their original and licensed games to the radio format.

In a situation where a tie needed to be broken, a question related to the game was posed. The first contestant to yell out his name wase given a chance to answer. If his answer was correct, he would be declared the winner. If he was incorrect, his opponent won by default.

During its 15 month run, 33 games were played in rotation on GSN Radio.

Game	Instructions
Backwords	One contestant will hear four words spelled and pronounced backwards, preceded by the number of letters, the initial letter, and a hint. If he can identify all four words in 50 seconds, he wins.
Battle of the Sexes Battle of the Sexes (radio contest) The Battle of the Sexes is a game where male and female contestants challenge each other on trivia questions. The principle of the game is to demonstrate the imbalance between male and female genders as they compete...	Two contestants of opposite gender Gender Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity... s are selected to play. Each contestant will receive three questions, valued at one point each, based on trivia generally associated with the opposite sex. The contestant with the most points wins.
Beat the Bomb	Similar to the British England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...  bong game Bong game The bong game is a phone-in game show created in the 1980s by the London-based radio station, Capital Radio. It is a game based purely on chance, but remained suspenseful because both rewards and risk increased as it progressed.-How it works:... , one contestant hears a pre-recorded voice list off several increasing dollar amounts. If the contestant says "stop" after an amount, he wins that cash value. However, if a "bomb Bomb A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy... " noise is heard before he says "stop", the game is over and he wins nothing. The maximum amount that can be won in this game is $200.
Birthday Game	The host "spins a wheel" adorned with all twelve month Month A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which was first used and invented in Mesopotamia, as a natural period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates. The traditional concept arose with the cycle of moon phases; such months are synodic months and last approximately... s. If the contestant has the same birth month as the wheel landed on, he will win a $50 cash prize. If the host "spins" the date on which the contestant was born, he wins $2,500 in cash. Listeners wishing to play this game must register specifically for it on the GSN Radio website.
B.S. Bullshit Bullshit is a common English expletive which may be shortened to the euphemism bull or the initialism B.S. In British English, "bollocks" is a comparable expletive, although bullshit is commonly used in British English...	Both hosts will tell a story about something that may have happened to them in their life. To help determine the story's validity, the caller has thirty seconds to interrogate each host about their story. The caller must determine which one is a true story. If he does that successfully, he wins.
Can You Beat The Fifth Caller?	The champion Champion A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition.There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions...  of the previous game comes back to play, while another four contestants are contacted but do not play. The fifth person contacted plays a round of three trivia questions against the first contestant. The first two questions are worth three points, while the third is worth six. If a contestant wishes to receive multiple choices, the value of the question decrease to one point (or two points on question three). The contestant with the most points after the third round wins, and comes back to play on the next show.
Catch 21 Catch 21 Catch 21 is an American game show centered around blackjack, created by Merrill Heatter and taped at the Hollywood Center Studios...	Similar to the GSN original. Two contestants, both of whom are trying to get a total as close to 21 as possible without going over, take turns receiving cards drawn by the host. A contestant may discard a card only once. The person who receives 21 first, or who is remaining after his opponent busts, is the winner.
Celebrity Head	Two contestants listen to a quote from a famous celebrity Celebrity A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media... . The first contestant may ask yes or no questions to try to close in on the identity of the celebrity. If a "no" answer is received, control goes to the opponent. The first contestant to identity the celebrity wins.
Celebrity Name Dropper	A sequence of five celebrity sound bites is heard. Multiple contestants may be chosen to take a guess at all five sound bites. If the contestant is able to identify all of them, he will be declared the winner and win one thousand dollars. If not, another contestant may be given a chance. This game is carried over to a following show if not solved.
Fact or Crap	Based on the board game, a contestant is read three statements. If he can correctly determine whether each statement is true or false, he wins.
Film Degrees of Separation	Based upon Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a trivia game based on the concept of the small world phenomenon and rests on the assumption that any individual involved in the Hollywood, California film industry can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps. The name of the game... , the game starts out with a celebrity. A trivia question is asked regarding an actor that starred in the same film as he. Two more questions are asked based upon film connections with the last celebrity. If all three questions are answered correctly, the contestant wins. This is the winner of the My Game Show Idea contest, submitted by Eric in New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... .
Food Court	A contestant is read three sets of two food items. If he can determine which item in each set has the most calorie Calorie The calorie is a pre-SI metric unit of energy. It was first defined by Nicolas Clément in 1824 as a unit of heat, entering French and English dictionaries between 1841 and 1867. In most fields its use is archaic, having been replaced by the SI unit of energy, the joule... s, he wins.
High Rollin'	Similar to the program Card Sharks Card Sharks Card Sharks is an American television game show created by Chester Feldman for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. Two contestants compete for control of a row of oversized playing cards by answering questions posed by the host and then guessing if the next card is higher or lower in value than... ; to begin, the contestant starts with ten dollars. He may walk away with the cash instead of playing the game. If he declines, the contestant's first card in their row is revealed. The contestant guesses whether the next card in the row will be "higher" or "lower"; if correct or a push, he wins another ten dollars. If incorrect, he loses all accumulated money. After a correct guess, he can choose to guess the result of the next card or walk away with his money. During the game, the contestant has one opportunity to replace one showing card in the line but he must play that card. The game ends when a contestant loses all his money after an incorrect guess or walks away with his acquired cash. Coordinator Nicole Blais deals the cards in this game.
In Order to Win	One contestant will be given three sets of items, each with increasing quantity. If he can put each of them in the correct order desired by the host, he wins.
It's Good to be Popular	A contestant is given a Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people... -style survey question. If he gives an answer in the top five of the survey, he can give another guess. If he gives an incorrect answer, the next contestant in the queue will get to give an answer. The person who gives the last remaining answer wins the game.
The Money List The Money List The Money List was a revival of the American version of The Rich List, which lasted just one episode in its original American run. The game show premiered on June 13, 2009 on GSN with Fred Roggin serving as host, having left his hosting position on GSN Live on July 2, 2009 in order to pursue the...	Throughout the show, four sets of five pieces of information related to a category are given. A contestant is chosen to state how many of the given facts (up to twenty), each valued at five dollars, he can list. If he can meet his quota, he wins. If he gives an incorrect piece of information or does not fill his quota, he wins nothing.
Motormouth	Famous speed talker John Moschitta, Jr. John Moschitta, Jr. John Moschitta Jr. is a spokesperson and performer best known for his rapid speech delivery. He appeared in over 100 commercials as "The Micro Machines Man" as well as an award winning 1981 ad for FedEx....  gives hints of decreasing difficulty describing a celebrity or facet of pop culture at a rapid pace. If a contestant feels he knows the answer, he shouts his name. If he is correct, he wins the game. An incorrect answer allows his opponent to receive a guess. If both are incorrect, Moschitta restarts from the beginning of the hints. The first contestant to guess correctly is declared the winner.
Pop-arazzi	Two contestants are given hints of decreasing difficulty describing a celebrity or facet of pop culture. If a contestant feels he knows the answer, he shouts his name. If he is correct, he receives one point. An incorrect answer allows his opponent to receive one unopposed clue and a free guess. The first contestant to receive two points is declared the winner.
Screen Test	A contestant is played a small quote from a famous film Film A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects... . If he can identify from which film the clip comes from, he wins.
Secret Sound	An ambiguous sound is played. Multiple contestants may be chosen to take a guess at what the sound is. If the contestant is able to identify the sound, he will win one thousand dollars. If not, another contestant may be given a chance. This game may be carried over to a following show if not solved. Listeners wishing to play this game must register specifically for it on the GSN Radio website.
Snipe It	Under an unspecified time limit, two contestants go back and forth giving answers that fit a category. The last contestant to give a correct answer before time runs out wins a point. The first contestant to score two points wins the game.
Soapbox	The contestant will be given a topic. He must, for thirty seconds, speak about the subject without stopping, hesitating, using too much repetition or using any hesitation words. If he fulfills that, he wins.
Star Game	Three questions are asked relating to astrology Astrology Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world... . If the contestant correctly answers all three, he wins.
Stat Attack	A contestant is asked three higher/lower questions regarding a set of published statistics. If he can answer all three correctly, he wins.
TENsion	A contestant is asked a trivia question. If he answers correctly, he receives another. If he answers incorrectly, the next contestant in the queue will receive that question. The person who answers the tenth question in the set correctly will be declared the winner.
$1,000 Minute	A contestant is given 60 seconds to answer ten questions correctly with as many guesses as he needs. He may pass a question and return to it (time permitting); a repeated question is presented in a dual-choice format. If he answers all ten questions correctly, he wins $1,000.
Today's The Day	A contestant is asked three trivia questions about events pertaining to the day's date. If he answers all three correctly, he wins.
Tribond Tribond TriBond is a board game distributed by Imagination Games. It asks the question - "What do these three things have in common?" Players try to guess the "common bond" between the three clues...	The contestants receives three sets of three different, yet related, items. The contestant must identify what the common bond is between the items. If the contestant is able to identify all three sets correctly, he wins. The player is permitted 15 seconds to make as many guesses as possible.
Ultimate Trivia	A contestant is asked five trivia questions about a certain pop culture Popular culture Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...  topic. If he answers all five correctly, he wins. This game sometimes features a celebrity associated with the film or television program reading the questions.
Urban Myth	Similar to Fact or Crap, a contestant is read three statements. If he can correctly determine whether each statement is true or false, he wins.
What Did Ollie Say?	The four-year-old son of Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... n producer Craig Janssen will say a phrase, accompanied by a hint. If the contestant can exactly identify all three phrases Ollie says, he wins.
Would You Rather?	A host is previously asked three "would you rather?" questions. If the contestant can correctly predict how the host answered all three questions, he wins.
The Wrong Game	The contestant must answer three three-choice questions. If he answers all of them incorrectly, he wins.

Other features

Outside of the traditional mini-game shows, GSN Radio often featured other segments.

Competitions

Since November 6, 2008 to the cancellation of the program, in addition to the regular on-air games, GSN Radio sponsored two other competitions offering cash.

Competition	Instructions
Captain Ca$h	Participants called the Captain Ca$h phone number and, in thirty seconds or less, left a message detailing why he thinks he should be awarded a cash prize or what he would do if the cash prize was awarded to him. On Monday through Thursday, three requests were played for the Captain. He chose one request each day to be a finalist. On Friday, the "Captain" announced on the program who, from the four finalists, he is awarding a cash prize to. Entrants could the Captain Ca$h phone number once a day, but multiple entries did not necessarily increase chances of selection.
My Game Show Idea	Participants had to log on to the GSN Radio website and, using 2500 words or less, submit his own game show concept he would like to see played. At the end of the contest period, one concept was chosen. The winner received $500 in cash and has his game played in rotation on GSN Radio. The contest concluded on January 26, 2009, with the game "Film Degrees of Separation", submitted by Eric in New Jersey, declared the winner.

Guest appearances

Often in conjunction with games on the show, celebrities \appeared to participate in the program. Such instances include Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...

champion Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings

Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Jennings III is an American game show contestant and author. Jennings is noted for holding the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy! and as being the all-time leading money winner on American game shows...

 guesting on October 31, 2008 to play a special trivia challenge and Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel

Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...

 appearing on December 5, 2008 to play a special version of Would You Rather?. Other actors appeared to ask questions in the Ultimate Trivia game related to their shows, such as John O'Hurley

John O'Hurley

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 asking questions about Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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as J. Peterman and Kate Flannery

Kate Flannery

Katherine Patricia "Kate" Flannery is an American actress best known for playing the role of Meredith Palmer on the NBC hit series The Office.-Personal life:...

 asking questions about The Office

The Office (US TV series)

The Office is an American comedy television series broadcast by NBC. An adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name, it depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company...

.

Syndication and The Best of GSN Radio

When GSN Radio was not live, The Best of GSN Radio was streamed on the show's website. Post-cancellation, the stream continues to run on the website. The program continuously features repeat airings of past games once played live. This program was also aired on terrestrial radio stations.

Condensed versions of The Best of GSN Radio were syndicated to stations in North America

North America

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 for airings on Saturdays and Sundays. The Best Of was also available for syndication to dozens of other stations through a division of Radio America.

External links

• The Best of GSN Radio stream