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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...

Timeline of Events

1959

11.2.1959

Quiz show scandals: ''Twenty One'' game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.

2004

6.2.2004

Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show ''Jeopardy!''

11.30.2004

Longtime ''Jeopardy!'' champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with US$ 2,520,700, television's biggest game show winnings.