Nick's NTN Premium Game Info

Last Update:
06/08/04
01:00 7 EST

 

Sports Trivia Challenge: Sunday evening's premium game, obviously sports related.

Round Q Points Max Q Format Notes
Front Page 8 500 4000    
You Choose 6 1000 6000    
All Star 8 1000 8000    
Final 3 500 10500 All or -25%
No clues
20 seconds to answer each
3 750 15 seconds to answer each
3 1000 10 Seconds to answer each
3 1250 6 seconds to answer each

Sports IQ: Monday night sports trivia - points are based on an IQ scale.

Round Q Points Max Q Format Notes
Coin Toss 10 3 30 50-50, all or nothing  
Pro Files 6 5 30 Picture clue  
Box Score 6 5 30 Three Fill-in-Blank letter answers  
Overtime 8 5 40 Guess the year, 4 Clues  
Match Point 5 2,6,12,20,30 80 Match answers  

Showdown: Tuesday night's premium 90-minute game. General trivia with five rounds of questions each a different type of question format and a final question betting round.

Round Q Points Max Q Format Notes
Warm Up 10 500 5000 No Clues, All or Nothing  
Countdown 12 1000 12000 Countdown  
Category 6 1000 6000 Countdown Players choose between two categories
Lightning 5
Q Pts
1 400
2 600
3 800
4 1000
5 1200
6 1500
7 2000
7500 No Clues, All or Negative Progressively faster questions
Progressively higher points
Pyramid 5
Total
Right
Pts
1 1000
2 2000
3 4000
4 7000
5 12000
12000 No Clues, All or Nothing Progressively higher points scored as total right answers grow, i.e. If you miss only one question (4 right) then your score will be 7000.
Final 1 10-50% 21250 Wipeout  Wager based on previewed question topic. Wagered points countdown as time goes.

Speed: 15-Minute game used to fill the long wait at the end of Showdown. The game is rapid fire, can be easy, and fun.

Round Q Points Max Q Format Notes
1 6 1000 6000 No clues, All or Nothing  
2 6 1250 7500 No clues, All or Nothing  
3 6 1500 9000 No clues, All or Nothing  

Glory Days: Tuesday evening's second-string premium game. Mainly 50's 60's 70's topical questions but a few questions outside those eras sneak in occasionally.

Round Q Points Max Q Format Notes
Polling 4 0 0 Poll  
Music 7 1000 7000 Countdown  
Pop Culture 7 1000 7000 Countdown  
Screen 7 1000 7000 Countdown Movies/TV
History 7 1000 7000 Countdown  
Final 1 2000 2000 Countdown  

PassPort: Wednesday night's premium game - Every game is about a particular destination, it could be a city, a country, region, or continent. This game and sports IQ are the only games that incorporate pictures into the game format in certain rounds. Watch for clues at the end of the game for the next week's PassPort destination.

Round Q Points Max Q Format Notes
Packing 6 1000 10000 No Clues, All or Nothing Starts off with 4000, each correct answer adds 1000, min 4000
Departure 5 500 1000 1500 2000 2500  7500 No Clues, All or Nothing Players vote for point value of each question
On Tour 12 1000 12000 Countdown  
2 1000 2000 No Clues, All or Nothing Q1 based on puzzle picture, Q2 is a map question.
Slide Show 4
Total 
Right
Pts
1 1000
2 2000
3 4000
4 7000
7000 No Clues, All or Nothing Progressively higher point values for each correct answer ala Showdown's Pyramid round.

Six: Wednesday's second hour-long game (depending on time zone). "Trivial-Pursuit" style categories with four different rounds of game play.

Topics: 1. The Sciences, 2. The World, 3. The Shows, 4. The Arts 5. The Games,  6. The Past

Round Q Points Bonus Max Q Format Notes
1 6 500 1000 4000  3 choices, 2 clues  
6 1000 2000 8000 3 choices, 1 clue  
2 6 6x250 500/Group 12000 Word matching  
3 6 1000 1000 7000 3 choices, 1 clues  
6 1500 1500 10500 3 choices, 1 clue  
4 6 1000 0-5000/Topic 21000 Wipeout Bonus for answering prior to first clue (5 seconds).

Spotlight: Friday's premium game focusing on entertainment and cultural trivia with five rounds of questions in different formats. My favorite game - One round you have to guess the year, and another round you have to unscramble letters to get a clue, these are my two favorite round formats and they only appear in this one game.

Round Q Point Max Q Format Notes
Opinion Poll 4 0 0 Poll A good extra 10 minutes to mingle
  5 1000 5000 Countdown  
Flashback 8 1000 8000 Guess the year, 4 Clues 100 for off 1 year
50 for off 2 years
Get-a-Clue 10 1500 15000    
  5x3 1500 10000 3 Choices, No Clues, All or nothing 500 bonus points for getting each group of three correct

Playback: Saturday night's premium game. Music galore!

Round Q Point Max Q Format Notes
Tune Up 10 500 5000 2 Choices, No Clues, All or Nothing  
On-Beat 9 1000 9000 No Clues, All or Negative Don't guess if you don't have a clue
Jukebox 6 1000 6000 Countdown  Players choose between two categories
Triviaoke 8 1000 8000 Complete the lyric  
Encore 1 10-50%   No Clues, win or lose wager Wager based on answer preview

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