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By Carrie Grosvenor, About.com Guide since 2007

Minute to Win It Games - Glass Road Trucker Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Glass Road Trucker isn't for kids - you'll be lining up glass bottles upside down, and then blowing a ping pong ball across them. Here's how you can play at home.
Minute to Win It Games - Get Forked Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Get Forked is a simple game in theory and very easy to play at home. You don't need any special equipment, just some coins and a kitchen utensil.
Minute to Win It Games - Frankenstein Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Frankenstein requires a lot of concentration and balance to carry out. Here's how this game from Minute to Win It works, with instructions for playing it at home.
Minute to Win It Games - Egg Dance Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Minute to Win It's Egg Dance game is more about balance than dancing. Here's how to play it at home.
Minute to Win It Games - Drop Ball Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
How to play Drop Ball from Minute to Win It, with instructions for home play and alternatives.
Interview with Josh Lewis of Repo Games Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Josh Lewis of Repo Games discusses the dangers and the fun in working on this original game show.
Interview with Tom DeTone of Repo Games Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Tom DeTone is a real life repo man, and host of Spike TV's Repo Games.
Repo Games Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
An overview of Repo Games, an original game show on the Spike TV network.
Remembering Dick Clark Created: Thursday, April 19, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Game show announcer Randy West recalls working with Dick Clark, who passed away April 18th, 2012.
Minute to Win It Sticker Picker Upper Game Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Play Sticker Picker Upper from Minute to Win It at home with these instructions and tips
Scary Cherry Game from Minute to Win It Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
How the Scary Cherry game from 'Minute to Win It' works, with instructions for you to play it at home.
Volcano Minute to Win It Game Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Minute to Win It's Volcano is a timed version of the popular mint-in-a-soda-bottle trick.
Best Facebook Game Show - 2012 Readers' Choice Awards Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
These five Facebook games based on game shows are all finalists in the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards.
Favorite Game Show Contestant - 2012 Readers' Choice Awards Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
The 2012 finalists for Favorite Game Show Contestant in the About.com Readers' Choice Awards.
Best Game Show Announcer - Readers' Choice Awards Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
The five finalists in the category Best Game Show Announcer for the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards.
Best Game Show Host - 2012 Readers Choice Awards Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
The five finalists for Best Game Show Host in the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards.
Best Game Show Host Created: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Nominate your choice for the Best Game Show Host.
Readers Choice Awards - Game Show Categories Created: Monday, January 16, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Learn more about the game show categories for the 2012 About.com Readers Choice Awards, and find links to vote for your favorites.
What Not to Do at a Game Show Audition Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Common mistakes people make at game show auditions and how to avoid them.
Instant Cash on TVTropolis Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Instant Cash is a Canadian game show that sets up in shopping malls. Contestants visit the game's ATM machine and find that they're suddenly on a game show.
2012 Readers Choice Awards Winners List for Game Shows Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
The list of winners in the Game Show categories from the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards.
Facebook Press Your Luck Game Created: Thursday, March 29, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012
Press Your Luck is one of the many game show-based games you'll find on Facebook. Here's how to play and what to expect.
Be a Contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Created: Thursday, October 09, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Want to be a contestant on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The audition process is explained here.
Why Do You Want to Play Game Shows - Reasons for Becoming a Game Show Contestant Created: Thursday, August 20, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Readers share their top reasons for wanting to be a game show contestant. Is it really all about winning cash, or are there other reasons to play?
Best Game Show Twitter - 2012 Readers Choice Awards Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The five finalists for Best Game Show Twitter Feed in the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards.
Favorite Game Show Contestant - Readers' Choice Awards Created: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Best Classic Game Show - Readers' Choice Awards Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The five finalists for Best Classic Game Show in the 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards.
Readers Choice - Best Game Show Finalists Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards finalists for Best Game Show.
Best Official Game Show Website - Readers' Choice Awards Created: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Best Mobile Game Show - Readers' Choice Awards Created: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Best Facebook Game Show - Readers' Choice Awards Created: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Best Game Show Twitter - Readers' Choice Awards Created: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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