The Games

Brains, speed, and a little chaos. Some games test what you know, some make you move, and some put real cash on the line. Here's everything in the lineup.

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Brain Games

Knowledge, speed, and teamwork. The classic game show matchups.

Team vs team

Trivia Bowl

Rapid-fire questions from history to pop culture. Buzz in or get left behind.

What You Need

  • Buzzers
  • Question deck

How to Play

  1. The host reads a question.
  2. First team to buzz gets to answer.
  3. Wrong answer? The other team gets a shot.

How to Win

Most points when the final question is read.

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Team vs team

Math Sprint

Timed rounds where speed and accuracy both count.

What You Need

  • Whiteboards and markers
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Each round flashes a problem on screen.
  2. Teams solve it on their whiteboard.
  3. Boards up when the clock hits zero.

How to Win

Most correct answers across all rounds.

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Team vs team

Science Challenge

Lab-style problems and lightning-round science questions.

What You Need

  • Buzzers
  • Question deck
  • Simple demo props

How to Play

  1. Mix of quick-fire questions and "what happens next?" demos.
  2. Teams buzz in to answer.

How to Win

Most points at the end of the round.

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Head-to-head

Spelling Showdown

One word. One shot. No do-overs.

What You Need

  • Word list

How to Play

  1. Players from each team face off one at a time.
  2. Spell the word correctly to stay in.
  3. Miss and the next player steps up.

How to Win

Last team with a speller standing.

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Team vs team

Team Puzzle

Problems built so no one can solve them alone.

What You Need

  • Puzzle kits (one per team)
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Each team gets an identical puzzle.
  2. Work together to crack it.

How to Win

First team to solve it.

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Brains + Body

Think fast, then move faster. Smarts and hustle in the same round.

Team vs team

Run & Buzz

Know the answer? Prove it. The buzzer is across the gym.

What You Need

  • A buzzer at the far end of the floor
  • Question deck
  • Tape for a start line

How to Play

  1. One player from each team waits at the start line.
  2. The host reads the question.
  3. Sprint to the buzzer. First to hit it gets to answer.

How to Win

Most correct answers after every player has run.

Team vs team

Name That Motown Tune

The first few seconds of a Detroit classic. Can you name it?

What You Need

  • Speaker
  • Playlist of Motown and Detroit artists
  • Buzzers

How to Play

  1. Play the opening seconds of a song.
  2. Buzz in with the song title or the artist.
  3. Stumped? Play a few more seconds.

How to Win

Most songs named correctly.

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Team vs team

Detroit Trivia

How well do you know your city?

What You Need

  • Buzzers
  • Detroit question deck: history, landmarks, sports, famous Detroiters

How to Play

  1. Questions are all about Detroit.
  2. Buzz in to answer. Steals allowed on a miss.

How to Win

Most points when the deck runs out.

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Team vs team

Fact or Cap

True or false, but make it fun. Is it fact, or is it cap?

What You Need

  • Question deck of wild true and false statements
  • Fact and Cap signs for each player

How to Play

  1. The host reads a statement.
  2. Every player holds up Fact or Cap at the same time.

How to Win

Team with the most correct calls.

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Head-to-head

Rapid Fire Five

Five answers. Ten seconds. Go.

What You Need

  • Category cards
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. The host reveals a category, like "things in a kitchen".
  2. Name five things in that category before the 10 seconds are up.

How to Win

Hit all five to score. Most points after every round wins.

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Team vs team

Sketch Relay

Pictionary, but every teammate gets 10 seconds with the marker.

What You Need

  • Two easels or whiteboards
  • Markers
  • Word cards
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. One team draws while the other team watches the clock.
  2. Each drawer adds to the picture for 10 seconds, then passes the marker.
  3. The rest of the team shouts guesses.

How to Win

Most words guessed before time runs out.

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Minute to Win It

Team A vs Team B. Fast, physical, and ridiculous. Everybody moves.

Head-to-head

Balloon & Cup Blowout

Pure lung power. No hands allowed.

What You Need

  • Balloons
  • Plastic cups
  • A long table

How to Play

  1. Players race using nothing but their breath.
  2. Blow up balloons and blow cups down the table to the finish.

How to Win

First player to finish scores the point for their team.

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Head-to-head

Candy Sort

Fast fingers, sharp eyes, and a pile of candy.

What You Need

  • M&M's or Skittles
  • 5 cups per player
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Each player gets the same pile of candy.
  2. Sort every piece by color into 5 cups.

How to Win

First to sort the whole pile correctly, or the most sorted when the minute is up.

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Head-to-head

Breakfast Scramble

Rebuild the cereal box before your opponent does.

What You Need

  • Cereal box fronts, cut into puzzle pieces (one per player)

How to Play

  1. Two opposing players each get a scrambled cereal box front.
  2. Piece it back together as fast as you can.

How to Win

First complete box wins.

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Head-to-head

Swinging Bananas

The silliest race on the show. Hips do all the work.

What You Need

  • String
  • Bananas
  • A ball for each player
  • Tape for start and finish lines

How to Play

  1. Each player ties a string around their waist with a banana hanging down the middle.
  2. Put a ball on the ground in front of each player.
  3. Swing the banana to knock the ball toward the finish line. No hands, no feet.

How to Win

First ball across the finish line.

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Team vs team

Bucket Splash

Expect to get wet.

Full rules coming soon.

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Heads up: Lay down a tarp or play outside.

Team vs team

Stack Attack

Build the pyramid. Tear it down. Beat the other team.

What You Need

  • 36 plastic cups per team
  • A table for each team

How to Play

  1. Start with a single stack of 36 cups.
  2. Build a pyramid using every cup.
  3. Then restack it all back into one tower.

How to Win

First team back to a single stack.

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Head-to-head

Junk in the Trunk

Shake it like you mean it.

What You Need

  • Empty tissue boxes
  • Ping pong balls (6 per box)
  • Belts or string to strap the box on

How to Play

  1. Strap a tissue box full of ping pong balls to the back of your waist.
  2. Shake, jump, and wiggle every ball out. No hands.

How to Win

First empty box wins.

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Head-to-head

Defying Gravity

Three balloons. Sixty seconds. Nothing touches the floor.

What You Need

  • 3 balloons per player
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Toss all three balloons into the air.
  2. Keep them up for a full minute using only your hands.

How to Win

Last player with every balloon still in the air.

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Head-to-head

Noodling

A strand of spaghetti, a pile of penne, and steady nerves.

What You Need

  • Uncooked spaghetti
  • Uncooked penne
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Hold one strand of spaghetti in your mouth.
  2. Use it to pick up penne noodles one at a time. No hands.

How to Win

Most penne on your spaghetti when the minute is up.

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Heads up: Check for food allergies with each school before game day.

Head-to-head

Suck It Up

One straw, two plates, and a whole lot of candy.

What You Need

  • Straws
  • Two plates per player
  • Small candies
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Use the straw to suck up one candy at a time.
  2. Move it from the full plate to the empty one.

How to Win

Most candies moved in 60 seconds.

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Heads up: Check for food allergies with each school before game day.

Team Relays

The whole squad in motion. Nobody sits this one out.

Team vs team

Blindfold Obstacle Course

One player can't see. The whole team is yelling directions.

What You Need

  • Blindfolds
  • Soft obstacles: cones, pool noodles, hula hoops
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. One player is blindfolded at the start.
  2. Teammates shout directions to guide them through the course.
  3. Touch an obstacle and take a 5 second penalty.

How to Win

Fastest time through the course.

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Team vs team

Sponge Relay

Soak it, sprint it, squeeze it.

What You Need

  • A big sponge per team
  • A full bucket at the start
  • An empty bucket at the finish
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Dunk the sponge in the full bucket.
  2. Run it to your empty bucket and squeeze.
  3. Hand off the sponge to the next teammate.

How to Win

Most water in the bucket when time runs out.

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Heads up: Lay down a tarp or play outside.

Team vs team

Hula Hoop Chain

Hold hands. Pass the hoop. Don't let go.

What You Need

  • A hula hoop per team

How to Play

  1. The team stands in a line holding hands.
  2. Pass the hula hoop from one end to the other by stepping and ducking through it.
  3. Let go of a hand and the hoop goes back to the start.

How to Win

First team to get the hoop to the end of the line.

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Team vs team

Tug of War

The season finale. Every muscle, every teammate, one rope.

What You Need

  • A long, thick rope
  • Tape for a center line and two win lines
  • Gloves

How to Play

  1. Each team grabs an end of the rope.
  2. On the whistle, pull.

How to Win

Drag the other team's front player across your win line. Best two out of three.

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Money Games

Contestants play for real cash. What you grab is what you keep.

Individual contestants

Spatula Scoop

Scoop it, flip it, keep it.

What You Need

  • A pile of cash
  • A spatula
  • A bowl
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Use only the spatula to scoop money from the pile into the bowl.
  2. Keep going until time runs out.

How to Win

Every bill in the bowl is yours.

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Individual contestants

Can Roll

Roll it right and roll away rich.

What You Need

  • A row of cash laid out in a line
  • A can

How to Play

  1. Line up a row of money along the floor or table.
  2. Roll the can down the row.

How to Win

Wherever the can stops is how much you keep.

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Contestants in a line

Cup Hop

Blow the ball from glass to glass. The farther it goes, the more you collect.

What You Need

  • 6 glasses filled with water
  • 6 dollar bills
  • A ping pong ball

How to Play

  1. Line up the 6 glasses single file and give each glass a dollar bill.
  2. Set the ping pong ball on top of the first glass.
  3. Contestants stand in line and take turns blowing the ball from cup to cup.

How to Win

Wherever the ball falls decides how much each contestant collects.

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Individual contestants

Money Booth

Step inside, the fans kick on, and the cash starts flying.

What You Need

  • A rented money wind booth
  • Cash
  • Timer

How to Play

  1. Step into the booth.
  2. When the fans start, grab every bill you can for 30 seconds.

How to Win

Every bill you catch is yours.

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Individual contestants

Price Is Right

How much does it cost? Closest guess cashes in.

What You Need

  • Everyday items with real price tags hidden
  • Cash prize

How to Play

  1. The host shows an item.
  2. Each contestant writes down their price guess.
  3. Reveal the real price.

How to Win

Closest guess without going over wins the cash.

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Individual contestants

Plinko

Drop the chip, watch it bounce, pray for the big slot.

What You Need

  • Homemade pegboard with dollar amounts at the bottom
  • Plinko chips

How to Play

  1. Drop a chip from the top of the board.
  2. It bounces down through the pegs and lands in a slot.

How to Win

Win the dollar amount your chip lands on.

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Individual contestants

Balloon Pop

A wall of balloons. Some have cash inside. Choose wisely.

What You Need

  • A wall of balloons, some stuffed with bills
  • Darts or push pins

How to Play

  1. Each contestant gets a set number of pops.
  2. Pick a balloon and pop it.

How to Win

Keep whatever cash falls out.

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Viewer Games

The audience at home gets in on the action, live on the stream.

Viewers at home

Donation Goals

Hit the goal and the host takes a pie to the face.

What You Need

  • Donation tracker on screen
  • A list of dares for the host

How to Play

  1. Announce a donation target live on the stream.
  2. When donations hit it, the host does the dare.

How to Win

Everybody wins. More money goes to the students and their schools.

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Viewers at home

Chat Picks the Game

You call the shots. Vote for what happens next.

What You Need

  • A live poll in the stream chat

How to Play

  1. Post a poll with two or three minigames.
  2. Viewers vote.
  3. The winning game is played next.

How to Win

The audience gets the game they want.

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Viewers at home

Power-Ups

Back your team with a game-changing boost.

What You Need

  • Power-up cards: Double Points, Freeze

How to Play

  1. Donations unlock power-ups for the team the viewer supports.
  2. Double Points doubles the next round. Freeze pauses the other team for 10 seconds.

How to Win

Your team gets an edge, and more money goes to the students.

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Viewers at home

Pick'em

Call every winner before the game starts.

What You Need

  • A free online pick sheet

How to Play

  1. Before each game, viewers pick who they think will win.
  2. Scores update all season.

How to Win

Most correct picks earns bragging rights.

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Heads up: Always free to play. No money is ever involved.

Intermission

Keep the crowd in the game between rounds.

Everyone watching

Intermission Trivia

Were you paying attention last week?

How to Play

  1. During the break, the host asks trivia questions about the previous episode.
  2. Teams and viewers play along.

How to Win

Bragging rights, and proof you watched.

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