Trivial Pursuit (U.S. game show) seconds to answer by pressing a number from 1-4 on a keypad in front of them. They scored points based on how fast they answered the question correctly, with a maximum of 1,000 points available. After five questions, the six players with the highest scores played round two and the other players were eliminated. This round was played in the same way as Round 1, except the three highest-scoring players won a prize and a chance to play "Trivial Pursuit" in the next half-hour show. As in the board game, three contestants raced to complete their game pie first by
Trivial Pursuit (U.S. game show) Trivial Pursuit (U.S. game show) Trivial Pursuit is an American game show that ran on The Family Channel from June 7, 1993 to December 30, 1994. Loosely based on the board game of the same name, it was hosted by Wink Martindale with Randy West announcing. The show was played in two halves. The first half was an interactive game show, while the other half was a traditional game show. Nine players (originally twelve) competed for three spots in the second half of the show. Five questions with four multiple-choice answers were asked by the host. The players had 10