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game show stories: 10 news summaries

 DeLay Boogies From  
 Dancing to Millionaire 

Tom Delay is the new 'expert' on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Oct 27, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - As if seeing Tom DeLay shake his butt on Dancing With the Stars wasn't hard enough on America, the former House Majority Leader will continue his budding reality show career on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. DeLay will appear as the "expert" lifeline, following in the footsteps... More »

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entertainment • Dancing with the Stars • Tom DeLay • game show • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

 Takei, Hubby First Gay  
 Couple on Newlywed Game 

Star Trek actor and husband just marked 1st anniversary

Sep 16, 09 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The new version of the Newlywed Game will feature a gay couple for the first time—Star Trek actor George Takei and his husband Brad Altman, Queerty reports. Takei and Altman just celebrated their first anniversary—they’ve been together for 22 years but didn’t tie the knot until... More »

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television • gay marriage • marriage • homosexuality • game show • George Takei

Millionaire Returns to Prime Time for 10th Anniversary

Special 11-night run will feature Regis Philbin, celeb guests

Jul 31, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - To mark its 10th anniversary, ABC’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire will return to prime time for an 11-night run starting Aug. 9, USA Today reports. Regis Philbin will return as host, along with celebrity guests—including Snoop Dogg, Lauren Conrad, Vanessa Williams and Katy Perry—who will... More »

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ABC • game show • Snoop Dogg • Regis Philbin • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire • Katy Perry • game show hosts • Lauren Conrad • quiz show

 Turkish Game Show 
 Tries to Convert Atheists 

Imams, priests, rabbis, and monks given chance to convert unbelievers live on TV

Jul 3, 09 1:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - This was probably only a matter of time: A Turkish game show starting this fall will bring on 10 atheists per show and give holy men from four faiths the chance to convert them, the Guardian reports. A Muslim imam, a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, and a Buddhist monk... More »

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Islam • Turkey • Christianity • religion • Judaism • game show • Buddhism • atheism

 Betty White-Barker 
 Feud Heats Up 

Price is Right host won't attend game show awards if she's there

May 12, 09 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bob Barker might not come on down to the Game Show Awards this weekend—at least, not if Betty White dares to show her face, BuzzerBlog reports. The feisty oldsters are feuding over an elephant Barker wants relocated from the Los Angeles Zoo, and since the Golden Girl got her... More »

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entertainment • Bob Barker • celebrity • animal rights • game show • elephant • Los Angeles Zoo • Betty White

(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire is a hot topic of conversation in India, where it’s alternately viewed with pride and scorn, and few have a more interesting perspective on it than Harshvardhan Nawathe—the real slumdog millionaire. Nawathe is the only person to ever win it all on India’s version... More »

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India • game show • movies • Slumdog Millionaire

Is That a Commercial or
a Game Show?
Maybe Both

Advertisers creating their own TV programs

Jun 12, 08 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The days when a TV host would serve up a tasty bowl of Alpo or light up a Lucky Strike on-air and sing its praises are long gone, but in-show sponsorship may be making a comeback, the New York Times reports. Meow Mix will launch its own game show this... More »

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television • marketing • game show • branding • advertisers • Dos Equis • TV advertising

 'Dealer'-in-Chief?
 Bush Hits
 Game Show 

Prez's Deal or No Deal appearance latest in low-brow pol appearances

Apr 22, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Increasingly overshadowed by the presidential campaign, George W. Bush got a bit of exposure last night—on a TV game show. The commander-in-chief appeared via satellite on Deal or No Deal to root for a soldier back from Iraq who was gunning for a million dollars in a suitcase, reports... More »

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television • Deal or No Deal • game show • populism • George W. Bush • Howie Mandel

Ken Jennings They're Not

Game show howlers dumb enough to make Miss Teen South Carolina blush

Feb 2, 08 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Perhaps there's no sadder commentary on the state of society—or at least society's IQ—than dumb responses from contestants on game shows. Reuters combs a (now-defunct) website for high and low points:
  • Q: What was Gandhi's first name? A: Goosey Goosey.
  • Q: What happened in Dallas
... More »

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Nicole Kidman • intelligence • list • humor • game show • Forrest Gump • contestants • Johnny Weissmuller • Mahatma Gandhi

Merv Griffin Dies at 82

The founder of 'Jeopardy!' passes

Aug 12, 07 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Merv Griffin, a TV impresario who found success both in front of and behind the camera, died of prostate cancer this morning at 82. Griffin is perhaps best known for creating "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," two of television's most successful and iconic game shows. A... More »

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television • prostate cancer • obituary • talk show • Merv Griffin • game show • Jeopardy • Wheel of Fortune

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