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GameShows Weekly #2: October 16, 2026

Our new daily trivia game, a Jeopardy! tiebreaker, and dates to watch.

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This week: our new daily trivia game, a Jeopardy! tiebreaker, two December specials for The Price Is Right, and Millionaire’s season finale.

Meet Answer Me!

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A daily trivia break from GameShows.com. Answer Me! launched on Monday, October 12: ten free questions a day, the same for everyone. Each question has four choices and a 15-second timer, and the last two are a Bonus Round about game shows. A new game arrives at midnight Eastern, with no download or sign-up. Play today’s game → or read how it works.

This week’s game show news

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A tiebreaker, then a new champion on Jeopardy! Spoilers for October 13 and 14: Ron Clarke and Greg Monson finished Tuesday’s game tied at $18,200, and Clarke won the tiebreaker. On Wednesday, Kim Kalnoki became champion with $28,401. See the official box scores. Our new explainer covers how Jeopardy! tiebreakers work.

Two December dates for The Price Is Right. CBS’s October 12 announcement schedules the live holiday special for December 13 and The Price Is Right: 20 Seasons of Drew Carey for December 15, both at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Read our updated season guide and CBS’s announcement.

An $85,705 finish on Wheel. Nneka Walker’s October 9 game ended with $85,705 in cash and prizes, including a Mazda. TV Insider’s recap has the result.

Coming up

Monday, October 19: FOX’s double bill. Name That Tune’s “Housewives, Hoops & Hits” is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET/PT, followed by Celebrity Weakest Link’s “Power Couples” at 9:01 p.m. ET/PT. Check FOX’s schedule.

Wednesday, October 21: a calendar note for Millionaire viewers. ABC has its Dolly Parton tribute scheduled from 9–11 p.m. EDT. Read ABC’s special announcement.

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Wednesday, October 28: Millionaire’s season finale. ABC lists a 9:02 p.m. EDT start, pairing Sarah Jane Nader with Brooks Nader, followed by Colin Jost and Michael Che. See the episode details and our fall calendar.

Now casting

Application pages checked October 15.

Jeopardy!: the Anytime Test is open. Applicants must be 18+ and residents of the United States or Canada. Take the official test or read our audition guide.

Wheel of Fortune. The broadcast show’s official application form is accepting applications from the United States only. Start there, or read our application guide.

Family Feud. Its application form is open, but the person submitting must be 18 or older; under-18s need a parent or legal guardian to submit for them. There is no contestant age requirement, although the show suggests contestants be 15 years or older. Read our contestant guide.

New on GameShows.com

How Jeopardy! tiebreakers work. New October 15, after Tuesday’s tie.

The Price Is Right season guide. Updated October 13 with the December specials.

Our fall game show calendar. Updated October 13.