

The round started with a toss-up question, and the first player to buzz-in and answer correctly controlled the round. The final round again used the traditional basic categories as in Round 1, but the round was played in a different manner. When chosen, the player who answered an audio or video question correctly had an opportunity to answer a follow-up question which awarded the player a $100 bonus and another half-wedge in the color of their choice. This round also included three special questions known as "Bonus Questions" hidden behind three of the categories-one in one half of the round, and two in the other. (In early episodes, the questions related to a certain year in history.) The category sets used were different each show, and were borrowed from multiple versions of the board game. In the second half of Round 2 (later known as Round 3), a new set of categories were played.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT BOARD MOVIE
This round used either the categories from the Movie Edition or Television Edition. those from the "Genus" Editions of the games) were used. In the first round, the six traditional Trivial Pursuit categories (ie. A correct answer lit up a wedge but an incorrect answer gave the two opponents a chance to steal the wedge.

In the first three rounds, each player received two turns consisting of a category choice followed by a question posed by host Martindale. Also, although most of the colors were the same, one was different and that color was red, replacing the brown-colored wedge. Unlike the board game, however, it took two questions to complete a wedge, and no board or die was used. This round was played in the same way as Round 1, except the three highest scoring players won a special prize and a chance to play Trivial Pursuit in the next half hour show.Īs in the board game, three contestants raced to complete their game pie first by answering questions from categories that match the colored wedge. After five questions, the six players with the highest scores played Round 2 and the other players were eliminated. They scored points based on how fast they answered the question correctly, with a maximum of 1,000 points available. The players had 10 seconds to answer by pressing a number from 1-4 on a keypad in front of them. Nine players (originally twelve) competed for three spots in the second half of the show.įive questions with four multiple-choice answers were asked by the host. The first half was an interactive game show while the other half was a traditional game show. 1.2.4 Bonus Round: The Trivial Pursuit Challenge Round.
