FORMAT · GAMESHOW

Your own TV Gameshow with phone buzzers

Five categories, five clues each, values that climb from 100 to 500. You open a tile, the TV shows the clue, and every phone in the room becomes a buzzer. Whoever presses first answers, out loud, like on television. Play it in teams, or every player for themselves.

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Question generation included

What is a Jeopardy-style game board?

A Jeopardy-style board is a grid of categories and point values. Players pick a category and a value, the clue is revealed, and the first person to buzz in gets to answer. Harder clues are worth more, and a wrong answer lets someone else steal.

The Party Quiz puts that board on your TV and turns your players' phones into buzzers. Every phone and the TV see the same order of presses, so the argument about who was first is over before it starts.

Gameshow at a glance

Grid: 5 categories × 5 clues per board
Rounds: 1 to 4 rounds (one board each), with values rising: 100–500, 200–1000 (the double round), 300–1500 and 400–2000
Tie-breaker: One closest-guess question to settle a draw, no points wagered
Players: Quiz Starter: up to 10 phones in 4 teams, or 10 solo players. Quiz Host, Quizmaster and an event with Quiz Night: up to 100 phones in 20 teams, or 24 solo players. Solo play is available in gameshow and Quickfire; pub quiz is team-only.
Clue types: Questions, music clues, video clues and action squares
Answer clock: Starts on the first buzz; 15 seconds by default, adjustable or off
Length: About 45–60 minutes for two boards

BUZZERS

The fastest thumb wins, not the loudest voice

When you open a tile, every phone in the room wakes up with one big red button. The first press wins, and every phone shows who got there first, and by how much.

Get it wrong and the buzzers re-arm, so another team can steal. Pressed the wrong button yourself? There's an undo.

One shared order, so no disputes
Wrong answers re-arm the buzzers for a steal
Undo the last award
Works without phones too, shouts and hands are fine

Phone buzzers

WHAT GOES ON A TILE

Not every tile is a question

A tile can hold a normal clue, a music clue that plays with the picture hidden, a video clip everyone watches, or an action square, a dare nobody sees coming until someone picks that 400.

The AI generator puts at least two action squares and two music clues on every board it writes, so a round never feels like a form.

Action squares

SCORING

Values that belong to the square

Row three is worth 300 whatever sits there, so you can move a clue to another tile to make it harder or easier without retyping anything. The double round doubles every value.

Scores are shown big on the TV, with every team's colour and emoji, and you can nudge any score up or down by hand when the room demands justice.

Teams & scoring

TEAMS OR SOLO

Every player for themselves, if you like

A game show doesn't need teams. Choose “Everyone for themselves” when you create the board and there's nothing to set up: each player who joins gets their own row on the scoreboard, in their own colour and shape, in the order they arrived.

Buzzes are credited to the person who pressed, not to a team. Past eight players the scoreboard turns into a ranked leaderboard, so a room of twenty can still find their name.

Play individually in gameshow or Quickfire: each player has their own score. Up to 10 solo players on Quiz Starter, or 24 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event.
Buzzes and points credited to the person
A ranked leaderboard past eight players
Up to 4 teams on Quiz Starter; 20 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event. Connected phones: 10 on Quiz Starter, 100 with those paid offers.

Play gameshow solo

How a board round plays

A team picks a tile
“Film & TV for 300.” You tap it on your phone or laptop and the clue opens on the TV.
Everyone buzzes
The phones wake up. The first press wins, and the answer clock starts counting down on the TV.
They answer out loud
Right: award the points and reveal. Wrong: dock them, and the buzzers re-arm for a steal.
The tile goes dark
Used tiles grey out on the board, and the next team picks. The tie-breaker settles a draw at the end.

Questions about Gameshow

How do I make my own Jeopardy-style game with phone buzzers?

Sign in for free, press New quiz and choose gameshow. Pick one to four boards, and the grid, the point values and a tie-breaker are laid out for you. Type a category above each column and a clue and answer on each tile, or describe a theme and let the AI draft the board. Then open it on the TV: players scan the QR code or type the room code, and every phone becomes a buzzer, with no app to install.

Is there a free Jeopardy template?

Every new board starts as one: five categories of five tiles, values from 100 to 500 (200 to 1000 on the double round) and a tie-breaker, ready to fill in. Unlike a slideshow template, it keeps the score, greys out used tiles and gives every player a buzzer. There's no library of other people's boards; the gameshow demo shows a finished one.

Is this the official Jeopardy! game?

No. The Party Quiz is an independent quiz app with a board format inspired by TV quiz shows. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Jeopardy Productions, and you write your own categories and clues.

Do clues have to be phrased as answers, like on TV?

No. Write them however your group likes. The AI generator writes English clues in the classic “This painter…” style with answers phrased as questions, and you can switch off the “What is…?” answers.

Can I play without buzzers?

Yes. Open the tiles, let people shout or raise hands, and use the + and − buttons to score. The buzzers are there when you want them, not required.

How many teams can play on one board?

Up to 4 teams on Quiz Starter; 20 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event. Connected phones: 10 on Quiz Starter, 100 with those paid offers.

Can people play on their own instead of in teams?

Play individually in gameshow or Quickfire: each player has their own score. Up to 10 solo players on Quiz Starter, or 24 on Quiz Host, Quizmaster or a Quiz Night event.

Can I make a board in another language?

Yes, write it in any of 93 languages, or let the AI write it in yours. The TV and phones show their buttons and labels in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian to match.

Also worth a look

Create your Gameshow

Start from empty tiles, or describe a theme and let the generator draft it.