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First Claim
1. A game of intellectual challenge designed for the participation of at least two players comprising a panel containing categories as represented by numbered disks mounted on said panel, said disks being consecutively numbered from 1-12 said disks being arranged as rows, each said row containing four disks, each said numbered disk displaying sequentially three questions, a host containing a replica of said numbered categories, said questions pertaining thereto and answers to said questions, said players being seated adjacent each other with separate clocks, said clocks having at least one hand and being graduated with numbers 1 through twelve, each number representing five minutes, means to control the indication of the position of said hand with respect to the numbers on said clocks, a designated first player chosen by the host to start the game, said player choosing any one of the 12 categories as represented by the numbered disks, said player'"'"'s clock being advanced five minutes for every correct answer to the question in the selected category, each successive designated player following the same procedure, a winner of a first round of the game determined by the first player'"'"'s clock to be advanced to the 12 o'"'"'clock position, said winner of the first round proceeding to a bonus round, a stop clock controlled by the host and graduated in seconds from 1 to 60 and being stopped after 2.5 minutes, said host reciting in rapid succession 16 questions to be answered by said winner of the bonus round within said 2.5 minutes, correct answers being tallied by said host, and a jackpot award given said designated player upon answering at least 12 of said 16 questions correctly within said minutes.
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Abstract
A game of intellectual challenge with at least two players, a host and a plurality of clocks, one for each player and the host, wherein the game is played as a parlor game or on TV, wherein categories of questions are cast as numbered disks and the category is chosen by a designated player wherein the game is divided into two rounds and the winner of the first round is determined by the player whose clock is first moved to a 12 o'"'"'clock position, and the winner of a Jackpot in a bonus round is determined by one of the players that participates in the bonus round answering 12 of 16 questions correctly in a prescribed time period of 2.5 minutes.
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- 1. A game of intellectual challenge designed for the participation of at least two players comprising a panel containing categories as represented by numbered disks mounted on said panel, said disks being consecutively numbered from 1-12 said disks being arranged as rows, each said row containing four disks, each said numbered disk displaying sequentially three questions, a host containing a replica of said numbered categories, said questions pertaining thereto and answers to said questions, said players being seated adjacent each other with separate clocks, said clocks having at least one hand and being graduated with numbers 1 through twelve, each number representing five minutes, means to control the indication of the position of said hand with respect to the numbers on said clocks, a designated first player chosen by the host to start the game, said player choosing any one of the 12 categories as represented by the numbered disks, said player'"'"'s clock being advanced five minutes for every correct answer to the question in the selected category, each successive designated player following the same procedure, a winner of a first round of the game determined by the first player'"'"'s clock to be advanced to the 12 o'"'"'clock position, said winner of the first round proceeding to a bonus round, a stop clock controlled by the host and graduated in seconds from 1 to 60 and being stopped after 2.5 minutes, said host reciting in rapid succession 16 questions to be answered by said winner of the bonus round within said 2.5 minutes, correct answers being tallied by said host, and a jackpot award given said designated player upon answering at least 12 of said 16 questions correctly within said minutes.
- 7. A method of playing a game of intellectual challenge with at least two players and a host, comprising a panel having three rows of numbered disks starting from 1 and ending at 12, each number representing a category of diverse subject matter, each said category having a common theme, displaying sequentially a set of three questions pertinent to a category on each numbered disk, choosing a designated first player by asking each player to select a card from a deck of cards, with the player having the highest card starting the game, requesting said first player to choose a category from one of the twelve numbers, prompting the designated player to respond to said displayed questions, and if the answer is correct, continuing the process until all the three questions have been answered, said player having a clock graduated in numbers from 1 to 12, each number representing a five minute interval, each player'"'"'s clock being moved five minutes for every correctly answered question, choosing a second player in the same manner as described above, to pick another category, the procedure continuing until one of the players has reached 12 on the clock, the host declaring said one player to be the winner of the first round, said winner then advancing to a bonus round, said host calling upon said winner to answer correctly 16 questions in a prescribed time frame, an award being given for each correctly answered question of the first round and the bonus round, and the first round winner being awarded a jackpot if said first round winner answers at least 12 of the 16 questions correctly of said bonus round in said prescribed time.
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