The Gameshow
The Live Show the
Whole Room Plays
Ninety minutes of your whole team genuinely switched on. A professional host, the TV formats everyone already knows, and three fast rounds that turn a roomful of colleagues into teams who actually want to win. Any size, in the room or over a screen.
What It Is
Here is the worry with any team event. You book it, and then you spend the run-up quietly hoping people throw themselves in, rather than hovering at the edges on their phones.
The Gameshow takes that off your plate. It is a live, hosted show built on the TV formats everyone grew up with, run across three quick rounds by a professional host. The rules are simple, there is no cringe-inducing warm-up, and within minutes the colleague who "doesn't really do this sort of thing" is shouting answers with the rest of them.
That is what a format people already know buys you. Nobody has to be talked into it, the energy is not left to chance, and you are not the one at the front praying it lands. The show does that job for you.
The Rounds
Three Rounds Your Guests Can Play in Their Sleep
Each round takes its cue from a format the room will recognise on sight. They are our own builds, inspired by Family Fortunes/Family Feud, The Cube and Countdown, with a modern twist.
Round 01
Family Fortunes/Family Feud
We survey a group in advance, then your teams race to guess the most popular answers. There is no general knowledge to hide behind and no specialists to carry the team, so your newest starter has the same shot as the MD. Everyone is in it from the very first question.
Round 02
The Cube
Quick, simple challenges with one twist: the clock. The pressure is never about being clever, it is about holding your nerve and beating the countdown before it beats you. Easy to follow, genuinely tense, and a brilliant leveller across the team.
Round 03
Countdown
Word games inspired by the show, where your teams race against the clock to build the longest word they can.
How It Runs
A Big Screen and a Leaderboard Nobody Wants to Lose On
On the night you get a professional host running the show from the front, with a co-host alongside them for larger groups. Guests play in teams. Everything runs off big red buzzers, a giant screen and live scoring, so the leaderboard moves in front of everyone and the tension in the room is real rather than polite.
We write the questions around your group. The inside jokes, the director who is famously hopeless at geography, the team that wins the charity bake-off every single year. The more specific it gets, the harder it lands. The whole thing builds to a finale and a clear set of winners, because a competition with no result is just a meeting with buzzers.
Your Setup
The Same Show at Any Size
Smaller Rooms
The Real Buzzers
Licensed gameshow buzzers, the kind you have seen on television. They feel good in the hand and they make a room sound like a studio. We bring the buzzers, the A/V and the screens. You bring the team.
Larger Rooms
The Phone in Your Pocket
Alternatively, everyone's phone becomes the buzzer instead. No app, no download, just a browser on any device. The setup runs up to 300 devices at once.
Hybrid
In the Room or Online
We run the same show in person, fully remote over video, or across the hybrid middle ground where half the team is dialled in. The people at home are not spectators. They buzz, they score and they win, so no one gets the lesser version of the day.
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Answers
Common Questions
What is The Gameshow?
The Gameshow is a 90-minute hosted corporate gameshow from On The Buzzer, run across three rounds inspired by Family Fortunes/Family Feud, The Cube and Countdown. Guests play in teams, competing with buzzers, big-screen visuals and live scoring.
Are these the actual television shows?
No. The rounds are On The Buzzer's own creations, inspired by formats like Family Fortunes/Family Feud, The Cube and Countdown, with a modern twist. Guests recognise the formats instantly, so the rules are simple and quick to explain.
How many people can play?
Groups of any size. The browser-based setup supports up to 300 devices at once, and because guests play in teams there is no real limit on total headcount. Smaller groups can use physical gameshow buzzers.
Is there one host or two?
A professional host always runs the show, with a co-host added for larger groups.
What equipment do you provide?
Everything. Smaller rooms use licensed gameshow buzzers; larger groups use their own phones as buzzers through a browser, with no app to download. Audio-visual kit and screens are included.
Can The Gameshow be run virtually?
Yes. It runs in person, online or hybrid. Remote players buzz in and score live, competing on equal terms with anyone in the room.
What if the tech fails?
We bring our own kit, set up well before doors, and have run this often enough to have a plan B for the plan B. You are hiring the logistics every bit as much as the show.
What if leadership hates it?
They tend to be the ones who get most competitive. If your culture is more reserved, tell us in advance and we pitch the night accordingly.
Want the show to carry a message as well as a result? That is where The Knowledge Show comes in.
Get In Touch
Let's Put a Show in Your Diary
From £750 per event
Good dates go early, especially around Christmas and year end, and the cost of each event comes down when you book more than one. Send us your date and group size, and we will come back within 72 hours with ideas.
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