Television/internet game show

Abstract

A method for creating and providing information used in a television game show, where initial user information is obtained from the Internet. Pairs of users register and answer a questionnaire over the Internet to create user profiles for each pair of possible contestants. Pairs of users are selected as contestants provided they match the criteria where one user from one pair is the former spouse of a user from a second pair. The selected contestant pairs compete against each other in a televised broadcast to answer questions of a personal nature related to former spouses, and the winning team is given prizes, such as travel to romantic and/or exotic locales. Sponsors will provide the prizes, and will be given a prominent advertisement that will be posted on the pertinent Internet web site at which the users register and other members of the public can monitor the results of the shows performance.

1 . A method for providing a television game show, comprising, providing pairs of users as potential contestant teams access to register to win a team contestant spot on the television game show, wherein the access to register is by way of the Internet and wherein the registering requires each pair of users to provide a profile which is stored; selecting from the stored profiles a first team comprising contestants A and C; selecting from the stored profiles a second team comprising contestant B and D, where contestant A was previously married to contestant B; pairing contestant A with contestant D and pairing contestant B with contestant C; and allowing the two teams compete against each other for prizes based on a predetermined number of correct answers to questions relating to personal factual information about contestants A and B. 
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, obtaining personal factual information about contestants A and B and presenting a series of questions to contestants A and D that relate to the personal factual information about contestant B and presenting a series of questions to contestants B and C that relate to the personal factual information about contestant A. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising, obtaining answers from contestants A and D and from B and C to the personal factual questions; comparing the answers to the personal factual information obtained from contestants A and B; assigning point values to correct answers; and tallying the point values to determine a winning team. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising, assigning individual contestant point values for correct answers by an individual contestant; tallying the contestant point values for each contestant; adding the tallied point values for contestant on the same team; and comparing the added point values to determine a winning team. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising: obtaining a sponsor to provide the prizes for a winning team. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising: videotaping and broadcasting answering the questions on a television program. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the television program is broadcast periodically, and wherein excerpts of the videotaping are shown on future broadcasts of the television program. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the providing users access to register by way of Internet is made by providing the user with a link from a home web page to a first web page. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the access to register comprises: clicking on a link from the home web page to get to the first web page; entering in information by way of a questionnaire provided on the first web page; and reading information concerning contest rules and clicking to indicate agreement with the contest rules. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising: providing streaming video corresponding to the videotaping via a web page that can be accessed via the Internet.