Las Vegas News Bowl
The class divides into two, three, or four teams with each team having a captain.
This game uses the News Bowl Weekly or Primer questions and scores are totaled with a Las Vegas style risk option.
Team 1 begins the game by asking for a category and a point total question. In the Las Vegas News Bowl game, the team must wager
half of the point value of the News Bowl question they request. If the team gets the question correct, they get to keep all the
points, but if they miss the question they lose half the point value (their wager) on their total score. They gambled and lost!!
Example: If Team 1 asks for a Sports question for 80 points, they will get 80 points if they get the question
correct, but if they miss the question, their score will go down 40 points.
A fun twist to the Las Vegas News Bowl game is the “Lucky Lady Option.” Using this option, the team that requests the question may
pass after hearing the question. They would pass if they think they do not know the answer. The team can pass for a score of "0"
points, but they then give the other teams in the game the option to gain half the point value (40 points if it's an 80 point
question) if they answer correctly. Because all other teams playing in the game get the option to gain points off of a missed wager,
the other teams must answer on scratch paper and hand their answers to the teacher.
Should a team answer their requested question correctly, the game continues with the next team in line requesting a category and
point total question and wagering half the amount of the question they requested be read to them. The game continues for 30-45
minutes and points are continuously totaled. The teacher may add the bonus questions to the game with a 50 point value.