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Closest number

A guessing question with a number as its answer, like how many jelly beans are in the jar.

Watch: Polls and Quick Games (3:09) · All videos

This one video covers all six quick games: the live poll, closest number, written answers, the wheel, the buzzer and the timer.

Closest number

A guessing question with a number as the answer. Enter the question and the real answer, choose the points, and decide whether going over loses, like on a price game. Guests type their guess on their phone. Lock the guesses, reveal them all on the TV, and the closest one wins the points.

Closest number guesses on the TV
Lock, then reveal all the guesses.

Add it to your show

It is one step in your Rundown, like any other game. Add it where you want it to play.

  1. Open the Rundown tab and press Add.
  2. Choose Closest number from the menu. It joins the end of the list and opens on the right.

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