Idiotest
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| Genre | Game Show |
| Presented by | Ben Gleib |
| Opening theme | HBD |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 210 |
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| Running time | 20−22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Little Wooden Boat Productions, Inc. |
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| Original network | Game Show Network |
| Original release | August 12, 2014 – present |
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Idiotest (a portmanteau of "idiot" and "test" and stylized as Id!otest) is an American television game show broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). Hosted by Ben Gleib, the series features contestants in teams of two competing to answer brain teaser and puzzle questions. The winning team advances to a bonus round for an opportunity to increase their winnings to $10,000. The series was announced at GSN's upfront presentation in March 2014; the first episode premiered on August 12 of that year.
Critical reception for the series has been mixed; one writer called it "enjoyable" while another called it "uninteresting." Additionally, GSN released an online game midway through the first season that allows users to answer questions from the series' past episodes.
The main game features two pairs of contestants answering brain-teaser questions. In the first round, each team faces two questions, taking the form of a visual puzzle. Contestants can work together and must answer by touching the correct answer (or answers, depending on what the question is asking them) on the screen. The question is often phrased so that the contestants may be misled if they do not read it correctly (for example, "Touch the largest greenhouse" could be misread as "Touch the largest green house") The value of the question begins at $300, with $20 deducted for every second the team takes in answering; the money begins counting down when the puzzle first appears on the screen. The money stops counting down when the contestants submit an answer on the touchscreen. For all questions, a correct answer earns the remaining money, while no answer or a wrong answer earns nothing.
In round two, contestants, without the help of their partner, are given their own question to answer. The opening value of the question is $500, decreasing by $25 each second until an answer is given.
In the third round, one contestant from each team faces the same question simultaneously. Contestants have their own money countdown, which starts at $1,000 and decreases by $50 per second. The other contestant from each team then faces a more difficult question, with an opening value of $2,500 and decreasing by $100 per second. The host usually reads the question to the contestants during this round. After this second question, the team that has more money wins and plays the bonus round for $10,000.
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