''My GamesFever'' was a live daytime interactive

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formerly aired on

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stations owned by the

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Group. Featured in the two-hour program were interactive games where the viewers could win

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prizes. The show aired from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m, in two separate feeds (

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) every Monday through Friday.

Format

On ''My GamesFever'', the contestants were home viewers. American residents 18 or older could enter the contest by

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a request or using the network's website. Potential contestants could enter up to twenty-five times per phone number on each show. After a few moments, a contestant was notified whether or not their entry is chosen (at random) to proceed to another random selection process. If an entry was selected in the second phase, the contestant was called on his or her home or

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, depending on the method of entry. The contestant then came on-air and was given a chance to play. Contestant selection was based on call volume, as reflected by an on-screen

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. When the thermometer reached a certain level, or after a certain amount of time, a caller was selected to play the game. A $.99 fee was charged for each text message entry, in addition to standard text messaging rates charged by the wireless provider. Entries on the website were free. Regardless of the method of entry, each entry had an equal chance of being selected. Residents of certain states were ineligible to play various entry methods.

Programming history

The show premiered online on December 4, 2006 and began its television broadcasting one week later. The program aired without commercials. The show ended on April 20, 2007 with 105 episodes with the last episode having all on air personalities on the show. ''My GamesFever'' was broadcast from

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, under a grant from the Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment. and was produced by Shine Matrix Limited in association with

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Games

''My GamesFever'' featured various minigames that were played throughout the program. The rewards for the games were usually cash prizes ranging from $200 – $500 in cash. Most games were word games, featuring variations on anagrams, word searches, crosswords and fill-in-the-blanks.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:My Gamesfever 2000s American game shows 2006 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings Phone-in quiz shows Television series by Endemol

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Programming history

Games

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