The new trending app HQ Trivia is giving people a chance to win some extra cash. HQ is a live, daily trivia game show that is paired with a free app that encourages users to play and win money.
HQ Trivia airs at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Central time, and has a prize of $2,500 for games on Monday through Saturday. Sunday’s games normally have a prize of $15,000, and special events and holidays have been from $18–$20,000. The audience has 10 seconds from the start of the question to make a selection between three answers. If a player gets one question wrong, they are eliminated from the game. Players have to make it through 12 questions to win the prize, but the money is distributed evenly between winners.
Senior Jonah Turner won his first game worth $1.25, amongst 2,000 other players. Turner lost on question 10, but was able to use an extra life to re-enter the game and win. Turner did not use outside help, but said he probably knew half of the answers and guessed on the rest.
Now that he’s a winner, Turner said he wants to play again to keep winning, but said he’s not guaranteed to start winning every time.
“You might win money, but if not, it’s still a fun game,” Turner said. “I like that the trivia is all over the place and not just one category, so it makes it more fun. If you’re playing with a bunch of people in the same room, you’re all experiencing the same thing.”
HQ Trivia was first released in August 2017 by the creators of Vine. The show is broadcast live from New York city, hosted primarily by Scott Rogowsky. The app is a game show that targets North American and U.K. audiences with an average participant range from 6,000 to 1.6 million per broadcast. In the App Store, the game has moved to No. 7 on the chart for the top free downloaded games.
Harding University publications writer, Jennifer Hannigan, also enjoys playing the trendy trivia game. Hannigan first learned about the game during Christmas break from Carson Daly on “The Today Show.” Her son wanted to watch the show too, so he wanted to play with her and know more about it. The highest level Hannigan has ever reached is question seven, and said she mostly plays during the 8 p.m. game when she’s home from her classes. She likes to play more for the trivia than for the money.
“The nerdy side of me really likes game shows, and I’m not going to be on any other ones, so I like to participate in this game show,” Hannigan said.
Harding alumnus, Ty Webb, enjoys playing HQ Trivia every chance he gets. Webb is a family physician and makes time in the office to play the game.
“I love playing HQ (Trivia) because it strengthens my trivia knowledge, and I try to beat my daughter,” Webb said.
To play along, visit the Google Play Store or the App Store to download the HQ Trivia app.
