Fast and simple Jeopardy-style classroom game show. Made by a classroom teacher (@domlet) for classroom teachers. Just drag a CSV file onto the game screen to start play. Nothing fancy. Use a computer (not a phone) to host the game.
Does not include: Double Jeopardy, Daily Double, Final Jeopardy, or timing controls.
Scorekeeping is manual; to give $300 to Team 5, the host must click the + button on Team 5 three times.
Host can change font size with ⌘+ and ⌘- (Mac) or Control+ and Control- (most other keyboards).
Questions or comments? Use the comments form here.
- Use this slide to explain game play in 60 seconds.
- Divide your group into 7 (or fewer) teams.
- Load the game and drag a CSV file onto it.
- Click
+or-to add or remove teams. - Optional: Click and type to rename teams (
Team 1,Team 2,Team 3...) - Play the game! (15-45 min)
As host, you can use another device (ie, tablet or mobile device) to operate a buzzer system. This can help reduce facilitator bias. However, buzzer enthusiasm can lead to hardware damage, so I recommend using students' mobile phones as buzzers (not laptops or Chromebooks). Here are instructions:
- Optional: Create a Buzzonk room to track who buzzes in first.
- Optional: Each team can customize their name on Buzzonk.
- Optional: Update team names on the host screen (
Team 1,Team 2,Team 3...) - Optional: Play the game!
If you are very extra, you might use Jeopardy Soundboard from Myinstants. 🙀
Optional. During game play, you can press these keys to trigger actions and sound effects:
| Key | What it does | Sound |
|---|---|---|
Space / Return |
Show answer. | crowd ooohs |
Escape |
Close window. | click sound |
5 |
Gray out the question. | timeout tone |
- Create a CSV file with 4 headings:
Category,Value,ClueandAnswer(see table below). - Want a template?
- Want to see a completed example? Look at
sample.csv - Tip: Don't leave empty rows in your spreadsheet. Annoying result.
| Category | Value | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking Facts | 100 | Most commonly used drug in the U.S. | Nicotine |
| Smoking Facts | 200 | Each cigarette a person smokes shortens their life by this amount. | 11 minutes |
| Smoking Facts | 300 | This percentage of U.S. adults use tobacco. | 30% |
You don't have to use a 5x5 board (25 questions), as shown in the sample game. See below, some examples with as few as 1x4 and 4x1 layouts:
| CSV file | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
sample_4x4.csv |
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sample_4x1.csv |
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sample_1x4.csv |
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Anyone can fork and customize the game. Please make a ✨PR✨ if you add something ingenious. Help me test with BrowserStack.
Jeopardy-CSV © 2025 by Dom Brassey (@domlet) is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
