| DATINGGAME | In 1967, well before he was famous, Martin appeared on an episode of this game show (with "The") |
| FAMILYFEUD | In a December episode of this game show, Shaquille O'Neal secured victory for his team by choosing No.1 Answer "the Grinch" for "a character who's known for almost ruining Christmas" |
| SOBFEST | Many an episode of "This Is Us," e.g. |
| DEALORNODEAL | The original version of this game show was the Germany show Die Chance deines Lebens |
| WIPEOUT | The UK version of this game show was hosted by Paul Daniels and Bob Monkhouse |
| BARRYMORE | Drew who appeared on an episode of "The Simpsons" on Sunday |
| FATJOE | "Don Cartagena" rapper who appeared on an episode of "The Apprentice" |
| MAEJEMISON | Astronaut who appeared on an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" |
| DONHO | Hawaiian singer who appeared on an episode of "The Brady Bunch" |
| THEMIZ | Two-time WWE champion who was on The Real World before he was famous: 2 wds. |
| JONHAMM | Mad Men actor who was on The Big Date before he was famous: 2 wds. |
| FORD | Ex-president who appeared on an episode of Dynasty |
| GROWINGPAINS | 1985-1992 sitcom that featured Leonardo DiCaprio in its final season before he was famous: 2 wds. |
| WHEELOFFORTUNE | This game show filmed three weeks' worth of shows at the Opry House in 2003; FIDDLES, BANJOS, AND STEEL GUITARS was one round's answer, for the category "Things" |
| SIMPSON | Ashlee ___ Pieces of Me singer who was featured on an episode of MTV Cribs |
| THECLAPPER | Sound-activated electrical switch marketed after it was "invented" on an episode of "Nanny and the Professor" |
| SCRABBLE | In the English version of this game, the total value of tiles is 187 |
| MURDERSHEWROTE | In a 1994 episode of this show, the titular character helps locate a stolen Faberge egg |
| STEPTOEANDSON | The last episode of this BBC TV sitcom was a Christmas special in 1974 (7,3,3) |
| GUESTED | Appeared on an episode or two |