Match Game on Christmas Vacation

Well we made it through another semester!  Jimmie will be starting his job for Myler Disability on Monday and I started the Winter semester of my Junior year on Wednesday (the day we flew home from New Jersey!) We had a lot of fun with both sides of the family!

One of the things that I found especially fun was play Match Game with the fam. In the first round Jimmie was Gene Rayburn (the host).  Dad and I were contestants named Sir Isaac Newton and Helen Keller, respectively.  Our panelists were Nathan who played Nipsey, Megan who played Richard, Evan who was Yoda, and Mom who was Betty White.

Here's the basic run down of how you play this game.  Assign 1 person to be the host, 2 contestants, and as many panelists as you can.

Might I add, your host must be technologically inclined and have a computer :)  So that they can play this Intro Music as you GET READY TO MATCH THE STARS and introduce the panelists.

The game goes just as it does on the TV show.  To find the questions, we just Google "Match Game Questions" or "Match Game Sample Questions".  The host will read the question and then cue this think music so that the panelists can write down their answers on pieces of paper.  Once everyone has dinged in, the contestant gives the answer and the panelists reveal theirs, trying to match.  On the game show, the panelists drop their used answers into a slot after they've been given.  We play on these couches so that we can drop them in the slots in between the cushions and collect them from under the couch afterwards :)  We like authentic.

For the Bonus round where you try and get the top answer we turn to Google.  For example, you can pick any two word phrase or like name such as "Harriet _______" or "Star _____".  You type the first word on Google and the automatic drop down box will tell you the top 3 answers.  For example, when you type Star into Google (don't hit enter) the top 3 answers are (3) Star Wars, (2) Starfall, (1) Starbucks.  Some are better than others, so just think of words til you find a good one.

And that's how you play!  Sorry if that didn't make sense, but it's really all just a really fun work in progress.  Making up these game shows is better than any of the boxed versions you're gonna buy.  Have fun!  If you're still confused or feel up to watching the video of our family playing, let me know :)  I recorded our first round--it's hilarious, but kind of long.

Here are some pictures from Christmas and Christmas Eve

We took a ton of videos while we were out there but I thought this would be a funny one to share with the siblings.  Here is a video of Mom & Dad opening their combined gifts from the kids.

I thought it was a pretty hysterical reaction on Mom's part :)

If you don't want to watch the whole thing--Just skip to like 2:38

Thanks for a good year everyone!