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A system and method for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as television programs, includes an instructional signal modulated onto a signal transmitted concurrently with the television program, or time-multiplexed with television signals. At each of a plurality of remote receiving stat

A system and method for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as television programs, includes an instructional signal modulated onto a signal transmitted concurrently with the television program, or time-multiplexed with television signals. At each of a plurality of remote receiving stations, one or more members of a remote audience has the opportunity to respond to a task or situation presented in the television program by entering a response vocally or on a keyboard. The system may include a video game machine suitable for playing commercially available games such as an NINTENDO game or a SEGA game, and wherein such game may be played back from a recording. The system includes response evaluation circuitry, a memory responsive to the instructional signal for storing acceptable responses, a comparison circuit for comparing responses entered at the keyboard with those stored in the memory, circuitry for scoring responses in accordance with commands from the instructional signal, and a recording device for providing a permanent record of the audience score at the remote station. Electronic circuitry for evaluation and scoring purposes may be located at a remote station and/or a central location. Multiple players at a common game may be ranked in their performance, and games may be interrupted for a sponsor\s message, and wherein a response to the message may serve as a basis for an enhanced score.

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A method for playing a game sponsored by an advertiser and for rewarding successful players with a prize, comprising the steps of: transmitting from a central location a first signal group comprising signals conveying a game including a task to which players at their locations are intended to respon

A method for playing a game sponsored by an advertiser and for rewarding successful players with a prize, comprising the steps of: transmitting from a central location a first signal group comprising signals conveying a game including a task to which players at their locations are intended to respond, said signals of said first signal group further conveying response criteria defining at least one acceptable response to a task by a successful player and governing a scoring of a response of the successful player, the player responding to a task; scoring a player\s response in accordance with said response criteria to determine a successful player\s first prize value; transmitting information regarding the player\s first prize information to the advertiser; following receipt of said information, the advertiser formatting players\prize enhancing instructions; transmitting to players\locations a second signal group comprising signals conveying product information of the advertiser and prize enhancing instructions of the advertiser to determine a player\s total prize value; enhancing a player\s first prize value in accordance with said instructions to determine the player\s total prize value; providing at a location of the player a recording device programmable by signals of said second signal group; programming said recording device by said signals; and said recording device generating a record displaying said product information and the player\s total prize information.