Netflix’s newest live game show wants to be part of your daily life. Here’s how to jump in.
How to Play Netflix’s New HQ Trivia Game, ‘Best Guess Live’?
Howie Mandel and Hunter March (Sugar Rush) are teaming up to cohost an all-new Netflix game show, Best Guess Live, which everyone can join in on their mobile devices for a chance to win up to $15,000. HQ Trivia was developed in 2017 by Vine co-founders Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll, which was a daily game show you could await on your phone. Here’s everything we know about the new HQ Trivia game.
How do you play Best Guess Live?
- The crystal ball shows off a secret item
- You’ll get five clues that build on the previous to help you submit your best guess
- After each clue, you’ll have 20 seconds to type your answer into your phone
- You only have one chance to win each round, so be careful of the typos and make sure your spelling is correct because the answer has to be exactly right
- However, the puzzles are not case sensitive, so capital letters do not matter
- If you get it wrong, you’re out, but only for that round
- Everyone who answers what’s in the crystal ball correctly — on the earliest clue — shares the jackpot.
- If you’re the only one who answers correctly, you get the entire jackpot
- After the final clue is revealed, Howie or Hunter will work back from the last clue to determine who answered correctly — and the earliest
The second round features a bigger prize pot, so don’t worry, you get another chance. But the second round will be harder.
Who hosts Best Guess Live?
Howie Mandel, who has hosted Deal or No Deal and Bullsh*t: The Game Show, is one of the cohosts. He is joined by Hunter March, who currently hosts Sugar Rush on Netflix. He also hosted Emogenius from 2017 to 2018. These two are bound to give you great clues, as they are seasoned game show hosts.
When and where does Best Guess Live air?
The premiere of Best Guess Live begins tonight (December 8) at 8pm EST on Netflix. The game show will air every weeknight at the same time. The episodes are roughly 30 minutes long, and there are two puzzles per episode that last about six to eight minutes.
Is there a trailer?
Yes! Check out the trailer above. In the video, Mandel and March explain how to play the game.
“Now in real life, we all know some guesses are good, and some are bad,” March said. “But our game is the one place where your best guesses could earn you money.”
Best Guess Live, weeknights, 8pm EST, Netflix
This article first appeared on TV Insider and was syndicated with permission.
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How to play Best Guess Live on Netflix
Netflix’s newest live game show wants to be part of your daily life. Here’s how to jump in.
December 8, 2025 11:00 AM
Netflix is getting into the business of daily live game shows with Best Guess Live. Hosted by America’s Got Talent’s Howie Mandel and Sugar Rush’s Hunter March, this is a live mobile game where a nationwide audience competes for thousands of dollars in cash prizes. It takes speed and skill to win, but knowing how and where to actually play would probably be helpful, too. Fortunately, Shacknews is here to help.
How to play Best Guess Live on Netflix
While Best Guess Live is a Netflix game, it won’t be found on the traditional Netflix app. It’s a standalone iOS/Android app, which can be downloaded on the App Store and Google Play storefronts. It’s free to download and requires a Netflix login to participate.
Once you’re logged in, the hosts will begin providing clues to a secret item. After each clue, players will have 20 seconds to guess what it is. The game will continue until five clues are given out. The answer will then be given out and the $15,000 USD prize pool will be split among all the players who were able to provide the correct answer with the earliest clue. A functioning PayPal account is required to receive payment.
Players have one chance to guess the secret item and that guess must be exactly right, so the strategy is in either answering ahead of everybody else or waiting for a clue where you feel more certain about the answer. While answers are not case sensitive, they must be fully and correctly spelled out. Typos are not allowed or forgiven, so watch where you’re typing.
Two puzzles will be played each day. Anybody who wants to play can dive in Monday through Friday at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET. Best Guess Live is only open to Netflix users in the United States and Washington, D.C. To learn more about it, check out my Best Guess Live preview.
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