⚡ Quiz Wipeout · High drama

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A live trivia quiz with one rule: get a question wrong and you're out. No second chances, no point cushions, no "best of three." Just rising tension as the field shrinks and the last few players sweat. One winner. No app needed.

5 sec
Players to join
200
Players at start
1
Winner
25 min
Average game length
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How it plays

Simple rules. Unbearable tension.

Quiz Wipeout works on a primal pub instinct: nobody wants to be the first one out. The early rounds are warm-up — almost everyone gets through. Then the questions sharpen, the field thins, and suddenly the last six players are answering one question at a time with the whole room watching. That's where it earns its name.

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Round Open
Question appears on the big screen and on every active player's phone. Four answers. Timer starts. No skipping, no passing — everyone answers or auto-eliminates.
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Lock In
Players tap their answer. The phone shows "Locked" once submitted. The big screen shows a live counter of how many are still thinking vs. locked in.
03
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Wipeout
Correct answer flashes on screen. Wrong answers go red on those players' phones with a single brutal word: WIPEOUT. They drop off the live count. The room reacts.
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Final Two
When two players remain, the format switches — both answer the same questions, first wrong loses. The whole pub watches one phone screen. Game ends when one blinks.
Why it lands

Why elimination beats accumulation.

Most pub trivia is points-based — you can have a bad round and still win. Quiz Wipeout removes the safety net. Every question is do-or-die. That single change transforms the social dynamic: players watch each other answer, tables cheer for survivors, and the end-game has the whole room's attention.

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Sudden-death format
One wrong answer ends your game. No lives, no rebuys, no second chances (by default). The simplicity is the genius — every player understands the rules in three seconds.
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Real-time field counter
The big screen shows a live count of players still alive, dropping as the game progresses. Players watch the number shrink and ask "am I really still in this?"
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AI-ramped difficulty
Questions start easy (90% accuracy expected) and ramp toward expert level (30% accuracy). AI calibrates difficulty based on how many players are surviving each round.
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Spectator-friendly
Eliminated players don't leave — they watch. The big screen keeps them engaged with the dwindling field, and the bar stays full because nobody leaves once they're out.
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Genuinely earnable prize
Because the format produces ONE winner from up to 200 players, the prize feels real. A meal for two, a bottle of something nice, a free venue night — a credible reward.
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25-minute game length
Compressed enough for a quick session, dramatic enough to feel like an event. Perfect for venues that want quick turnover and a clear winner before food orders.
Perfect for

Where Quiz Wipeout does its best work.

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Wednesday pubs
Compresses a quiz night into 25 minutes. Perfect for venues that want quick turnover and a clear winner.
Sports bars
Players who like competitive sports like competitive elimination. Fits between matches.
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Group bookings
Stag dos, birthdays, work outings. One person wins, everyone has skin in it, the photos are good.
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Student venues
Quick-fire, brutal, dramatic — student demographics love it.
Questions, answered

Quiz Wipeout FAQs.

Doesn't most of the room get eliminated quickly?
Yes, by design — but eliminated players keep watching. The big-screen drama of the shrinking field keeps the room engaged. In testing, ~80% of eliminated players stay in the venue at least until a winner is crowned. They're curious how it ends, and they're ordering drinks while watching.
How do you keep early eliminees from leaving?
Three things: the first 3-4 rounds are deliberately easy so most people survive those, the big-screen tension makes spectating genuinely interesting, and the dramatic format means leaving feels like missing the ending.
What if everyone gets eliminated at once?
Can't happen — questions only eliminate the players who answered wrong. If 80 people are in a round and 30 get it wrong, 50 continue. The format only ends with one player left.
Do guests need to download an app?
No. Players scan a QR code or enter a short game code at epicly.live in any phone browser. Joining takes about five seconds.
How many people can play at once?
Up to 200 starting players per session. Through elimination, this naturally narrows to a finalist within 25 minutes.
Can we customise the question categories?
Default is AI-generated mixed general knowledge. On higher tiers you can theme nights — sports-only Wipeout, movies-only, music-only, etc.
What hardware does the venue need?
A screen the room can see, a connected device to display Epicly (laptop, Fire Stick, Apple TV, smart TV browser), and venue WiFi.
How much does Quiz Wipeout cost?
Included in every Epicly subscription. No per-game charge. Every venue gets a 15-day free trial.
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