Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- JACKPOT
- The term 'jackpot' traces back to a 19th-century poker variant where the pot kept growing until someone held a pair of jacks or better, and the name stuck for every outsized windfall that followed.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SHOWCASE
- The Showcase Showdown on 'The Price Is Right' debuted when the show relaunched in 1972, giving two finalists a chance to bid on a lavish collection of prizes without going over the retail price.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- VACATION
- A trip 'somewhere warm' was practically a game show staple, Hawaii and the Caribbean appeared so often on prize boards that viewers could practically feel the sea breeze through the TV screen.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FORTUNE
- 'Wheel of Fortune' premiered on NBC in January 1975, with host Chuck Woolery and a literal shopping-spree format where winners spent their earnings on prizes displayed on stage.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Grand Prize word search
The Grand Prize: a free large-print word search
The Grand Prize, a free, large-print word search celebrating jackpots, cash, cars, and the sweetest winnings in game show history.
About The Grand Prize
Few thrills match the moment a game show host lifts the lid on the grand prize, a gleaming new car on a rotating platform, a dream vacation flashed across a neon-lit board, or a vault stuffed with cash just waiting for the right answer. Contestants clutched their buzzers, spun the big wheel, and hoped their name would be called from the audience. The prizes themselves became part of the legend: the showcase, the jackpot, the diamond ring, the luxury cruise, rewards that turned an ordinary afternoon into a day nobody ever forgot.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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