Trivia debuted in 2017, it instantly went viral but that was shore lived. the new short film takes viewers behind the camera and the coding to reveal an inside look at the spectacular pop culture phenomenon. we have a preview. before wordle or spelling bee, everyone was playing hq trivia. the quizzing hour is upon us. people played it on the subway, at home, at work, in the bar. the game show on your phone. what i really enjoyed about hq trivia was being able to interact with the app, be a part of the show. the quiz daddy. hq trivia went live twice a day, asked 12 questions and
Delivered cash prizes. the first time i won hq trivia, it was 8 cents and i was so excited about that 8 cents, i was bragging about it to everyone i knew. i won it a few times. i would imagine my collective winnings as probably somewhere around $6. i play twice a days hq trivia. total winnings, $10,000. the number of live players skyrocketed from a few hundred to 1 million, to more than 2 million a day in just a matter of months. for a moment it was pure nirvana. reporter: but as quickly as the phenomenon exploded, it all came crashing down. the timeline of hq seems very short lived. i remember thinking that this was going to be the future of gaming, the future of companies making money. it was just the perfect way to get people to connect and engage with something.