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Windsor Native Appears on New Game Show

She appeared Wednesday night on a new program on the Game Show Network.

WINDSOR, CT — A Windsor native competed Wednesday night on a new program on the Game Show Network (GSN).

Jaclyn Lyons vied for a chance at $10,000 on GSN’s brand new emoji-based game show, EMOGENIUS. The episode aired Wednesday, August 2 at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.

Hosted by Hunter March (Awesomeness TV), each half-hour episode of EMOGENIUS taps into the massive popularity of emojis and text messaging, with two pairs of contestants facing off to put their emoji-solving skills to the test.

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First the teams of two will have to decode a series of pop culture inspired messages. Next, they’ll send each other strings of emojis in the hope that their partner can guess the message. Finally, only one team will advance to the bonus round, where they’ll trade off sending and guessing rapid fire emoji messages for a chance to win $10,000.

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