Buzztime’s National Sports Trivia Contest Stirs Up Healthy Competition

CARLSBAD, Calif., August 5, 2009 - Following a three-week sports trivia contest hosted by interactive gaming company NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NTN), data shows that Florida and Dallas/Ft. Worth have beat out the reigning champs, Texas and Chicago, as the most sports-knowledgeable regions in North America.

An hour-long Training Camp game that aired on July 14 initially named Texas and Chicago as the most sports-savvy areas, but after Friday’s completion of Buzztime’s 25 Years of Sports Trivia Championship qualifying round, Florida and Dallas/Ft. Worth surpassed Texas and Chicago to take the crown, with Florida earning a total of 166,249,969 points and Dallas/Ft. Worth earning a total of 59,140,683 points.

Vermont weighed in as the lowest-scoring state in the Championship with 228,840 total points, while North Platte, NE ranked as the lowest-scoring city, with a mere 2,224 points.

From July 13 through July 31, approximately 141,600 Buzztime players filed into over 3,600 bars and restaurants, signed into their online accounts, or competed from their mobile phones to tally a total of over 1.6 billion points across North America. Points were awarded to players based on how quickly they could answer sports trivia questions from Buzztime’s 25 Years of Sports Championship game. The more often a player interacted with the game, the more opportunity they had to gain points.

For the Final Round of 25 Years of Sports, North America will be split into four regions for a 3-night competition that will take place August 12-14. The highest scorers from the Qualifying Round will choose one of the three nights to play for the ultimate prize. In the end, the highest scorer in each region, each night (plus two wild card winners each night) will win a spot in the Sports Legends Challenge held September 14-17, 2009 at Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Sports-savvy Buzztime players aren’t the only winners in this event. Buzztime’s bar and restaurant partners enjoyed an increase in visitors to their locations due to the competition, with patrons earning 10 times as many qualifying points for playing at Buzztime network locations, as opposed to the online or mobile games.

More information about the competition can be found at www.buzztime.com/25yos.

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About NTN Buzztime, Inc

NTN Buzztime, Inc., a leader in interactive entertainment for 25 years, is based in Carlsbad, CA. Buzztime is distributed in-home and out-of-home across broadband platforms including online, mobile, satellite TV and in approximately 3,800 restaurants, sports bars and pubs throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.buzztime.com.

Buzztime is a proud member of the OVAB |Out-of-home Video Advertising Bureau.

Buzztime is a registered trademark of Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. and Playmaker is a registered trademark of NTN Buzztime, Inc.

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