Outsmart Charles

Outsmart Charles is a game show that debuted on Magic Ape TV in October, 2014. The premise of the show is for contestants to prove they are smarter than Charles Bennett, first by answering questions of his own devising and then going head-to-head with him in the final round.

Challenger Round
Three contestants compete in the challenger round. The challenger round features eight categories of three questions each on a variety of topics. The first six categories answered have point values each of 5, 10, and 15; the final two categories have point values of 10, 20, and 30, for a theoretical high score of 300 points. All questions in the challenger round are written by Bennett, who serves as host of the round. Producer John Reynolds serves as the judge and scorekeeper of this round.

Final Round
The contestant with the most points at the end of the Challenger Round continues to the Final Round. In this round, Bennett serves as the second contestant, and Reynolds as the host and writer. Five categories are offered to the contestants, with three being ultimately chosen: one by each contestant and one at random. In each category, the contestants take turns answering questions until one can answer no more; the remaining player  has the opportunity to name one final answer . Questions are worth 100 points in this round. If the contestant has the high score in this round, he or she is deemed to have Outsmarted Charles Bennett.

Episodes

 * Game 1 : Tony Estrada vs. Summera Howell vs. Tristan Muntsinger
 * Movies Special 2015 : Chris Berglund vs. Leif Malmsten
 * Game 2: Dan Mahar vs. Darin vs. Mike Furrh vs. Steffan Muntsinger (all from the cast of Geek Lord Radio)
 * Game 3: Shane Boland vs. Adam Davis vs. Ian Boehme
 * Comikaze 2015
 * Movies Special 2016 (Outsmart Chris Berglund): Charles Bennett vs. Emilio Gutierrez vs. Mark Summers
 * LA Comic-Con 2016
 * WonderCon 2017