Trivia Nation

What Trivia Nation does

Trivia Nation is a Jacksonville Beach, Florida-based live entertainment company founded in 2007 by Steve Howard that provides professionally-hosted trivia and game show events to restaurants, bars, corporate clients, private parties, country clubs, and hotels. The company operates 220+ weekly shows across 88+ Florida cities with 215 vetted professional hosts, serving 50,000+ monthly players and 200+ participating venues. Its product surface spans eight game formats — General Knowledge Trivia, Music Bingo, Pop Culture, 50s/60s/70s Trivia, What's That Song?, Theme Nights, Bingo, and Game Show Loco — plus a virtual events offering built on the CrowdPurr platform for remote teams.

The business is built around an all-inclusive delivery model: Trivia Nation provides the host, audio/visual equipment, custom game content, and trophy ceremony as a turnkey service, eliminating operational burden for venue and event clients. Revenue is generated through six distinct streams: recurring weekly venue shows, corporate team-building events (starting at $950), private celebrations ($750), country club subscription nights ($550/week), hotel events ($900+), and virtual events ($650 per 30-player event, scaling to 1,000 players). Multi-location customers include V Pizza (7 locations) and Irish 31 (7 Tampa Bay venues), with several relationships spanning 10+ years. Distribution is sales-led with community/word-of-mouth reinforcement, supported by SEO-driven blog content, a show finder tool, and 2,000+ five-star Google reviews. The company is founder-owned and bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional funding, headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, FL, and operating exclusively within the Florida market.

Name

Trivia Nation

Legal name

Trivia Nation

Website

https://trivianation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Trivia Nation is a Jacksonville Beach, Florida-based live entertainment company that provides professionally-hosted trivia and game show events to restaurants, bars, corporate clients, country clubs, and hotels across Florida, operating 220+ weekly shows in 88+ cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Weekly Venue Shows: Recurring weekly trivia and game show events at partner restaurants, bars, and country clubs. Venues pay for the service as a way to increase foot traffic and sales on slow nights.
2. Corporate Events: One-time corporate team-building events at $950 per event. Includes professional host, 2-hour show, customizable content, and dedicated corporate ambassador.
3. Private Events: Birthday parties, engagement parties, and private celebrations at $750 per event. Scalable for 10-200 people with customizable game content.
4. Virtual Events: Remote team-building trivia at $650 per 30-player event. Scales up to 1000 players with branding options and themed content.
5. Country Club Entertainment: Weekly or monthly trivia nights at private clubs for $550 per week/show, providing member entertainment and engagement.
6. Hotel Partner Events: Corporate and private events at hotels starting at $900 per event for hotel guests and corporate clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Trivia Nation provides turnkey live trivia and game show entertainment services, sending professional hosts with audio/visual equipment, game content, and trophies to venues, corporate events, private parties, hotels, and country clubs. The company operates 220+ weekly shows across 88+ Florida cities with 150-215 vetted hosts serving a portfolio of 8 game formats.

Product overview

Trivia Nation is a live entertainment service provider offering professionally-hosted trivia and game show events across Florida. The company operates a portfolio of eight distinct game products: General Knowledge Trivia (Jeopardy!/Trivial Pursuit-style), Music Bingo (songs replace number-calling), Pop Culture Trivia (80s/90s/2000s entertainment), 50s/60s/70s Trivia (nostalgic era-specific), What's That Song? (Name That Tune-style music game), Theme Nights (franchise-based events like Harry Potter/Disney/The Office), Bingo (traditional format), and Game Show Loco (multi-game hybrid combining Family Feud, trivia, wheel mechanics, and card games). These games are offered through multiple service channels: weekly venue events for restaurants and bars, corporate team-building events, private celebrations, virtual events for remote teams, hotel event planning, and private/country club entertainment. The company operates 220+ weekly shows across 88+ Florida cities with 150+ hosts serving 50,000+ monthly players.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant & Bar Trivia Nights Weekly professionally-hosted trivia events for restaurants and bars across 88+ Florida cities. Includes sound system, questions, professional host, and energy. Reported $1,000+ in new sales per trivia night for venue partners.
• Corporate Events Professional trivia and game show entertainment for corporate team building, accommodating 20-300 people. Includes company-specific trivia questions, special announcements, custom prizes, themed content, and a dedicated corporate ambassador. Starting at $950 per event.
• Private Events Live trivia and game shows for private celebrations including birthday parties, engagement parties, showers, school/church events, and fundraisers. Scalable from 10-200 guests with customizable themes including Disney, The Office, Taylor Swift, Harry Potter, FRIENDS, Marvel, and 90s music. Starting at $750 per event.
• Virtual Events Online trivia and game shows for remote teams, hosting 10-1,000 players with customizable branding. Includes themed trivia (movies, sports, music), 90-minute extended events, branding throughout, and custom add-ons like scavenger hunts, picture rounds, and company-specific questions and prizes. Starting at $650 per 30-player event.
• Hotel Event Planning Turnkey entertainment services for hotel event planners providing live game shows, professional hosts, audio/visual equipment, and trophy ceremonies for corporate conferences and private events at hotels. Starting at $900 per event, with a referral bonus of $100-$250 for hotel event planners.
• Private & Country Club Events Monthly trivia nights and game shows for private and country clubs, with pricing starting at $550 per week/show. Includes professional hosts, 2-hour shows, 6 engaging games, audio/visual solution, professional game content, marketing assets, show photos, and a dedicated client manager.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1,000 in new sales per trivia night for venue partners
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Sporcle Live: Hosted live trivia nights at bars and restaurants nationwide with a strong content brand (Sporcle). Directly comparable weekly recurring venue model and target customer as Trivia Nation.
• Geeks Who Drink: National pub trivia operator running hosted bar trivia nights across the U.S. — the closest direct competitor to Trivia Nation's weekly venue trivia business, competing for the same restaurant/bar accounts and player base.
• Trivia Mafia: Regional pub trivia company hosting weekly trivia nights at bars and restaurants in the U.S. Midwest. Closely matches Trivia Nation's hosted-trivia-at-venues model and customer profile.
• Game Show Trivolution: Mobile game-show entertainment company offering hosted Family Feud-style and trivia shows for corporate events, private parties, and venues — directly competing with Trivia Nation's corporate and private event offerings.
• Brainstormer Trivia: Hosted pub trivia company running weekly trivia nights at bars and restaurants. Direct regional competitor in the same hosted-trivia category as Trivia Nation.
• The Game Shows: Mobile game-show event provider delivering hosted game-show experiences (Family Feud, Jeopardy-style, Name That Tune) for corporate events, fundraisers, and private parties — direct overlap with Trivia Nation's Game Show Loco and corporate offerings.

Emerging players

• Confetti: Virtual and hybrid team-building events platform with hosted trivia, games, and activities for corporate clients. Direct competitor in Trivia Nation's virtual corporate events vertical, with stronger technology stack and broader category.
• TeamBuilding: Online marketplace and content hub for corporate team-building activities including trivia, virtual events, and in-person experiences. Competes with Trivia Nation for corporate event budget and lead generation.
• Let's Roam: Team-building and group-activity platform offering scavenger hunts, trivia, and virtual events for corporate clients — a more technology-led, scalable competitor for Trivia Nation's corporate and virtual event segments.

Others

• CrowdPurr: Platform provider of interactive trivia and audience-engagement software used to power live and virtual trivia events. Trivia Nation itself relies on CrowdPurr for its virtual events channel, positioning CrowdPurr as an enabler/infrastructure peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TriviaNationTube
• Xx.com/trivia_nation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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