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Emmy winning lead actors: match the actor to the series

Every lead acting Emmy in comedy and drama from 2000 to 2026 gives 75 pairings of performer and series. Each round deals ten; the year is the first win for that series.

Format
Join the pairs
Items
10 pairs
Limit
2:30
Level
Medium
Checked
2026.10.03
Pairs
10 of 75, drawn fresh each round
Time limit
2:30
A wrong join
Costs one of 5 lives
  • Pick a button in either column, then its partner in the other.
  • Changed your mind? Tap the picked button again to put it down, or pick another in the same column.
  • Keyboard: the arrow keys walk the columns and Enter picks.
  • Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.

Join each performer to the series. The two columns appear when you start.

About this quiz

The four lead acting Emmys in comedy and drama, from the ceremonies of 2000 onwards. Someone who won for two different series appears once for each.

  • Two winners from the same series have the same right hand tile, and either copy counts.
  • Repeat wins for one series are one pairing.
  • Five wrong joins end the round.

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