What Is the Countdown Challenge on Rick.com?

The Countdown Challenge is a weekly trivia question on Rick.com tied to the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 countdown. You take part by answering the question shown on the page. The site reveals the previous week's answer alongside the new question, so each visit gives you both a result and a fresh prompt.

How the Countdown Challenge works

The page follows a simple weekly cycle:

1. A question is posted. It appears under the challenge prompt, inviting visitors to "get in on it by answering this question."
2. You answer it. The question is presented directly on the page for you to respond to.
3. The answer is revealed later. When the next question goes up, the prior week's answer is shown under a "Last week's Question" heading.

The example currently on the page: the question was about Taylor Swift's dog — described as "one of the most famous pups in the world now" — and the posted answer is Wendy.

What kind of questions to expect

The visible example is pop-culture trivia pegged to a music artist, which fits the site's focus on the Weekly Top 40 countdown. The page also references a separate "Test Your Auctioneer Knowledge" item, so the challenge area can carry themed quizzes beyond the main weekly question. Treat the weekly question as the core recurring feature and other quizzes as occasional extras.

Where it sits on Rick.com

The Countdown Challenge is one part of the site alongside the streaming channels. The same page promotes the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 channels — Hit Radio, Hot Adult, Dees2K, 90s, and 80s editions — available on iOS and Android, with a "Download NOW - it's FREE!" prompt. So the challenge functions as an engagement feature next to the listening experience rather than a standalone product.

Key things to know

• It's a recurring weekly feature, not a one-time quiz — the "Last week's Question" label confirms a rolling format.
• Answers are published after the fact, so you can check whether you were right when the next question appears.
• No account or payment details are stated on the page. The page does not describe any login requirement or cost for the challenge, so don't assume either way.
• The question topic varies. The posted example is celebrity/pet trivia; the auctioneer quiz shows the format can shift.

Quick reference

If you want to take part, open Rick.com, read the current question, submit your answer, then check back the following week when the answer is posted with the next question.