ɡˈeɪmz mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd fˈækts ɪn fˈaɪv ɪn ðɛɹ "tˈɑːp wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɡˈeɪmz ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː", nˈoʊɾɪŋ ðˈæt "ðə tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃənz ʌv lˈɛɾɚz ænd kˈæɾɪɡɚɹiz kˈiːp ðə tʃˈælɪndʒ ˈɛndləsli ɐbsˈoːɹbɪŋ".
Games magazine included Facts in Five in their "Top 100 Games of 1982", noting that "the changing combinations of letters and categories keep the challenge endlessly absorbing".