Jay Pharoah to Host Fox Game Show ‘Quiz with Balls’
variety.comCaroline Brew editor Jay Pharoah, known for “Saturday Night Live” and “The Blackening,” will host “The Quiz with Balls,” a new Fox game show.
Each episode will feature two families competing for $100,000 in a “battle of the balls,” combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. “When I got hit up about hosting an epic face-off between big brains and even bigger balls, I was like … ’I got this,’” Pharoah said in a statement. “Then I found out it was a game show series on Fox and thought … even better!” The contestants stand on a high platform over a pool, where they must work together during a multiple choice quiz.
Each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned behind it. If the answer is chosen correctly, the ball will roll down and stop just before hitting the player.
However, if the answer is wrong, the ball will fall and whack the player into the pool below. The questions get harder the more players each team loses.
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