‘Raid the Cage’ host Damon Wayans Jr.: I would be ‘screwed’ at the trivia
nypost.comWayans, 40, told The Post. “Every time someone does well in the trivia round … if you ever see me go, ‘Oh, that’s awesome’ it’s because I was like, ‘I could never have done that.’I’m not crazy-dyslexic but when it comes to trivia I’d be screwed.”Wayans and Jeannie Mai Jenkins host “Raid the Cage,” premiering Oct.
13 (9-10 p.m.) as part of “CBS Friday Game Night” (following “The Price Is Right”).It’s based on the hit Israeli game show “Kluv Hazahav,” which premiered in 2013 and was adapted in over 15 countries including Vietnam, Brazil, Portugal, Turkey and Greece.Each game features two teams of two contestants who answer trivia questions to gain access to “The Cage,” which is loaded with goodies of varying monetary value (and some unknown duds in boxes).
Once in The Cage, they have a pre-determined amount of time — based on their trivia score — to grab what they can before the doors close (and they lose everything they’ve amassed).
There are multiple rounds, so a team that does not do well early on has the chance to catch up … or vice versa.“That’s what I like about it,” Wayans said. “In this game, you’re never really out until it’s over because each team has three rounds to catch up and people make mistakes.
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