The Quiz with Balls

What's not to like? FAMILY FEUD (two teams of five family members face off against each other) meets WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? (pretty tough multiple choice questions) meets WIPEOUT (large inflated rubberized objects knock losing contestants into a swimming pool). The more members a family loses, the tougher the multiple choices get, but if you can keep from losing any, the level of difficulty stays the same for the next round.

From reading other reviewers, apparently one or another of the three facets of the show can put some viewers off, but to me they compliment each other. There are other quiz shows where the host deliberately delays revealing the correct answers to pad out the length of the show which other reviewers here complain about the host of this show, but while that's usually a deal-breaker for me, this host isn't as guilty of it as others. I definitely look forward to the show and find the questions challenging.

Two teams of five face off in a multiple-choice quiz show that lasts five rounds. In each round there are six answer choices, but the number of correct answers decreases by round. If you choose a wrong answer, you are unceremoniously clobbered by a large inflated ball that knocks you into a dunk tank. The team that accumulates the most money and survives the five rounds gets the opportunity to compete for a $100,000 prize.

I found the questions to be legit. Not everyone will know all the correct answers to a question. And the difficulty of the questions vary. Teams can walk away with significant cash, but the final question may be a high hurdle for most contestants.

Host Jay Pharoah contributes some energy, but his role is mostly explanatory. Those who enjoy watching others get clobbered, and there are plenty of those people, may find this a hoot.

Finally!

I am a game show critique and I have analyzed many game shows over the years, and this one has to be the best!

All of these other game shows have been so tacky and lame, lacking character, but this one has me on the edge of my seat! The balls hitting the contestants was an amazing idea and keeping it fun for the whole family.

The questions and categories are always making me think yeah I got this when it's names I have never even heard of. I love it!

This show needs to be on for another decade. The host is hilarious and I am so entertained.

Jay Pharoah is awesome!

Thank you Fox.

#quizwithballs.

We have a new summer game show from Fox, joining the likes of shows like Beat Shazam with Jamie and Corinne Foxx, and the new Don't Forget the Lyrics with Niecy Nash-Betts.

Now, we have The Quiz with Balls!

The premise of the show is simple: 2 teams of 5 players compete for a grand prize of $100,000 by answering trivia questions while avoiding getting wet. The harder the question, the harder it is to stay dry.

It's kinda giving Wipeout vibes but with one of the infamous parts of the show.

Quiz with Balls is hosted by Jay Pharoah, who was known for being on NBC's Saturday Night Live for 6 seasons, and he's pretty decent as the host of the show, with decent amounts of energy and makes this silly premise work.

So, in conclusion, a pretty decent show overall, and I wish it luck for its upcoming S2.

1. Some of the questions are impossible to know all of the answers. While the variety of categories offered is great, specific questions are often too hard to answer. For example, tonight, I am watching and the subject was Sports. The question was "which of these pitchers had a no-hitter", then 6 potential answers that have no opportunity for strategy or knowledge unless someone is extremely obsessed with baseball. This was the final out for me. I like trivia but this is ridiculous. Maybe I'm too dumb... 2. The host is annoying 3. Too slow. Talking too much, repeating info and frequent commercials.

This game show was probably a good idea on paper but poor execution.

Sorry, not a fan.