The Quiz with Balls

They straight up screwed a team.

Episode 2 a team chose a category where they have to identify words that were originally acronyms.

They chose words like SCUBA, RADAR, and CAPTCHA. Two words. SPAM and Pog were also chosen. They got credit for choosing Pog and the judges said SPAM is not an acronym. SPAM as in the pork product. IS an acronym but spam as in an email term is not. Pog as in a military term is an acronym but Pog as in the game is not. The rules are unclear and it's just not a good show .

It's filled w mispronounced words and the families on the show are not relatable and just annoying.

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.

"The Quiz with Balls" has a lot of the same feel as Ellen's "Game of games", except it's a version of that game where they only play a single game type.

That concept just doesn't work. By round 3 of this game I lost all interest in it. Watching regular people answer trivia questions and then getting shoved into a giant dunk tank over, and over, and over again is just not compelling in any way. It's also not nearly as "hilarious" as this game wants us to think it is.

Jay Pharoah is a passable host but the show doesn't really give him any chance to be funny. They hire standup comedians to host these things so they can show off their improv skills but everything about Jay's delivery had a very scripted feel to it. He also didn't really seem to want to be there.

I'm calling it now, cancelled in one season.

I love swimming, looks so much fun, questions challenging. Every time someone get dumbed, I want to jump in there, too. There is nothing that annoys me in this show so far. It's fun and easy to watch and easy to be distracted from as well. Missing a minute or two will not take anything essential away in my opinion. But this is just a first haphazardly watched episode. Maybe I'll change my tune about this show, and if I do hopefully will remember to edit this. Sorry this being too long but I still have to find 84 characters to be accepted here.

How about changing is so when they get it right, then we get dumped in the pool?

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.