The American Bible Challenge
The American Bible Challenge
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Premiered:
- Network: GSN
- Category: Series
- Genre: Game Show & Contest
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:
- Subject Matter: Religious
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Plot Synopsis
Eighteen teams of three people answer questions about the Bible, as they compete for cash for their own charitable organizations. The tournament starts with 18 three-person teams, with three teams in each of the first six episodes. The winning teams from each of those six episodes advance to play in two semi-final games. During the final round, one team will be named champions of THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE. The teams in Season 1 were: The Boys Next Door (Hometown: Pasadena, CA; Charity: Oasis, USA); Team Courageous Chicks (Chicago, IL; Shriner's Hospital for Children); Team Drama Mamas (Sacramento, CA; Locks of Love); Team Firefighters (Los Angeles, CA; The Saint Baldrick's Foundation); The Food Fighters (Sacramento, CA; Foodlink, Inc.); Team Georgia's Grace Girls (Atlanta, GA; Hope Center); Team Gospel Geezers (Charlotte, NC; Samaritan's Purse); The Horns of Jericho (Sleepy Hollow, IL; The American Cancer Society); Team Joshua's Place (Atlanta, GA; Joshua's Place Church); Team Judson's Legacy (Orange County, CA; Hunter's Hope); Team Minnie's Food Pantry (Plano, TX; Minnie's Food Pantry); The Power Team (Dallas TX; The Power Team); Team Reborn (Los Angeles, CA; The Black AIDS Institute); Team Reese's Pieces (Chicago, IL; Created Treasures Performing Arts Academy); Team Sacred Flame (Chicago, IL; Eve's Angels); Team Sizzling Seeleys (Sacramento, CA; Royal Family Kids Camp); The Suburban Saints (Sacramento, CA; City Crossroads); and Team Vicotrious Secret (Atlanta, GA; Masters Commission Atlanta). Five months after Team Judson's Legacy was crowned the Season 1 champion, GSN aired the Season 2 premiere of this series on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 9pm ET. The 18 teams for Season 2 include: Team Anointed Ink (Texas; Inner Cry Ministries); Team Christian Wrestling Federation (Texas; Christian Wrestling Federation); Team City Takers (Atlanta, GA; City Takers); Team Cowboy Crusaders (Texas; Western Harvest Ministries); Team Detroit Believers (Detroit, MI; Dominican Literacy Center); Team First & Faith (Strongsville, OH; One More); Team Girls of Grace (San Diego, CA; Life Acts); Team Hello Kidney (Gadsden, AL; National Living Donor Assistance Center); Team Holy Rollers (Los Angeles, CA; Live Ride Christian Church's Annual Angel Tree Toy Drive); Team Men of Motor City (Detroit, MI; Trinity Deliverance Church); Team Preachin' Divas (Oakland, CA; A.D. Willis Memorial Center); Team Redeemed Rednecks (Jackson, GA; Burning Bush Youth and Family Intervention Center); Team Red Roots (Moss Point, MS; Home of Grace); Team Righteous Rubies (Ontario, CA; The Ruby Project); Team Rockin' Rabbis (NY; UJA Federation of New York's Hurricane Sandy Fund); Team Sisters of Mary (Ann Arbor, MI; Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist); Team Wagner Warriors (Tulsa, OK; Wagner Ministries, International); and Team Women of Faith (TX; A21 Campaign).
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One year after Team Wagner Warriors won the second season, THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE returned for Season 3 on Thursday, May 22, 2014, as GSN aired back-to-back new episodes from 8-10pm ET/PT. The nine-episode third season featured new games and categories like "Christ or Klingon?"; "Curse You Autocorrect"; "Nazareth Enquirer"; "and more. Plus, these teams competed in Season 3: Team Barefoot Ambassadors (Charlotte, NC; Samaritan's Feet); Team Bible Belts (Otway, OH; Kicks for Jesus); Team Chefs to the Rescue (Portsmouth, VA; Mercy Chefs); Team Crown Jewels (Lumberton, NC; The Vs Cancer Foundation); Team Devoted Divas (Akron, OH; Unity in the Community); Team Fashion of the Christ (New York, NY; Uniting Against Lung Cancer); Team Gospel for Teens (New York, NY; The Mama Foundation of the Arts); Team Heartland Guards (Buda, IL; Make-A-Wish Foundation); Team Kori's Crusaders (Bunker Hill, IN; The Irok Foundation); Team Lift Your Voice (Hilliard, OH; The National MPS Society); Team Three Wise Women (Providence, UT; One Heart for Bulgaria); Team Pearly Skates (Raleigh, NC; Donate Life); Team Prayer Patrol (Joplin, MO; Rebuild Joplin); Team Queen of Arts (Queens, NY; The Arts & Education Continuum); Team Rhymz with Grace (Mobile, AL; Home of Grace); Team Faithful Fathers (St. Paul, MN; NET Ministries); Team We're in Tents (Grand Rapids, MI; Camp Michawana) and Team Words with Friends (Charlotte, NC; The VCC Church in the City Women's Shelter).
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GSN aired the Season 3 Grand Finale on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 8pm ET/PT, with three teams -- Rhymz with Grace, Devoted Divas & Bible Belts -- competing for the $100,000 prize.
Cast
- Jeff Foxworthy - Host
- Kirk Franklin - Musical Co-Host (Season 2 - Present)
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Relativity Television (as RelativityReal)