{"id":2043810,"date":"2025-09-23T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2043810"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:41:58","slug":"erin-andrews-on-hosting-very-competitive-new-game-show-99-to-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/erin-andrews-on-hosting-very-competitive-new-game-show-99-to-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Erin Andrews on Hosting \u2018Very Competitive\u2019 New Game Show \u201999 to Beat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NFL reporter Erin Andrews<\/a> has seen a lot of takedowns. But in her latest U.K.-based game show 99 to Beat<\/a><\/em>, which throws 100 ordinary folks into a coliseum where they play seemingly simple games, the host (who watches from a box with cohost Ken Jeong<\/a>) marvels at the competitive nature that comes out onscreen. \u201cOur very first challenge is something you would think of [seeing] at a five-year-old\u2019s birthday party, but at the end of it, we had grown women tackling each other,\u201d says Andrews with a laugh.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because of the $1 million prize. The games mostly involve household objects \u2014 like one hilarious challenge that sees who can melt the ice around a whistle and be the first to blow it. And there\u2019s only one major rule: Don\u2019t be last.<\/p>\n

The series aired a special sneak peek on Sunday, September 21, on Fox after football, but the real fun begins on Wednesday, September 24 with the season premiere.<\/p>\n

Below, Andrews breaks down her newest gig.<\/p>\n

You are obviously no stranger to competition on television. How fierce, would you say, is the competition on 99 to Beat<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erin Andrews:<\/strong> Obviously, the NFL is a whole other level and type of athlete, but when you have a million dollars on the line, there was so much at stake. I think that\u2019s what makes our show so exciting. I\u2019ve been trying to explain it to my family and my friends \u2014 our line in the show is, it\u2019s seemingly simple games for serious cash. But it was very, very competitive, which made the show so much fun, with games that you were just like, \u201cWait, what? I have this at my house. I could do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is there a particular type of contestant that succeeds here?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be like young. You don\u2019t have to be a fit athlete. You have to be calm, smart, and able to make an adjustment when things don\u2019t go right. It\u2019s not like, \u201cOh, well, this guy is a strapping 30-year-old with big muscles and he looks like he\u2019ll win it.\u201d You\u2019d be really surprised.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re following the same competitors week-to-week as it goes from 100 down to one. What\u2019s that look like onscreen?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s alliances, there\u2019s fighting, there\u2019s emotion, there\u2019s a ton of crying, there\u2019s anxiety, there\u2019s certain people that don\u2019t like each other. We pair people and have big groups sometimes of eight or nine. So, you have favorites that may go down with another team. It\u2019s pretty much a shocker every single time.<\/p>\n

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