• Led by 19 time Emmy Award winner Harry Friedman, who oversaw both “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” for over 25 years, this year’s crop of 16 elite teams representing some of the nation’s top schools will go head-to-head. Infused with brand new rounds of gameplay, the series will feature multiple schools in each episode.
• Capital One returns to award $1 million in life-changing scholarships, providing all the student competitors with tuition assistance for their participation. The winning team will take home a scholarship and claim victory as “Capital One College Bowl” champions. Last season the team from Columbia University beat out rivals from the University of Southern California to take the title.
• With a wide variety of subjects, teams must work together to test their knowledge in a five-round tournament. The top two schools advance to the final where they compete for the coveted Capital One College Bowl trophy.
• The fan favorite “Capital One Two-Minute Drill” will return, adding even more suspense to this high-stakes competition.
• From Village Roadshow Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, the series is an update of the classic Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “College Bowl” that previously aired on NBC in the U.S. and for decades has been part of campus life at colleges and universities around the world.
• “Capital One College Bowl” is executive produced by brothers Peyton, Cooper and Eli Manning through Omaha Productions, Richard Reid via Richard Reid Productions, Mark Itkin via his Tough Lamb Media and showrunner Harry Friedman.
• Casting for the new season of “Capital One College Bowl” is currently underway.
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