To begin the game, a category is revealed, and the three teams of three contestants are asked multiple choice questions under that category, with each question having four possible answers. The contestant that buzzes in with the correct answer earns the respective team 100 points; an incorrect answer loses 100 points, and opens up the question to the other teams. Contestants must wait until after the host reads the entire question (including the choices) to buzz in.[1]
Each team then participates in a physical stunt. These stunts involve teams answering questions about Bible characters, with the same set of choices given for each character. For example, in the game "Stick a Fork In It," the teams must use a spoon to catapult a fork into a glass to select their answer.[2] Where teams compete individually, each team is given 60 seconds; occasional games where teams compete at the same time are either untimed (with the first team to complete the game winning) or played in 90 seconds. In all cases, the team that wins the stunt receives 200 points; in case of a tie, each of the teams involved in the tie receives the points. The next round, entitled "Kirk's Righteous Remix", features Grammy Award-winner Kirk Franklin and the choir singing songs relating to various BOOKS of the Bible. Each team is then given one question based on an announced subject worth 300 points; no penalty is assessed for an incorrect answer.[1]
The teams then set their strongest respective contestants aside for the final round of main gameplay, entitled "The Chosen Three". These contestants move to an area behind the teams, and cannot participate in this round. The host then asks each team, in turn, a question based on an announced category. Each question in this round is worth 500 points, with no penalty assessed for an incorrect answer. Only the two contestants standing at the podium may confer and answer the question. Two questions are asked to each team in this round. In the "Chosen Three" round, the contestants who were set aside from the previous round stand alone at their podiums, with their teammates standing in the area behind them. The host asks each contestant, in turn, a question with six possible answers, three of which are correct. The contestants then make three selections without conferring with the rest of their respective teams. Each individual correct answer is worth 1,000 points, thus, a total of 3,000 points are available to each team in this round. The two teams with the highest total scores advance to the final round, while the third-place team is eliminated and leaves with $2,500 for their charity.[3]
Runtime: 60 min