Everyday athletes take on sports superstars in Fox’s one hour special Beat the Champions airing on June 30, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT. Four-time Olympic Gold swimmer Missy Franklin, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, and six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen will be competing against amateur athletes in a series of challenges with big prize money at stake. SNL‘s Finesse Mitchell will be hosting the special.
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To level the playing field, the champs will be faced with increasingly absurd and hilarious handicaps, while the amateurs will be given increasing levels of assistance to beat their elite competition – whether in the water, on the line of scrimmage or on the hardwood. The greater the assist needed by the contestant, however, the less prize money awarded. Over the course of three rounds, competitors will have a chance to win more than $100,000.
