99 to Beat is an American game show based on the Belgian game show of the same name that premiered on Fox on September 21, 2025. The series is hosted by Ken Jeong and Erin Andrews. The winner of season one, Peter Nevins, was crowned after 50 games.
On May 11, 2026, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on September 23, 2026.
Format 100 contestants compete in physical and unique challenges where the goal is not to finish first, nor to perform the best, but to not finish last. After each challenge, the player who came in last will be eliminated, which will add $10,000 to the pot. The last person standing (after a total of 50 games and 10 episodes, besides the season finale) will walk away with $1,000,000. Each episode has 4 solo games and one team game. In the event of a team game, the team who fails to win any heat or round or comes last will all be eliminated. Some team games feature team captains, which are decided randomly, and have teams drafted via a schoolyard pick. Other games feature multiple heats, with players or teams who come last in each heat put into the elimination heat. Finally, pair games have the pair who comes in last face off against each other (in the event of a team game, the losing team will be split in half until the required number of contestants to be eliminated is reached).
Contestants Season 1
+ Results (Season 1) Contestant Occupation Residence Place Last place in Status Janice Silver Real Estate Broker New York 100th Lei in a Balloon Eliminated 1st Tammy Garr Jim's Best Friend Texas 99th Blow the Whistle Eliminated 2nd Darline Student Florida 98th Guess the Weight Eliminated 3rd Phil Bracco Tommy's Father New York 97th Pretty Penne Eliminated 4th Aaron Murray Actor California 96th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 5th Avery Allsup David Allsup's Adopted Sister Texas 95th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 6th Aviounce Compton TBA TBA 94th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 7th Brady Balenti TBA Oklahoma 93rd Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 8th Chaz Langley TBA New York 92nd Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 9th Frank Mustari Clown Wrestler Florida 91st Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 10th Marisa Levy Project Manager Georgia 90th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 11th Morgan Ashley TBA Georgia 89th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 12th Myles Thurman Retail Assistant Manager Missouri 88th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 13th Sandra Diaz-Twine 2x Survivor Winner North Carolina 87th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 14th Vicki Quisenberry TBA Kentucky 86th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 15th Yoshi Mori TBA Hawaii 85th Bucket Head Relay Eliminated 16th Jason Business Owner Kentucky 84th Find Your Name Eliminated 17th Agness Opera Singer Pennsylvania 83rd Nut Stackers Eliminated 18th Beth Nicole Cosplay Influencer Florida 82nd Potato Fork Catch Eliminated 19th Adam Gregory Flight Attendant Nevada 81st Sound It Out Eliminated 20th Cole Lindbergh TBA Kansas 80th Sound It Out Eliminated 21st Jeremiah Martinelli TBA California 79th Sound It Out Eliminated 22nd Jim Clingman Tammy's Best Friend/Real Estate Broker Iowa 78th Sound It Out Eliminated 23rd LaNette Glenn TBA Indiana 77th Sound It Out Eliminated 24th Lindsey Shaw Actress California 76th Sound It Out Eliminated 25th Lizzie Gale TBA California 75th Sound It Out Eliminated 26th Phil Stokes Competitive Arm Wrestler North Carolina 74th Sound It Out Eliminated 27th Sarah Snyder Member of the Wagner Family Vermont 73rd Sound It Out Eliminated 28th Jackie Graves HR Professional Florida 72nd Slingshot Balloon Eliminated 29th Donnell Clayton Firefighter Michigan 71st Needle and Thread Eliminated 30th Aggie Gunnels Julian's Wife Minnesota 70th Gutter Bowl Eliminated 31st Amber Marie TBA TBA 69th Gutter Bowl Eliminated 32nd Bethany Jones Member of the Wagner Family Indiana 68th Gutter Bowl Eliminated 33rd Jonathan Hannon Multiple World-Record Holder/David R.'s Best Friend Michigan 67th Gutter Bowl Eliminated 34th Merna Aodisho TBA California 66th Gutter Bowl Eliminated 35th Phillip Snyder Member of the Wagner Family Vermont 65th Gutter Bowl Eliminated 36th Zoltan Berencsi TBA TBA 64th Gutter Bowl Eliminated 37th Dee Ortiz Events Coordinator Connecticut 63rd Hook a Duck Eliminated 38th Justin Brulla Member of the Wagner Family/Anna's Husband Missouri 62nd Disc Twerking Eliminated 39th Tori Hoffman Teacher New Jersey 61st Tape Lunch Box Eliminated 40th LaVonne Kroeger Gaming Grandma California 60th Frozen Pants Eliminated 41st Michaela Pearson Marsha's Daughter Ohio 59th Coin in a Glass Eliminated 42nd Sarah Kosar Dog Trainer Pennsylvania 58th Tape Measure Retract Eliminated 43rd King David Shad Engineer California 57th Nail Balance Eliminated 44th J. Blake Baker Georgia 56th Withdrew Arvind Srinivasaraghavan Tech Company Owner Missouri 55th Domino Run Eliminated 45th Carla Romeus TBA New York 54th Domino Run Eliminated 46th Courtney Lombardo Lance's Daughter Ohio 53rd Domino Run Eliminated 47th Gabe Lazarre Basketball Player Florida 52nd Domino Run Eliminated 48th Jordan Elyk Marketing Manager Massachusetts 51st Domino Run Eliminated 49th Richie Castronova Gianna's Brother New York 50th Domino Run Eliminated 50th Robbie Karstendiek TBA Louisiana 49th Domino Run Eliminated 51st Lance Lombardo Courtney's Father/Food Service Director Connecticut 48th Butterfly Catch Eliminated 52nd Sean Moragne Personal Trainer Arkansas 47th Balloon Cup Transfer Eliminated 53rd Julian Gunnels Aggie's Husband/Financial Planner Minnesota 46th Piggy Bank Raid Eliminated 54th Grant Pumphrey Member of the Wagner Family/Rebekah's Husband Utah 45th Boat Float Eliminated 55th Mae Messersmith Optometric Technician Pennsylvania 44th Boat Float Eliminated 56th Mariama TBA TBA 43rd Boat Float Eliminated 57th Michelle Sutton Gym Owner Ohio 42nd Boat Float Eliminated 58th Rebekah Pumphrey Member of the Wagner Family/Grant's Wife Utah 41st Boat Float Eliminated 59th Nikki Kofkin Hadieh's Best Friend/Realtor/Real Estate Agent Illinois 40th Hang a Painting Eliminated 60th Stormm Tucker Community Director California 39th Find a Light Eliminated 61st James Meadows IT Security Consultant Texas 38th Cotton Spool Eliminated 62nd Collin Snyder Member of the Wagner Family/Leandra & Preston's Brother Utah 37th Bubble Wrapped Eliminated 63rd Jake Pehrson Member of the Wagner Family/Tabi's Husband Arizona 36th Tennis Ball Weave Eliminated 64th Mario Trela Youth Sports Coach Wisconsin 35th Tennis Ball Weave Eliminated 65th Seth Smith College Professor Ohio 34th Tennis Ball Weave Eliminated 66th Will Wise Basketball Coach Pennsylvania 33rd Tennis Ball Weave Eliminated 67th Robert Boudwin Former Mascot Texas 32nd House of Cards Eliminated 68th Miko Hughes Actor California 31st Land the Shot Eliminated 69th Chris Vinh Stand-Up Comedian New York 30th Suitcase Curling Eliminated 70th David Rush Multiple World Record Breaker Idaho 29th Pencil Jump Eliminated 71st Hadieh Tazangi Nikki's Best Friend/Realtor/Real Estate Agent Illinois 28th Untangled Eliminated 72nd Jake Clark Content Creator California 27th Untangled Eliminated 73rd Joann Marsar Singing Waitress New Jersey 26th Untangled Eliminated 74th Luigi Venezia Teacher New Jersey 25th Untangled Eliminated 75th Alex Beez Afrobeats Dancer New Jersey 24th Pop-Up Tent Eliminated 76th Gianna Castronova Richie's Sister/Nurse New York 23rd Upturned Cups Eliminated 77th Kevin McAllister Facility Manager Virginia 22nd Spring Head Eliminated 78th Marsha Baker Michaela's Mother/Retired Ohio 21st Sleeping Bag Race Eliminated 79th Anna Brulla Member of the Wagner Family/Justin's Wife Missouri 20th Traffic Cone Flip Eliminated 80th Cara Maria Sorbello The Challenge Winner Florida 19th Traffic Cone Flip Eliminated 81st Geraldine Moreno TV Host/The Traitors Contestant California 18th Traffic Cone Flip Eliminated 82nd Malissa Miles Football Coach Nevada 17th Traffic Cone Flip Eliminated 83rd Tabi Pehrson Member of the Wagner Family/Jake Pehrson's Wife Arizona 16th Arc the Ball Eliminated 84th Ciara Hanna Actress/Power Rangers Megaforce California 15th Ping Pong Obstacle Course Eliminated 85th Dakota McGee Cosmetologist Pennsylvania 14th Ping Pong Obstacle Course Eliminated 86th David Allsup Avery's Adopted Brother/Soda Shop Employee Texas 13th Ping Pong Obstacle Course Eliminated 87th Kara Lee Day Trader Oklahoma 12th Ping Pong Obstacle Course Eliminated 88th Tommy Bracco Phil Bracco's Son/Broadway Performer/Big Brother Contestant New York 11th Ping Pong Obstacle Course Eliminated 89th Jared Jackson Barista New Jersey 10th Snatch the Hat Eliminated 90th Leo Starrling Ranch Hand Wyoming 9th Candle Extinguisher Eliminated 91st Danni Boatwright Survivor Winner Kansas 8th Balance See Saw Eliminated 92nd Preston Snyder Member of the Wagner Family/Collin & Leandra's Brother/Student Hawaii 7th Tower of Boxes Eliminated 93rd Carlene Jones Administrator New York 6th Confetti Sweep Eliminated 94th Miranda Harrison Pest Control Exterminator/Deal or No Deal Island Contestant Florida 5th 3D Puzzle Eliminated 95th Ronald Mitchell Firefighter/Fire Captain Michigan 4th Alphabetti Golf Eliminated 96th Jennifer Wang Twitch Streamer California 3rd Pendulum Eliminated 97th Leandra Snyder Member of the Wagner Family/Collin & Preston's Sister Utah 2nd Grand FinaleRunner-up Peter Nevins Priest Indiana 1st Grand FinaleWinner
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