ATLANTA (Dec. 26, 2022) – Before the teams face off on the field, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 1 Georgia will battle it out in a series of competitions throughout Bowl Week, vying for the coveted Battle for Bowl Week Belt.
Bragging rights aren’t the only thing at stake. The winner of the Battle for Bowl Week has gone on to win the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in seven of the last 11 games.
This year’s Battle for Bowl Week competitions include:
Dec. 26:
Competition No. 1
Football Feud
Four offensive players, four defensive players and two assistant coaches from both teams will square off in a football version of the popular game show “Family Feud.” Each team will attempt to name the top answers to questions asked. Football Feud is a two-round game. The team with the highest score at the end of the two rounds (or a tie-breaker) will be declared the winner for this event.
Competition No. 2
Drop It Like It’s Hot
Four members of each team will participate in this competition. Teams are shown multiple choice questions and have 15 seconds to discuss. They are then allotted a fixed amount of points they can wager on each answer. One-by-one incorrect answers drop off the screen along with any points they wagered on that answer. The team with the most points at end of the game wins.
Dec. 27:
Competition No. 3
Basketball Challenge
Five members of each team will participate in a Basketball Challenge in their respective team hotel. Each player will receive their own 45 second round to shoot from various locations around the hoop, with each place being worth a different point total. Highest cumulative team score will determine the overall team winner for this event.
Dec. 28:
Competition No. 4
Andretti Bowling
The bowling competition will take place at Andretti Indoor Karting. Each team will select two players to compete and the team with the highest combined score will win this event.
Competition No. 5
Andretti Indoor Karting
Each team will participate in kart racing at Andretti Indoor Karting. Team members will be given the opportunity to test their driving skills as part of the competition for this event. The average lap time for each team will be totaled and the team with the quickest average time will be declared the winner for this event.
For more information on the Battle for Bowl Week, please visit: https://chick-fil-apeachbowl.com/battleforbowlweek.
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Peach Bowl, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization that operates the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, the Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament, and manages The Dodd Trophy national coach of the year award. It is the ninth-oldest bowl game in the country and is recognized as college football’s most charitable bowl organization, having donated $60.9 million to organizations in need since 2002.
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The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is one of the New Year’s Six bowls selected to host the College Football Playoff including a CFP Semifinal every third year and top-ranked teams from around the country in the other two years of each cycle. Over its 54 years, the game has drawn 3.1 million fans in attendance, a total television audience of 209.6 million viewers on ESPN, delivered $221 million in team payouts, and has created $786.3 million in direct economic impact for Atlanta and Georgia.
Our Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game is the nation’s longest-running kickoff game and has reshaped the opening weekend in college football. Over 17 games since 2008, the game has regularly hosted the nation’s top teams and has drawn 1.1 million fans, 87.4 million television viewers, distributed $101.3 million in team payouts and created an additional $498.5 million in economic impact.
The Peach Bowl Challenge is the nation’s premier charity golf tournament featuring top current and former college football coaches. Hosted at the beautiful Reynolds Lake Oconee resort outside Atlanta each spring, the event has generated $9 million for the various foundations and charities supported by its coaches.
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