Travis Kelce Confirmed to Host 'Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity': 'I Grove Up Loving Game Shows'

Travis Kelce is heading off the court to the hospitality booth! The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is officially his host Are you smarter than a celebrity?a spinoff of the popular Are you smarter than a 5th grader? game show, according to Furthermore.

“I grew up loving game shows and I'm thrilled to follow in the footsteps of so many television icons by hosting my first Are you smarter than a celebrity?Kelce said in a press statement. “The original show is a huge hit, so bringing a new format with everyone's favorite celebrities to the screen is sure to be fun. I'm just happy to be on the hosting side of the equation here and excited to see how these famous faces get along.”

“Travis has proven to be an incredible talent on and off the court, and we appreciate the trust he has placed in us with his first foray into television,” added Lauren Anderson, head of AVOD, unscripted and targeted programming, Amazon MGM Studios. “His natural, comedic dynamic with our panelists and guests, combined with some exciting new twists, will keep our global customers coming back week after week.”

The Prime Video show will feature contestants using celebrities to help with 11 elementary school questions for a chance to win $100,000.

Originally hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, Are you smarter than a 5th grader? It first aired on Fox in 2007. Running for a total of four seasons, the game show saw adult contestants compete to answer school-level questions with the help of a panel of real elementary school students. In 2019, it was the turn briefly revived on Nickelodeon with John Cena at the helm.