{"id":165797,"date":"2026-04-14T21:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/165797\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:39:20","slug":"erie-firefighters-to-compete-on-national-game-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/165797\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie firefighters to compete on national game show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Five Erie firefighters took their skills from the station to the spotlight, competing on a national game show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The firefighters recently traveled to Belgium and Amsterdam to compete on the high-energy game show The Quiz with Balls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/erie-habitat-for-humanity-hosts-bowling-tournament-for-local-boy\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Erie Habitat for Humanity hosts bowling tournament for local boy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Erie Habitat for Humanity hosts bowling tournament for local boy&quot;}\"> Erie Habitat for Humanity hosts bowling tournament for local boy <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show features teams answering trivia questions while trying to avoid being knocked into the water by giant swinging balls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dion Larese, one of the firefighters, said they were contacted by a friend at Fox to join, and they happily said yes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen the cameras are on, you\u2019re a little nervous, but then you kinda forget a little bit because it was the five of us up there, kinda playing, having fun a little bit. Just like we\u2019re at a firehouse,\u201d said Larese.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie team goes head-to-head with a group of nurses in what they say is a fun, but competitive match-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The episode is set to air Monday, April 20, at 9 p.m. on Fox, and will be available to stream on Hulu the following day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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