Preview for Master of Champions July 13th  7/6/06

THREE BLAZING TORCHES WHILE BEATING A VIDEO GAME RECORD, TOPPED WITH A DAREDEVIL TIGHTROPE WALKER ON MY AIRBORNE PIZZAS -- IF YOU PLEASE -- ON ABC'S "MASTER OF CHAMPIONS"

"Episode 104" -- Two remote-control model airplane pilots, Joe McBride and Josh Ziering, compete by performing loops and twists while racing around a pylon course marked by two burning towers; a master juggler, "Billy the Kid" Matsumoto, attempts to break a personal record with three lit torches while simultaneously trying to break a record on Dance Dance Revolution; Jade Kindar-Martin, a renowned tightrope walker, attempts never-before performed back flips, jumps and slides on a multi-level tight rope; plus Tony Gemignani and Chris Green, captains of two pizza-tossing teams, spin multiple pizzas up and down their bodies and perform other daring, doughy delights, on "Master of Champions," THURSDAY, JULY 13 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Chris Leary, syndicated radio show host, sports reporter and commentator, is host, and Lisa Dergan-Podsednik is co-host. Baseball legend Steve Garvey and Olympic Gold Medalists Oksana Baiul and Jonny Moseley make up the Panel of Champions.

"Master of Champions" is based on the format World Records by NTV from Japan. Executive producers are Tim Crescenti, Yoshiro Yasuoka and Isao Zaitsu for Nippon Television. Jonas Larsen and Anthony Ross are executive producers for Y27 Entertainment. The series is broadcast with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.

Source: ABC Press Release