Also you get to be on a game show.

The casting site specifies that the 2 hours is driving distance. (And as someone who is within 2 hours flying distance, that's real dumb.)

In terms of total time expenditure and the potential for things out of your control to go wrong and affect your time of arrival, hopping in the car and driving two hours to the studio <> a two-hour plane flight. By a lot.

I think you can find a happy medium.
You can have accessible sports trivia while avoiding casting know-it-alls.  Asking about Super Bowl winning teams is one thing.  Asking about things such as specific non-notable plays is another.

For an on-topic comparison, it's one thing to know about Michael Larsen.  It's another to know what he landed on for his final spin (I don't).

I'm indifferent on yet another J! spinoff, but I'd much rather see civilians play the Sports edition from the mid-2010s.

Not that I didn't enjoy PCJ but I think using "celebrities" and the presumed skewing towards general/easier knowledge as a result will make for a more accessible and enjoyable experience. I also think if the J! brand is doing what it needs for The Mouse's bottom line, we're not going to see less Jeopardy anytime soon.

my favorite was David Faber.

They need to give the Jeopardy spin offs a break.

100% agree - love him on CNBC and thought he slid into the role effortlessly.

and 100% agree. Enough.