Lucky 13: release date, host and everything we know about the game show

How much are you willing to bet on what you know, or how well you're able to guess at what you don't know? That's the basic premise for the new ABC game show Lucky 13 , the latest edition to the network's slate of primetime game shows that air throughout the year, but particularly as part of its summer TV slate.

ABC is the home to many primetime editions of classic game shows, including Jeopardy! Masters , Celebrity Jeopardy! , Celebrity Wheel of Fortune , Celebrity Family Feud , Press Your Luck and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Lucky 13 wants to be the next must-see for game show fans.

Here is everything you need to know about Lucky 13 ahead of its premiere.

Lucky 13 release date

ABC will debut Lucky 13 on Thursday, July 18, at 9 pm ET/PT.

It joins Press Your Luck on Thursdays this summer, but is part of ABC's bigger game show push for summer TV programming, which includes Celebrity Family Feud season 10 and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 25th anniversary special episodes.

Lucky 13 hosts

Lucky 13 is going to feature not one, but two hosts: Shaquille O'Neal and Gina Rodriguez.

O'Neal is an NBA Hall of Famer and current media personality, most notably on TNT's NBA pre and post-game shows (though TNT is losing its NBA rights). O'Neal has also acted in a handful of movies over his career, including Blue Chips , Kazaam and Steel .

Rodriguez recently starred in the ABC sitcom Not Dead Yet (it was cancelled this past spring after its second season), but has also been the star of Jane the Virgin , I Want You Back and, most recently, the Netflix movie Players .

Lucky 13 gameplay

Here is the official description on the gameplay of Lucky 13 :

"From the creative who introduced the world to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire , Lucky 13 tests contestants' knowledge with 13 true-or-false trivia questions but with a cunning twist: just how well do they know what they know… and, just as importantly, how well do they know what they don't know? If they can accurately predict how successfully they've answered 13 questions, they could take home a $1 million cash jackpot."

ABC has not offered many more specifics at this time. Some additional questions we expect to be answered when the show premieres: can you/when can you leave with money already won from correct answers? What are the monetary values for each question? Is it one wrong and done or is there a strike system? Are there any aids or hints that can be used by contestants?

We'll update this page as we learn more about the game.

Lucky 13 trailer

At this time there is no trailer or promo for Lucky 13 . If/when that changes we'll add what comes available here.