High Schoolers Will Compete For $125,000 Scholarship In Trump’s Patriot Games—What We Know
Key takeaways
- Participants will receive an all-expense-paid trip for themselves and one chaperone to Washington, D.C.
- The competition will stream on the ESPN app and be broadcast in a one-hour primetime special on ABC on Aug. 13, according to Freedom 250.
- One male athlete and one female athlete will be able to win the competition.
Topline Details around the Patriot Games, a nationally televised event where high schoolers will compete for a massive scholarship prize, were announced by Freedom 250 this month, shedding more light on what the competition will look like after President Donald Trump announced it last year.
Trump first announced the Patriot Games last year.Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Freedom 250, a Trump-backed organizer that has put together several events for the 250th anniversary of the U.S., said the competition will take place from Aug. 9-11.
Participants will be high school students aged 14 to 17 who will have to advance through application and screening processes to be selected, resulting in one male athlete and one female athlete from each state or territory competing.