ATLANTA -- Duel, a new tournament-style game show based on smarts, skill and strategy will premiere the week of December 17 on Channel 2 and ABC.

"Duel" features head-to-head matches with nerve rattling game play rewarding contestants who embrace shrewdness and manipulation to win.

If contestants can react quickly under pressure and outsmart their opponents using strategy and deception, intellect and skill, they could walk away with a life-changing prize - potentially more than $1.5 million. One of 20 contestants is guaranteed to win the jackpot.

"Duel" will premiere MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 8:00-9:00 p.m. and run over six nights to a finale on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 8:00-9:00 p.m. Mike Greenberg (ESPN's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" radio show) is the host.

In a cutting edge format - combining trivia challenges like those on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" with the strategy played in the "World Series of Poker" -- 20 contestants are given the chance to duel against one another in a mental and intellectual showdown that combines nail-biting trivia fun with the unfortunate reality that, if someone gets one question wrong - just one question - that player loses the match.

The top four contestants qualify to 'duel' for the guaranteed jackpot.

Contestants in "Duel" have been chosen for their confidence and charisma, a love of trivia and an obsession for competition. These 24 people will become characters to root for (or against) during the six nights. Examples of contestants include The Marine Alligator Wrestler, The Lunch Lady, The Rocker, The Used Car Salesman, The Funeral Home Director, The Cab Driver, The Nurse, and The Belly Dancer - the key being that not everything will be revealed about contestants' backgrounds before they choose their opponents in a duel.

This intense, face-to-face showdown will require nerves of steel and a cunning strategy to win. In "Duel," one person is guaranteed to become the final winner.

An online game of "Duel" will also launch on December 17 at ABC.com. Online gamers can choose to play either against the computer, or challenge other players' duels from around the country.

Watch "Duel" December 17 @ 8 p.m. on Channel 2!

CONTESTANTS: Featured on "Duel"