George of the judging.

Former boxing great George Foreman, who became the hero of lousy cooks everywhere with his eponymous grill, will help judge the second season of "American Inventor" on the Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network.

The show pits inventors and entrepreneurs against each other as they present their creations and business models to a group of four judges. The show will award $50,000 in seed money to the winner in each of six weeks and viewers will vote on who will win $1 million in prize money and a chance to produce a product.

British businessman Peter Jones, a producer of the show, and former basketball executive Pat Croce will also serve as judges. The show is produced by FremantleMedia North America, "American Idol" creator Simon Cowell's Syco Television and Peter Jones TV Ltd. The series will premiere June 6.

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