Sports on Tap
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Sports on Tap was a short-lived American
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game show
from Sande Stewart Television that aired on ESPN
from April 5 to September 30, 1994 and then from January 3 to March 29, 1995. The game was set in a fictional sports bar named "Sports on Tap". Sportscaster Tom Green (no relation to the comic actor
) was behind the counter as the "Bartender
" (aka Emcee), with Shelly Gray appearing as the bar’s "Waitress" (aka Hostess
). Tom Green currently anchors the Daybreak Morning Show on KWGN TV in Denver. There was no music or real announcer for the show. However, at the beginning and end of the show, as well as before commercial breaks, sounds of veteran announcer Johnny Gilbert
doing play-by-play was played as if from a radio
or television
.Also appearing on camera was game-show veteran Tony Pandolfo, who called out the names of the contestants and acted as a judge during the game.
). The player selected one of the half-questions for Greene to finish. Three half-questions are played per player in the round. On the first two half-questions, a correct answer earned $50 with no penalty for an incorrect answer. In either case, a new half-question would replace the chosen one except for the third half-question. At that point, the player would then wager any or all of their score on the remaining half-question. A correct answer added the wager and an incorrect answer subtracted the wager. The three remaining players would play in a similar fashion.
The winner of the final playoff is declared the winner of the day and adds their name to a "Winner’s Board" keeping track of all the winners for that week.
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Trivia
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from Sande Stewart Television that aired on ESPN
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from April 5 to September 30, 1994 and then from January 3 to March 29, 1995. The game was set in a fictional sports bar named "Sports on Tap". Sportscaster Tom Green (no relation to the comic actor
Tom Green
Michael Thomas "Tom" Green is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer, comedian, talk show host and media personality. Best known for his shock humour brand of comedy, Green found mainstream prominence via his MTV television show The Tom Green Show...
) was behind the counter as the "Bartender
Bartender
A bartender is a person who serves beverages behind a counter in a bar, pub, tavern, or similar establishment. A bartender, in short, "tends the bar". The term barkeeper may carry a connotation of being the bar's owner...
" (aka Emcee), with Shelly Gray appearing as the bar’s "Waitress" (aka Hostess
Hostess
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). Tom Green currently anchors the Daybreak Morning Show on KWGN TV in Denver. There was no music or real announcer for the show. However, at the beginning and end of the show, as well as before commercial breaks, sounds of veteran announcer Johnny Gilbert
Johnny Gilbert
John L. "Johnny" Gilbert III is an American show business personality who has worked mainly on television game shows. Originally a nightclub singer and entertainer, he has hosted and announced a number of game shows from various eras, dating as far back as the 1950s...
doing play-by-play was played as if from a radio
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or television
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.Also appearing on camera was game-show veteran Tony Pandolfo, who called out the names of the contestants and acted as a judge during the game.
Round one
Each player was staked to $50 and played one player at a time. The first player in control was shown the first halves of two questions on the bar’s TV monitor (similar to questions on Your Number's UpYour Number's Up
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). The player selected one of the half-questions for Greene to finish. Three half-questions are played per player in the round. On the first two half-questions, a correct answer earned $50 with no penalty for an incorrect answer. In either case, a new half-question would replace the chosen one except for the third half-question. At that point, the player would then wager any or all of their score on the remaining half-question. A correct answer added the wager and an incorrect answer subtracted the wager. The three remaining players would play in a similar fashion.
Rounds Two and Three
All four players now competed on a toss-up basis with the player who gave the last correct answer selecting the half-questions. If a player buzzes in with a correct answer, that player would then have a chance at a “Double Play” by selecting another half-question to answer on their own. Each correct answer was worth $50 in Round Two and $100 in Round Three.Final round
All four players would line up on the stairs in the back of the bar in order of their scores after Round Three. The players would now play a head-to-head "stepladder final" playoff to determine the day’s winner. The fourth place player would play the third place player, with the higher scoring player selecting all the half-questions. Once a half-question has been chosen, the other half-question is removed from the game and two new half-questions appear on the TV monitor. Each correct answer was now worth one point. The first player to reach three points wins the round and moves up to the next step to face the second place player. The winner of that playoff then moves up to face the first place player.The winner of the final playoff is declared the winner of the day and adds their name to a "Winner’s Board" keeping track of all the winners for that week.