Stump the Schwab
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| Created by | Howie Schwab |
| Presented by | Stuart Scott |
| Starring | Howie Schwab |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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ESPN2 (2004-2005) ESPN Classic (2006) |
| Original release | July 8, 2004 – September 29, 2006 |
Stump the Schwab is an American game show that aired on ESPN Classic (originally ESPN2). The show ran from July 8, 2004 to September 29, 2006 and featured three contestants trying to stump Howie Schwab, who was the first statistician ESPN ever had. Stuart Scott was the show's host. The show also appeared on Canada's The Score Television Network.
Each episode of the show had three rounds, "Leading Off", a second round that featured a different game each time, and "The Schwab Showdown." After each of the first two rounds, the contestant with the lowest score was eliminated.
Each episode began with "Leading Off", a round where the 3 contestants competed, as well as "The Schwab", had to take turns naming an athlete on a list relating to a major achievement, such as, "In the year 1975, name the top 16 players that led the National League in home runs that year." As this round consisted of three such lists each contestant was given a turn to begin each list. During the first season, the full list was displayed on screen for the home viewers, with each person who had not been named displayed in white letters, and each person correctly named having their names displayed in blue letters. Starting in the third season, answers were shown only as they were given by players, allowing home viewers to "play along." At the end of the question, all answers were shown. Each correct answer was worth one point. If a contestant or "The Schwab" gave a wrong answer, could not come up with an answer, or provided an answer already given, he was eliminated for the rest of the topic with the spotlight shining over him darkened. If there was only one player (including "The Schwab") left, that player scored only one additional point by giving another correct answer. Whoever had the lowest score at the end of "Leading Off" was eliminated from the show, while the remaining two contestants went on to face each other in Round Two.
As said above, there were different games used for round two in each episode. "The Schwab" did not compete against the contestants in that round (but asked some questions to contestants, and when no one gave a right answer, he revealed the correct answer). Some of the games were as follows:
A team that won a championship in a certain year had its starting lineup displayed on a screen (e.g., the 1988 Kansas Jayhawks, who won the men's NCAA basketball national championship over the Oklahoma Sooners that year). Not all members of the starting lineup were on-screen, so each contestant had to fill in the other players not listed. Usually, three lists were given to each contestant; the first list had three spaces to be filled in within 15 seconds; the second, four spaces in 20 seconds; and the third, 5 spaces in 25 seconds. Contestants took turns trying to fill in players, and a contestant "stole" any missing answers that the other was not able to give. One point was given for each correct player named or stolen.
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