Beg, Borrow & Deal

infobox television
show_name = Beg, Borrow & Deal


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format = Reality TV
runtime = 60 minutes
rating = TV-PG
creator =
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starring = Rich Eisen (season 1), Summer Sanders (season 2)
executive_producer = Michael Mandt
Neil Mandt
country = USA
network = ESPN
first_aired = September 17, 2002
last_aired = August 20, 2003
num_episodes = 14
num_seasons = 2
website = http://espn.go.com/begborrowdeal/
imdb_id = 0319952
tv_com_id = 20562

"Beg, Borrow & Deal" is a reality television show that aired on ESPN with a first season in 2002 and a second season in 2003.

Premise

The show, which was originally called "Beg, Borrow and B.S.", featured two teams of four pitted against each other. The object of the game was to get from one point in the United States to another, while completing sports-related tasks from a list given to them at the start of the game. However, the contestants were only allowed the clothes on their backs and their drivers' licenses; they could never handle any form of money. This forced the players to "beg, borrow, and deal" for meals, transportation, and nightly lodging. Further restrictions included:

* Contestants could only use someone's help for 12 hours (such as transportation or housing aid)
* Anything provided to the contestants had to be used or disposed of in 12 hours (such as food)
* Contestants had to rest for at least six hours per 24 hours
* Only one sports task could be completed per state
* Only five tasks could be completed per time zone

The sports-related tasks were scored from 1 to 3 points, with 10 points needed to complete the game. The first team to reach the designated finish line having completed 10 points' worth of tasks won the game and tickets to four major championship events of the following year.

Airing

The network aired two seasons of seven episodes each. One ran in the fall of 2002, the other in the summer of 2003. In the UK the show was aired on ABC1. In the rest of Europe, episodes were broadcast on the North American Sports Network in 2005 and in Canada on GameTV beginning in 2007.

In 2002, ESPN reran the first season in a marathon the day after Thanksgiving.

The second season on ESPN suffered low ratings, and the last several episodes were moved from the 8 p.m. time slot to midnight. The finale was then moved to ESPN2, which aired with little fanfare. It was then canceled after only two seasons.

Notable contestants

*The Mandt brothers are executive producers of the current ESPN show "Jim Rome Is Burning".
*John "Bubba" Britton, who was one of the winning team members in season 1, was an intern for current United States Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
*Josh from season 1, was also in "Flavor of Love 2". He has a cameo as the waiter when Flav takes Delicious and her parents out to dinner.
*Season 2 contestant Kerri Kasem is the daughter of radio personality Casey Kasem, and has become a TV personality in her own right since this series.

External links

* [http://espn.go.com/begborrowdeal/ "Beg, Borrow & Deal" at ESPN.com]
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