Sports or Consequences

"Sports or Consequences" is a daily sports quiz show on 700 WLW. It is hosted by Gary Burbank, a well-known radio DJ. The program is 30 minutes long(except on Wednesday), and consists of callers that call in and attempt to stump the panel, who are affectionately known as 'suficianados'. If they succeed, they win 'fabulous prizes chosen especially for them'. If not, and the hosts get the question right, the caller hears a boisterous shout of 'We don't, we don't, we don't mess around, HEY!'. On Wednesday, the show goes for one hour, as it is 'Anything Can Happen Day', and the host spins a wheel to choose an alternate topic or two that can be asked as well as the usual sports related questions.

The rules are quite complex, and are often changed at the whim of the hosts. If the rules are violated, either one of two things, or both, happen:

*The caller gets 'blown up' where a sound bite of an explosion goes off, followed by a voice saying "Sounds like a big 'splosion"

*The caller gets their tongue pulled out, which sounds like it says.

=Rules=
****Sports or Consequences no longer exists as Gary Burbank retired late December, 2007.

Some of the rules included:

*Going to the mountain--In order to ask a question prior to the year 1927, the caller must request to go to the mountain. If done in a polite way, the host often grants the request.

*Boxing--Questions on Boxing are limited to pre-Larry Holmes

*No High School Sports Questions

*No two-part questions

*The only source that a caller can use is their grandfather telling them the information while they are drunk in a bar. However, callers have been creative in sneaking in sources such newspapers, books, etc., as long as the above requirement is fulfilled.

*No yes/no questions-- Callers may not ask a question that could be answered with 'Yes' or 'No', as the hosts always try to weasel their way out of giving a legitimate answer. For example, instead of saying 'Would you name for me...', callers must say 'Name for me...'

*It is not permissible to be a first-time caller. Any caller who reveals his or her first-time status before his or her question is answered is immediately blown up.

This is "not" a complete list of rules, but are the basic rules of the game.

=Best Question of the Day=At the end of the show, Duke, one of the hosts, will choose a question that he deems to be intriguing and insightful. This question is the 'Best Question of the Day' and wins a prize.

Emergency Questions

On Mondays, the host took what were called emergency questions. These were questions totally unrelated to sports, but rather were questions that callers know the answer to, and think the hosts might not know.

=How to Enter=To be on the show, call [phone] or 1-800-THEBIG1 (1-800-843-2441). However, as it is quite a popular show, it is best to call right at, or slightly after, 4pm.