Game On (Canadian game show)

"Game On" is a Canadian sports trivia television game show. It was a variation on "Jeopardy!", and it ran from 1998 to 2000 on Global after the football game on sunday. It was hosted by Tim Steves in season 1 and David Merry in Season 2. The female co-host was Jennifer Hill. Three male contestants compete in this game.

The set was designed to resemble a sports enthusiast's wood-panelled basement recreation room decorated with posters, trophies and other sports memorabalia. The host stood behind a 1970s-style wet bar while the three contestants sat in leather lounge chairs. To answer a question, a contestant pressed a button on a device that resembled a TV remote control.

Round One

Four categories (later 5) were announced, each with a column of four questions, each one valued incrementally more than the previous, ostensibly by difficulty. each category had something to do with sports. The values ranged from 100 to 400 points

The returning champion began the game by selecting a category and monetary value (e.g. "WHAT TEAM for 100"). The host then read the question ("Which NHL Team was known as the Quebec Nordiques before 1995?"), after which any of the three contestants could buzz in using a remote control. The first contestant to successfully buzz-in following the host's reading of the question must then answer (e.g. "Colorado Avalanche").

A correct answer earned the point value of the question and the opportunity to select the next clue from the board. An incorrect answer or a failure to respond within a 5-second time limit resulted in a deduction of points from the player's score and gave any remaining opponents the opportunity to ring in and respond. If the second contestant gives an incorrect response, the correct answer was read, (sometimes David lets Jennifer guess in season 2) and the player who has most recently given a correct answer to a question chose the next one. The round ended when time ran out or all the questions had been selected. Jennifer has gotten every question right when david asks.

Round Two

This round is the same as the first one except:
* The point values are doubled.
* There are new categories.
* The player in last place would go first.

Two Minute Warning

This round is played differently:
* There are new categories.
* Each category has three questions instead of four.
* The point values are 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000.
* Each contestant will chose one question but will not use their remotes to answer.
* The player in the lead after three questions wins and comes back next show in the yellow chair in the middle. Champions can stay for up to five episodes.
* In the first episode, each contestant picks the category and amount before the questions are read.