Beg. Borrow, and Deal-- ESPN reality show
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Wilsonatmd | Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 08:56 pm     ESPN just put up the website for the show, which starts September 17th. Basically it's a variation of Amazing Race with some intresting twists. The basics: -2 four-person teams (2 females and 2 males on each team, they don't know each other) -Start off in Times Square with only the clothes on their backs and their driver's licences -They have to beg, borrow, or deal (hence the title) for things like money, food, transportation, or lodging. -Given a list of 40 sports-related things to do, they must do 10 of them (examples: Be a ring card girl or guy on a televised boxing match, kick a 35-yard field goal in an NFL stadium with an NFL player holding the ball, or play basketball against a prison hoops team), more difficult tasks are worth more points. Each person on the team must participate in at least three of them, and some tasks will require more than one person to complete. -Can forfeit a task and it's points for $300 twice in the game, and there are specific rules on how long they can keep or use items they borrowed or dealt for. -Have a deadline of 30 days to get to Alcatraz Island in San Fransisco. -The first team to get to Alcatraz with 10 completed tasks wins, even if the other team got there first, but didn't complete 10 tasks. If only one team gets there in time, that team wins, even if they didn't complete 10 tasks and the other team did. If both teams get there in time and neither has completed 10 tasks, the team with the most points wins. -Prize for winning team: All-expenses paid trips to four major sports championships. Here's the site if you want to know more, the rules section is especially interesting, plus they have short bios of the contestants: http://espn.go.com/begborrowdeal/ Sounds like an great appetizer for all us Amazing Race fans till that starts up again in October...plus, each ep will be repeated several times during the week, so you have multiple chances to see it. |
Therock | Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 06:54 pm     This was a great show! Am I the only one watching? Sort of part Amazing Race, part Lost and part Road Rules. |
Myjohnhenry | Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 07:30 pm     Darn...I forgot about this one. I better check out the tv listings and get on the ball here. |
Sbw | Monday, September 23, 2002 - 05:11 pm     I watched the rerun today on ESPN2 and it was great. |
Therock | Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 09:12 am     If you missed the first one a summary can be found here: http://espn.go.com/begborrowdeal/summaries.html Both teams are still stuck in NY. |
Laura11103 | Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 12:54 pm     Oh I'm psyched, and it's on tonight!!! Never saw it before but I'm going into reality show withdrawal, need my fix... |
Ryn | Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 11:18 am     ok - I will add this to the TV times area ;) |
Sbw | Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 05:57 pm     I like this one. I had no idea people could beg and have so much handed to them. Might have to rethink my lifestyle! |
Ryn | Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 05:58 pm     it was on again tonight- I think I am gonna need to look up the re-run times as I missed it again!! |
Sbw | Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 05:48 am     It replays on ESPN2 as well, that is where I found it the first week. |
Denecee | Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 03:44 pm     I watched the first episode of this show. It doesn't seem like the prize would be enough to inspire me to participate. Well, I guess the winner of the tickets could sell one of them and make up any lost wages. But, I don't think I could beg from strangers. |
Sbw | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 08:15 am     Denecee, I don't think I could beg either. But I have been amazed at all the things that they begged for and received from strangers. I wouldn't do that for the prize they receive but I find it interesting to watch. I just watch with my mouth hanging open.....WOW |
Denecee | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 02:47 pm     I never can seem to catch this show, does anybody know where the two teams are now? |
Sbw | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 04:01 pm     I am not sure where they are, but they haven't gone far... a state or two away from where they started - they have gone around in circles. It will be on here in about 45 minutes. |
Denecee | Wednesday, October 09, 2002 - 10:25 am     too funny, I wonder if any of them will make it. I didn't get to watch last night either. Thanks! |
Sbw | Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 07:39 am     Denecee, I have noticed there seem to be more repeats of this show on ESPN2. I think the Monday before a new episode on Tuesday, I have noticed 2 or 3 opportunities on ESPN2. One of the teams, in a few days, has completed half of the required number of tasks. |
Sbw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 01:32 pm     The last show was on Monday night. One team completed the tasks and arrived at Alcatraz, all in 11 or 12 days, the other team was in Albuquerque and had completed 7 or 8 tasks. Amazing..... I enjoyed this one. Talk about bickering among themselves, they were hilarious. |
Denecee | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 03:08 pm     Thanks Sbw for the update! |
Ryn | Friday, December 13, 2002 - 01:23 pm     Looks like the show will re-air over a few days in December - 18th-20th I am removing it from the TV times listing.... http://espn.go.com/begborrowdeal/schedule.html |
Wilsonatmd | Friday, April 25, 2003 - 11:19 am     Bumping to say that this show HAS been renewed for another season. It'll start in the summer, and this time they're gonna start in Miami, and end at Mount Rushmore. |
Laura11103 | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 06:49 pm     Thanks Wilson, that was a kinda cool show... lots of drama and stress... I'll definitely tune in. |
Wilsonatmd | Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 07:38 pm     Ok...good news, the show has a start date. Bad news? Start date is July 8th, at 8PM....against BB4. They usually repeat the eps a few times a week tho, so don't worry...one of the contestants this year has a famous father....Kerri Kasem, daughter of DJ Casey Kasem.... here's the website: http://espn.go.com/eoe/bbd2/index.html |
Sbw | Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 06:58 pm     Glad there is a start date. Wish they could have picked a better time. Oh well.... Will just have to look at the options for a viewing time. Glad you posted this info here, I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. |
Wilsonatmd | Wednesday, July 02, 2003 - 02:14 pm     The host for this show has changed: Rich Esien has left ESPN for CBS as well as the new NFL cable channel. The new host is Summer Sanders, who ironically was involved in last seasons show (one of the tasks was to get a picture of the team with an Olympic medal and it's owner; one of the team members knew her) Here are the additional airing times for ep one, so you don't have to miss BB4. All of these are on ESPN 2, and times are Eastern: Wednesday the 9th at 2AM Sunday the 13th at Midnight Tuesday the 16th at 6PM |
Demeter | Wednesday, July 02, 2003 - 03:50 pm     I loved this show! Thanks for the update1 |
Ric_Munoz | Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 01:24 pm     Thank goodness for Tivo...I will get a season pass for this immediately to go with my BB4 season pass. Thanks for the info, Wilson--I'm bummed my boy Eisen is gone; I never watched SportsCenter unless he was one of the anchors. |
Wilsonatmd | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 07:43 pm     I taped this and watched it....$61,000?????.....Kerri's team has a big advantage, since she's probably got the most connections....and The West Coast might be a better idea, more opportunities available. We'll have to see what happens.... |
Brenda1966 | Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 08:40 am     I'm enjoying this show, but I agree about having them spend $61,000 on a private jet for her! She'll only win some sporting even tickets. They could buy the tickets for less than that. Crazy. I wonder how the contestants were picked, because it seems a bit unfair that she is friends with one of the people listed in a task. I'd like to see them kick her off, but I think that team will get rid of the blonde because she's a weaker athlete. |
Ric_Munoz | Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 12:29 am     Brenda, you got your wish (as did I). That Kerri person is history, along with that other temple of humility, Eric. Good riddance! (I hope the Malouf brothers bill her or daddy Casey for the 61,000 clams!) |
Brenda1966 | Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 01:46 pm     Yeah, I was surprised they got rid of her. I don't feel so bad for the Malouf brothers spending that money after seeing a show on the Travel Channel about Vegas and hearing them mentioned (they are filthy rich!). I was thinking that the kicked off players would just switch to the other team, but it looks like the players are excited about their new team member so I'm wondering if it's a celebrity. |
Wilsonatmd | Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 05:22 pm     this show must be struggling...they've switched timeslots again, to Midnight Eastern tonight... |
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