Michael T. Mondak speaks about a new proposal for a trivia game

I am thinking about potentially creating a new trivia game called Trivia on Tap.

What is Trivia on Tap?  It's a trivia competition with a bar-type setting with a bartender and a waitress.  Four contestants would compete in a general knowledge trivia challenge with a 6-figure top prize to the eventual champion.  Those who want to participate would put their names in a hat and four would be drawn each game.

In round one, each contestant takes a turn answering three trivia questions.  Their initial stake is 50 points.  On a monitor, there are the first parts of two trivia questions.  The contestant will select the first half of one of the questions for the host/bartender to finish.  Each of the first two correct answers is worth 50 points.  New questions replace old ones, except for the last question, which the contestant can wager any or all of their points up to that point.

In round two, every question is still worth 50 points, but with these differences:

• The contestant with the lowest score selects first.
• Contestants buzz in to answer.
• Correct answers are still worth 50 points, but the contestant gets to select another question to earn another 50 points.
• Incorrect answers on toss up questions only deduct 50 points, but scores never drop below zero.
• There is no penalty for incorrect answers on bonus questions.
• The contestant with the last correct answer selects the next toss up question.
• New questions replace old ones.

The third round has these differences:

• All questions are toss ups.
• Correct answers are worth 100 points, with that same amount deducted for incorrect answers.

In the playoff round, the contestant who has the highest score receives an automatic bye into the finals.  The contestant with the second highest score receives an automatic bye into the semifinals.  The two lowest scoring contestants face off against each other.  The contestant with the highest score in each match selects all the questions, with two new questions to select from at all times.  The first to correctly answer three questions advances up the playoff ladder in the same manner until the winner is declared.

The winner of the finals converts their points into dollars, which goes into a pot for the winner of the Friday match played between the daily playoff winners.  Every Friday finals winner advances to the winner take all tournament (16 participants) with the eventual winner taking home a 6-figure top prize.