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Sports or Consequences
Genre	Sports talk; Quiz show
Running time	30 minutes (60 minutes on Wednesdays)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Home station	700 WLW (Cincinatti, Ohio)
Starring	Gary Burbank
Original release	December 2007

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Sports or Consequences is a daily sports quiz show on 700 WLW. It is hosted by radio DJ Gary Burbank. The program is thirty minutes long (except on Wednesdays), and consists of listeners who call in and attempt to stump the panel, who are known as "suficianados". If they succeed in stumping the panel they win a prize but in the case that 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 Wednesdays, the show lasts one hour, as it is "Anything Can Happen Day". The host spins a wheel to choose an alternate topic or two that can be asked in addition to the usual sports related questions.

The show stopped airing when Gary Burbank retired in December 2007.

Rules

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

Some of the rules included:

In order to ask a question about something that happened prior to the year 1927, the caller must request to "go to the mountain". If asked politely, the host will often grant the request.
Questions on boxing are limited to pre-Larry Holmes.
No high school sports questions
No two-part questions
The only outside 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 as newspapers and books as long as the above requirement is fulfilled.
Callers may not ask a question that could be answered with 'yes' or 'no', as the hosts always try to avoid 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". However, if it is not known that the first-time caller was, in fact, a first-time caller, then that person will receive a "polite round of applause" on a subsequent call if they alert the host to the earlier call

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 takes what are called emergency questions. These are questions totally unrelated to sports, but rather questions that callers know the answer to, and think the hosts might not know.

References

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+{{Infobox radio show
-'''''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.
+| show_name     = Sports or Consequences
+| format        = [[Sports talk]]<br>[[Quiz show]]
+| runtime       = 30 minutes (60 minutes on Wednesdays)
+| country       = United States
+| language      = English
+| home_station  = 700 [[WLW]] ([[Cincinatti, Ohio]])
+| starring      = [[Gary Burbank]]
+| last_aired    = December 2007
+}}
+'''Sports or Consequences''' is a daily sports [[quiz show]] on 700 [[WLW]]. It is hosted by [[radio DJ]] [[Gary Burbank]]. The program is thirty minutes long (except on Wednesdays), and consists of listeners who call in and attempt to stump the [[panel]], who are known as "suficianados". If they succeed in stumping the panel they win a prize but in the case that 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 Wednesdays, the show lasts one hour, as it is "Anything Can Happen Day". The host spins a wheel to choose an alternate topic or two that can be asked in addition to 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 show stopped airing when Gary Burbank retired in December 2007.
-*The caller gets 'blown up' where a sound bite of an explosion goes off, followed by a voice saying "Sounds like a big 'splosion"
+==Rules==
+The rules are complex, and are often changed at the whim of the hosts. If the rules are violated, either one of two things 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.
+*In order to ask a question about something that happened prior to the year 1927, the caller must request to "go to the mountain". If asked politely, the host will often grant the request.
+*Questions on [[boxing]] are limited to pre-[[Larry Holmes]].
+*No high school sports questions
-*Boxing—Questions on Boxing are limited to pre-Larry Holmes
-*No High School Sports Questions
 *No two-part questions
+*The only outside 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 as newspapers and books as long as the above requirement is fulfilled.
+*Callers may not ask a question that could be answered with 'yes' or 'no', as the hosts always try to avoid 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". However, if it is not known that the first-time caller was, in fact, a first-time caller, then that person will receive a "polite round of applause" on a subsequent call if they alert the host to the earlier call
+This is ''not'' a complete list of rules, but are the basic rules of the game.
-*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.
+==Best Question of the Day==
-*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...'
+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.
-*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.  However, if it is not known that the first-time caller was, in fact, a first-time caller, then that person will receive a 'polite round of applause' on a subsequent call if they alert the host to the earlier call
+==Emergency Questions==
-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.
+On Mondays, the host takes what are called emergency questions. These are questions totally unrelated to sports, but rather questions that callers know the answer to, and think the hosts might not know.
-===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==
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-To be on the show, call (513)749-7000 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.
 [[Category:American sports radio programs]]