| Beat the Geeks is a comedy game
show which aired on Comedy Central in the United States from 2001 to 2002 (reruns of the program are also played on The Comedy Network in Canada). On the show, contestants face off in trivia matches against "geeks" who are well-versed in music, movies, and television, as well as a fourth geek whose area of expertise varies from things such as Star Wars and The
Lord of the Rings. The object is to outsmart the geek at their own subject, a task made much easier, considering that the
geeks are given questions of considerably greater difficulty.
Rules
First Round
The rules of the first round are different in Season 1 and Season 2.
Season 1
The three contestants compete against each other to answer 8 questions, 2 from each category. Each correct answer is worth 10
points, and the player with the least amount of points at the end is eliminated. In the event of a tie, a tiebreaker question is used.
Season 2
The three contestants compete against other and the Geeks to answer 4 questions, 1 from each category. Each correct answer is
worth 10 points. If a contestant submits a correct answer, they go face-to-face with a Geek to answer another question. During
this face-off, if the contestant gets the question wrong or the Geek gets it right, the contestant loses 5 points. However, if
the contestant gets the question right or the Geek gets it wrong, they are awarded another 10 points. The player with the least
amount of points at the end is eliminated. In the event of a tie, a tiebreaker question is used.
Second Round
The remaining two contestants choose which geek to challgenge for their medal. If this
round starts off as a tie, the contestants are asked a zero-point question to determine who goes first. Otherwise, the player
with the most points goes first. The Geeks' Medals are worth 20 points, except for the Guest Geek, whose medal is worth 40
points. A total of two questions are asked; if a Geek answers wrong, the player is awarded the medal and 20 points, and if a
contestant answers wrong, the other player may buzz in and "steal" the question for 10 points. If neither question is incorrectly
answered, the Geek-off occurs. In the Geek-off, a question is first posed to the contestant, who attempts to answer it with as
many valid responses as they can. After this, a similar but harder question is posed to the Geek. If the Geek fails to surpass
the contestant in the number of correct answers, the contestant wins the medal.
Third Round
The first part of the third round is identical to the second, except that the medals are now worth 40 points, except for the
Guest Geek's which is worth 60 points. At the end of the third round is the Geek-qualizer. In the Geek-qualizer, the player gives
a name or title and the contestants decide whether it is related to Movies, Music, or TV. There are a total of 15 questions worth
10 points each, and control is switched over to one contestant only when the other gives an incorrect answer or does not answer
in time. If there is a tie after the Geek-qualzier, a tiebreaker question is asked and the contestant who gives the correct
answer moves on to the final round. Otherwise, it is the player with the most points who makes it to the final round.
Final Round
In the final round, the contestant chooses one of the four Geeks to challenge. Once they are face-to-face, the contest goes
first and chooses whether or not he wants a 1 point (easiest), 2 point (harder), or 3 point (hardest) question. After the
contestant gives his answer, the Geek chooses which kind of question they want, but cannot choose a point value lower than what
the contestant just chose. The first person to reach 7 points wins, and if the contestant wins they are awarded $5000 worth of
prizes in whatever category they chose for the Final Round.
Cast
Hosts
- J. Keith van
Straaten - Host (Season 1)
- Blaine Capatch - Host
(Season 2)
- Tiffany Bolton -
Co-host
The Regular Geeks
- Paul Goebel - TV Geek
- Marc Edward Heuck -
Movie Geek
- Michael Jolly - Music Geek
(part of Season 1)
- Andy Zax - Music Geek (Seasons 1 and
2)
- Michael Farmer - Music
Geek (part of Season 2)
The Guest Geeks
Guest Stars
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