then asked them how long in inches a baseball pitcher's rubber (or plate) is. Both came up with the correct answer — 24 inches — then crossed it out, and put 18 inches as their answer, forcing another tiebreaker question. The next tiebreaker question was "Karl Malone appeared in how many playoff games?" Dembski guessed 163; "The Schwab" guessed 237. The correct answer was 193. Being closer to the actual answer, Dembski won the tiebreaker, and thus, the game. Broadcast history In the summer of 2006, auditions for the fourth and final season of Stump The Schwab took place in eight U.S. Cities including Boston, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Baltimore. Beginning with the fourth and final season premiere on September 4, 2006, Stump The Schwab original episodes debuted on ESPN Classic. "The Schwab" was informed ahead of time what topics were going to be asked during the "Schwab Showdown" round in each episode. However, he did not know what the individual questions were. In the championship episode, contestant Marty Asalone scored entirely perfectly in Round 2, playing "Remember When." He then went on to lose to "The Schwab" in the "Schwab Showdown." Also, for only the second time in the show's 4-year history, a contestant "stumped the Schwab" twice. Brian Sandalow, then a University of Missouri journalism student, beat "The Schwab" in both the preliminary and semifinal shows. He did not get a chance to beat "The Schwab" a third time, falling in the championship show's "Leading Off" round. Records Schwab's overall record in the "Schwab Showdown" over the show's four season run was 64-16. Contestants who have "stumped the Schwab" Here is an incomplete list of contestants who have "stumped the Schwab", either by accruing more points than him in the "Schwab Showdown", by forcing "The Schwab" to strike out, or by beating him in a tiebreaker: References External links Official Website (via Internet Archive) 2004 American television series debuts 2000s American game shows 2006 American television series endings ESPN game shows ESPN Classic original programming ESPN original programming American sports television series English-language television shows