An ESPN Game Show That Would Let Fans Experience the Existential Dread of Choking.

Here we go. No more foreplay.

“Choking” has two essential ingredients:

A. An action must be performed.

Performing an action under pressure is fundamentally different from a contestant displaying knowledge on a show like Jeopardy. Action creates an opportunity for the contestant to choke.

B. The action must be something that everyone at home is convinced they could do.

I can reliably shoot free-throws at an 80% rate at my local YMCA with no one watching. Put $100,000 on the line, and my sponsored FitBit will display on screen that I am melting on the inside.

A mashup of “Plinko,” “Deal Or No Deal,” and “Millionaire” is a good starting point.

In Round 1, contestants could answer sports questions for “shot” opportunities later in the show. After a finalist has been separated to perform, Tony Reali will dramatically instruct them to “Take Your Shot” in the sport of their choice. (Dear God, did we just land on the title?)

After a contestant has won a modest amount of money by sinking three risk-free putts or by shooting five free throws without any consequences, Tony Reali’s cellphone rings with a call from the GM upstairs.

Reali informs the contestant that the GM has officially offered double-or-nothing for one shot. A ten second…

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