On the Spot is an American game show produced by and broadcast on KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon as a daily series from September 1984 to October 1988.
The series was based on an original concept created by Douglas K. Vernon, who at the time was a videotape editor for KGW.
The day's champion played the "Flash Round" for up to $1,000 cash and one of two prizes (ranging from furniture to trips to a new car, all provided by local stores and dealerships).
The champion was shown a special wheel-within-a-wheel setup (similar to the Melody Roulette wheel on Name That Tune).
The clock started after the first question was completely asked, and each correct answer earned the amount of money the inner wheel landed on.
If all ten questions were answered correctly, the contestant won the grand prize the outer wheel landed on.
A small wedge marked "62 KGW" was added in one of the spaces between the two grand prizes on the outer wheel.
If the outer wheel landed on the special wedge and the contestant won the bonus game, they received a $5,000 check in addition to the cash amounts earned for each correct answer.
Each time a contestant returned to the bonus game, an additional wedge was added to another space between the two grand prizes on the outer wheel, thus increasing the chances of playing for the $5,000.
Scott Runkel from South Salem High School was a contestant in 1987 and later recalled (in 2017), "It was really, really annoying that you had to remember all the categories and how many questions had been asked in each one."