Challenge Entertainment Alternative for Your Venue
Challenge Entertainment sends a trained host, which it calls a Trivia Jockey, with sound equipment, questions, scoresheets and promo materials. The venue supplies the prizes and a place to set up. Venue pricing is by enquiry. On-Tap Trivia is US$49 a week for a complete night your own team hosts.
| At a glance | On-Tap Trivia | Challenge Ent. |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to your venue | US$49 a week | Not published |
| Who runs the night | Your own team, from the Host Q & A Sheet | Their trained host (a Trivia Jockey) |
| Host fee | None | Hosted service, priced by enquiry |
| Sound equipment | Your own mic and sound | Their host brings it |
Two complete packs. No credit card.
Head to Head
On-Tap Trivia and Challenge Entertainment, side by side.
| Feature | On-Tap Trivia | Challenge Ent. |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to your venue | US$49 a week | Not published |
| Who runs the night | Your own team, from the Host Q & A Sheet | Their trained host (a Trivia Jockey) |
| Host fee | None | Hosted service, priced by enquiry |
| Sound equipment | Your own mic and sound | Their host brings it |
| Team materials | Answer Booklets, one for each team | Scoresheets, answer slips and pencils |
| Marketing | A poster you add your bar name to | Posters, table tents and coasters |
| League | Your own night | National Trivia League tournaments |
| Contract | None, cancel any time | Not published |
Why Venues Choose a Pack
Keep the Host Fee
A Trivia Jockey is part of a hosted package. With On-Tap your own bartender, manager or regular hosts from the Host Q & A Sheet, and the fee stays with your bar.
Your Night, Your Name
Hosted companies run the night under their brand and league. An On-Tap night is your bar's night, with your name on the poster.
Same Night Every Week
A new pack arrives every Monday as PowerPoint and PDFs, so the night runs on your schedule, not an outside host's.
What One Night Is Worth
~2 hrs
How long a trivia night keeps guests in their seats
3.5
Drinks ordered by the average guest across the night
40 guests × 3.5 drinks × $8
$1,120
One week of On-Tap Trivia
$49
The 2-hour runtime and 3.5 drinks per guest are typical trivia-night averages from our team. The 40-guest turnout and $8 drink price are illustrative assumptions, not results. Drinks only, before any food. Plug in your own numbers.
Challenge Ent. vs On-Tap Trivia
Its site lists a trained host (a Trivia Jockey), sound equipment, questions, scoresheets, answer slips, pencils, posters, table tents and coasters. The venue supplies the prizes and a place to set up.
Challenge Entertainment does not publish venue pricing; its site asks you to contact them. On-Tap Trivia is US$49 a week, billed $196 every four weeks, with no host fee and no lock-in contract.
A TV or projector, a laptop to run the PowerPoint, a microphone, and a printer for the Host Q & A Sheet and the Answer Booklets, one for each team.
Yes. Download two complete trivia nights free, with no credit card, and run one at your bar first.
Weighing Other Trivia Companies?
See bar trivia companies compared side by side, or every On-Tap comparison.
Comparison based on publicly available information from challengeentertainment.com as of October 2026, which may change. Challenge Entertainment is a trademark of its respective owner and is used only to identify it. On-Tap Trivia is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Challenge Entertainment.
See the Difference for Yourself
Download two complete trivia nights free, run one at your bar, and compare it with whatever you do now.
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