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What Happened to Win, Place or Show After Bar Rescue? (Fairfield, OH)

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As of September 2026, Win, Place or Show has closed — confirmed via daytondailynews.com, September 2012.

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What the source shows: The Dayton Daily News reported that America Live's front door carried a sign stating it was closed, and that co-owner Barry Rogers declined to explain the closure for "legal reasons," shortly before the Bar Rescue episode featuring the bar aired.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 8
  • Original air date
  • Address 7121 Dixie Hwy, Fairfield, OH 45014

Address

7121 Dixie Hwy, Fairfield, OH 45014

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Win, Place or Show was a Fairfield, Ohio bar run by a former Navy man who struggled to manage the business while giving his partner, a musician, too much freedom to run the place his own way, when it appeared on the September 16, 2012 episode "Owner Ousted" (Bar Rescue S2E8). Per Wikipedia's episode summary and Dayton Daily News reporting from around the time of filming, Jon Taffer found an operational mess that was losing roughly $8,000 a month, with co-owner Barry Rogers working 90-hour weeks and feeling defeated by the business. Taffer's team gave the bar a barbecue-centered menu and relaunched it under a new name, America Live, with the bar reopening in April 2012 ahead of the episode's later broadcast date; the rock band Halestorm even played the grand reopening, a detail Wikipedia's season summary highlights as one of the more notable moments of Season 2.

The new concept did not survive the summer. The Dayton Daily News reported that by the time reporters visited, America Live's front door carried a simple sign stating the bar was closed, and that Rogers declined to explain what had happened, citing "legal reasons." A Facebook post attributed to the bar at the time claimed the owners had been forced out by community members who had been scheming to take the business, describing the loss of their "entire life savings," though that post was later removed and its claims were not independently verified by the newspaper. A Spike spokesperson quoted in the same article said the bar had appeared to be doing well when the show's crew filmed its initial follow-up. Multiple Bar Rescue tracker sites describe a series of later tenants at the 7121 Dixie Highway address, but none of those later claims were independently confirmed within this record's research budget, and the address itself could not be geocoded from the sources available.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Owner Ousted
What was featured
Navy veteran's barbecue-bar relaunch collapses within months
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Win, Place or Show

Frequently asked questions

Is Win, Place or Show still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Win, Place or Show has closed — confirmed via daytondailynews.com, September 2012.

What happened to Win, Place or Show after Bar Rescue?

Win, Place or Show was a Fairfield, Ohio bar run by a former Navy man who struggled to manage the business while giving his partner, a musician, too much freedom to run the place his own way, when it appeared on the September 16, 2012 episode "Owner Ousted" (Bar Rescue S2E8). As of September 2026, Win, Place or Show has closed — confirmed via daytondailynews.com, September 2012.

Is Win, Place or Show permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Win, Place or Show has closed — confirmed via daytondailynews.com, September 2012. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Win, Place or Show located?

7121 Dixie Hwy, Fairfield, OH 45014. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Win, Place or Show?

Season 2, Episode 8 of Bar Rescue, first aired September 16, 2012. The episode is titled “Owner Ousted”.

Did the makeover last at Win, Place or Show?

The episode first aired September 16, 2012. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 14 years later —: As of September 2026, Win, Place or Show has closed — confirmed via daytondailynews.com, September 2012.

Is Win, Place or Show still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

Taffer's team gave the bar a barbecue-centered menu and relaunched it under a new name, America Live, with the bar reopening in April 2012 ahead of the episode's later broadcast date; the rock band Halestorm even played the grand reopening, a detail Wikipedia's season summary highlights as one of the more notable moments of Season 2. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
7121 Dixie Hwy, Fairfield, OH 45014
Venue type
bar
Official website
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Sources

  • daytondailynews.com — https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/bar-that-was-given-makeover-has-shuttered/lqOOaW53wEnigrxbBn73WN/
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Rescue_season_2

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