Asshat Contestants on "Millionaire"

So we can use expletives when describing our discontent when a poster fails to use an ‘an’ in front of a word that begins with a vowel.

I kid, I kid.

It’s not just the contestants.

I just watched an episode the other day:

$25,000 question: “When viewed from the front, which president on Mt. Rushmore appears furthest to the right?” (paraphrasing from memory)

Answer options (like this is a surprise)–George Washington, Theodore Roosavelt, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln.

The contestant didn’t know (how does that happen?) and chose to “Ask The Audience.”

60% (the overwhelming majority) picked Roosavelt. The contestant went with it, and went home with $1,000.

I can buy that ONE person might not know the order of the faces on Mt. R, but SIXTY PERCENT OF THE AUDIENCE???

Good cripes!

The order? I have a hard time remembering which four were on there.

Yeah, this one didn’t surprise me at all. I think the only reason I knew the right answer is that the summer reality series “Treasure Hunters” made a stop there, and made a big point out of the fact that the presidents are not in chronological order. The audience probably assumed they were.

/Gaudere

It’s Roosevelt.

Ah, but which one?

:dubious: :slight_smile: :stuck_out_tongue: :smiley:

But I thought the point was that it’s not Roosevelt, it’s Lincoln :stuck_out_tongue:

Well, it’s a trick question. Everyone knows the Sun goes around the Earth.

What do I win, Alex?