Was it really? I watched the whole thing on youtube and there was not a single remotely difficult question until the 2nd to last. I mean, I liked to watch Ken Jennings so I know what you’re getting at, but not the best example. But that’s why I watch Jeopardy, where the point of the show is the questions (and watching really smart people), rather than the new style of gameshow where the point of the show is suspense and relating to some average, if good looking, person.
Yeah. Even before the Cheerios question, I suspected the questions were dumbed down to finally get a million dollar winner.
I have mentioned before that I went to Price Is Right - on that day, an associate was choosing the contestants instead of the regular producer (who was out sick that day). The associate picked all the contestants: every single one was a woman, every one was blonde, every one had big tits. Nobody else even had a chance to play the game.
Not that I thought I would be chosen, but pissed me off to realize I hadn’t had a prayer of being chosen that day no matter what I did (unless have a sex change and breast implants).
Also tried out for a few other game shows - and noticed it had nothing to do with talent, but more important was “the look” - meaning, cute and young and mostly female.
I always said if I go to Price Is Right again, I am simply going to go to some uniform shop and rent a military uniform - they ALWAYS pick a guy in the military who just happens to being wearing full dress military at 6:00 AM in the morning on a Tuesday. That seems to be the only sure-fire way to get on that show if you are a guy.
Also have noticed that on Wheel Of Fortune, it almost always seems to be two women and one guy. I know Sajak is somewhat homophobic (he gets all “icky” if there is an obvious Gay man who wins and steps back) and certainly loves putting his arm around those winning women contestants, but still - unless you are a woman, it is not easy to get on that show either.