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I can’t remember who first said it (it might have been George Carlin, I’m not sure), but there’s a reason why Wheel of Fortune is on after Jeopardy: after coming to grips with your own stupidity compared to the contestants on Jeopardy, you can at least rest assured knowing that there are still many people out there who are MUCH stupider than you..
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Except for the fact that Wheel of Fortune precedes Jeopardy! in most markets (7:00 compared to 7:30). :smack:
I think on Smarter you see the category for the last question, just not the question itself.
[QUOTE=Tahssa]
The gamble is on the last question. Every question leading up to the final question you can look at and then decide to answer or quit and take the money you have won so far. When you get to the last question you have to decide whether to answer it without seeing the question or knowing what category it is, math, history etc.
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I have only watched it once, and that was last week. You do get to see the final category, but not the question.
[QUOTE=OpalCat]
I have only watched it once, and that was last week. You do get to see the final category, but not the question.
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I’ve seen it attempted like 2 maybe 3 times. It’s a BITCH of a question too. I think its supposed to be a “10th grade” question or so, but it’s NEVER anything I’ve learned in high school even.
I believe one time the question was: Who was the first man that first broke the land-speed sound barrier record or something crazy like like that= and the catagory “History”. :eek:
i stoped watching wheel after a particularly painful final round. the word was completely spelled out.
b u t t i n s k i
the person who got the final letter was trying to sound it out ala sesame street. boooot inn skkky. time lapsed. the next person buzzed in, boot- in- sky. time lapsed. pat was nearly jumping out of his skin. the last person tried butt in sky, and butt-ski (giving up on the “in”). pat nearly freaked out!
pat finally said buttinski, and explained it was a person who butts into things that aren’t their business.
i guess it is a regionalism, but i thought it was a rather well known term. pat seemed really surprized none of them had heard it before.
i figured even if you hadn’t heard it before, you would at the very least try pronouncing it differently than the other 2 contestants.
[QUOTE=rocking chair]
i stoped watching wheel after a particularly painful final round. the word was completely spelled out.
b u t t i n s k i
the person who got the final letter was trying to sound it out ala sesame street. boooot inn skkky. time lapsed. the next person buzzed in, boot- in- sky. time lapsed. pat was nearly jumping out of his skin. the last person tried butt in sky, and butt-ski (giving up on the “in”). pat nearly freaked out!
pat finally said buttinski, and explained it was a person who butts into things that aren’t their business.
i guess it is a regionalism, but i thought it was a rather well known term. pat seemed really surprized none of them had heard it before.
i figured even if you hadn’t heard it before, you would at the very least try pronouncing it differently than the other 2 contestants.
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I honestly never knew that was a real word. :smack: I just thought it was slang.
Here in the New York metro area, Jeopardy comes on at 7pm before Wheel of Fortune at 7:30pm.
[QUOTE=rocking chair]
i stoped watching wheel after a particularly painful final round. the word was completely spelled out.
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I always felt like the rules should be amended to say if you completely spelled out the word, then you have completed the puzzle and win. I never understood why your ability to pronounce an unfamiliar word should enter into it once the puzzle was complete.
-OUNT RUSH-ORE
JOEY: It’s Count Rushmore!
CHANDLER: You should be on that show!
Later…
CHANDLER: By the way, there is no Count Rushmore!
JOEY: Oh yeah!?! Then who’s the guy who painted the faces on the mountain?!
CHANDLER: [Looks at Joey, speechless.]
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04]
I wasn’t listening during the question, but when the contestants answered “What is The Diameter of Earth?” and Something else by another contestant, then Alex said, no, What is a Light Year, I had to do a triple take. How does one not… never mind.
Joe
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Jeopardy contestants are generally math and science illiterate, it’s kind of weird I think.
Does anyone else suffer serious anxiety watching Deal Or No Deal? I can’t even play online versions without my heart rate increasing.