# Polls only: No discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642 "2021-11-01T18:21:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6831
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6831 "2026-06-10T13:36:59Z")
> [@What skill can you perform better than 99 random people? Please read OP for specifics before answering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skill-can-you-perform-better-than-99-random-people-please-read-op-for-specifics-before-answering/1030387): > > PLEASE RESPOND WITH JUST ONE SKILL You are given the opportunity to enter a skill contest with 99 other randomly-selected people. It costs you $100 to enter, and if you beat the other 99 you win $1000. Here is the deal: You get to choose which skill is the basis of the competition. In other words, what can you likely do better than 99 other random folks? The skill need not necessarily be objectively measurable. For example, your skill could be something like “best salsa dancer” or “best at dr… Would you watch a TV game show “can you beat 99 randos?” where 100 people propose something they could beat all the others at, and one of them is then selected by the producers? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6831))_ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642)._