Do the producers realize it’s actually getting very boring to watch Matt steamroll the other contestants night after night? There is no suspense anymore.
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I always have that issue with long-running winners, to be honest. During those periods, the show becomes “Who Will Win $2000 and Who Will Win $1000??!!??!?!!!” ----which actually isn’t all that exciting.
My immediate thought upon the clue reveal was “what an easily clue,” but I can see your point. I wonder if this is a generational thing? You never forget things you see in childhood. I was 12 when the movie came out; I recall it being heavily promoted, I saw it in the theater and again on home video, and there was an NES game based on it which we had. It also helped that just a couple of weeks ago, I went on one of those down-the-rabbit-hole Wikipedia/YouTube browsing sessions that happened to be about Christopher Lloyd, and watched a relevant clip from the movie.
I wish this board had a like button.
What do you want them to do, just arbitrarily kick him off the show? Disclose answers to the other two contestants before the match? As has been pointed out before in this very thread, ever since the quiz show scandals of the 1950s, TV game shows have been under heavy scrutiny by the law to make sure they apply any and all rules with complete impartiality. Besides, it’s my understanding that these long runs (Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer) are usually good for ratings. I admit to tuning in with anticipation each night just in the hopes that Matt will finally lose. (His insistence on saying only the dollar amount he wants to bet when he’s betting it all, instead of “true Daily Double” or anything else, is bothering me even more than the “what’s” thing at this point.)
Besides, there was some suspense last night, when he finally did not have a runaway going into FJ.
I can’t believe the guy working on a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence didn’t get the Turing Award question right. I didn’t know there was a Turing Award, but I do know “British man” + “computer science” = Turing.
It seems like if Matt finds the Daily Double in the Jeopardy round, and gets it right, it’s over for the other contestants. Note that last night, the first game in a while in which Matt was not uncatchable in FJ, that did not happen. The contestants now appearing had the chance to see the first part of Matt’s run and study his methods. Their #1 priority should be keeping Matt away from the Daily Doubles, even if they themselves can’t get them right. I wonder how many of them are thinking this. Even if they don’t want to, and Lord knows I wouldn’t want to either, they’ve got to go for those $1600 clues in Double Jeopardy first.
I got orange roughie and Matt didn’t. He’s not so smart.
And what would you have them do? Cheat and provide answers to the other contestants?
Obviously, they could change the rules, as they did in 2003, when they removed the five-game limit. They could return to putting some limit on the number of games one person can win, even if it wasn’t five.
But I like things the way they are. I think the runs of Ken, James, and Matt have been much more interesting than the run-of-the-mill shows.
I don’t think it would be seen as fair to do that to Matt in the middle of his run.
I don’t know if they could just change the rules in the middle of his run like that. That would seem highly unethical to me. And they wouldn’t want to anyway. Long runs bring in more viewers.
Honestly, the only interesting thing that can happen next is Matt gets beaten. Until then, I’m only half-tuning in because I know within two minutes if the other contestants even stand a chance.
So obviously the producers can’t/won’t change any rules….but maybe start bumping up a few promising contestants to maybe give Matt a run for his money?
That surprised me too. And he missed an Ohio State clue as well.
I remember one other game that was close. It was a woman in the middle, pretty early, maybe in the second week. That one may have been a little closer than last night.
Actually I like watching an excellent player like Matt. He is impressive to watch. It was boring to watch all of the stiffs/excessively weak players who populated the show from the time after the Tournament of Champions ended in May, until Matt’s arrival. Remember how bad that was?
Two things would have to happen for Matt to lose at this point…
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He needs to miss the Daily Double in the first round (like he did on the Monday show)…and…
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He would then have to miss another Daily Double (or both) in the Double Jeopardy round, preferably late in the round after building up his money amount, then losing it…though he may not bet much if he were to build his bank, like he did on Monday in the second round.
If these things happen, he could still be close enough behind who ever is leading to pull it out in Final Jeopardy, but the pressure would be huge.
Or…he can run into an opponent who is just as, or more proficient than he is at answering questions. That may take a long time.
They could load the board with Bible categories. It’s already been noted that’s his Achilles heel. But I like the guy myself. More power to him, I say.
It must be nice to be able to blow $16,000 on what should have been an easy clue and still not have to worry about being overtaken.
Who else could it have been? Babbage?
Maybe, but things can change pretty quickly toward the end. Remember how Ken Jennings finally lost with an FJ clue that wasn’t so hard?
And it didn’t even take a better player to beat him. She got lucky, then lost her next game.
It’s interesting to see what irritates some people versus other people. You’re not the first person I’ve heard say this, and I have to admit that I feel exactly the opposite. What bothers me is the way that the phrase “True Daily Double” seems to have become something like a mantra, to the point that the guest hosts would often supply it (“Ah, a True Daily Double!”) if the contestant didn’t.
In my mind, there is no required phrasing when making your bet, so long as it’s clear how much you’re betting. I’ve found Matt giving the dollar amount to be a refreshing change from the rote “I’ll make it a True Daily Double!” that you hear from so many other contestants.
Or he could find the Daily Double with his first selection. Even if he bet the maximum and got it right, it wouldn’t give him a huge lead.
Not just Roger Rabbit - everyone missed a lot of movie questions last night. I’m not sure they got a single one. That’s just throwing money away, especially if Matt doesn’t get it. Do none of you watch movies?
There’s nothing that can or should be done about extended winning streaks, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them. And eventually the little things that aren’t important begin to grate. Three days of “What…is…Biden?” isn’t bad; 25 days is starting to get there. And too much of “I’ll…wager…two thousand seven hundred” and you start to long for Holzhauer’s “all in” motion (and I don’t miss it!).
But to me, the worst is the lopsided games, This isn’t like LeBron beating experienced players - it’s like LeBron beating high schoolers, They aren’t even in the game. I swear, if I were on it, and Matt has 35K and I have 2000, and he just got all three DDs, I’d just drop the signaling device, tear off my mic, and walk out.
eta: Were Ken Jennings’ game this lopsided?