There was a guy on WWTBAM, that missed on the first question. He won nothing.
What did little Jack Horner pull out of the pie with his thumb? A plumb.
He said a black bird.
What a dope.
Jeffery
Man, that must be so humiliating. I’m glad I’m not in his shoes.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge…others just gargle.
If I did that, I’d pay them not to air it.
Imagine the ridicule.
it was an honest mistake. he said before he aswered the question that he wasn’t big on nursery rhymes. and even then, there is a nursery rhyme about blackirds in a pie.
personally, i thought regis was a little rude to him. the guy was trying to explain why he made his mistake (which i’m sure any of you would want to do too, if you bombed on the first question) and regis just cut him off with his “the game is over” blah blah.
<center>SING A SONG OF SIXPENSE
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie;
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing;
Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king?
The king was in the parlor, counting out his money,
The queen was in the kitchen, eating bread and honey;
The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes;
When along came a blackbird, and nipped off her nose.
“human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust; we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.” - albert einstein
Yeah, the Reeg-man was a bit rude. But it was still a pretty big miss.
“The quickest way to a man’s heart is through his ribcage.” --anonymous redhead
Okay, I don’t watch this so am taling with absolutely no knowledge and less authority.
But I feel so sorry for people in situations like that. Just the pressure of all the cameras and whoopla has to be unnerving as hell. And you know the poor guy will be reliving that and writhing over it for ages.
He agreed to go on the show and so tacitly bought into the risk. But I still feel sorry for him.
Veb
this is off topic, but this guy’s mistake made me pick up on something.
normally during the first few questions rego just zips through them and skips the whole ‘final question’ drama. but kick me in the neck if he ever throws an ‘i’m sorry…’ in your face without asking you if it’s your final answer, first.
i’ll give him credit for that.
but still…that reegdog, sometimes.
“human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust; we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.” - albert einstein
It seemed to me that the A) the “easy” questions were tougher than usual, and B) the contestants weren’t as bright as usual. I mean, did anyone walk away with more than $1000 tonight? And how many people did they go through? Five? Six?
The contestant they ended with seemed to have some easy questions, or at least I thought they were easy. Maybe the executives are afraid no one will watch if everyone keeps losing. Then again, maybe they’re trying to recoup the million they gave away Tuesday.
Jeremy…
Nobody ever calls me after they’ve done something smart.
of the top 10 broadcasts last week as far as ratings are concerned, this show had 7 or 8.
a million bucks is change to them.
keeping viewers would be a little higher on the priority list than getting the million back.
what is essential is invisible to the eye -the fox
Why the ridicule? Why are you so quick to gloat in another’s misfortune? I feel really sorry for the poor fellow. That being said, if I was on the show and I answered the first question wrong, I’d immediately stand up, drop my drawers and parade around pantsless so they couldn’t air it. Then I’d start a fist fight with Regis.
“You think you can take me old man? Is that you final answer?”
Cheif Crunch, I’m not an LOL-kinda person, but, damn–LOL! I triple dog dare you to do it.
By the way, the look on that guy’s face was priceless.
Now that you mention it, I vote for “B.”
The first three times Regis asked a question to determine the next contestant it seemed like only two green lights indicated a right answer. Usually it seems like three, four or five people get the answer correct.
I like the idea of parading around with no pants on, but I’m durnk on chianti. Who’s this Horny guy anyway?
Everything looks better in black and white – Paul Simon
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I happened to catch Regis on, I believe, Larry King the other night and he said he still says “Is this your final answer?” for every question, but the show has begun editing it out of the first 5 questions most of the time. He said people were getting tired of hearing it.
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If the guy was unsure of the answer he should have used a lifeline.
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I do not think Regis said “It’s over” to be rude, he seemed to be saying it in a joking manner (IMHO).
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The contestants did seem a bit less qualified than previously, though the last few shows, they have given away a lot less money, except for the $1 million winner.
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I think they did 4 fast finger questions, since they started with the guy from a couple of nights ago, then ended with a guy still playing, that would be 5 contestants who played last night.
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This is America I am allowed to armchair quarterback and call the guy a moron.
Jeffery
Hmmm…crazy, half-naked guy whomping up on the Reej. Well, it’s not like he didn’t have it coming to him. Definitely put the skids to my channel surfing for a few minutes.
“…send lawyers, guns, and money…”
Warren ZevonI caught a few minutes of last night’s program.
Didn’t one lady need to use a lifeline to figure out how many strings are on a guitar?
I swear I could see the wheels turning in that guys head. I bet he wanted to use a lifeline but was too embarrassed to do it on the first question.
Then again, he seemed truly surprised that it was the wrong answer…
Ah, who knows. I just feel sorry for the guy.
Before I popped into MPSIMS, I just posted a rant on this subject over at the Pit:
http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000580.html
But I don’t think those questions were more difficult at all. Just people who outsmarted themselves and/or were dumber. For example, the one woman who was on didn’t use a lifeline on her last question because, “I’ll need them later.” No, you won’t, because you thought platelets carry oxygen! I felt kind of bad for the one guy who guessed “blue” for what color litmus paper shows when it comes in contact with an acid. He used his “phone a friend” lifeline to talk to his science pal, and the guy gave him the wrong answer. But dems da breaks. He was about the only one I felt sorry for though, as the rest acted stupid in one way or another.
oh no, i don’t think regis said it to be rude either. but still, when you blow it on national tv, chances are you’re not going to find that comment funny.
“human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust; we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.” - albert einstein
Having blown a simple nursery rhyme question in front of national TV, this poor, tortured shell of what was once a human being snaps when Regis says “It’s over”.
In his best pseudo-Rambo/Stallone voice, with no pride and dignity left to lose, he screams out “IT AIN’T OVER, 'TIL IT’S OVER!!”. He launches himself at Regis in a no-holds, fight to the death, puncuated by his fits of hysterical laughter.
Now that’s entertainment.
“…send lawyers, guns, and money…”
Warren Zevon