# You have to lock it in ..... dammit.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-lock-it-in-dammit/21814>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 9, 2000, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-lock-it-in-dammit/21814 "2000-06-09T00:18:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-lock-it-in-dammit/21814/1 "2000-06-09T00:18:02Z")

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The latest “Millionaire” knock-off, “It’s Your Chance of a Lifetime”, hosted by Gordon Elliot, gets on my nerves so bad, that I started to post this in the Pit. Setting aside Elliot’s ingratiating accent, timbre, and tone, I just think I’m going to puke if he scolds somebody one more time for not locking in their stupid answer.

Hey, Fox, listen up… **IT JUST DOESN’T WORK!!!**

Okay? Nobody _ever_ remembers to lock in their stupid answer because it’s a stupid thing to _have_ to remember. Yes, I realize it’s the equivalent of Millionaire’s “final answer” question, but it just doesn’t work. And Elliot is constantly nagging people to press the damn button. Every friggin’ time.

Has anybody else noticed this?

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-lock-it-in-dammit/21814/2 "2000-06-09T00:25:14Z")

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For me to notice this, I’d have to watch the show.

Life’s too short.