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August 30, 2006
It burns my britches
I try to watch Jeopardy fairly regularly, and there are always a few types of contestants that I can't stand. One is the type who tells a really lame story in the meet-the-contestant segment, such as "I once shook Tom Wolfe's hand and he signed my copy of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test." (Not that that's not cool, but is that the best you can come up with?)
But I think the contestant I want to punch the most is the one who picks the questions out of order. I think it's fairly standard practice that you start with the $200 question first, and then the $400 question, and so on until you get to $1000. But when the guy picks the $1000 question first, it's the most frustrating thing ever. Gah!
This practice is only acceptable if time is running out, but otherwise I cannot condone it.
Posted by oz115 at August 30, 2006 02:35 PM
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Ah, how I miss the days of grad school and idle afternoons...
Posted by: Pete at August 30, 2006 03:14 PM