omgwheelhouse wrote:Why'd you stop at 7, you know you can win with only 1 correct
I think it's unfair to say that it's absurd to give his advice any merit. Did he say that you absolutely need to know 50 answers to have any chance at winning? If yes, then I agree, that's false. Otherwise I would take it more as a goal to strive for.
Btw how does it make sense to say that obviously no one knows that many answers, but even if you did, the game just comes down to the buzzer. Fun fact: if you know the answer and they don't, you don't need to win a buzzer race
You are right, only 1 is necessary as long as the other two tank and don't make the final; kind of only proves my point that putting a number on it is not a good measuring stick to use at all.
To be fair, I didn't read his words, my understanding from what has been posted here is it was a hard-line 50 or you'll never win on the show type of statement; which I would still say is absurd.
I think you may have misread something I wrote, I never said "obviously no one knows that many answers"; there are others here posting that they have done it, and I'm sure there are several out there that have done it, possibly even regularly. I believe many people that make the show can do it on a regular basis as we can clearly see all three mashing the button on almost every question.
I'll put myself out there as an example of the point I was trying to make. I am on the low end of those that can pass the test. I think my best test was 44, my usual score is 35-38. However I believe I have just as much chance of winning a game as (mostly) anyone else that gets on the show. I have a great sense of timing which should help me buzzer wise, and I have a much better sense of gameplay than most contestants I see. I expect I would have better awareness of score, I know I have more willingness to bet large, and I know what I need to bet in FJ when that time comes. How many times each week do we find ourselves screaming, "WTF kind of bet was that, what good would that have done you either way?????" I believe all these factors are much more important than 50 right every night.
Part of why it was so great to watch you, you knew how to play and you knew how to bet, and you knew more answers than a C-minus high school waste like me.