Millionaire

May 18, 2004 · Comments

Eric and I have been watching the new “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”:http://abc.go.com/primetime/millionaire/index.html

One thing really annoys me. The guy doesn’t know the answer to the question (and I’m typing it from memory so it’s probably not exactly right):

bq.. In the oft-hyped 2004 series finale of Friends, what treasured possession did Joey destroy?
A. Barcalounger
B. Refridgerator
C. Stuffed Penguin
D. Foosball Table

p. Pretty easy question, but that’s not the point. The guy didn’t know it and had to call a friend. The friend is on the phone, and the contestant reads him the question and the choices word-by-word. By the time he finished reading the question and repeating the choices there was maybe 4 seconds left for the answer. Lucky for the guy on stage, he got it right (it’s “D” for duh).

If it had been me, I would have been on the phone to Eric for example “Real quick hon, what did Joey destroy in the Friends finale? Fridge, chair, penguin or foosball table?” That would take maybe 10 seconds and then I’d have 20 seconds to discuss the answer with my phone a friend.

I see the contestant carefully read every single word of the question and the choices each time and it drives me crazy.

Of course, it would never be me. While I can answer many of the questions, I am not good at those fastest finger questions they use in the phone rounds.

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