The discussion revolves around the surprising incident of a contestant missing the first question on the game show "Millionaire." Participants express their reactions, share anecdotes, and reflect on the nature of knowledge and expectations in quiz settings.
Participants generally express disbelief and humor regarding the contestant's mistake, but there is no consensus on the implications of this incident or the nature of knowledge expectations. Multiple competing views on the appropriateness of the reactions and the understanding of knowledge remain.
Some comments reflect assumptions about common knowledge and the nature of quiz questions, which may not be universally shared. There are also references to historical inaccuracies in quiz questions that remain unresolved.
Readers interested in game shows, psychology of knowledge, or social expectations regarding trivia and general knowledge may find this discussion engaging.
They still won't give me my $1 millonRach3 said:
That's just sad...he has three(four on the new ones, if that's a new episode) lifelines, how could he possibly miss that...?! It was easy anywaydduardo said:How do you possibly miss the first question on Millionaire? Wow!
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/content/millionaire8.wmv
Evo said:Not someone you'd want for your attorney.
though...)Alpacas.edward said:Another guy missed the first question: "what kind of animals did Hannibal use to cross the Alps"? His answer was llamas. The guy was a stock analyst.
