On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 9:00:20 PM UTC-4, David Bruggeman wrote:
>
> It suffers from some of the early Millionaire overproduction, and I can't 
> stand the host (perhaps better know in the U.S. for his coverage of the 
> royals and/or missing planes on CNN).
>
> It's arguably more of an endurance test than a trivia contest, since 
> getting your first answer wrong doesn't automatically incur a penalty.
>
 
I was at a long dental appointment when it came on - after catching the end 
of Jeopardy and all of Wheel of Fortune. By the time 500 Questions came on, 
the sound on the TV had been turned off, but I did see the first ten 
minutes or so.
 
Granted, I missed a lot, and I didn't catch all the rules, so I don't 
understand how the players are eliminated. But the fifth question was 
something like "Aside from Jimi Hendrix, name all 30 performers at 
Woodstock" - and just the phrasing made me laugh. How many people could get 
all 30?! Especially the people who attended, who were too stoned to 
remember.
 
(BTW, one of the other Rock Music category questions - to name the female 
singer that The Eagles backed in 1971 before getting their own recording 
contract - was also a question on the prime time "Millionaire" with Regis. 
But I knew the answer anyway.)
 
-Tim

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