On my first episode, I finished the DJ! round with $9,400; Megan was in the lead with $18,800. My correct response in FJ! put us into a tie, and if she hadn't wagered anything, we would have gone to a tiebreak. I'm forever grateful we didn't, 'cause she owned me on the button all day.
Looking at my contestant agreement, it doesn't appear to specifically exclude collusion between players, though there is an "I am aware that it is a Federal offense punishable by fine and/or imprisonment for anyone to rig the outcome of the Program with the intent to deceive the viewing public" and an "I shall not share, or make any agreement or promise to share, any prize or any portion of any prize with any other contestant". It feels like even a mildly-competent lawyer could get his client off collusion charges if that was the crux of the show's case, but there's also plenty of opportunity throughout to allow the show to withhold prize money if you do something they feel is wrong. Contestants who have yet to tape sit together in the first few rows of the audience section stage left. I can't really speak to what it's like during the shows; I was on the first episode we taped that day, so I never got the experience of sitting in the audience and being nervous. (Having lost on the Wednesday show, I also never got the experience of lunch in the Sony commissary.) There's some down time in the green room while everyone takes turns in the makeup chair and going over which stories go on the card for Alex, but you're still within earshot of the contestant coordinators. The only real opportunity to set something up would be in the van on the way to the studio--the 2-1/2 mile trip from the hotel to the studio in the rain took, rather remarkably, about 20 minutes--but at that point, you don't know anyone, and if you're gonna collude with someone, you're gonna need to trust them. (And trust that none of the the four or five other people in the van who overheard your plotting will tattle to the contestant coordinators.) On Jan 30, 2021, at 3:28 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > There's a possible angle to this issue that didn't come up in the article. > Collusion. > > I know that the contestants are kept separated from the host, but how about > from each other? > > A recent episode of a podcast I listen to had a guest who'd been on Wheel of > Fortune. She mentioned that a lot of the prep before taping was on ways to > cheat. The contestant wranglers specifically mentioned making sure people > didn't agree to play a certain way and split the winnings later. > > Since, according to the article, the J! tiebreaker was prompted in part by 2 > ties on shows taped the same day, I wouldn't be surprised if someone thought > of the possibility. I really wouldn't be surprised if it was a lawyer who > thought about it. > > David > > On Saturday, January 30, 2021, 7:40:54 AM PST, Diner <bwayst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > And here's why they added the tiebreaker: > https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/1/23/22245900/jeopardy-tiebreaker-scenario-rules-changes > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/645742991.426105.1612038484511%40mail.yahoo.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/645742991.426105.1612038484511%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/C5F24974-66CC-4CB3-BE4D-4DDF142951F9%40benscripps.com.
