I won the Wednesday and lost the Thursday, so I had the commissary experience. I don't know if it was just my group, but no one really wanted to talk to anyone else; not the night before, on the bus, in the greenroom, or in the audience (though there was a little bit of "Dammit, why couldn't I get this board?"). There was some small talk and chatter, but people were pretty nervous and tense (I know my own reaction was "Well, I'm finally here; I damn well better produce"). Even at lunch, people didn't say a lot (maybe one or two congratulated me, since I'd just won).
That night, I tried to get everyone together for a drink in the hotel bar, but no one responded. As I say, I don't know if it was just my group, or if that's a typical reaction, but while I didn't make any enemies (I don't think so, anyway), I sure didn't make any lifelong friends. --Dave Sikula On Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 2:20:20 PM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > 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 < > [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 [email protected]. > > 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4115475f-1ced-4fd8-a42e-40a7f64ef2fen%40googlegroups.com.
