On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 3:34 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. > If the producers assume collusion is happening, without a real accusation including evidence against real contestants, then the solution is to keep contestants apart, not change the rules of the game. I think the tiebreaker is a deterrent to making wagers in Final Jeopardy that result in a tie. Going into FJ where the game is competitive first place bets double second place's amount plus one dollar. But (without a tiebreaker) there's no incentive to add that extra dollar. First place banks winnings and comes back. The tiebreaker keeps this from happening. -- 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/CAJE-FiHkQp3_4f10aewu-vLOP1v5y9V3wR8UvSbQOyKGY7t78Q%40mail.gmail.com.
