SGM: Winning Lines! - Game Over! The Fonz wins!

[JDodge]

3!

[The Fonz]

Oh Lord, getting bluehosted in this situation would suck.

[somestrangeflea]

3 is correct! The Fonz stopped himself being eliminated!

Players Left:

2. JDodge
3. The Fonz
6. inHimshallibe

7. bethelmark

9. BrazeGoesMoo

12. ~N9V~

Next Question:

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, what atomic number is Helium?

Post answers in the thread please.

[The Fonz]

2.

[JDodge]

2.

[The Fonz]

Damn lucky these last two were things I knew instinctively (well, the EU one wasn't, but i knew it was more than two and fewer than six, which was enough).

[JDodge]

Time for the rant!

This is exactly why Winning Lines if horribly broken as a show; it fails to deliver an even chance of winning to all contestants.

We've had

3

questions for which the answer was 2. We've had but

1

for 3 and a resounding

0

for 6. For something that is intended to be a general knowledge quiz, it sure likes to throw actual knowledge out the window.

Of course, this in no way reflects on you, SSF.

[The Fonz]

Suffice to say, I had looked up Lithium before we started.

[somestrangeflea]

2 is correct! The Fonz knocked out JDodge!

Players Left:

2. JDodge

3. The Fonz
6. inHimshallibe

7. bethelmark

9. BrazeGoesMoo

12. ~N9V~

Next Question:

What is the product of the two smallest different prime numbers?

Post answers in the thread please.

@JDodge: Blame Random.org...

[JDodge]

I know that it's random. My point being that as a concept that seems intended to be a general knowledge quiz, little actual knowledge is required, and luck is valued more. You can get 90 questions right in a row and still lose because you didn't get the right number.

[BrazeGoesMoo]

no chance on this time based game lol

gg east coast + england :p

[The Fonz]

This is a broken question. The definition of a prime number is 'something which has as factors only itself AND one,' by which definition one is not a prime number, and the answer is five.

(NB: Take this as 'no response offered.')

[The Fonz]

six

[The Fonz]

Yes, I'm stupid. I got product and sum mixed up. Though i thought round two ended when there were two left alive?

[somestrangeflea]

And with that, The Fonz wins!

[Guardian]

6. I knock out fonz

[Guardian]

fonz put five first, make the other player win



:hugs fonz:

[The Fonz]

6. I knock out fonz

Good job I'm not the only one looking dumb here, eh?

[somestrangeflea]

So, The Fonz has won, and goes through to the Semi-Final stage of the Marathon. I'll leave this open for a day or two for ranting, etc.

Fifteen to One, Entry Round 2 will begin shortly!

[The Fonz]

fonz put five first, make the other player win



:hugs fonz:

I made clear that post wasn't offering an answer (since five was not a possibility). So yeah, I win, even if I do look INCREDIBLY dumb in so doing.

:Hugs guardian back:

[The Fonz]

So, The Fonz has won, and goes through to the Semi-Final stage of the Marathon. I'll leave this open for a day or two for ranting, etc.

Fifteen to One, Entry Round 2 will begin shortly!

Ah, it was only one progressing to the semi-final stage. That's what threw me. I assumed the semi-final was FOR winning lines, and hence round two stopped when there were two left.

Though it would have been HILARIOUS had inHim won without showing up.

Ed: At least 15-1 isn't a 'fastest finger first' kinda show.

[LoudmouthLee]

Where's the wonderwall?

[The Fonz]

What's a wonderwall anyway?

[somestrangeflea]

What would be the point of that?

This is a tournament of gameshows! The wonderwall would be redundant!

[JDodge]

What's a wonderwall anyway?

One of the greatest gameshow bonus rounds ever.