One vs One Hundred

November 7, 2006 @ 10:59 pm ·
Stupidity & Weird Stuff, TV & Movies

After many months of remaining dormant it seems that my sarcastic, cynical way of thinking has finally decided to resurface itself. I really have tried to let stupid things pass without judgement, although after watching an episode of One vs One Hundred a few nights back I just can’t hold it back any more…

So Megan and I decided to give this show a chance and at first glance it seemed really good.  Basically the contestant plays against 100 other people, who are referred to as the Mob.  The contestant and the Mob are given a question with three possible answers.  If the contestant gets the answer correct, he/she are awarded a certain dollar amount for each member of the Mob that answered incorrectly.  If the contestant fails to answer correctly, his/her game is over and the remaining Mob members are awarded the contestants total earnings.  Of course like all the other game shows these days the contestant can poll the Mob a couple of times for suggestions on the answer.

Now what made the show interesting for us was one of the first questions asked:

Who was the first president of the United States?

  1. He was born in Virginia
  2. He was born in Pennsylvania
  3. He was born in Maryland

(The answers might not be exactly correct but I’m sure you get the point)

So not only does the show have great questions, Bob Saget is the host and he’s actually funny.  So I hear you asking – “Josh, then what’s the problem?” – let me explain.

Hold on…  My pet scissors were just on TV.  Okay, back to the explanation.

When the second contestant came on his second or third question was this:

Order the following coins from smallest to largest circumference:

  • Nickle
  • Dime
  • Penny

Now while to me this is a very simple question, I can see how some people after being out of school wouldn’t remember what circumference is.  This bothered me slightly, but as I said I let it go.

Now for the next contestant.  Sigh…  Her third question was:

Which of the following board games is played only diagonally?

  1. Backgammon
  2. Checkers
  3. Chess

She didn’t know the answer!  How can anyone not know the answer to this?  That’s like me asking you what fruit is used to make apple sauce!  Um, Potatoes?  No, Apples!  Other then me, who the hell wants Potato sauce?

Now get this, because she didn’t know the answer she decided to poll the Mob.  A member from the Mob was randomly selected and got to state her answer and the reasoning why she picked it.  The girl from the Mob was ALSO wrong!

This is how stupid the world has become:

“Backgammon has triangles on the board so I think you move diagonally.”
“I know in chess one of the pieces move diagonally.”
“I think you can move forward in checkers.”

Sigh…

1 Comment »

  1. Josh's Mom said,

    November 25, 2006 @ 1:43 pm

    Do you think we just figured out the secret in Dad’s “apple” pie?