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Post by ItsVedaTime on Apr 11, 2016 14:29:51 GMT -5
Has anyone seen this documentary on the biggest game show cheater in history, Charles Ingram, entitled "Major Fraud"? If so, do you think he cheated? I'm torn. Here's why:
A. Just because his wife coughs, it doesn't constitute cheating.
B. Cheating is on the last question, when Tekwan gave him the answer, which should have had the question thrown out.
C. How does coughing on the supposed right answer give the answer to the contestant?
What do you all think?
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Apr 14, 2016 6:50:23 GMT -5
From what I gather from all this, the guy here had some kind of system worked out with his wife about the coughing.
With the exception of the lifelines, you're not supposed to get any kind of help when playing the game. You're supposed to come up with the answer with your own brain. It's an unfair advantage to get the answers from any other questions from other people or sources when lifelines aren't in play.
This is why game shows throw puzzles and questions out when someone in the audience shouts something out or if a contestant hears something from there that would influence the game, or if the host talks too much and reveals an answer.
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Post by Frank on Aug 22, 2016 17:33:30 GMT -5
It sickens me to read people comparing memorization (Larsen and the infamous Showcase perfecto) to this.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Aug 23, 2016 17:12:35 GMT -5
Yeah, honestly, to be fair, even if someone wasn't a fan of his approach, Michael Larsen just happened to outsmart the original PYL board system. And there were no rules that said it wasn't allowed. There's a difference between that and someone blatantly listening for outsider help on a show from the audience when they know it's not allowed.
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Post by Mandoli on Aug 23, 2016 19:40:13 GMT -5
This is why game shows throw puzzles and questions out when someone in the audience shouts something out or if a contestant hears something from there that would influence the game, or if the host talks too much and reveals an answer. It doesn't have to be "talks too much", but revealing an answer applies here. Alex Trebek had a slip of the tongue once. He called a female contestant "Selena" - who was the answer to "Singers on Postage Stamps" for $1600. They threw the question out later on. J! Archive says it stumped all three contestants, but I don't think that's the case. ( EDIT: Adding a word makes sense.) |
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Post by WarioSajak on Aug 25, 2016 0:32:52 GMT -5
Yes, Charles Ingram cheated. He had a system in place to beat the game through outside help. (Granted, it's likely he wasn't the first game show contestant to try this. There's circumstantial evidence that suggests Dr. Joyce Brothers won The $64,000 Question through knowing the person they hired to write the boxing questions.) It sickens me to read people comparing memorization (Larsen and the infamous Showcase perfecto) to this. Agreed, especially because the latter is more infamous for how The Price Is Right reacted to the fact it happened rather than...well, the fact it happened. |
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