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The Big Board / Re: Unspoken rules on game shows
« Last post by aaron sica on November 24, 2025, 07:00:33 AM »I think the producers encourage the contestants to give some sort of reasoning behind their guess. One very good reason is to be sure they understand what's being asked. Sometimes I've seen a contestant misunderstand a question and give a reason that goes against the context of the question, in which the host advises the player what the question is asking as their reasoning doesn't match.
Looking at it through childhood eyes, when first watching the show in reruns (back when stations like KYW and WABC ran it in the morning), I hated the explanations and wished it moved faster. Through adult eyes, it would be painfully boring.
Host: How many of them said that they WOULD ___________
Contestant A: 58
Contestant B: lower
Host: It's actually HIGHER. Contestant A, you can play this card or change.
We'd have games moving at lightning speed. I don't think that's what the producers would have wanted.
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