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One Year to Train: Jeopardy or Millionaire?
Jeremy Nelson:
You’re given the option to compete on Jeopardy or Millionaire one year from today. You don’t have to go to work and your living expenses are covered- studying is the only thing on your to-do list. For the sake of the argument, Millionaire uses the current Kimmel rules. Which show do you choose to compete on?
Kevin Prather:
Tough choice.
Millionaire has the advantage that you're only playing against the house, not other players who may be just as well-studied as you. All the prep and studying in the world does little good when you show up to the studio and see Matt Amodio standing there.
However Millionaire can sink your whole game with one question. Jeopardy gives you the luxury of being allowed to not respond to certain clues, and even get some of them wrong.
I feel like a year of training could go farther on Millionaire than on Jeopardy. I said when my Millionaire episode aired that I hoped to be ready for Jeopardy in ten years' time. That was five years ago, and I can honestly say I am no closer than I was.
Chuck Sutton:
You said current Millionaire rules, so I am guaranteed $32,000. I am taking that.
SuperMatch93:
Jeopardy has so many more variables than Millionaire that I'd pick the latter, even without the guaranteed $32k from the Kimmel run. There's no chance of running into a superior player or being slow on the buzzer, and I can walk away at any time.
Edited to add: I auditioned for Millionaire in 2014 and got only one question wrong on the written test (I thought the bird on a VISA hologram was an eagle) but didn't interview well so I never made it on.
TLEberle:
--- Quote from: Chuck Sutton on November 09, 2021, 10:58:32 AM ---You said current Millionaire rules, so I am guaranteed $32,000. I am taking that.
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There’s more to life than just fat stacks of cash.
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