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David Ruprecht In Tpir Audience (10/7/03)
GS Warehouse:
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Oct 7 2003, 11:49 AM\'] From what I understand, the name tags always have your legal name, so the tag couldn't say Dave (unless that is his proper name.) It's always Robert, not Bob and William and not Bill. James Owen [/quote]
Isn't \"Ian\" a derivate of John? As for David, consider this: Sweep has an abundance of mini-games, just like TPiR. OTOH, on Sweep, he gets the benefit of a TelePrompTer.
Skynet74:
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Oct 7 2003, 12:49 PM\'] From what I understand, the name tags always have your legal name, so the tag couldn't say Dave (unless that is his proper name.) [/quote]
Well today Mr Supermarket Sweep had a nametag on that said Dave. I think if you are ineligible as a contestant they don't really care what your nametag says.
John
jrjgames:
Ive never heard the EXACT name rule, but Ive gone as John and Johnny, but youre right, since I was ineligible Im sure they could have cared less.
GameShowFan:
--- Quote ---From what I understand, the name tags always have your legal name, so the tag couldn't say Dave (unless that is his proper name.) It's always Robert, not Bob and William and not Bill. James Owen
--- End quote ---
The rule is that the name on your tag must match what is on your ID (Driver's License, passport, etc.). Thus lots of Williams and Jonathans and so on...
As for guests... yes, all audience members (including VIPs) wear name tags. However, the rules on that are less strict, as those people are guaranteed never to win a prize.
The real question is why the nametag MUST match your ID...
SplitSecond:
Well, I'm sure that a lot of the reasoning is for the sake of consistency, since the name the announcer calls comes from what the contestants fill out while in line - on which they put their legal name. Besides, I think it's also a handy way to keep people from trying to get away with out-there nicknames. (\"His nametag says Johnny when his legal name is John. Why can't mine say Cooter?\")
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