[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'210177\' date=\'Mar 12 2009, 10:35 AM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'210175\' date=\'Mar 12 2009, 08:47 AM\']This is purely preference, I grant you, but why can't it be the top nine in the tournament, the winner of each of the three qualifying days goes on to the two-day final series, no wild cards. The whole thing's done in a week.[/quote]
Well, it could, of course. Especially if the attitude was "get it over with". Jeopardy, however, sees the Tournament of Champions as an important and ratings-attractive event that they would prefer to have fill two weeks instead of one.
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How are the ratings for the tournaments as compared to regular play, I wonder.
Interestingly enough (interesting to me, anyhow) I absolutely love the NCAA basketball tournament, which is all about multiple weeks of elimination games. Just a part of my inconsistent wacked out genetics, I suppose.