Monday, August 4, 2014

SADLY, THE TIEBREAKER WAS NOT "TRIAL BY COMBAT:" Last week's Jeopardy! Teen Tournament ended in a tie and sudden death to determine who'd be the title holder.

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  1. FWIW, the pub quiz I've been frequenting of late has two different types of tiebreakers--for first place, a 5 question round, with team getting most correct answers taking it all. For Second/Third place, a question with a numerical answer (a la Wits and Wagers) with closest team taking it--e.g., "Combined, how many Baby-Sitters Club and Sweet Valley High books were there (main series only)?," "By surface areas, how many Great Salt Lakes could fit into Hudson Bay?"

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  2. I had never seen that before! And it happened so quickly - before I even understood how it would work, the game was over. Strange. Wonder why they can't just declare a tie?

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  3. I'm assuming it's in the rules. Normally, if at the end of a game, there's a tie, both are returning champions in the next game. This was at the end of a tournament final, so no returning champions, and involved combining totals for two days, which makes a tie SUPER unlikely.

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