[quote name=\'Unrealtor\' post=\'180194\' date=\'Mar 5 2008, 07:13 PM\']I assume that another factor for letting these sorts of things go is that they were in favor of a contestant who was only playing against the house, and it wasn't obvious whether the advantage would be worth much. If they got to "You have 199 points, and you didn't answer the last question in time, but I think we were delayed in getting through the other questions, so I'm going to let you answer now," that would be a whole different kettle of fish.[/quote]How is it different? You're supposed to play the game by the rules, and I'm all for leniency if the host bumbles, but if you stall for five seconds on "Name a month of the year," then it's your own fault when you get five dollars for your single point.
For what it's worth, I think the "let Bert judge the bonus round" was a cheap tactic by the producers, who clearly thought that the round was won, and wanted to throw Bert a bone. By judging that a win happened on
Super Password when it didn't, it's depriving the next contestant of a chance at the jackpot.