Author Topic: Trivial Pursuit: America Plays (Read 2367 times)

Jimmy Owen · « **on:** February 25, 2009, 11:17:02 AM »

Do you find yourself rooting for the contestant in studio to win or to lose the bonus round on this show?

MikeK · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2009, 11:39:56 AM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'208803\' date=\'Feb 25 2009, 11:17 AM\']Do you find yourself rooting for the contestant in studio to win or to lose the bonus round on this show?[/quote]
When Jason Hernandez or someone else I might know was on the show, I rooted for the studio player.
When someone from Invision was asking a question, I wanted America to win.
Otherwise, it doesn't matter.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2009, 12:19:33 PM »

I would agree that it doesn't matter, which is why it's hard for me to warm up to the show. On most shows, your rooting for the player to "beat the house." On this show, there's no house.

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2009, 12:46:05 PM »

I was rooting for Cindy Brady during Brady Bunch week.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2009, 01:56:42 PM »

I typically would root for the at-home players, as they don't seem to have the telegenic quality that producers look for on their on-air contestants.

BillCullen1 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2009, 02:07:37 PM »

For me, it depends on the contestant. If the contestant comes across as having some knowledge and has his/her attitude in check, I root for him/her. If they're overly smug or show signs of having a one-digit IQ number, I root for America's Team.

Millionaire81 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2009, 07:48:00 PM »

Usually the at-home players as the in-studio contestant are mostly asshats.

TLEberle · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2009, 10:50:07 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'208804\' date=\'Feb 25 2009, 08:39 AM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'208803\' date=\'Feb 25 2009, 11:17 AM\']Do you find yourself rooting for the contestant in studio to win or to lose the bonus round on this show?[/quote]When Jason Hernandez or someone else I might know was on the show, I rooted for the studio player.When someone from Invision was asking a question, I wanted America to win.
Otherwise, it doesn't matter.[/quote]This is almost exactly how it goes for me. If there's no rooting interest, I hope that all of the questions in the $15,500 Final Round are asked, just because I like to hear what people will come up with.