[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'255287\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 08:50 AM\']If I was in that situation, I would not willingly help another contestant win if I could avoid it, and I wouldn't consider myself a d--- for doing that, either. Just sayin'.[/quote]
Except you can't avoid it in this case. He's gonna win the round, and you're done for the day, those are givens, there are no ways to avoid either of those. The only question is whether you let the guy win a bonus prize on the way out the door. That's it.
Do you still screw him?
(I can see one single argument for screwing him: kingmaking. There's still a third round to be played and the other player who is advancing would still have a shot to win that bonus prize for herself. I don't think it's a good argument, though. If you can guarantee the prize is paid out to someone as opposed to "maybe," and you have no chance to win it yourself, I think the right thing to do is to ensure it's paid out.)
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'255293\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 09:33 AM\']The obvious solution is to allow a player who wins a question not to give the card to anybody. (Likely, that would get edited out for time.)[/quote]
Well, technically the option is still there: dude has the option to freeze immediately instead of taking a card. He chose not to do so and at that point takes his life into his own hands. (And I can see the argument since the other guy is going to have a crack at that card no matter what - if he freezes, the other guy just starts drawing cards, and beats him when that 10 comes up anyhow.)
What he can't do is say "Oh, I just wanted the points; no card, play on." And I'm fine with that, because that would be stupid.