Author Topic: Super Millionaire Phone Game Starts Tonight (Read 33788 times)

ShoeHorn · « **Reply #135 on:** February 21, 2004, 10:17:50 PM »

I think about it now and your odds are 1 in 10,000 in getting on, according to the rules. Then again, subtract all those who will not answer the phone or get disqualified and those odds improve a bit. Probably more like 1 in 7500 or something.

buddylee · « **Reply #136 on:** February 22, 2004, 01:23:39 AM »

ABC estimates 4% will answer all five correctly. I call bull----. Anyone else care to speculate? My best guess is that about one in 200 attempts result in a 5-for-5. I mean, this board's members HAVE to be more adept than your average Americans, and I am feeling about a 1% success rate out of this crowd.

By the way, I feel extremely fortunate to have qualified today after a series of prior snafus!

ChuckNet · « **Reply #137 on:** February 22, 2004, 01:30:24 AM »

I bombed on the 2nd question, about events in Hispanic history. :-(

Chuck Donegan (The Disappointed "Chuckie Baby")

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #138 on:** February 22, 2004, 03:11:05 AM »

[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 01:30 AM\'] I bombed on the 2nd question, about events in Hispanic history. :-(

Chuck Donegan (The Disappointed "Chuckie Baby") [/quote]
Have been going in a pattern.
Bombed on question 1. Then on Q2. Then on Q3. Tonight I bombed on Question 4:

Place these pharmacy products in order of their introduction, starting with the earliest:

1. Alka Seltzer
2. Yore Pore Strips
3. Anacin
4. Aquafresh

I tried 1-4-3-2...wrong. I immediatly knew it had to have been 1-3-4-2.

clemon79 · « **Reply #139 on:** February 22, 2004, 04:52:18 AM »

[quote name=\'starcade\' date=\'Feb 21 2004, 05:37 PM\'] I think that, also, the ordering of questions is a bit suspect:

I know that the fourth question I faced tonight -- the Aerosmith one -- was easier than both the questions I missed on question one earlier in the qualification series. [/quote]
It's only easy if you know the answer.

What if they asked you the same question, but about Led Zepplin? I wouldn't have a hope in hell.

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #140 on:** February 22, 2004, 04:53:47 AM »

WHAT?!? No qualifiers here last night?(tisk, tisk) Anyway, on the premeire night of Super Millionaire, we're almost at do or die with Round 7. Good luck.

Speedy G · « **Reply #141 on:** February 22, 2004, 11:33:59 AM »

[quote name=\'MarkSDavies\' date=\'Feb 21 2004, 05:28 PM\']By the way - I had a question last night that was correct by answering 4-3-2-1 (had to do with ordering discoveries in genetics).[/quote]
I had one of these as well, so 4321 is fair game, moreso than 1234 from what I've seen. (Put these treaties in order, starting w/ earliest signing: NAFTA, Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Paris, Magna Carta)

ShoeHorn · « **Reply #142 on:** February 22, 2004, 07:48:25 PM »

0 for 7. One more try tomorrow night.

Question 4:

Put these world rivers in order of length, starting with the longest.

1) Mekong 4183 KM
2) Congo 4373 KM
3) Amazon 6436 KM
4) Nile 6693 KM

I thought 4-3-2-1.
I wrote down 4-3-2-1.

I instead typed 4-3-1-2.

Bugger.

The # 3 question was on the wizard of oz. Wizard of Oz knocked me down from 8,000 points at the Disney version of this too.

Had no idea when Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion and Tinman were introduced in the story and I don't remember what I typed. All I know is that is was correct. Dorothy, then Scarecrow, then one or the other.

Got the top ten hits question with aerosmith, wilson phillips, boyz II men and culture club for #2.

Question #1 was Get Met It Pays.

trainman · « **Reply #143 on:** February 23, 2004, 01:32:00 AM »

[quote name=\'Speedy G\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 08:33 AM\'] I had one of these as well, so 4321 is fair game, moreso than 1234 from what I've seen. (Put these treaties in order, starting w/ earliest signing: NAFTA, Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Paris, Magna Carta) [/quote]
I had this question a few days ago, but they weren't in that order (and I mixed up Paris and Versailles). Interesting.

JoeBReeves · « **Reply #144 on:** February 23, 2004, 01:49:15 AM »

Q4:

1. Bambi
2. Wind In The Willows
3. Charlotte's Web
4. Cat in the Hat

From most recent. I switched Hat and Web.

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #145 on:** February 23, 2004, 05:11:22 AM »

It appears the phone game has settled into a routine here. Now it's do or die time as it's Round 8 for this go-around. I predict another go-around in Nay.

rigsby · « **Reply #146 on:** February 23, 2004, 10:15:49 AM »

Add another qualifier (got all 5 Saturday night while on a weekend trip)...I'm hoping to get a call of some sort in the next hour and 45 minutes...otherwise, I guess I'll be in round 8 tonight as well.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #147 on:** February 23, 2004, 11:09:12 AM »

(sigh) Made it all the way to question four:

Place these songs in order of when they hit the Billboard Top 40, starting with the earliest:

1. Baby One More Time
2. 867-5309/Jenny
3. A Thousand Miles
4. Three Times a Lady

I knew this one...I really did. I put in 2-4-1-3, but it's 4-2-1-3. I confused "Three Times a Lady" with "Treat Her Like a Lady," a mid-80s Temptations song that did not even hit the Top 40.

D'oh! >

rigsby · « **Reply #148 on:** February 23, 2004, 11:58:50 AM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Feb 23 2004, 11:09 AM\']Place these songs in order of when they hit the Billboard Top 40, starting with the earliest:

1. Baby One More Time
2. 867-5309/Jenny
3. A Thousand Miles
4. Three Times a Lady

I knew this one...I really did. I put in 2-4-1-3, but it's 4-3-1-2. [/quote]
I assume you meant 4-2-1-3, right?

ezbidder · « **Reply #149 on:** February 23, 2004, 12:06:40 PM »

[quote name=\'rigsby\' date=\'Feb 23 2004, 10:15 AM\'] I'm hoping to get a call of some sort in the next hour and 45 minutes... [/quote]
did you get the call?

Author Topic: Super Millionaire Phone Game Starts Tonight (Read 33788 times)

ShoeHorn

buddylee

ShoeHorn

JoeBReeves

rigsby

rigsby

ezbidder