Street Smarts

[adamjk]

according to a press release from:  http://streetsmartstv.warnerbros.com/street/tournament.html, for the $100k tournament they will be taking the top 32 scorers.

[Craig Karlberg]

Hmmm.  A 32-player tournament?  That's gotta be a record for most contestants competing in a tournament.  I'm sure it's single-elimination so, this'll surely occupy most if not all of the May sweep period I think.

[J.R.]

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Sep 3 2004, 03:45 AM\'] Hmmm.  A 32-player tournament?  That's gotta be a record for most contestants competing in a tournament.  I'm sure it's single-elimination so, this'll surely occupy most if not all of the May sweep period I think. [/quote]
The "Super Jeopardy!" tournament had 36 players compete.

But, how many people competed on "$40K Chain Reaction" ?
-Joe R.

[sshuffield70]

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Sep 3 2004, 03:45 AM\'] Hmmm.  A 32-player tournament?  That's gotta be a record for most contestants competing in a tournament.  I'm sure it's single-elimination so, this'll surely occupy most if not all of the May sweep period I think. [/quote]
 No, you dingbat!  It's 144, which is the number of contestants for the 1991 "$40,000 Chain Reaction" tournament.

You really need to step away from the computer and open your mind up a lot more.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Sep 3 2004, 06:53 AM\'] No, you dingbat!  It's 144, which is the number of contestants for the 1991 "$40,000 Chain Reaction" tournament.

You really need to step away from the computer and open your mind up a lot more. [/quote]
 D00d, YOU need to step away and chill. Nobody short of Horan knew that number, and for you to be calling someone a "dingbat" over it is out of line.

(and when I'M telling you calling Karlberg a dingbat is out of line, that's saying something....)

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Sep 3 2004, 10:56 AM\'] [quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Sep 3 2004, 06:53 AM\'] No, you dingbat!  It's 144, which is the number of contestants for the 1991 "$40,000 Chain Reaction" tournament.

D00d, YOU need to step away and chill. Nobody short of Horan knew that number [/quote]
 Shuffield was mistaken too: That season of USA CR had 128 contestants(they had eight contestants in a single-elimination tourney for 16 cycles). The final 18 shows of the season had those 16 tourney winners come back for a single-elimination grandmaster tournament(double-elimination when the field was reduced to four) for the $40K top prize.

[Dbacksfan12]

Shuffield was mistaken too: That season of USA CR had 128 contestants(they had eight contestants in a single-elimination tourney for 16 cycles). The final 18 shows of the season had those 16 tourney winners come back for a single-elimination grandmaster tournament(double-elimination when the field was reduced to four) for the $40K top prize.

Thanks much for exemplifying the point that your head is filled with useless knowledge.

[sshuffield70]

Zach's right in this case.  I'm as bad as the President in figuring math.

That said, I still think Karlberg is still a bit nuts.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Sep 3 2004, 09:03 AM\'] Shuffield was mistaken too: That season of USA CR had 128 contestants [/quote]
 Jesus, Zach. Go outside. Once. We're begging you. It can't be healthy staying locked up in one room all of your life.

[MikeK]

Could Ultra Quiz be considered a tournament of sorts?  If so, there were more than 128, 144, or however many people took part in The $40,000 Chain Reaction.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Sep 3 2004, 01:13 PM\'] Could Ultra Quiz be considered a tournament of sorts?  If so, there were more than 128, 144, or however many people took part in The $40,000 Chain Reaction. [/quote]
 Started with a boatload of players, was reduced down to one over the course of several rounds, that constitutes a tournament to me.

(Of course, by that same definition, so's an isolated episode of Weakest Link. Or even Singled Out. So clearly it's not a good definition.)

[Craig Karlberg]

OK, so I lowballed aa far as the tournament record goes, but that doesn't mean I'm a "dingbat" for it.  Sure I might be off sometimes, but even I know when I made a mistake once in awhile.

As I said before, this $100K tourney will take up the May sweep period.  Whoever wins it will DEFINITELY set the show record for most cash won on that show.

[sshuffield70]

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Sep 4 2004, 04:27 AM\'] OK, so I lowballed aa far as the tournament record goes, but that doesn't mean I'm a "dingbat" for it.  Sure I might be off sometimes, but even I know when I made a mistake once in awhile.

As I said before, this $100K tourney will take up the May sweep period.  Whoever wins it will DEFINITELY set the show record for most cash won on that show. [/quote]
 Once again, you are a master of the FRIGGIN' OBVIOUS!

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Sep 4 2004, 01:37 PM\'] Once again, you are a master of the FRIGGIN' OBVIOUS! [/quote]
 This one, I can get behind.