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The Big Board / Re: 1976 Pyramid Story
« Last post by Otm Shank on November 14, 2024, 04:29:16 PM »What makes this a little different from the Famous Losers incident was that decision came before the break as opposed to returning from break. (Let's set aside future take-back-the-money situations for a second.)
The charity donation seems to indicate there was some level of disagreement on the decision, and maybe there was more push from S&P than the judges, so this was the compromise solution. I'm sure someone will pull out examples, but I don't think Things That Have Brands was used again, or maybe reworded.
Where was the box located? This might also be a factor in the disagreement, because a bottom row box is not usually going to be too technical.
The wording of the clue is weird, plural Things and plural Brands. So clues like a Coke or a Kleenex are both nominally the thing and the brand, so they fit the subject in a way. Not much of a wine connoisseur to know if Mouton Rothschild is one of those brands that are so synonymous with the product, but now it's getting incredibly subjective. But I would say "Coke bottles" and "a Kleenex tissue" are extra-technically incorrect, because those items have one brand and not (plural) brands.
I think there was a recognition of a poorly written clue, and perhaps not enough time to run a replacement, leading to this decision. I'm sure they probably put something down in writing after that to not make this the precedent solution. I imagine, even with the frugal Bob Stewart jokes, they paid the regular Winners' Circle winnings out of the prize budget and the production company just made the charitable donation and wrote it off.
The charity donation seems to indicate there was some level of disagreement on the decision, and maybe there was more push from S&P than the judges, so this was the compromise solution. I'm sure someone will pull out examples, but I don't think Things That Have Brands was used again, or maybe reworded.
Where was the box located? This might also be a factor in the disagreement, because a bottom row box is not usually going to be too technical.
The wording of the clue is weird, plural Things and plural Brands. So clues like a Coke or a Kleenex are both nominally the thing and the brand, so they fit the subject in a way. Not much of a wine connoisseur to know if Mouton Rothschild is one of those brands that are so synonymous with the product, but now it's getting incredibly subjective. But I would say "Coke bottles" and "a Kleenex tissue" are extra-technically incorrect, because those items have one brand and not (plural) brands.
I think there was a recognition of a poorly written clue, and perhaps not enough time to run a replacement, leading to this decision. I'm sure they probably put something down in writing after that to not make this the precedent solution. I imagine, even with the frugal Bob Stewart jokes, they paid the regular Winners' Circle winnings out of the prize budget and the production company just made the charitable donation and wrote it off.
