$otC Question...

[TheInquisitiveOne]

Hello everyone!

This is a take-off of the Wikipedia post that I read earlier.

I was reading their article regarding $ale of the Century and came across something rather interesting. Supposedly, the Speed Round was 90 seconds long before it was reduced to a minute.

Do any of you remember this?

The Inquisitive One

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[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 09:20 PM\']
Supposedly, the Speed Round was 90 seconds long before it was reduced to a minute.

Do any of you remember this?

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I always remember the Speed Round being 60 seconds from its debut in March(?) 1984.

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 07:20 PM\']Hello everyone!

This is a take-off of the Wikipedia post that I read earlier.

(See this article for more information.)

[snapback]92086[/snapback]

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See, that's your first mistake.  Wikipedia is great as a jumping off point, but I sure as hell wouldn't list it as a source for a school paper.  Any shlub can edit, delete or go off on a tangent on any page, with nothing to stop them.  It is not to be trusted implicitly.

[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 07:58 PM\']I always remember the Speed Round being 60 seconds from its debut in March(?) 1984.

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And because Zach remembers it that way, it Must Be So.  Good grief.

It was 21 years ago, for crying out loud.  It's entirely possible that there was a week of shows that had a 90 second speed round.  And a winning score of $145; so they cut back.