Now that I'm retired, I have a lot of free time on my hands. Now it would make sense for me to tackle a chore, like cleaning out cupboards and drawers, but that ain't happening, at least for now.
I do try and avoid watching television during the day. I particularly like the show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". The contestant has three different kinds of help: the audience; 50/50 and ask a friend.
Maybe over the years I have loaded my brain with useless information, because I find myself mentally screaming at the television, when a contestant has to use the audience for one of the first few questions. Really? I appreciate as the answers get harder, that younger contestants might not have a clue about things that occurred before their time.
I have yet to watch a show where the contestant makes it above $50,000. The contestant can walk away at $5,000 and again at $50,000. But, if you lose the $50,000 question, you're going to walk away with only $5,000. Now I'm not on the show, but I know from watching, that people would be smarter to take the lesser prize of $30,000 rather than blow it all away for a chance to win the $50,000.
When Jeff and I watch Jeopardy, we aren't frankly too good at coming up with answers. The questions posed on Jeopardy are much tougher, and with the exception of a few categories, Jeff and I are unable to come up with the right answer/question.
I am sure that if you are a contestant in front of a live question, you could and probably do get a certain amount of brain freeze.
There have been 12 contestants on the Millionaire show that made it to the $1M prize! First winner was in 1999 and the last one in 2009. As you can see, there aren't too many big winners in this game. But bravo to those who try.
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