Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhcBtnj_E94
Considering what else was out together for costumes, why was a roll of duct tape used for your time machine? In the U.S. version the nerd off at the end wasn't always a quiz and had some unique challenges, I wonder why the UK version is only doing straight up quizzes for the nerd off. Nice touch at the end, bluehairedmeerkat, putting Bon Voyage on Ryan's plaque.
Time constraints, I think. The UK version is doing straight quizzes largely for budget reasons (my views on this are mixed; on the one hand, some of the American challenges were pure luck and this avoids that, but on the other hand it meant that, as you'll see, quizzers would sometimes not get put in simply because people didn't see the point of it).
Did you ask the producers if you could keep the dragon?
The big problem I see with always having quizzes is that it means that the same people (namely Matt the Trivia Nerd) will always have an advantage when they get called up.
As far as the duct tape time machine goes, it makes perfect sense to me - duct tape holds the universe together after all!
Yup!
Any more episodes to share?
Sure! Here's some castle building: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLnImJmIbxY
Yikes that is some trivia domination. Glad to see you survived another week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z3dFeQBHtE&feature=youtu.be - MOAR
Does it count as precognition if it was obvious?
Also, I find it interesting that Matt thought that the coach of two nerd-off champions and Carrie's remarkable success in the debate (even considering the judges' bias towards ties) would be the easiest pickings on the team.
Woot you survived another week and Matt's scheming didn't put you in the nerd off. Considering how well those under your tutelage have done I think you would be scary to deal with in the nerd off. I'm not sure that the prize for winning the debate at the Nerd War was all that impressive compared to the last few weeks. Looking forward to the next episode.
Sadly timed trivia is not about knowledge and training as much as recall speed, which is a natural ability honed with experience, and as we saw with Karen, has a lot to do with the ability to drop things quickly and move on.
Knowledge and comfort in your subject is key, but I don't see anyone topping Matt unless he faces a good opponent and struggles with the subject.
Of course ticking off enough people that no one will help him could bring that about.
Curtis, you are my favorite person on that show.
Aww, shucks :D
You really are the best one on there. Just quietly going about things the right way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj8JemG5n2g
And you bring in another victory in the nerd off! Although I'm not sure how much credit you can take for that one.
Also, nice shooting!
Awesome shooting man! The nerd off confuses me a bit. Sometimes there a bonus round before the fast fire trivia and other times not. Having the bonus round cost Yasmeen.
You survive another week and I'm hoping you win it all.
Incidentally, I think that it would have been amusing if for this week's challenge (when there was seven people) to have been an individual challenge, with everyone playing Diplomacy. First two players out enter the nerd-off.
Yes, it probably would have made for boring television, but it would have been fun to see all drama and politics the game would cause.
So, uh, Emily ... she seems nice.