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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 11:22 am
by Leisher
It occurred to me that someone who types letters recited to them could win almost every game with a partner.

As the host says the question, they could be typing it into google and just go based upon words that match an answer.

You get 10 seconds, which is plenty of time for Google. The keys would be the person typing and then your ability to quickly identify a search match with an answer.

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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 11:37 am
by TheCatt
I've tried googling answers, and it's worked about 40 % of the time. You dont have long to type, and it can be hard to get the write googlefu in such a short amount of time.

On the other hand, if you had IBM Watson...

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:01 pm
by Leisher
One winner takes it all tonight at 9.

$25,000

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:14 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote: One winner takes it all tonight at 9.

$25,000
0% chance of that being me.

Gravy's do $1k.

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:04 pm
by Leisher
TheCatt wrote: 0% chance of that being me.
Actually playing will increase your odds.
TheCatt wrote: Gravy's do $1k.
?

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:17 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote: Actually playing will increase your odds.
How did it go?

Gravy is another app. They were giving away $1,000 in prizes (normally $200 on sundays)

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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:23 am
by Leisher
I got to question 10.

It took less than 20 questions to get to a single winner.

Makes me think Google is less of a factor than I thought.

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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:24 pm
by TheCatt
Google's hard... try it.

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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:43 am
by Leisher
Have you tried letting Alexa listen to the questions?

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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:48 am
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote: Have you tried letting Alexa listen to the questions?
lol. no. alexa's retarded.

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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:24 pm
by Leisher
TheCatt wrote:
Leisher wrote: Have you tried letting Alexa listen to the questions?
lol. no. alexa's retarded.
I've never used her. Who is stupider, Alexa or Siri?

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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:57 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote:
TheCatt wrote:
Leisher wrote: Have you tried letting Alexa listen to the questions?
lol. no. alexa's retarded.
I've never used her. Who is stupider, Alexa or Siri?
Google >> Alexa >> Siri

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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:24 pm
by thibodeaux
You *can* google the answers sometimes---I've done it, usually one per game. But the question has to be pretty direct, like:
who was president when the international space station launched (google: iss launch)
what is "bibimbap" (or some other odd word)

If you can type quickly without looking at the keyboard you can pull these off.

What's harder is: which band's lead singer has an East African crustacean named after him/her?

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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:53 pm
by Leisher
Toto!

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 5:51 pm
by thibodeaux
It was Queen, which I guessed, since I knew Freddy was born in Zanzibar.

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:37 pm
by Leisher
I honestly thought it was Toto because I was playing at the time. I didn't get it wrong, so maybe I don't remember my answer.

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:39 pm
by thibodeaux

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:13 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote: I honestly thought it was Toto because I was playing at the time. I didn't get it wrong, so maybe I don't remember my answer.
Never argue with thib on trivia.

Well, unless it's about Qatar, Kosovo, or famous Jacques-Louis David paintings. :)

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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:11 am
by thibodeaux
Betcha I wouldn't miss those NOW

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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:20 am
by TheCatt
thibodeaux wrote: Betcha I wouldn't miss those NOW
You should go back on! Ask for a redo