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In the hotseat...
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cm1988
Active Member
Thread drift correction...
Ok, the Tim Berners-Lee post led to some thread drift. My bad.:lookaroun
Back on topic, I did have a question about the WDW "Millionaire" prizes. What are the pins that they award... some kind of special commemorative, or regular edition ones?
If people are getting into the hotseat using the random button-push method, that leaves your odds of the correct sequence at 4 x 3 x 2 ... 1:24. (Probably my best chance of seeing one of those pins.)
Ok, the Tim Berners-Lee post led to some thread drift. My bad.:lookaroun
Back on topic, I did have a question about the WDW "Millionaire" prizes. What are the pins that they award... some kind of special commemorative, or regular edition ones?
If people are getting into the hotseat using the random button-push method, that leaves your odds of the correct sequence at 4 x 3 x 2 ... 1:24. (Probably my best chance of seeing one of those pins.)
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Hate to drift again but the computer was also invented by the British.
It was used during WWII at Bletchley park to decode German codes.
The guy that invented it was a British Telecomunications engineer, ( i cant remember his name) or as it was then Post Office. The Brits were so worried by this machine, nicknamed the Bomb that it was smashed to pieces at the end of the war. The guy has only just received credit because of the official secrets act.
And if you take it a step further youy can only view a computer thanx to a tv screen invented by a Scot.
Back to the game, yes our questions were originally harder,but in recent months have been dumbed down to get more big winners. Strange thing is many of the brainiacks who now go on the show can never answer questions on popular culture, ie TV , music films.
Hi, I am visiting in 9 days time (Woo-hoo!) and I havent done WWTBAM yet, what are the questions about? Are they Disney-relaited or jusy general knowledge? Also, do you get prizes as soon as you get into the hot seat or only when you get to a certain level of points?:animwink:
1000th_Guest
Member
Thread drift continues.
The Germans had a working electric computer a couple of years before the English.
The Internet was, in fact, "invented" in the United States with funds from the Department of Defense (the ARPA and DARPA programs).
Berners-Lee really invented, if memory serves, the initial HTTP protocol and Mosaic (the first web browser). While the WWW is the most commonly used aspect of the Internet, they are distinct inventions.
Now, if you want REAL thread drift, we can begin discussing "Internet" versus "internet", and why "Intranet" and "Extranet" are words that marketing weasles generated that cannot, in fact, have real definitions.
The Germans had a working electric computer a couple of years before the English.
The Internet was, in fact, "invented" in the United States with funds from the Department of Defense (the ARPA and DARPA programs).
Berners-Lee really invented, if memory serves, the initial HTTP protocol and Mosaic (the first web browser). While the WWW is the most commonly used aspect of the Internet, they are distinct inventions.
Now, if you want REAL thread drift, we can begin discussing "Internet" versus "internet", and why "Intranet" and "Extranet" are words that marketing weasles generated that cannot, in fact, have real definitions.
ToWeroFTerRor67
New Member
I made it into the hotseat in April. I made it to 8,000 points and got a hat and 8 pins. You get a pin for each level question you get right. E.G. 100, 200, 300 etc. The first question is a fastest finger. The person who gets on always just presses random buttons. Since the next contestant is picked on the basis of total points, I always try to get the fastest finger question right and not just take a guess, because I belive that it counts in your point column. While the first contestant is in the hotseat, you have to push the correct button in front of you as quick as you can otherwise you won't get as many bonus points. What I do is just push the button rapidly until it is lit. Missing one question will take you out of the running so you have to get them all correct. It is a really fun game, but when you are in the hot seat you get real nervous. It was one of my best Disney experiences.
cm1988
Active Member
About those pins
Thanks for posting those "tips and tricks" for getting into the hotseat. Very interesting! Won't try to do so myself (due to some affiliation with the Company), but I am curious about those pins. If you have a minute, please post again to left me know if any were special commemoratives 'for winners only'.
ToWeroFTerRor67
New Member
Disney4648
New Member
how much would one of those pins cost, i know that they arent sold in wdw.
ToWeroFTerRor67
New Member
I think it would probably be asier to get on the game. Otherwise I have no idea. I would try e-bay or yahoo auctions.
momickey
New Member
ToWeroFTerRor67 is right. You have to start pushing the buttons for the right answer before they finish reading the answers. Otherwise you will never get the fastest time. I also got the pins, a key laniard, and a hat. I was about to get a T-shirt too... when I got really nervous and messed up a easy answer. Oh well.
I find that it's difficult to get into the hot seat a second time. I think I only managed to get up there with begninner's luck :lol:
I find that it's difficult to get into the hot seat a second time. I think I only managed to get up there with begninner's luck :lol:
ToWeroFTerRor67
New Member
It took me probably 7 times over 2 trips to WDW. Also the shows are only about 25 minutes long so if one person goes for a long time, they probably won't have time for another guest to play.
wdwfanatic17
Member
i dont like saying this but me and my brother were in the audience and a question came up that he did not know and i told him the answer and amist all my pride i pressed the wrong button. and to top that off he got into the hot seat that game. i was soooooo mad. i got him into the hotseat and he didn't even thank me
