Comments on: Top 09 of 2009: Number One http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/ push play. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:18:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: @palmercomm http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-125230 @palmercomm Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:53:48 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-125230 And do you want to know the sad thing? I was actually cheering for that guy. And do you want to know the sad thing? I was actually cheering for that guy.

]]> By: Mark L. http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124779 Mark L. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:16:53 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124779 Agree with everything. I saw the title for this video on Youtube and was prepared to cry at the end, to feel SO bad for him...but he set it up to be just an awesome piece of karma in action. "Lawyers don't ask their clients those kinds of questions!" I'll never get over the "oh my god this is going to be on freaking youtube tomorrow" look he had on his face as soon as he saw the wrong answer. And the way Regis slammed him afterwards... "It is NOT the final answer, and YOU JUST LOST a LOT OF MONEY." Woo! Agree with everything. I saw the title for this video on Youtube and was prepared to cry at the end, to feel SO bad for him…but he set it up to be just an awesome piece of karma in action. "Lawyers don't ask their clients those kinds of questions!"

I'll never get over the "oh my god this is going to be on freaking youtube tomorrow" look he had on his face as soon as he saw the wrong answer. And the way Regis slammed him afterwards… "It is NOT the final answer, and YOU JUST LOST a LOT OF MONEY." Woo!

]]> By: Mark L. http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124778 Mark L. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:16:53 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124778 Agree with everything. I saw the title for this video on Youtube and was prepared to cry at the end, to feel SO bad for him...but he set it up to be just an awesome piece of karma in action. "Lawyers don't ask their clients those kinds of questions!" I'll never get over the "oh my god this is going to be on freaking youtube tomorrow" look he had on his face as soon as he saw the wrong answer. And the way Regis slammed him afterwards... "It is NOT the final answer, and YOU JUST LOST a LOT OF MONEY." Woo! Agree with everything. I saw the title for this video on Youtube and was prepared to cry at the end, to feel SO bad for him…but he set it up to be just an awesome piece of karma in action. "Lawyers don't ask their clients those kinds of questions!"

I'll never get over the "oh my god this is going to be on freaking youtube tomorrow" look he had on his face as soon as he saw the wrong answer. And the way Regis slammed him afterwards… "It is NOT the final answer, and YOU JUST LOST a LOT OF MONEY." Woo!

]]> By: Ed Toutant http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124706 Ed Toutant Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:12:20 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124706 Ken was a great contestant and he seems like a good guy, but I'm still very curious about what caused him to have a false memory of LBJ and the Beatles drinking Yoo-hoo together. As far as I can determine, LBJ never met the Beatles, with or without Yoo-hoo. I'm sure there would be photos available if any such meeting actually occurred. But if Ken really thought he remembered seeing that, he did the right thing to go for it when he was in the hot seat. I'm confident that Ken will do well in life and he'll eventually think of this as just a minor setback. Ken was a great contestant and he seems like a good guy, but I'm still very curious about what caused him to have a false memory of LBJ and the Beatles drinking Yoo-hoo together. As far as I can determine, LBJ never met the Beatles, with or without Yoo-hoo. I'm sure there would be photos available if any such meeting actually occurred. But if Ken really thought he remembered seeing that, he did the right thing to go for it when he was in the hot seat. I'm confident that Ken will do well in life and he'll eventually think of this as just a minor setback.

]]> By: Ed Toutant http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124707 Ed Toutant Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:12:20 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124707 Ken was a great contestant and he seems like a good guy, but I'm still very curious about what caused him to have a false memory of LBJ and the Beatles drinking Yoo-hoo together. As far as I can determine, LBJ never met the Beatles, with or without Yoo-hoo. I'm sure there would be photos available if any such meeting actually occurred. But if Ken really thought he remembered seeing that, he did the right thing to go for it when he was in the hot seat. I'm confident that Ken will do well in life and he'll eventually think of this as just a minor setback. Ken was a great contestant and he seems like a good guy, but I'm still very curious about what caused him to have a false memory of LBJ and the Beatles drinking Yoo-hoo together. As far as I can determine, LBJ never met the Beatles, with or without Yoo-hoo. I'm sure there would be photos available if any such meeting actually occurred. But if Ken really thought he remembered seeing that, he did the right thing to go for it when he was in the hot seat. I'm confident that Ken will do well in life and he'll eventually think of this as just a minor setback.

]]> By: Ryan_Z http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124544 Ryan_Z Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:19:46 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124544 That's also a good point. The only bias that the audience could have had was for "some warm milk" from Regis. :P That's also a good point. The only bias that the audience could have had was for "some warm milk" from Regis. :P

]]> By: Ryan_Z http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124546 Ryan_Z Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:19:46 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124546 That's also a good point. The only bias that the audience could have had was for "some warm milk" from Regis. :P That's also a good point. The only bias that the audience could have had was for "some warm milk" from Regis. :P

]]> By: Saddened Fan http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124523 Saddened Fan Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:07:21 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124523 Audience or no audience, Ken's original instinct was Yoo-hoo, just to let you know. Audience or no audience, Ken's original instinct was Yoo-hoo, just to let you know.

]]> By: Saddened Fan http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124524 Saddened Fan Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:07:21 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124524 Audience or no audience, Ken's original instinct was Yoo-hoo, just to let you know. Audience or no audience, Ken's original instinct was Yoo-hoo, just to let you know.

]]> By: Ryan_Z http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124547 Ryan_Z Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:19:46 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124547 That's also a good point. The only bias that the audience could have had was for "some warm milk" from Regis. :P That's also a good point. The only bias that the audience could have had was for "some warm milk" from Regis. :P

]]> By: Ryan_Z http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124467 Ryan_Z Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:07:26 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124467 Oh, please. You probably don't even realize what you're saying while you're in the Hot Seat, with all the adrenaline flowing, realizing that you're at a quarter million or larger. If he came off as way too cocky and an ass, I don't think he actually wanted it to be like that. About his guessing at the final answer, Ken has stated multiple times that it was not a guess. He said that he eliminated B and D in his head, and had a hunch (albeit incorrect) that it was C, Yoo-hoo. When he asked the audience, which were full of previous contestants and big winners, they also backed up that hunch. Ken also said that he later remembered that there was a picture of LBJ with the Beatles drinking a Yoo-hoo, although he hasn't been able to find that picture as of yet. So it wasn't like he took a blind stab at the million. And to those that said he had an 'easy stack', it was only bumped up one question. $25,000 became $50,000; $50,000 became $100,000; etc. It's not as if he had a bunch of $16,000 questions to answer. Half of everyone commenting here would, at least in the Hot Seat, not have been able to get as far as Ken had. That being said, this was one of my favorite moments of the year, despite it being a loss. I feel bad for Ken, but it was very exciting and his game was definitely at the edge of my seat. It takes luck to just so happen to know the million dollar question; it takes a player like Ken to get there! Oh, please. You probably don't even realize what you're saying while you're in the Hot Seat, with all the adrenaline flowing, realizing that you're at a quarter million or larger. If he came off as way too cocky and an ass, I don't think he actually wanted it to be like that.

About his guessing at the final answer, Ken has stated multiple times that it was not a guess. He said that he eliminated B and D in his head, and had a hunch (albeit incorrect) that it was C, Yoo-hoo. When he asked the audience, which were full of previous contestants and big winners, they also backed up that hunch. Ken also said that he later remembered that there was a picture of LBJ with the Beatles drinking a Yoo-hoo, although he hasn't been able to find that picture as of yet. So it wasn't like he took a blind stab at the million.

And to those that said he had an 'easy stack', it was only bumped up one question. $25,000 became $50,000; $50,000 became $100,000; etc. It's not as if he had a bunch of $16,000 questions to answer. Half of everyone commenting here would, at least in the Hot Seat, not have been able to get as far as Ken had.

That being said, this was one of my favorite moments of the year, despite it being a loss. I feel bad for Ken, but it was very exciting and his game was definitely at the edge of my seat. It takes luck to just so happen to know the million dollar question; it takes a player like Ken to get there!

]]> By: Ryan_Z http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124468 Ryan_Z Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:07:26 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124468 Oh, please. You probably don't even realize what you're saying while you're in the Hot Seat, with all the adrenaline flowing, realizing that you're at a quarter million or larger. If he came off as way too cocky and an ass, I don't think he actually wanted it to be like that. About his guessing at the final answer, Ken has stated multiple times that it was not a guess. He said that he eliminated B and D in his head, and had a hunch (albeit incorrect) that it was C, Yoo-hoo. When he asked the audience, which were full of previous contestants and big winners, they also backed up that hunch. Ken also said that he later remembered that there was a picture of LBJ with the Beatles drinking a Yoo-hoo, although he hasn't been able to find that picture as of yet. So it wasn't like he took a blind stab at the million. And to those that said he had an 'easy stack', it was only bumped up one question. $25,000 became $50,000; $50,000 became $100,000; etc. It's not as if he had a bunch of $16,000 questions to answer. Half of everyone commenting here would, at least in the Hot Seat, not have been able to get as far as Ken had. That being said, this was one of my favorite moments of the year, despite it being a loss. I feel bad for Ken, but it was very exciting and his game was definitely at the edge of my seat. It takes luck to just so happen to know the million dollar question; it takes a player like Ken to get there! Oh, please. You probably don't even realize what you're saying while you're in the Hot Seat, with all the adrenaline flowing, realizing that you're at a quarter million or larger. If he came off as way too cocky and an ass, I don't think he actually wanted it to be like that.

About his guessing at the final answer, Ken has stated multiple times that it was not a guess. He said that he eliminated B and D in his head, and had a hunch (albeit incorrect) that it was C, Yoo-hoo. When he asked the audience, which were full of previous contestants and big winners, they also backed up that hunch. Ken also said that he later remembered that there was a picture of LBJ with the Beatles drinking a Yoo-hoo, although he hasn't been able to find that picture as of yet. So it wasn't like he took a blind stab at the million.

And to those that said he had an 'easy stack', it was only bumped up one question. $25,000 became $50,000; $50,000 became $100,000; etc. It's not as if he had a bunch of $16,000 questions to answer. Half of everyone commenting here would, at least in the Hot Seat, not have been able to get as far as Ken had.

That being said, this was one of my favorite moments of the year, despite it being a loss. I feel bad for Ken, but it was very exciting and his game was definitely at the edge of my seat. It takes luck to just so happen to know the million dollar question; it takes a player like Ken to get there!

]]> By: Ryan_Z http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124469 Ryan_Z Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:07:26 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124469 Oh, please. You probably don't even realize what you're saying while you're in the Hot Seat, with all the adrenaline flowing, realizing that you're at a quarter million or larger. If he came off as way too cocky and an ass, I don't think he actually wanted it to be like that. About his guessing at the final answer, Ken has stated multiple times that it was not a guess. He said that he eliminated B and D in his head, and had a hunch (albeit incorrect) that it was C, Yoo-hoo. When he asked the audience, which were full of previous contestants and big winners, they also backed up that hunch. Ken also said that he later remembered that there was a picture of LBJ with the Beatles drinking a Yoo-hoo, although he hasn't been able to find that picture as of yet. So it wasn't like he took a blind stab at the million. And to those that said he had an 'easy stack', it was only bumped up one question. $25,000 became $50,000; $50,000 became $100,000; etc. It's not as if he had a bunch of $16,000 questions to answer. Half of everyone commenting here would, at least in the Hot Seat, not have been able to get as far as Ken had. That being said, this was one of my favorite moments of the year, despite it being a loss. I feel bad for Ken, but it was very exciting and his game was definitely at the edge of my seat. It takes luck to just so happen to know the million dollar question; it takes a player like Ken to get there! Oh, please. You probably don't even realize what you're saying while you're in the Hot Seat, with all the adrenaline flowing, realizing that you're at a quarter million or larger. If he came off as way too cocky and an ass, I don't think he actually wanted it to be like that.

About his guessing at the final answer, Ken has stated multiple times that it was not a guess. He said that he eliminated B and D in his head, and had a hunch (albeit incorrect) that it was C, Yoo-hoo. When he asked the audience, which were full of previous contestants and big winners, they also backed up that hunch. Ken also said that he later remembered that there was a picture of LBJ with the Beatles drinking a Yoo-hoo, although he hasn't been able to find that picture as of yet. So it wasn't like he took a blind stab at the million.

And to those that said he had an 'easy stack', it was only bumped up one question. $25,000 became $50,000; $50,000 became $100,000; etc. It's not as if he had a bunch of $16,000 questions to answer. Half of everyone commenting here would, at least in the Hot Seat, not have been able to get as far as Ken had.

That being said, this was one of my favorite moments of the year, despite it being a loss. I feel bad for Ken, but it was very exciting and his game was definitely at the edge of my seat. It takes luck to just so happen to know the million dollar question; it takes a player like Ken to get there!

]]> By: Octavarium64 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124477 Octavarium64 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:23:10 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124477 What really gives credence to the audience results is that unlike many of these high-level questions, the audience had no idea that Ken was indeed leaning towards Yoo-hoo, so the votes are not biased. Everyone seems to dismiss the audience as something Ken should never have listened to on such a huge question, but obviously didn't watch the show properly. What really gives credence to the audience results is that unlike many of these high-level questions, the audience had no idea that Ken was indeed leaning towards Yoo-hoo, so the votes are not biased. Everyone seems to dismiss the audience as something Ken should never have listened to on such a huge question, but obviously didn't watch the show properly.

]]> By: S.B. http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/top-09-of-2009-number-one/comment-page-1/#comment-124451 S.B. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:39:08 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/?p=5642#comment-124451 Couldn't agree more. Painful and depressing??? I felt it was the opposite. Watching this tool lose was the feel-good moment of the year! Sure, Ken was average-Jeopardy-contestant smart, but come on, he even admitted Davies was serving him up an easy stack for the end of the run. The dude got cocky and paid the price. Hope he makes smarter decisions for his clients. Couldn't agree more. Painful and depressing??? I felt it was the opposite. Watching this tool lose was the feel-good moment of the year!

Sure, Ken was average-Jeopardy-contestant smart, but come on, he even admitted Davies was serving him up an easy stack for the end of the run. The dude got cocky and paid the price. Hope he makes smarter decisions for his clients.

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