"Danger!" The producer defends the "brutal" category after the spectator's complaints
Fans say that the new category is "diabolical".
If you want to extend your knowledge of knowledge, all you have to do is connect to Danger! The unionized lounge is full of brain teasers on history, literature, science, sports, pop culture, etc. Of course, it takes an impressive group of writers and researchers to find them difficult questions -but even Danger! Producers admit that sometimes the categories can be a bit Also breathtaking.
In relation: "Danger!" The player says that Show published Major Ken Jennings Flub: "The public has made the audience burst." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The second season of Danger! The masters began on May 1 with a new buzzing category: the nucleus of the index. This is particularly delicate because the answer lies in the prompt itself, and each tile has an additional clue.
For example, the $ 2,000 nucleus of the index tile said: "She stubbornly insisted that there was no typing in the letter she sent" J! Archive . The index was "where the rays join". The correct response host Ken Jennings was looking was "focal point", which was stated in "ty indicate he."
As if the issues were not high enough, the category sent players Amy Schneider ,, James Hoizhauer , And YOGESH RAUT in a fall. In the end, Raut came out in the lead with $ 26,395, but fans on social networks are still doing things on the level of difficulty in the category.
On the Inside Jeopardy! Podcast, executive producer Michael Davies and producer Sarah Foss revealed How the confusing category has become - And how it was a strategic decision in which everyone was behind the scenes.
"I must also highlight the core of the clues category. I know that many fans were talking about it, maybe call it brutal," said Foss in the episode of the May 6 podcast.
Foss explained that producers and Danger! co-seizure Billy Wisse I wanted to increase the bet for masters' players with "the brain torsion word game" in season two. "Certain clues whose answers could not find on a flash card," said Foss.
"I think it's very precise and very fair to say it. I think the overall note is very correct," said Davies. "We want to push our masters to go beyond flashcards and use the power of their brain to compete against each other and stand out against each other in this game."
A great time Danger! Fan himself, Davies even admitted that he found the nucleus of the rather "difficult" index tiles. Nevertheless, it was exciting to see the reactions of players and fans, noted the two producers.
In relation: "Danger!" The producers explain the big flub: "Ken made a mistake."
"Our players treated it, but I think it was more difficult for the public," said Davies. "I think that sometimes the reactions we have seen looked a little more like" Woah it pushes me through several steps. ""
On Reddit, however, Danger! Masters fans Displayed mixed reactions on the category. While some appreciated curve questions - and implore producers to transport nucleus tiles in Danger! - The others found the prompts to be stretched.
"This category with internal words is wild," said one person, while another added: "This category led me crazy."
"Diabolical, brutal and ridiculous at the same time," wrote a user. "I don't have it.
A fourth comment reads as follows: "This core category was absolutely brutal Holy Moly."
Meanwhile, several fans are always confused about how the category works and how to respond correctly. "I didn't even get what he asked," said one of them.
"I could find the word hidden in some of them, but I still had no idea most of the time to understand the whole answer," said another.