¶Renee and I have had a lot of fun watching Jeopardy lately. The current champion (Matt, something) is having quite the run — with a 30+ game win streak, he’s now second all time on that metric, trailing only the GOAT, Ken Jennings. Matt still has to essentially double his existing streak to catch Ken, a tall order for sure. We’ll see.
¶Anyways, during yesterdays broadcast, I had an idea for a game show. The premise is simple - have contestants compete on their web research skills. A host would ask Jeopardy-level questions (or give the answers in Jeopardy format). The contestants would have a set time limit - 60 seconds maybe? - to answer. First one to buzz in gets an advantage of some sort, but a penalty if wrong. They can answer using their own knowledge. Or, they can use the web! Viewers could watch their web research on the side, in an Iron Chef, behind the scenes while it’s made, sort of way. At 60 seconds, everyone shows their answers and points are awarded for correct answers, with advantage/penalty based on the time they buzzed in factored in.
¶I think this would be fascinating to watch, to see how people research things. Sites they use, how they scan info, and assess credibility. Producers could have a lot of fun designing questions based on information available on the web.
