Arnatoglu’s phrase that tricked the player in the simplest question for the millionaire

July 4, 2024 | 01:28

We do one General error When we watch style competitions millionaire From the comfort of our home. We reduce the circumstances. What any player faces at that moment. The constant camera spotlights. The anxiety that all of Greece sees. The pressure from the presenter or the opponents (if any). The audience in the studio.

This scheme is so special that No one is safe Of potential “potatoes”. That is, his mind gets stuck and he can’t answer something that seems so simple. And you, from your couch, To scream and scream (Well, their way of saying it) It’s not possible that he wouldn’t be able to answer correctly, and make such a mistake.

In this case, we didn’t have such a situation after all. The player in Millionaire keep calmHe put his mind to work, giving himself time to weigh the data and not get carried away (fall) into the trap.

The question that was asked to him was:When a plane takes off at 12 noon from Athens to New York, a difference of -7 hours, at what time will it land after a ten-hour flight?The four possible answers given by the “monster” are: a) 13:00 b) 15:00, c) 19:00, d) 22:00.

It wasn’t anything complicated. Simple Mathelementary school level, with clear directions on how to move. You add, then subtract, and that’s it. In other words, a 12 p.m. departure + a 10-hour flight, without the time difference the plane would arrive at 10 p.m. (10pm) in the “Big Apple”. But that’s not the same time as Athens, so subtract 7 (as the wording clearly tells you) and you get the correct answer: 3 p.m. That is 15:00, so b).

And so did the player. Loudly, very carefully, step by step. He found it right away.”With approximate calculations“To borrow his own words. However, Grigoris Arnaoutoglou went there to hunt him down, perhaps to confuse him. That is also part of the game.

«Athens time or New York time?“The ANT1 game show host told him,”I didn’t think about that.”“He initially replied with a strange laugh. But he quickly regained his composure. He stuck to his original thought. Apparently, Access time It’s always the airport where the destination is located, how could it be otherwise?

But at that moment one can forget even his name with so much pressure and stress. Even the simple can become violent, Meat of doubt It can make you hesitant even about things you know well in theory. Fortunately for this particular player, this didn’t happen, so he finally gave the correct answer, as he originally thought, by… Login At a price of 1000 euros -That’s the amount he was playing for at that stage of the game.

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