To all involved in the Sandbag Tournament Semi-finals (i.e. members of The Fellowship, Mad River, The Ragged Rascals, and Whispers):
The Quizmaster's Answer to Q41, the Final Jeopardy Question in the SHOWDOWN Game of October 29, 2019, was wrong (see explanation in my post of Q&A in the SHOWDOWN folder). Normally a wrong answer in the middle of the game might make a difference, but might have to be accepted as part of the game. But this was the Final Jeopardy Question, where a wrong answer can wipe out an entire team with right answers!!! Is it within the rules for this game's results be invalidated for the Sandbag Tournament, with the Semi-Finals to be the game run on November 5 (and Final run on November 12)? This is not the same as re-running a Brexit referendum or a national election until you get the partisan result you want, because we only want a result based on truth, when we still have the option of throwing out a clearly wrong result.
All Player scores over 20,000 in the October 29 game ought to be cut by a factor of 2 to 3, since there ought to be a 50% Deduction for a wrong answer instead of positive Bonus Points. OTOH, all Players who got dinged by as much as 50% could deserve as many Points as a factor of 2 to 3 higher, depending on how quickly they chose the Arctic Circle or Tropic of Capricorn (both right answers).
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For example, here are the 6 Player scores for The Fellowship that ought to have been higher: 388. ARBEZ 16,593 413. DAL 15,336 418. NEWSY 15,178 423. LOLLYJ 15,000 453. PHIL 14,403 504. AUDREY 13,682 Average = 15,032 [2(15,032) = 30,064, and 3(15,032) = 45,096 ]
Here are the top 6 Player scores for Mad River that ought to have been higher: 448. SLEEPY 14,476 473. EARL 14,059 480. DAR 13,988 481. EARLZ 13,957 488. RIMARI 13,849 498. RANGER 13,716 Average = 14,007.5 [2(14,007.5) = 28,015, and 3(14,007.5) = 42,022 ]
Although the average for The Fellowship was higher than that for Mad River, if there had been dithering before a Final Choice based on splitting votes after the 3rd Clue, then conceivably Mad River, with fewer Players to split their votes, might have prevailed. We'll never know for sure.
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The results for the other Semi-Final are more clear-cut:
For The Ragged Rascals: 414. DUFF 15,274 415. JAX 15,264 429. BRICK 14,825 436. BCNIAN 14,690 442. MEERA 14,615 450. LOONEY 14,446 Average = 14,552.3 [2(14,852.3) = 29,705, and 3(14,852.3) =44,557 ]
For Whispers: 499. GRYFON 13,715 501. CRAXER 13,695 526. BPBOOM 13,270 530. REACH 13,216 539. SWIFT 13,114 549. ITS2 13,012 Average = 13,337 [2(13,337) = 26,674, and 3(13,337) = 40,011 ]
Clearly, The Ragged Rascals would probably have beaten Whispers if the Final Jeopardy Question were thrown out (they probably got the Answer for Q38., John Quincy Adams, right in the Pyramid Round, whereas we Canadians were missing our expert on American history - but that's a legitimate Question, not to be argued against).
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Based on past statistics, The Fellowship would probably beat Whispers in the Championship Game, but I for one would not want to win a tainted Tournament. Can The Fellowship, Mad River, The Ragged Rascals, and Whispers (I have not consulted my team members, but they'll perhaps go with a consensus) agree to using the Nov. 5 game as the Semi-Final? A resounding YES by the other teams would help me overcome grumbles from my own team.
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