Cry for me. I made it to the hot seat and lost.

[shady]

125k question, and I blew it.

sigh..............................

Alot harder than I thought it would be in front of everyone. I used the LLs on stupid easy ?s because I was concerned about the timer.

 

[studog]

what was the question and did you win anything at all?

 

[Credit Man]

Don't feel to bad. I missed the 500,000 question.

 

[paladin]

I can relate - I also lost at the 500,000 point level (and the 32,000 and the 125,000 and the 250,00). I always really enjoy it though!

 

[kinggoofy]

I am jealous ...at least you all made it to the Hot Seat.
The closest I ever came was last year. After 11 questions I was number 1 on the point list........the lady blew the 11th question and I had it correct.

BUT the show was OVER after she missed the question. I was PEEVED to say the least.

I also was a "phone - a - friend " last year and got it right for someone on the 32,000 point question.

I stood out on Mickey Avenue by the red phone. Its alot of fun.

I got a pin that said..." I was a complete stranger . "

This is my favorite attraction.

 

[Eljay]

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Isn't it surreal? I have been in the hot seat twice & blew it both times because I tried to guess instead of using my lifelines. It's harder than it looks because of the timer & the stage fright!

What I really want to ask though, is where is the red phone? I would love to help other people by being a "Phone A Complete Stranger". I have been at WWTBAM many times & I have only seen this lifeline used once. How do they pick you? Do you volunteer or do they just choose you randomly on the street?

 

[Jockaroo]

I feel your pain. I made it into the hot seat in May. Missed my 125,000 point question too. Definition of some French word the host could not pronounce. I had no clue and polled the audience--so we all missed it. I was glad I missed a hard question nobody knew so I didn't feel dumb.

Same vacation my hubby got in hot seat. He missed the 32,000 point question (so did I!) His questions seemed harder.

I won some point pins, a baseball cap, a polo shirt and a pin lanyard. It was fun, but kind of scary also.

-Jockaroo

 

[auntkelly]

My 11-year-old made it to the hotseat. He missed the $64,000 question. It was about a character in a comic strip which our local paper does not carry. He used the "ask a stranger" lifeline, but the stranger was not familiar w/ the comic strip either, and couldn't help. It was thrilling seeing my son in the hotseat-it was one of the highlights of our trip!

 

[Ducky4Disney]

I am such an idiot - I have read about WWTBAM on these boards but I still missed it on our last trip! I'm not sure I would want to be in the hotseat, my brain seems to leave me in times of trouble. But I think my DH would enjoy it a lot - he loves that stuff.

CONGRATUALTIONS to anyone who has made it to the hotseat - that can't be easy!

D4D

 

[shady]

I was one of those people who groaned when the contestant would use lifelines on stupid questions. But I did it as well. The timer really plays with your mind.

Question I missed-

A person who is Bucolic most likely lives where? A- City, B- Suburbs, C- Countryside, D- Jungle.

I guessed A. It's C.

I won a hat, shirt, lanyard, and all the pins. None of which I will ever wear.

To add insult to injury, Im heading back in 3 weeks and will be ineligible to play again (must wait 30 days).

 

[stinkerbelle]

Originally posted by kinggoofy


I got a pin that said..." I was a complete stranger . "

That is so funny!

 

[kathymc]

someone asked where the phone was - its right outside of the WWTBM building. In Dec we were on our way to the backlot tour and stopped for a group bathroom break. A few of us were just sitting on a bench and heard a phone start ringing - my DH started yelling - answer the phone! so my niece and I ran over (they wouldn't let her answer as she was to young) but they asked me a question (I was so nervous) and I got it right and got the I was a complete stranger pin! It happened to be my birthday and was a highlight of the trip!

 

[erikthewise]

I'll cry for you, but don't look for too much sympathy for being in the hot seat.

Hot seat contestants get three lifelines. Audience contestants get none! Hot seat contestants get 15-45 seconds to answer the question. Audience members have to answer instantly! (If they are trying to get to the top of leader board.)

Both DW and I have been #1 at the end of the session, but we haven't been in the hot seat. But then we only go once a year, and play about 3 times.

 

[KCritter]

I'm a WWTBAM loser too, but you can bet that I'll never forget what the capital of Paraguay is for as long as I live. I used the 50/50 and asked the audience but it didn't help.

It was still a really cool experience - the highlight of our last trip, and I did win a hat, lanyard and pins.

 

[Pirate Mickey]

Originally posted by KCritter
I'm a WWTBAM loser too, but you can bet that I'll never forget what the capital of Paraguay is for as long as I live.

That's funny...I've been there 2 times and I will also never forget the answer to each question I missed.

BTW: For 64k, Ornothology is the study of BIRDS. (Seems easy now but the lights made me brain dead.)