Posted on 04/11/2014 6:54:40 PM PDT by SMGFan
A contestant named Julian from Indiana University must be feeling pretty stupid right about now. He had the chance to win $1 million, had the puzzle fully solved, and then lost because he pronounced Achilles like “A-chill-us.” Because of that mistake, the show decided not to give him the victory and instead, one of the other contestants who know the “mythological hero” got the chance to steal and did. (To win the full $1 million he would have had to overcome some other hurdles as well.)
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The seeds of the Idiocracy have started to sprout.
Ay-chillus? Reminds me of the bro’ who once told me the office I was looking for was “suit 3a” Suit? Oh you mean suite.
After watching the video, I don’t think he knew the name. He got the C from the word Mythological. Achilles tendon, Achilles heel ... most people have been exposed to the correct pronunciation of the name.
Besides that he also said dicespin instead of decision, rules are rules
LMAO! Wow that was fast
Why didn’t he ax Pat to give him another chance?
I sort of agree, I tend to lean “close enough” as is done all the time. But for 1mm, Maybe the standard has to be higher. Hell, I don’t know.
I guess pronunciation is his Achilles’ heel.
I am evil!
Jeopardy disqualifies answers all the time. By the time you get to be on that TV show, if it is on the up and up, you should know how to properly pronounce words. Reminds me of Obama and Corpsman.
Improper pronunciation is indicative of other flaws in the learning process. I agree with Wheel of Fortune’s decision.
I would think it has been said on Sports Center at least once.
Corpseman.
Very embarrassing. I did feel sorry for him. Guess they need to teach the fundamentals instead filling them with propaganda and anything other than what education is for.
“Corpse man” moment.
I thought Gungis Khan had hard Gs until I heard JFKerry pronounce it. He must be right.
Good point. And while he’s probably intelligent, he’s also a soccer coach. And he’s never heard of the Achilles heel? I must have heard that term hundreds if not thousands of times by his age. Plus, I also read the myth of Achilles and the Trojan War.
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