Are Primetime TV Gameshow Tips Appropriate on MSE?

genuine_jon

I have seen MSE members posting the answers to Ad Break quizzes in the forum in order to help people enter competitions, and I was wondering if there is anywhere on MSE to discuss ways of maximising the winnings of actual game-show contestants?

For example, someone who was lucky enough to get a place on Deal Or No Deal might appreciate advice on how they might tell whether the banker's offer was a good one or not?

Or a contestant on Total Wipe-out, who might appreciate tips on how to negotiate the various obstacles?

Or even a family competing on Ant and Dec's Push The Button who might like to know how they can improve their chances of beating DAVE, the Digital Audio Visual Endgame, should they win through to the end of the show?

Would there be any interest in discussing such topics?

Indeed, would discussion of such money maximising techniques even be appropriate on MSE?

Personally I would consider them to be legitimate topics for discussion on a site interested in money saving tips, but I don't want to assume anything, and the advice here seems to be that if in double ask. So I'm asking:)

Just so there's no misunderstanding, I'm am trying to make a distinction between, on the one hand, tips for winning money on game-shows and, on the other hand, tips for winning money on television casinos or by other forms of gambling in general, which are obviously quite inappropriate to discuss here. (The only money saving tips that a gambler should be receiving is not to gamble in the first place.)

Anyway, I hope that I haven't offended anyone by asking.

Premier_2

I guess if the competition is one that is generally available to enter such as an ad break one (though I've not specifically seen one of them), then you could create a thread in Competitions Time, with details of how to enter and the answer (if appropriate).

I think the issue with other tv shows is that whilst they are a game show, not many of us get the chance to enter. Take Ant & Dec for example, not sure how many shows in the series, 8 possibly 12, meaning only 16 or 24 families are involved. Even something like DOND, then only about 200 people per year take part (assuming it runs all year), a very small number compared to the readers of MSE and there's no guarantee all the participants read MSE.

Remember also that the game shows, whilst having an element of competition involved, are primarily entertainment shows and as such I feel sure the people you see on screen are just a small number of those who audition or even apply.
A bit like Big Brother ... at least in the early days, and that's a competition with a prize fund too.

As such, there's probably alternative forums better suited to discussing such shows, but a thread in the Money Saving Arms forum may be ok if you want to talk just to MSE'ers.

Just my thoughts on the matter, which may not tally with other MSE'ers nor indeed the Forum Team!