Think People

So I sometimes watch the game show 1 vs. 100. The contestant answers questions, and so does the "mob," a collection of 100 people. Every time the contestant gets a question right, the members of the mob who missed it are eliminated. If you eliminate everyone, you get a million dollars, but you also accumulate a certain amount for each mob member you knock out. If you miss a question the remaining mob members split however much you had accumulated.

The second lifeline is the ability to talk to two mob members, one who got the question right and one who got the question wrong. Each gives his or her reasoning. Now, remember, if you miss the question, the remaining mob members get to split the money you've accumulated. Thus it's usually in the interest of each person to get you to pick the other answer.

What's crazy is that contestants will say things like, "I was leaning toward A, but he sounded really unsure of himself. I'm going with C." Of course he sounded unsure of himself. If you pick C, and you're wrong, he gets some of your money! I've never seen a contestant acknowledge this issue, which leads me to believe they're stupid. It's really galling for some reason, that this fairly obvious ploy works. If you can't think for yourself, you're going to get taken advantage of! Not just on the game! In life! Think!