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| quote: Originally posted by Cindysphinx:
Are the pay to play contestants equally capable? We don't know, but it doesn't matter. Expanding g the number of eligible contestants is not necessarily a good thing. The competition now takes a much longer time, and these are minors.
It's also not rewarding for those contestants. In the qualifying round, the only thing they risk if they miss a word is that their parents now have to pay.
If they are going to keep this foul system, then the regional winners should get a bye for the first few rounds. Let the rich kids slug it out. There should be a meaningful advantage for those who the right to be there.
For comparison, the US open tennis tournament has a nationwide tournament open to anyone, even me. It takes months. The winner gets a slot on the qualifying round at the open.
I think the entry fee is about $100. So if I wanted to get destroyed by an aging pro or promising junior in about 20 minutes, I could do that. I cannot, however, just show up and play the main draw because I paid $1500.
I'd rather just keep a "win to get in" system, but, if there has to be pay to play, your suggestion is better than allowing anyone to buy their way to the finals. |
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Has Achieved Nirvana
| quote: Originally posted by jon-nyc:
To allow people to buy their way around mistakes in the regionals.
That's right. People with means can have a second chance that everyone else cannot. |
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