Difference between revisions of "Sit"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Kevin Wang (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<onlyinclude>To '''sit''' on a tossup is to not buzz on a tossup after the point at which the answer becomes clear. '''Sitting''' commonly occurs when a player is just...") |
Kevin Wang (talk | contribs) m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<onlyinclude>To '''sit''' on a tossup is to not [[buzz]] on a [[tossup]] after the point at which the answer becomes clear. '''Sitting''' commonly occurs when a player is just below their personal confidence threshold for buzzing and ends when they are either beaten to the question or when they hear information that confirms their initial guess.</onlyinclude> | <onlyinclude>To '''sit''' on a tossup is to not [[buzz]] on a [[tossup]] after the point at which the answer becomes clear. '''Sitting''' commonly occurs when a player is just below their personal confidence threshold for buzzing and ends when they are either beaten to the question or when they hear information that confirms their initial guess.</onlyinclude> | ||
| − | Many [[buzzer race]]s are won by players who were sitting on the correct answer and thus [[primed]] to buzz immediately on a crucial clue | + | Many [[buzzer race]]s are won by players who were sitting on the correct answer and thus [[primed]] to buzz immediately on a crucial clue - as a result, only the loser perceives that there was a race at all. |
Sitting is a major component of [[chicken]], where multiple players are all sitting on a question in some combination of uncertainty and disbelief. | Sitting is a major component of [[chicken]], where multiple players are all sitting on a question in some combination of uncertainty and disbelief. | ||
{{c|Quizbowl lingo}}{{c|Quizbowl concepts}} | {{c|Quizbowl lingo}}{{c|Quizbowl concepts}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:49, 13 February 2023
To sit on a tossup is to not buzz on a tossup after the point at which the answer becomes clear. Sitting commonly occurs when a player is just below their personal confidence threshold for buzzing and ends when they are either beaten to the question or when they hear information that confirms their initial guess.
Many buzzer races are won by players who were sitting on the correct answer and thus primed to buzz immediately on a crucial clue - as a result, only the loser perceives that there was a race at all.
Sitting is a major component of chicken, where multiple players are all sitting on a question in some combination of uncertainty and disbelief.