Channel4 apologises for deliberate screw-up in Quiz Call

Have a wee read of this:

Link: Ofcom raps Quiz Call phone-ins | Broadcast | MediaGuardian.co.uk

Ofcom also ruled against the Word Association game on the Quiz Call channel, which was owned by Channel 4 at the time of the complaint in September.

Two viewers complained about the quiz in which they were asked to name “things in Australia”, with one of the answers flagged up by the presenter as “Alice something” with the word “Alice” followed by seven asterisks on the screen.

However, the answer turned out to be “Alice Springs Camel Cup” which no viewer got correct.

Ofcom ruled that the correct answer was “almost impossible” for callers to have considered.

Channel 4 admitted that the clue on screen “may have suggested that a seven letter answer was required” and apologised for the error.

You are having a laugh!

That is just ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.

If you put up SEVEN asterisks, then surely the answer is SEVEN letters? That’s how it works. Unless of course, the on-screen presenter makes it clear that it’s not necessarily the case.

So you were meant to actually guess ‘Alice Springs Camel Cup’ from a seven letter prompt? Crazy.

No wonder the newspapers and media have been going ballistic. That’s not a ‘woops, the phone lines haven’t closed yet’ genuine screw-up. It’s entirely, entirely misleading.