Originally Posted by Yo Omars Comin:
“Yes. Cannot believe they chose Matthew over Lesley. Big mistake. He got so many obvious answers wrong.”
Well, he was a barrister. And he had a very posh voice. It's possible they thought he was a better player than he actually was. Things like that do affect people's perceptions of other people. Class still has a big influence in Britain.
I only tuned in today during the last player's Cashbuilder, and I saw he was the only one left. When he got knocked out, I thought to myself, "I bet he's the one they bring back", and that was without even have seen any of the other three players.
You also have to remember that yes, he did get a few easy ones wrong, but of course they don't know he's going to do that when they pick him. They can only go on what they've seen in his Cashbuilder and Head to Head, and how well (or badly) they did in theirs. Matthew didn't do that great in his Final Chase, but would any of the other three have done significantly better?