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Loki · 17th October 2005, 04:34 PM

Great, just what the world needed ... more evidence of the power of psychics.

Last night, after 6 years of shows, the Australian version of the game show "Who Wants TO Be A Millionaire" gave up the big prize. The winner credited his success in large part to a reading he had done 5 years earlier with a local psychic. She had predicted a 'one off' success in his life sometime in the next 5 years that would set him up for life.

Being interviewed after winning he said that the reading had given him the coinfidence to keep going - he essentially guessed the last 3 questions, not knowing the answer to any of them really.

They also interviewed the psychic in a followup special. Shes a 'healer' from a local spiritualist church who does 'Auric readings' as a hobby. Give her some credit - she insisted on wearing a wig to try and hide her identity, used a false name, and she refused the opportunity to advertise for business. Deluded more than deceptive it appears.

Still, yet another ringing endorsement for 'the powers' on primetime national TV. The show host repeatedly returned to the "psychic connection" thought the show and the followup.

sf108 · 17th October 2005, 09:19 PM

I would think Eddie McGuire was an intelligent person...

Yeh missed out on that show. Just read it. I thought he deduced the last question? He eliminated Hogan's Hero and I Dream of Genie. hmm...

Yeh that psychic comment is really unnecessary. Crediting her for his success just makes himself look stupid.

Loki · 18th October 2005, 12:02 AM

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I thought he deduced the last question? He eliminated Hogan's Hero and I Dream of Genie.

Well yes, he did go through a process of elimination, and arived at the correct answer. However, although his answer was correct it turns out his reasoning was highly suspect. His main 'conclusion' was that the show 'Bewitched' had a very 50's feel to it - clothes, furniture, etc, and that "I dream of Jeannie" featured a space capsule that was likley to represent the 'mercury' program from the early 60's. Thus, "Bewitched" was older than "I Dream Of Jeannie". That's the correct answer - but the difference is only 12 months (not enough to for fashion and furniture to indicate) and the Mercury 'hint' applies equally to both shows since the Mercury program predated both of them.

In short, he got lucky. Must have been the psychic...

Morris Cod · 18th October 2005, 10:16 PM

Hmmmm, yes I saw this episode, now I have a woo friend of mine ringing me up saying, "explain that!!". Makes life hard, does this sort of thing.

Mind you, listening closely to the "reading", all that is said is the money thing,(don't they all say that?) and a few vague references, and she mentions a "director" which, of course is taken as the TV director.

Eddie also said a number of times that it was 5 years to the day that the reading occurred, and then later we learn that the reading was much more recent than that.

Smelt a bit fishy after a while.

Bet it made lots of bleevers jump for joy, but.

17th October 2005, 04:34 PM	#1
Loki Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,406	Aussie Millionaire Great, just what the world needed ... more evidence of the power of psychics. Last night, after 6 years of shows, the Australian version of the game show "Who Wants TO Be A Millionaire" gave up the big prize. The winner credited his success in large part to a reading he had done 5 years earlier with a local psychic. She had predicted a 'one off' success in his life sometime in the next 5 years that would set him up for life. Being interviewed after winning he said that the reading had given him the coinfidence to keep going - he essentially guessed the last 3 questions, not knowing the answer to any of them really. They also interviewed the psychic in a followup special. Shes a 'healer' from a local spiritualist church who does 'Auric readings' as a hobby. Give her some credit - she insisted on wearing a wig to try and hide her identity, used a false name, and she refused the opportunity to advertise for business. Deluded more than deceptive it appears. Still, yet another ringing endorsement for 'the powers' on primetime national TV. The show host repeatedly returned to the "psychic connection" thought the show and the followup.
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17th October 2005, 09:19 PM	#2
sf108 Thinker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 180	I would think Eddie McGuire was an intelligent person... Yeh missed out on that show. Just read it. I thought he deduced the last question? He eliminated Hogan's Hero and I Dream of Genie. hmm... Yeh that psychic comment is really unnecessary. Crediting her for his success just makes himself look stupid.
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18th October 2005, 12:02 AM	#3
Loki Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,406	Quote: I thought he deduced the last question? He eliminated Hogan's Hero and I Dream of Genie. Well yes, he did go through a process of elimination, and arived at the correct answer. However, although his answer was correct it turns out his reasoning was highly suspect. His main 'conclusion' was that the show 'Bewitched' had a very 50's feel to it - clothes, furniture, etc, and that "I dream of Jeannie" featured a space capsule that was likley to represent the 'mercury' program from the early 60's. Thus, "Bewitched" was older than "I Dream Of Jeannie". That's the correct answer - but the difference is only 12 months (not enough to for fashion and furniture to indicate) and the Mercury 'hint' applies equally to both shows since the Mercury program predated both of them. In short, he got lucky. Must have been the psychic...
Loki Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,406	__________________ (Red Dwarf Newsreader): Good evening. Here is the news on Friday the 27th of Geldof. Archeologists near mount Sinai have discovered what is believed to be a missing page from the Bible. The page is currently being carbon dated in Bonn. If genuine it belongs at the beginning of the Bible and is believed to read 'To my darling Candy. All characters portrayed within this book are fictitous and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental'. .

18th October 2005, 10:16 PM	#4
Morris Cod Thinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tasmania, triangle of prosperity. Posts: 134	Hmmmm, yes I saw this episode, now I have a woo friend of mine ringing me up saying, "explain that!!". Makes life hard, does this sort of thing. Mind you, listening closely to the "reading", all that is said is the money thing,(don't they all say that?) and a few vague references, and she mentions a "director" which, of course is taken as the TV director. Eddie also said a number of times that it was 5 years to the day that the reading occurred, and then later we learn that the reading was much more recent than that. Smelt a bit fishy after a while. Bet it made lots of bleevers jump for joy, but.