http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score Just another bbPress community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 00:56:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-70110 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:12:59 +0000 Hunchback Jack 70110@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I think, too, that it's even more mysterious because we don't always see all the questions asked in a taping. So even if you *could* learn all the points awarded for the questions we see, it might not add up to the totals at the end.<br /> <br /> HBJ http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-69415 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:05:16 +0000 Grant McGoldrick 69415@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Did anyone notice that when Hugh was on, he was really overly generous with his points to Hugh? &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_razz.gif&quot; title=&quot;:P&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; That really amused me &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_razz.gif&quot; title=&quot;:P&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; He and Alan are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum in Stephen's eyes. X-D http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-69345 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:38:22 +0000 grizzly 69345@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ The scoring system is impenetrable intentionally. Unlike shows like NMTBC and HIGNFY, not every question that's recorded gets broadcast. In fact as many as half of the questions get dropped. If you knew how the scores were tallied precisely then everyone would think that they couldn't add up. Plus there would be some rather painful continuity errors if there was a running total.<br /> <br /> Anyway, as you can see there's a good reason why you don't know what the scoring system is. Although I am fairly certain that the klaxons come with a -10 points score. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-69328 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:15:52 +0000 helvissa 69328@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I'm always confused by the scoring on quiz shows! Even Have i Got News For you and Buzzcocks.... :-// http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-68590 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:34:49 +0000 gay_panda 68590@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Apparently there is a points system that s over-seen by a QI Elf, where they can officialy tally up the scores, but because no-one has ever complained about their scores, iit's never really be described.<br /> <br /> (Fact found out on QI.com)<br /> <br /> But I would assume, unless Stephen states an amount of points, it would be set at 1 point per interesting answer, and 3 points if it's the answer that tallyies with the Elves answers, whilst obvious and wrong answes would incur a hefty -5 points, again unless stated by Stephen. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-64736 Fri, 30 May 2008 10:35:38 +0000 fryfan20 64736@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ that makes sens, i think your right.<br /> <br /> and i think that it realy does not matter so much, it not about how wins but if it was fun:) and fun it is always &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-64704 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:55:48 +0000 thorleyc2 64704@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I've always thought it was -10 for an obvious answer and then the rest is decided by stephen depending on how interesting it was. Generally though I don't think that he gives out more than ten points for a good answer (except bonus questions, like the custard explosion thing). I may be wrong tho. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-64385 Mon, 26 May 2008 10:41:16 +0000 fryfan20 64385@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ from the silence, i guess nobody realy knows the answer.<br /> <br /> so i ask now the only known expert on the subject:<br /> <br /> Mr. stephen fry can you explane how the scooring by QI goes &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_confused.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-?&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-63888 Tue, 20 May 2008 01:50:51 +0000 Anonymous 63888@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ 5 points... that means i told 59 jokes about penises. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-63458 Fri, 16 May 2008 10:32:07 +0000 fryfan20 63458@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ i thought it was: your heighth in inches minus how many times you told a joke about penises.<br /> <br /> don't believe that, i made that up.<br /> <br /> <br /> of course.</blockquote><br /> <br /> hihi &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; intresting and funny X-D http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-63454 Fri, 16 May 2008 10:00:13 +0000 karen m 63454@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ i thought it was: your heighth in inches minus how many times you told a joke about penises.<br /> <br /> don't believe that, i made that up.<br /> <br /> <br /> of course.</blockquote><br /> <br /> was quite interesting, 5 points! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-63445 Fri, 16 May 2008 03:11:41 +0000 Anonymous 63445@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ i thought it was: your heighth in inches minus how many times you told a joke about penises.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> don't believe that, i made that up.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> of course. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-63435 Thu, 15 May 2008 23:39:41 +0000 karen m 63435@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ think its just based on alan losing lol he can't really get minus 50 something all the time., stephen bases it on how funny/interesting or obvious it is so different amounts of points would be awarded in each case- it's all random and fun http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/qi-score#post-63414 Thu, 15 May 2008 19:13:36 +0000 fryfan20 63414@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ i will take the risk of sounding stuppid to ask the big question:<br /> is there any logic in the pionting system by QI? <br /> i know that they get pionts for being interesting, stil it seems a bit ramdum to my.