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'''ESPN''' is the ability to predict where a non-[[pyramidal]] question is going. This is the key ability needed to succeed in [[bad quizbowl]], more so than knowledge. | '''ESPN''' is the ability to predict where a non-[[pyramidal]] question is going. This is the key ability needed to succeed in [[bad quizbowl]], more so than knowledge. | ||
| − | The term originates from Mark Roberts's ever-present malapropism on [[WRAL Brain Game]]. | + | The term originates from Mark Roberts's ever-present malapropism on [[WRAL Brain Game]], where he mixes up the name of the sports channel with the acronym for extrasensory perception. |
[[Category: Original QBWiki Page]] | [[Category: Original QBWiki Page]] | ||
[[Category: Bad quizbowl]] | [[Category: Bad quizbowl]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:14, 24 September 2021
ESPN is the ability to predict where a non-pyramidal question is going. This is the key ability needed to succeed in bad quizbowl, more so than knowledge.
The term originates from Mark Roberts's ever-present malapropism on WRAL Brain Game, where he mixes up the name of the sports channel with the acronym for extrasensory perception.