This Head of Household competition is called “Deadline”, and here’s how it works.
In today’s trivia competition you will answer a series of general knowledge questions, where YOU set how much you want to score per round, with the risk of it backfiring if you lose.
Think of this as the iconic Suitman comp “Jump the Gun”, but with questions.
Each round I will name a houseguest as that round’s “Point Deadline”. The player who acts as the Deadline will not score for that round, however every player will get a turn at being the Deadline.
Once the Deadline player is set I will also name which category of questions have been randomly chosen for that round - Art, Science, Geography, Entertainment or History.
Based on how likely you think you are to beat the Deadline player at that rounds category, you will then tell me how many points you wish to play for or lose in that round. The minimum you can go for is 1, and the maximum you can go for is 10.
I will then post TWO questions from the category, and you will try to answer both as fast as you can (and spelt correctly) in ONE mail. You only get ONE submission
If you answer the questions correctly BEFORE the Deadline player, you will GAIN the number of points you decided to play for in that round.
If you answer incorrectly, or are slower that the Deadline player to answer correctly, you will LOSE the number of points you decided to play for in that round.
DEADLINE PLAYERS BE WARNED. If you yourself answer incorrectly on your go as the Deadline player, you allow ALL competing players to win their selected points, regardless of if they got the questions wrong or right!
After everyone has played as the Deadline, the player with the most points becomes the new HEAD of HOUSEHOLD.
