Game show pair answer correctly, lose $800k

[Drawnnite]

A couple lost $800,000 on a question on US game show Million Dollar Drop despite apparently answering correctly.
The couple was asked whether the Sony Walkman, Post-It Note or the Macintosh computer were sold in stores first.
After arguing over the answer, the man, named Gabe, insisted it was the Post-It Note and wagered the majority of their winnings on it to be the right answer.
His fiancee, Brittany, disagreed and ended up putting a much smaller amount on her guess - the Walkman.
To Gabe’s shock, the answer was revealed to be the Walkman, with the host saying the portable gadget first sold in 1979, Post-It Notes followed in 1980 and Macintosh computer debuted in 1984.
However, this answer has since been disputed, with several sources suggesting the Post-It Note first appeared in stores in 1977.
The official Facebook page for Post-Its says the product was first introduced in 1977, and its inventor Art Fry recently told the Financial Times in an interview the Post-It was launched in 1977.
A 1984 People magazine article says the Post-It was test-marketed in four cities in 1977 as "Press & Peel".
The confusion may be due to the fact that Post-It Notes were not given a US-wide release until 1980.
Despite losing $800,000 on the question, the couple still won $80,000 for betting on the Walkman.
However, they went on to lose most of their money in a subsequent question.
The US TV network FOX, which broadcasts the show, has not yet commented on the findings.
The show Million Dollar Drop gives teams of two bundles of cash worth $1 million at the start of the game.
During each round, the money is placed on trap doors that correspond to the different possible answers.
If an answer is wrong the money disappears down a "money drop" and is lost.




wow. the show doesnt even have the correct answers, i know id be pretty angry if i knew it was right and it was then to be told wrong.

[acarmody]

You mean like pronouncing Bogey Man? Apparently its pronounced Bowgie Man or something.

[Drawnnite]

pretty much.