[quote name='FriskyTanuki']I doubt that they're plants or they would probably do a bit better than missing the first question or using a help on the first few questions.
With ~110k in attendance, your chances of being picked for The One or The Mob are pretty slim. If there were say 15 games played during the two hour session with 110,000 people around, you'd have a 1.3% chance of being picked for either. I'm not sure how much playing in the extended play episodes at all helps, but the canned Chris speech mentions that it does help make it easier for you to get picked. I'd like to see the stats of the people that get picked, as far as how much of 1 vs 100 they've played, so we could see how much they play 1 vs 100 to be picked at all and if it's just luck or not.[/QUOTE]
I thought about this too. Considering that canned Chris states that your chances to be picked for the one or the mob are based on your lifetime score (which is influenced by your extended play sessions, your speed, and your accuracy), I have a hard time believing that anybody with a gamerscore from 0-400 plays their 360 enough to meet any of that criteria. Much less, somebody who has to use a help on the very first question.
The other question I have is how frequently you can be picked for the one or the mob. As the weeks go by, the "super nerds" who play every extended play session and dominate the live shows are going to separate themselves from the "normal people". This would lead you to believe that this elite group of people will get to be in the mob all the time, or be chosen as the one. I really enjoy the live shows, but I've played a fair amount and have a score of about 1,023,000...and I've never gotten out of the crowd. Last I checked, the top scorer had surpassed 4,000,000. How the hell are "regular people" going to even have a chance in this game?