1. 10-22-12 03:37 PM #1
    neel
    neel's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 10-18-10
    Posts: 64
    Betpoints: 203

    SBR Trivia incorrect answer

    For 175 points today...

    Who was the first female tennis player to break the $2 million mark in earnings for one year?

    I selected Martina Navratilova and the 'correct answer' was Seles.

    Wrong. Navratilova did it in 1984.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 10-22-12 03:42 PM #2
    yisman
    yisman's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 09-01-08
    Posts: 75,682
    Betpoints: 246162

    Correct, Seles was the second to do it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 10-22-12 05:07 PM #3
    playersonly69
    playersonly69's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-04-08
    Posts: 12,827
    Betpoints: 142

    Martina would have been the first if you counted her $1 million tour ending bonus, but that doesnt count in the regular standings.


    Seles was indeed the first FEMALE player to break the $2 million in earnings in one year, not counting bonuses
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 10-22-12 05:12 PM #4
    Living The Dream
    Looks like an Underdog Week 2!
    Living The Dream's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 12-23-09
    Posts: 4,521
    Betpoints: 761

    Quote Originally Posted by playersonly69 View Post
    Martina would have been the first if you counted her $1 million tour ending bonus, but that doesnt count in the regular standings.


    Seles was indeed the first FEMALE player to break the $2 million in earnings in one year, not counting bonuses

    Did the trivia question not count bonuses? I am pretty sure in any occupations bonuses are considered yearly earnings....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 10-22-12 08:03 PM #5
    playersonly69
    playersonly69's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-04-08
    Posts: 12,827
    Betpoints: 142

    Alright, it could be considered either way. I was just trying to explain their answer.




    As an independent observer, I think that the fair thing to do is to give him a 60 point freeplay and be done with it.


    Imagine how many people just guess the last answer correctly and never even check to see if their question had the wrong answer on it
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 10-23-12 04:18 PM #6
    neel
    neel's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 10-18-10
    Posts: 64
    Betpoints: 203

    From the WTA website (http://www.wtatennis.com/page/AboutTheTour)

    1984 - Navratilova received a $1-million bonus from the ITF for winning Roland Garros and thus holding all four Grand Slam singles crowns at the same time, having won Wimbledon and the US and Australian Opens in 1983 (Steffi Graf would later do so in 1988 and 1993-94); Navratilova crossed the $2-million mark in season earnings, more than men's No.1 John McEnroe; the Australian Open joined the US Open in offering the women's event equal prize money (temporarily did not between 1996-2000).

    Give me my 175-point freeplay please.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 10-23-12 04:38 PM #7
    yisman
    yisman's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 09-01-08
    Posts: 75,682
    Betpoints: 246162

    That was the link I posted.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 10-24-12 03:53 PM #8
    neel
    neel's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 10-18-10
    Posts: 64
    Betpoints: 203

    Crickets? Really?

    Which mod deals with these screw-ups? Hopefully not the same one that botched my SBR Pro application and cost me 3961 points because they checked my username instead of the requested account ID at the sportsbook I signed up at.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 10-24-12 05:33 PM #9
    convick
    convick's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 11-03-11
    Posts: 3,805
    Betpoints: 3683

    Quote Originally Posted by neel View Post
    Crickets? Really?

    Which mod deals with these screw-ups? Hopefully not the same one that botched my SBR Pro application and cost me 3961 points because they checked my username instead of the requested account ID at the sportsbook I signed up at.
    They arent going to do anything about it, and if they do, dont expect a notification or fp.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 10-24-12 07:32 PM #10
    playersonly69
    playersonly69's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-04-08
    Posts: 12,827
    Betpoints: 142

    Lou, give the guy a 60 point freeplay.


    As unbiased as I can be I can see where there could be 2 answers to this question. The main question is did you really put Martina?


    There is a way that you can check over trivia, but I cant remember the link
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 10-27-12 06:58 PM #11
    neel
    neel's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 10-18-10
    Posts: 64
    Betpoints: 203

    Quote Originally Posted by playersonly69 View Post
    As unbiased as I can be I can see where there could be 2 answers to this question. The main question is did you really put Martina?
    No you effin moron, I picked Carling Bassett. There's no ambiguity here. The question was "Who was the first female tennis player to break the $2 million mark in earnings for one year?"

    The answer is clearly listed in several places on the WTA website as Martina.

    Lou, deduct 60 points from PO69. As unbiased as I can be, he's an ahole.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Top
« Previous Thread | Betpoints Forum | Next Thread »