Alpha-Bet Prejudgement with Andrew, Eric, and Nick
Bonus · published 2022-10-12 · archive #136

[0:00:00] Eric: Okay, so it looks like we're all good all around. So we're on a different Discord channel, and Andrew has asked myself and Nick to join him for something. Got a secret weekend message from Andrew about what this is. So Andrew, why do you need us right now?
[0:00:21] Andrew: So we're day one of the food bet. As you know, our last recording on Thursday, we drew the numbers, we set the things, and I was talking to Gavin that evening while playing Halo, and I said to Gavin, what percentage of the audience do you think will believe that I somehow rigged the bingo machine to give me a very favorable letter? Because P, I think, is probably the easiest. I haven't gone through it all, but just on surface level, I think it's the easiest. And which Gavin said, well, you did film it, so you're okay. I thought, yeah, you're right. I did record it. What I did learn, though, much like we make fun of Geoff's ability to take photos, I should never be allowed to film a video for this show ever again. I'm going to post in our Slack channel, I was having a late night bath. I was like, you know what? I'm going to look at the video I filmed to prove that I drew the number that I did. Posting it in the Slack right now. Please watch it and react to it.
[0:01:21] Eric: Okay. Nick, I'm going to hit play in three, two, one.
[0:01:25] Andrew: Going for the third one.
[0:01:27] Eric: Okay. So I'm looking, you have seven and 21. Gavin and Jeff's number. Got it. It's so loud, by the way. It's so loud. It's incredibly loud. My finger is in the frame. Okay. You do it. You have the numbers in the frame. It's a very, it's a fine looking video. The number comes. Oh, come on. That's it. Wait. The number. That's it. The number rolled out. You didn't film it. The video cut.
[0:01:57] Andrew: Well, the number did roll out. The problem is I filmed it bounced out of the shoot and the number is facing the wall. The entire time it bounces out. I will post. This is the best. I've scrolled through so many times. This is the best look at the number that I have from the video. This is what we have to work with. I have asked several people to guess the number. I have gotten zero success out of one person. It took them seven guesses to get it. So this is, this is the dilemma I'm in. I was heartbroken when I saw that video for the, I just went, Oh no, I've salad cream. This so hard. This is worse than any photo Jeff has taken in a video form. What do I do?
[0:02:40] Eric: I don't know what you do because I did a recording with Jeff this morning. And I said, how's your food going so far? And he groaned and said that he went grocery shopping, bought a lot of things that he thinks start with you. There's I'm sure that's going to be a whole thing, but he's convinced that you and Gavin are in a prank and pulling a fast one on him. I'm letting you know now because that is what he is sure is happening.
[0:03:11] Andrew: So that's why I want to talk to both of you about it. I didn't want to talk to them because they're in competition with me right now for this bet. You two are, I feel like are the closest we have to a neutral party that could also kind of make a ruling. What would you do in my position with everything?
[0:03:27] Eric: Well, here's the thing.
[0:03:31] Andrew: I would never be in your position. Yeah, no, that's fair. That's totally fair. Yeah. Let me just let me explain. So this is what happened. One of the reasons why the video is so bad is because the surface of the bingo machine is reflective. And I recorded in my underwear yesterday or last time we did it. I did not want to appear in my underwear on the video. So that's why it's so low. It's to the least reflective part of the machine. And I am standing technically in my bathroom stretched out to get the thing. I did not. As soon as it bounced out the chute, I didn't want to film the entirety of my room. So I canceled it. I didn't realize that I didn't capture it in frame at all because it sat on the upper part before falling for a little bit. It wasn't until I watched the video. I realized, oh, this is a problem. This is really not good. That's really not good.
[0:04:23] Eric: Yeah. No. I just I don't even know. I don't.
[0:04:31] Andrew: What can you say? I don't know. Could we? Is there like, you know, in CSI, they enhance the. Can we do that? Do we know? I don't think that technology is real.
[0:04:43] Eric: So you think you showed this to a bunch of people and nobody guessed.
[0:04:47] Andrew: I've shown nobody guessed your letter three or four and one person eventually got. I didn't say you're wrong to the person. I just let them keep guessing. Took them about five. They eventually got to 16. I've got a lot of 18.
[0:05:00] Nick: Yeah. OK.
[0:05:01] Andrew: I've gotten exactly once, you know, it's between one and 26. It looks exactly like you say like an 18. It looks like because the six is in motion. Yes. A hundred percent. The six is in motion. So it looks like an eight. I think, you know, it's 16 and you look at it, you can see the 16. But without the context of it, I think I'm going to get killed no matter what. Oh, I think I think you're absolutely.
[0:05:25] Eric: I think Gavin will let you live. I think Jeff is going to be furious. Oh, absolutely. I don't know another way out of it other than than refilming.
[0:05:42] Andrew: But I don't want to lose. I got P if I got any other letter, I'd just be like, I'll do it again. But I got P. I don't want to screw myself out of P.
[0:05:50] Eric: I agree. I don't think I think you have to stick with P. I don't know what you can do. I think you just have to hold to your bet and then wait for them to see. I agree. I think you just have to wait for them to see that you did not quite capture it on video and you have to take your lumps.
[0:06:09] Andrew: Oh, yeah. This may be.
[0:06:11] Eric: Because, of course, it happened this way.
[0:06:13] Andrew: It might. This might be my get out of Greg Freech card.
[0:06:16] Eric: This might have to be played here, depending on how it goes. You definitely might have to play. See, here's the thing. I don't think Gavin is going to hold your feet to the fire that hard. I agree. Because he got an okay letter. Yes. I think this might. I think Jeff is so upset with his letter. Totally. I mean, was complaining to Gus about it this morning. Because he's so upset that his bet went this wrong.
[0:06:43] Andrew: And it just, it almost adds to the suspicion of it all because we all got perfect letters in a sense of Gavin gets a G. Jeff specifically talks about in like an extended way how bad it would be to get you in the episode that just released. And I specifically mentioned how great P would be. I'd love P. Oh, no. And I pull it. So it's just, it's like everything lines up that this would be in somehow staged. And my evidence that it isn't is dreadful. Yeah. This might be the most I've salad-creamed anything.
[0:07:18] Eric: I agree. You might be boned and you might just have to take your lumps on this one, bud. You might be done for.
[0:07:24] Andrew: So this is sort of my thought. If they're upset, which I assume Jeff definitely will be. I either, because I feel like it's undeniably a one in the front of it. Because it has to be one to 26. It's not a two. And then it becomes a 16 or an 18. I'd be willing to do another week where I do R if people think it's an R instead of a P with the 18. Or a redraw. I think both things would be fair.
[0:07:49] Eric: I think that you could present that to them, but only when it gets to dire straits. Yes, I agree.
[0:07:55] Nick: When you have to throw yourself upon the mercy of the court.
[0:07:58] Andrew: I think I would argue if they want me to redraw, then we all have to do another week if we're doing a redraw.
[0:08:02] Eric: Oh, I don't think Jeff will do that. I think he's too shell-shocked. Maybe if he gets to take the P. Yep. Just automatically. That's a tough one.
[0:08:13] Andrew: Yeah, so I just wanted to hear your thoughts. I wanted to see how screwed you thought I was. I don't know where this will fit. If this is in an episode, if this is a side weird thing, I don't know. I just wanted to have this talk since you both are sort of neutral, I would say, decision makers in this process. Nick, what do you think should happen?
[0:08:32] Nick: Oh, man. I think we should extend it another week, and you should either... Honestly, the R is not a bad way to go, because the 18 does seem to be the thing here. But I'm willing to bet that Jeff will be the one to decide this, and he's going to make you put the U back in there and redo the whole thing.
[0:08:52] Eric: That, I'm going to have to agree with Nick. I don't think Jeff wants to do another week. However, he might force you to do another draw with the U in there. I do think that that is probably what's going to happen.
[0:09:08] Andrew: We will see. I just wanted this on record. I want to have a conversation about the issues, the salad creaming that occurred, and I'm excited to see what their reaction will be on Thursday when we record. And I'm sure I will show them the video and discuss this as well.
[0:09:21] Eric: I think that this should go out as an independent piece that goes out, like, right before the actual podcast. Like, this needs to come out after we do the draw. Yes. But before the, like, you guys talking about what you ate, because I'm so curious.
[0:09:38] Andrew: Should I post the photo of the ball in motion on, like, Thursday or Wednesday? I guess Wednesday when it comes out publicly and just ask what people see? Yeah. Okay.
[0:09:50] Eric: Oh, man. I don't want to spoil anything. I just want to see. No, no. Yeah, no, I know. I don't think you will. Also, this might be a real way where people will see if it's 16. Like, if people see 16 a bunch of times, then maybe you can get off scot-free.
[0:10:08] Nick: But also, I don't foresee that happening. Oh, you should put the picture all the way upside down and see if they see 21.
[0:10:14] Eric: Yeah, really. Oh, man. Well, there you go. I guess we'll have to see what Gavin and Jeff say, because I'm excited to find out.
[0:10:21] Andrew: Oh, they're going to be so, as you said, I don't think Gavin will be upset. Jeff is going to want to kill me. Jeff is going to want to kill you. Livid. Thank you so much for your guys' ruling. I'm excited to see how it goes on Thursday. Me too. Fuck.
[0:10:34] Unidentified: Fuck. Fuck.
