The Million Second Quiz is an American game show that was hosted by Ryan Seacrest (pictured) and broadcast by NBC from September 9 to September 19, 2013. For one million seconds, contestants attempted to win trivia matches, and the four top scorers competed in a stepladder playoff for a top prize of $2,000,000. Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman, and David Hurwitz served as executive producers of The Million Second Quiz. The show helped to promote NBC's lineup for the 2013–14 television season. NBC broadcast a live prime time show for each night of the competition (except during Sunday Night Football), including a two-hour finale. Using a mobile app, viewers could play the game against others and potentially earn a chance to appear as a contestant during the prime time episodes. Critics argued that The Million Second Quiz suffered from a confusing format and a lack of drama. Ratings dropped after the show's premiere.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1141:
Yelü Dashi, the Liao general who founded the Qara Khitai, defeated Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of Qatwan, near Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Qatwan
1796:
French Revolutionary Wars: A naval engagement between French and British fleets off the coast of Sumatra ended inconclusively. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_9_September_1796
1954:
An earthquake registering 6.7 Mw struck near Chlef, Algeria, killing over 1,200 people and forcing the government to implement comprehensive reforms in building codes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Chlef_earthquake
1971:
Imagine, the second solo album by John Lennon, was released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_%28John_Lennon_album%29
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
unoften: (literary except India) Not often; rarely, seldom. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unoften
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
War makes men barbarous because, to take part in it, one must harden oneself against all regret, all appreciation of delicacy and sensitive values. One must live as if those values did not exist, and when the war is over one has lost the resilience to return to those values. --Cesare Pavese https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cesare_Pavese
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