The Waveform Survey Game: Tech Trivia Finale
The Waveform Survey Game
In this special season finale episode of the Waveform Podcast, hosts Marques, Andrew, and David step away from their traditional tech coverage to participate in an engaging and high-stakes trivia competition. The entire game is based on data collected from a survey sent to over 3,000 MKBHD fans, where the contestants must guess how the audience answered various tech-related questions to accrue points.
The Trivia Format
• The game features a survey-style points system where top answers yield the most points.
• Contestants use buzzers, and the format includes a "popcorn" style round to clear remaining answers on the board when initial buzz-in attempts stall.
• The host, Ellis, manages the game with strict adherence to audience data, often revealing humorous or unexpected findings from the fan base.
Key Topics and Insights
"I've been thinking like the MKBHD audience for a long time, so I feel like I should be pretty good."
The episode dives into several entertaining categories, including:
• Tech Influencers: Identifying the most "in-depth" creators. Surprisingly, many fans did not list the hosts, but rather established figures in the space.
• Tech Culture: A hilarious look at the most "annoying" people on Twitter, featuring Elon Musk, crypto enthusiasts, and hustle culture proponents.
• Desert Island Survival: A discussion on which Tech CEOs users would least like to encounter, with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg topping the list.
• App Frustrations: Identifying apps everyone uses but secretly loves to hate, such as Twitter, TikTok, and various banking tools.
• Tech Evolution: Defining the pieces of technology that fundamentally changed the world, with the iPod and various streaming services leading the conversation.
• Apple Concepts: Speculating on "non-existent" Apple products fans dream of, such as an Apple Car, a folding iPhone, or even an Apple printer.
The Rapid Fire Finale
The competition culminates in a high-pressure rapid-fire round where points are doubled. The hosts tackle questions about untrustworthy operating systems, university pedigrees for programmers, and the worst possible passwords (revealing classic meme passwords like Hunter 2). After a hard-fought battle, Marques Brownlee emerges victorious as the overall trivia champion for the season.