Okay, so today I wanted to figure out how to make a “DQ” (disqualification) into a win, like Matt Hamill’s situation. You know, turning a loss into a perceived victory. It’s a weird concept, but I was curious.
First, I spent some time just thinking about the whole idea. What does it really mean to get DQ’d? It’s usually because you broke a rule, right? So, my initial thought was, how can I flip that?
My Experiment
I decided to try this out in a small, low-stakes way. I’m in a weekly online trivia group, and I thought, “Okay, let’s see what happens if I intentionally break a rule.”
- I picked a pretty obvious rule: no using the internet during the game.
- Then, during the next trivia night, I very conspicuously started Googling answers. Like, really obviously.
- I am waiting to be called.
Naturally, I got “DQ’d” pretty fast. My friends were like, “Dude, what are you doing?!”
Here’s where the “Matt Hamill” part came in. Instead of getting upset, I acted all surprised. “Wait, what? I was just… uh… checking the time! Yeah, checking the time on a different website!”
It was totally lame, but I kept it up. I insisted I hadn’t really cheated, that it was a misunderstanding, and that I should still get the points. (I didn’t, obviously.)
The result? My friends were more amused than angry. They knew I was messing around. I didn’t “win” trivia, but I did create a funny, memorable moment. It became a running joke – “Remember that time you tried to ‘Matt Hamill’ us?”
So, my takeaway from this silly experiment? You can’t actually turn a DQ into a real win. But you can sometimes control the narrative, change the perception, and maybe even get a laugh out of it. It’s all about how you frame the situation, I guess.
It’s not exactly a life-changing lesson, but it was a fun little thing to try. And hey, at least I got a story out of it!
