How did Kevin Weekes know Columbus had dropped to #3 BEFORE the card was flipped??????

[Fenway]

Here is the reality - San Jose stayed at #4 going to commercial for the final 3.



Nothing had changed but Weekes teased going to the commercial that Columbus has dropped and said the #1 pick would be Anaheim or Chicago. Look at the tape....................

HOW DID HE KNOW?

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[Jets]

Because the lottery is done a few hours before the results show airs and they wrote out a script for him to read the picks off of.

He read the third pick blurb when they were meant to go to commercial.

 

[Sky04]

Because the lottery is done a few hours before the results show airs and they wrote out a script for him to read the picks off of.

He read the third pick blurb when they were meant to go to commercial.

This, use some common sense lol.

He's still a moron for the mistiming but everyone with a brain knows this wasn't a live drawing right?

 

[Brodeur]

BLOG: Hugh Weber was the first to know | New Jersey Devils

Devils president was in the room when the balls were being drawn but after learning of the team's fortune he had to keep quiet

www.nhl.com

All Weber could do then was sit and wait. And wait. And wait. The draw began at 7:30 p.m. but it wasn't announced to the public until close to 9:00 p.m.

"We sat there for about an hour and a half which was the longest hour and a half of my life but great day for the organization and our fans," he said, describing the thoughts that were going through his mind.

"It's a weird combination of emotions where you're super excited, you have this information and you want to start calling people but they've taken your phone, you want to start tweeting but they've taken your phone. You want to start sharing the good news but you can't."

As mentioned, the actual drawing is done in advance of the TV reveal. This gives the TV production people time to get graphics ready. Unfortunately in 2019, NBCSN screwed up and displayed a brief image of NJD/NYR/CHI being the winners before they went through the whole reveal. As part of the broadcast, Weekes either already knew the order or was being fed info and he simply screwed up.

 

[Fenway]

Because the lottery is done a few hours before the results show airs and they wrote out a script for him to read the picks off of.

He read the third pick blurb when they were meant to go to commercial.

The lottery was actually done at 6:45 PM

 

[Crow]

He f***ed up lol

 

[Gil Gunderson]

They obviously know the results before the broadcast. The graphics aren’t placed on the fly.

 

[Fenway]

BLOG: Hugh Weber was the first to know | New Jersey Devils

Devils president was in the room when the balls were being drawn but after learning of the team's fortune he had to keep quiet

www.nhl.com

As mentioned, the actual drawing is done in advance of the TV reveal. This gives the TV production people time to get graphics ready. Unfortunately in 2019, NBCSN screwed up and displayed a brief image of NJD/NYR/CHI being the winners before they went through the whole reveal. As part of the broadcast, Weekes either already knew the order or was being fed info and he simply screwed up.

IN THEORY - Only the people locked in the secure drawing room know the results and can not leave that room until Bill Daly flips the card.

Weekes was tipped off by someone in that 'secured' room which is simply a bad look by the NHL.

An even worse look was the NHL having live feeds from watch parties in Chicago and Anaheim BUT not Columbus.

I really want to believe in the integrity of the NHL but tonight shook me.

 

[Brodeur]

IN THEORY - Only the people locked in the secure drawing room know the results and can not leave that room until Bill Daly flips the card.

Weekes was tipped off by someone in that 'secured' room which is simply a bad look by the NHL.

An even worse look was the NHL having live feeds from watch parties in Chicago and Anaheim BUT not Columbus.

I really want to believe in the integrity of the NHL but tonight shook me.

The TV Production people have to be given the info as well to get everything ready. I think we're making a mountain of a mole hill in Weekes screwing up on live TV. They had the Columbus feed at the beginning of the broadcast fwiw.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

BLOG: Hugh Weber was the first to know | New Jersey Devils

Devils president was in the room when the balls were being drawn but after learning of the team's fortune he had to keep quiet

www.nhl.com

NHL Security after team reps enter draft room

 

[Sky04]

IN THEORY - Only the people locked in the secure drawing room know the results and can not leave that room until Bill Daly flips the card.

Weekes was tipped off by someone in that 'secured' room which is simply a bad look by the NHL.

An even worse look was the NHL having live feeds from watch parties in Chicago and Anaheim BUT not Columbus.

I really want to believe in the integrity of the NHL but tonight shook me.

Mhmm... about that....

Tonight shook you about what? That you don't understand that this isn't live?

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

It's literally staged for viewing (gaffe) convenience, the lotto draft was done already. Just like every year when they call the balls out...

EDIT: Just to clarify. They knew the team order, not that the lotto draft itself was done at that particular time.

 

[Kranix]

Weekesy had a mole in E&Y

 

[Oddbob]

What had happened was, I tripped and fell into the door to the room, and the door flew open. Kevin Weekes got a brief glimpse of the third team. Needless to say I got a firm reprimand for my folly!

 

[LPHabsFan]

Why are you also assuming that it's Weekes that messed up and that he was making those comments live? My guess would be that those voice overs he made were done pre-show and someone messed up and played it before they were supposed to.

The timing that he'd have to have for it to be that seamless live is just not happening.

 

[Erikfromfin]

He just couldnt wait to trash the Columbus

 

[Arthur Morgan]

rigged, lottery system is a joke

 

[Ulysses31]

Is it really that difficult to do a lottery live?

 

[Toby91ca]

Is it really that difficult to do a lottery live?

No, it would be easy to do it live, but would make for pretty dull TV. Would just be flipping cards….there is a lot of prep that goes into putting on a show

 

[NyQuil]

Weekes scrupulously memorized a factoid for every single NHL team in the lottery at each potential position they could be drafted at, because he has an encyclopedic memory and hours and hours of preparation.

Or he was given the list in advance.

 

[pld459666]

Weekes is a good man, a good TV guy.

He should do the right thing and admit if f***ed up

 

[No Fun Shogun]

There’s not much to get. TV is a production and the flipping of cards is a performance. He and other live commentators for the special were given the list in advance to have basic factoids lined up and he accidentally jumped the gun, as the draft already happened.

Not really much to go from here other than annoyance at botching a simple broadcast.

edit: or potentially more humorously, their broadcast booth was given the list, the teleprompter accidentally typed too far ahead, and Weekes pulled a Ron Burgundy and just read what was in front of him without even thinking about it.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

People are too obsessed EVERY DAMN YEAR that this is rigged

 

[The Crypto Guy]

No, it would be easy to do it live, but would make for pretty dull TV. Would just be dipping cards….there is a lot of prep that goes into putting on a show

Really? Could have fooled me by watching it yesterday.

 

[izlez]

Weekes is a good man, a good TV guy.

He should do the right thing and admit if f***ed up

Hoping there is a meme/joke here that I'm missing, because WHAT?