Unlike David Lame or Douche Angel, sharp-bearded Derren Brown has remained equally liked by his public as much as he's been able to mess with their heads. In part, this comes from his "cheeky chappy" persona and engaging showmanship. But his main draw is his down-to-earth, "man of the people" turn giving science-based explanations for all of his stunts.
Last night, a nervous looking Derren Brown seemed to pull off the impossible by appearing to predict the Wednesday night Lottery draw. Stage two is a show to be recorded today and aired on Friday evening where he promises to reveal all the workings of his feat.
But what was the feat? His supposed self-taught ability to predict the lottery result or being able to convince his excitable crowd that he actually pulled the impossible stunt off?
During the segment, Derren Brown didn't actually make a prediction. He cited a legalese issue with Camelot and the BBC that he couldn't reveal his own chosen numbers before the draw. Also, according to his Twitter profile (@DerrenBrown), Brown claimed Channel 4 had not allowed him to buy a lottery ticket, leaving him no real way to prove he'd guessed the numbers prior to the draw.
My theory last night had been that the BBC draw was not live and Brown was somehow privy to the result before the show was broadcast. Another theory doing the rounds today claims the whole thing to have been a camera trick flawed by a tiny continuity error.
On air, Brown's alleged nerves and claim that the timing of the BBC draw itself was out of his hands (possibly not even occuring within the ten minutes of airtime) added further drama and spectacle of the segment. After willing him on and being nervous on his behalf, I also found his physical relief on getting all the numbers right contagious.
Regardless of what his maddening methods are, Derren Brown puts on a good show. I'm looking forward to catching the second part of this stunt on Friday night.
Last night, a nervous looking Derren Brown seemed to pull off the impossible by appearing to predict the Wednesday night Lottery draw. Stage two is a show to be recorded today and aired on Friday evening where he promises to reveal all the workings of his feat.
But what was the feat? His supposed self-taught ability to predict the lottery result or being able to convince his excitable crowd that he actually pulled the impossible stunt off?
During the segment, Derren Brown didn't actually make a prediction. He cited a legalese issue with Camelot and the BBC that he couldn't reveal his own chosen numbers before the draw. Also, according to his Twitter profile (@DerrenBrown), Brown claimed Channel 4 had not allowed him to buy a lottery ticket, leaving him no real way to prove he'd guessed the numbers prior to the draw.
My theory last night had been that the BBC draw was not live and Brown was somehow privy to the result before the show was broadcast. Another theory doing the rounds today claims the whole thing to have been a camera trick flawed by a tiny continuity error.
On air, Brown's alleged nerves and claim that the timing of the BBC draw itself was out of his hands (possibly not even occuring within the ten minutes of airtime) added further drama and spectacle of the segment. After willing him on and being nervous on his behalf, I also found his physical relief on getting all the numbers right contagious.
Regardless of what his maddening methods are, Derren Brown puts on a good show. I'm looking forward to catching the second part of this stunt on Friday night.
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