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Jeffrey Wigand, an Uncommon card
Jeffrey Stephen Wigand is an American biochemist and tobacco industry whistleblower.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 92
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 92 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Jeffrey Wigand quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jeffrey Wigand card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This was adapted for 1999 film The ______, with Russell Crowe portraying Wigand.
Answer
Insider. This was adapted for 1999 film The Insider, with Russell Crowe portraying Wigand. From the Jeffrey Wigand article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky, who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes and in ____ exposed tobacco tampering at the company.
Answer
1990s. He is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky, who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes and in 1996 exposed tobacco tampering at the company. From the Jeffrey Wigand article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Alan Autry. Alan Autry 260,000 · Gregory Jarvis 160,000 · Jeffrey Wigand 120,000 · Scott Brady 87,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky, who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes and in 1996 exposed tobacco tampering at the company.
- This was adapted for 1999 film The Insider, with Russell Crowe portraying Wigand.
- He currently lectures around the world and serves as a consultant for various tobacco issues.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jeffrey Wigand article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Jeffrey Wigand
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jeffrey Wigand (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Melvin "Buddy" Baker from St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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