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Jeopardy Baby, Ooooh-ooh-oooooh (2 Viewers)
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I would hope they wouldn't say anything until after the day's shows were done. The distraction level would be pretty high.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I think the teacher's thing is after the greatest tournament.
Antique Jeopardy was weird, but cool.
Antique Jeopardy was weird, but cool.
JaxBill
Footballguy
Funny seeing the Final Jeopardy answer as the somewhat vague " Who is Jones?". I joked that it's a good thing he didn't answer "Who is Smith?".
(Yes, I realize the category narrows things down and there aren't any other possible Joneses for confusion but it still seemed funny to me.Even he looked somewhat nervous if they would accept it. )
BTW, I thought the other two players were very good but they just ran into a buzzsaw.
Brownsfan
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
It would be interesting to compare the records of those who give too much information vs those who give too little. Seems like just the minimum last name is the safer way out?gdub said:
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Speaking of minimums, as much as I like betting on myself to get FJ right vs. betting on the other person to get it wrong, betting nothing gives one a second chance to win with the tiebreaker question. Tough call?
Ben & Jerry's
Footballguy
Im guessing a tie no longer brings both players back, but her wager made no sense. Bet zero and give him a chance to miss and then go to the tiebreak.
UOFI_316
Footballguy
I think last Friday was the replay of Ken's last game on his streak and one question was asking about what a "wife beater" was. Ken's first answer was "shirt", Alex asked for more, "undershirt" need more "sleeveless undershirt" which then had to go to the judges who decided that it was close enough.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
The tiebreaks are often pretty simple. It then becomes a fastest to ring in contest. I guess wagering would depend on your speed there or your confidence in the FJ category.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
I think that the old system of co-champs was better than the tiebreaker.
If 2 tie, they both deserve to repeat.
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ILUVBEER99
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
But most vendors call them t-shirts. Trying to get an exact wording for something that just doesn't have it is idiotic.The Man With No Name said:
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Happy 96th birthday Johnny Gilbert
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
That was fun to watch. I forgot how lame it was when it started.1st episode ever on tonight. Alex looking like a permed Magnum PI. Tube TVs in the clue boxes. Obvious glitter around the Jeapordy name plates. My son started complaining around middle of Single Jeopardy. We didn't stay through Double.
Contestants ringing in immediately without hearing hardly any of the clue and looking like a deer in the headlights.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
The clapping and *shocked* crowd reaction to wrong responses after every other question was a bit odd. It also slowed things down. it was weird to see 5+ on the board in both rounds.
They should bring back the balloon shape art though.
They should bring back the balloon shape art though.
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Chemical X
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Actually got FJ right 2 days in a row (mon-tues) for a change. 1984 must have been a good year for me.
My wife said the same thing. But we all lived through the turn of the 21st century, and there was confusion (remember that Seinfeld episode).
Also saw a post later on Reddit from someone clearly born after the turn of the century who didn't get it.
Probably didn't seem so crazy at the time that three people didn't know it.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
One of the funniest ever.
Instead of betting $5,001, first place bets it all.
Over the years, I've seen a few 1st place going into Final betting it all, but those morons seemed to get away with it.
Snoopy
Footballguy
Cliff Clavin
One of the funniest ever.
Instead of betting $5,001, first place bets it all.
Over the years, I've seen a few 1st place going into Final betting it all, but those morons seemed to get away with it.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I remember watching Jeopardy in my father and stepmother's TV room in their townhouse, where they lived between summer 1983 and fall 1985. So if I didn't see these first episodes, I started not long thereafter. I remember the original run of Chuck Forrest, the first player who really advanced the game.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Alex wasn't the host on the first Jeopardy episode. Art Fleming was 03-30-19641st episode ever on tonight. Alex looking like a permed Magnum PI. Tube TVs in the clue boxes. Obvious glitter around the Jeapordy name plates. My son started complaining around middle of Single Jeopardy. We didn't stay through Double.
bryhamm
Footballguy
Saw this as well. The prior record for questions answered in the final part was either 21 or 22. Their team got 26. Beast knew he had to push it to try and catch and guessed many wrong answers.
Still surprised neither James nor the other dude went for the high money. Both would have gotten it too.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I saw the end of that one a few months ago and I’m pretty sure I watched it when it was new. Would be funny if they revived that show with him as The Beast.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
James is a gambler for a living so he knows all about risk assessment. I’m sure he had a rationale for his choice.
Moonlight
Footballguy
I wikied James today and saw that there was a recent add regarding talks about bringing him and other trivia gurus to play the Beast in a Chase revival.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I had no idea but it seems like a slam dunk.
I enjoyed Master Minds, the show GSN aired earlier this year (hosted by Brooke Burns from The Chase) which featured contestants going up against Jennings and other highly knowledgeable people. It was fun even if the newbies usually didn’t put up much of a fight.
Moonlight
Footballguy
They do not give away much money on that show especially going against Jennings.I had no idea but it seems like a slam dunk.
I enjoyed Master Minds, the show GSN aired earlier this year (hosted by Brooke Burns from The Chase) which featured contestants going up against Jennings and other highly knowledgeable people. It was fun even if the newbies usually didn’t put up much of a fight.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
IIRC only one person won the bonus round when they were going up against Jennings, and even that was because they tied him and then got the tiebreaker correct (which the Master Mind doesn't get a chance to answer.)
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Moonlight
Footballguy
bryhamm
Footballguy
He did make a comment that he had a number in his mind to go for it, but what the Beast offered didn't meet that number.
https://uproxx.com/sports/jeopardy-fans-furious-final-jeopardy-spelling-ruling/
This ruling was total BS. I would have spelled it the same way. Close enough.
Funny that the article is filed under ‘Sports.’
This ruling was total BS. I would have spelled it the same way. Close enough.
Funny that the article is filed under ‘Sports.’
Moonlight
Footballguy
A good Jeopardy tactic has been to only give the last name in your response unless prompted otherwise.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
But spelling isn't supposed to count in Final unless it's the category or affects the pronunciation. And then there's the beetle vs insect thing. They're gonna have to fix that, too.
I think the judges are still in quarantine.
Jayrok
Footballguy
I thought the same thing when I saw that. If she just put Gordy she'd have got it right. Or B. Gordy. On Friday's show a contestant just put the last name of the answer and got it right.
BS ruling imo. I guess the morale of the story is if you're not sure how to spell the first name, just put the last.
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