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Jeopardy Baby, Ooooh-ooh-oooooh (2 Viewers)

Last night at least three times, the guy in the middle looked at James like he had a complete man crush on him.  Woman was like a deer in the headlights.

 
Maybe a dumb question on my part, but can they buzz in at any time during the question or do they have to wait until Alex is finished reading the clue?

You see contestants frantically trying to click-in rapidly.  

 
Jayrok said:
Maybe a dumb question on my part, but can they buzz in at any time during the question or do they have to wait until Alex is finished reading the clue?

You see contestants frantically trying to click-in rapidly.  
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Have to wait until Alex is done. My understanding is that there is about a half second pause, and if you are early, you get locked out for a period of time.

 
Jayrok said:
Maybe a dumb question on my part, but can they buzz in at any time during the question or do they have to wait until Alex is finished reading the clue?

You see contestants frantically trying to click-in rapidly.  
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Can't ring in until Alex finishes. If you try to it locks you out for a quarter of a second. Technically, there's a stagehand who hits a button when Alex finishes that opens the buzz-in period. Supposedly there's also lights around the board that come  on to let the contestants know they can buzz (but we never see those because the camera is always on a clue close-up).

Back in the days of Art Fleming you could buzz in any time--and a lot of contestants were buzzing before there was time to read the clues, hoping they could answer based on the category alone.

 
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apalmer said:
Can't ring in until Alex finishes. If you try to it locks you out for a quarter of a second. Technically, there's a stagehand who hits a button when Alex finishes that opens the buzz-in period. Supposedly there's also lights around the board that come  on to let the contestants know they can buzz (but we never see those because the camera is always on a clue close-up).

Back in the days of Art Fleming you could buzz in any time--and a lot of contestants were buzzing before there was time to read the clues, hoping they could answer based on the category alone.
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Sort of like "I can name that tune in one note". 

 
PinkydaPimp said:
yep.  Betting strategy can be just as critical as the knowledge.  This guy gets it.  If you can win the game on a daily double, which will likely be easier than final jeopardy then you do it!  Put that game out of reach.
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Agreed.  I bet most personalities on the show classify as risk averse.  They think more about "oh, I might lose $5,000 on this DD - that's a lot of money" and prevents them from an optimal strategy.  Somebody like him who doesn't care about the money has such a huge advantage in the game.

 
tjnc09 said:
Agreed.  I bet most personalities on the show classify as risk averse.  They think more about "oh, I might lose $5,000 on this DD - that's a lot of money" and prevents them from an optimal strategy.  Somebody like him who doesn't care about the money has such a huge advantage in the game.
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so true.  i see all the time people who could easily put the game away and look scared and make a small bet.  then lose because of it. 

 
apalmer said:
Can't ring in until Alex finishes. If you try to it locks you out for a quarter of a second. Technically, there's a stagehand who hits a button when Alex finishes that opens the buzz-in period. Supposedly there's also lights around the board that come  on to let the contestants know they can buzz (but we never see those because the camera is always on a clue close-up).

Back in the days of Art Fleming you could buzz in any time--and a lot of contestants were buzzing before there was time to read the clues, hoping they could answer based on the category alone.
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This is true

 
They tape about six weeks in advance.  Alex Trebek just posted that he is done taping this season, so they must be even further ahead than usual.  There is usually one more tournament late in the season,  I have no idea if they have done that one.

 
Punxsutawney Phil said:
This guy is getting topics or something.  They are boosting the show for Alex's farewell season. :tinfoilhat:
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It does seem like they're boosting his strategy: more and more of the DDs are in the top half of the board, where before they were usually in the bottom half. Since he always starts at the bottom and clears all the big money answers first, having them in the top half lets him build up his bankroll for big bets.

 
I feel bad for the other contestants.  They have probably been trying to get on Jeopardy their entire lives, and then just get smoked by Jeopardy James.   It's like their buttons don't work as fast as his because certainly they know the answers to some of the ones he gets.

 
apalmer said:
It does seem like they're boosting his strategy: more and more of the DDs are in the top half of the board, where before they were usually in the bottom half. Since he always starts at the bottom and clears all the big money answers first, having them in the top half lets him build up his bankroll for big bets.
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Interesting take.  I noticed a lot of the DDs are in the 400/800 range too where they're usually 1600 or so.  

I'm sure James is causing ratings to spike.  I usually try to at least tune in for FJ but I've been watching entire episodes since last week.  And a lot of us are in here talking about this guy.  

Juggernaut.  

 
I like his comment about Vegas bookies.  With all this money this quickly he's a little worried he'll get some unwanted attention.  Alex asked did they know him well in Vegas.  He said "oh, they know me there."  

Professional sports gambler.  Rain man?  

 
apalmer said:
It does seem like they're boosting his strategy: more and more of the DDs are in the top half of the board, where before they were usually in the bottom half. Since he always starts at the bottom and clears all the big money answers first, having them in the top half lets him build up his bankroll for big bets.
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Wouldn't that also mean other contestants are more likely to find the DD since they typically start from the top and go down?

I wonder if some Jeopardy super fan has that documented somewhere... percentage of DD by dollar amount.  

 
tjnc09 said:
Wouldn't that also mean other contestants are more likely to find the DD since they typically start from the top and go down?

I wonder if some Jeopardy super fan has that documented somewhere... percentage of DD by dollar amount.  
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Not if he answers more questions and therefore has more chances of hitting the DD with his next pick. As Alex said yesterday "When you control the board and answer more questions, you're more likely to hit the DD. In addition, as people have noticed, his opponents have started to play his game--more and more often, they're adopting his "go straight to the high money questions first" strategy.  Relocating the DDs doesn't change the odds of hitting them, it only changes the size of the bankroll you have available to bet if/when you do hit one.

 
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Not sure if true, but read that last night his wager in final ($60k) was more than anyone has ever had going into final prior to him being on the show. 

 
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