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

Mrs. Rannous said:
I don't find him to be all that awkward.  I take the mechanics stuff as the same thing any gambler would study.
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Fair enough. But others may feel differently, as evidenced in this thread. And maybe he's just another gambler, but reading books and creating a model of the buzzer is probably a bit more prep than the average bear.

 
Terminalxylem said:
Fair enough. But others may feel differently, as evidenced in this thread. And maybe he's just another gambler, but reading books and creating a model of the buzzer is probably a bit more prep than the average bear.
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You'd be surprised.  A lot of contestants have mentioned doing this, or using a pen or other buzzer replacement, at home.  Many of them also read books or had quiz prep with friends, relatives, or students.

 
Not only on various networks, but some cities have it at the bottom of the hour (after Wheel of Fortune in my area), and others at the top of the hour. Throw in all the time zones and spoilers may needed.

 
Here's James Youtube feed. It contains a surprising number of hockey videos and at least one vid of a dog being killed by a policeman.  He says on the WWTBAM vid that he doesn't like dogs--could this be his Milkshake Duck moment? I haven't watched the vid yet so it's entirely possible that he likes it for socially acceptable reasons too.

 
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Has to be the highest losing score ever, right?

Credit to James for going big on that DD -- I thought he should play it more conservative to avoid bringing the others back into the game, but if he hadn't hit that for a big amount he goes home.

 
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I think we will see more of these close games as more players learn that they must play aggressive to compete with him.  Should be interesting.  

 
Adam’s $53,999 is the highest-ever regular-play non-winning score in the history of the show. The previous record was held by Michael Cudahy ($44,400 on June 25, 2018), with an honorable mention to Steve Hettinger, who had a pre-doubled $23,000 on March 10, 1998. #Jeopardy

 
PinkydaPimp said:
I think we will see more of these close games as more players learn that they must play aggressive to compete with him.  Should be interesting.  
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But Jeopardy episodes air 2-4 months after taping, so the players going up against him havent seen his reign before going on the show...they have to learn real fast or get left in the dust. Its not like theyve been watching him like we have the whole time.

 
Wingnut said:
But Jeopardy episodes air 2-4 months after taping, so the players going up against him havent seen his reign before going on the show...they have to learn real fast or get left in the dust. Its not like theyve been watching him like we have the whole time.
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No but they have likely seen him play up to 4 times prior.  My guess is they may also have heard some things from the previous day or two  as well.  So yes they would have to learn quick but if i watch 2 or 3 games and then hear trebek in the beginning say how he has been dominating then I’m likely changing my strategy.

 
Wingnut said:
But Jeopardy episodes air 2-4 months after taping, so the players going up against him havent seen his reign before going on the show...they have to learn real fast or get left in the dust. Its not like theyve been watching him like we have the whole time.
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Pretty much correct.

Dont feel like getting all into it but keep in mind that...

This dude (just like Jennings) has had a LOT of time with the buzzer. 

Every single person he’s faced (after his first couple of games) have had only a fraction of the time  to practice the buzzer compared to him.  And that is in a semi-controlled environment.  Off camera, no pressure, and the stage crew will actually tell the more adept people to take a break so the other players can practice. 

Imagine stepping into a cage at your local batting range.  It’s going to take you a lot of pitches to get used to the speed/placement.  

Now imagine you’re going to have some sort of hitting contest in the same cage against a guy who has seen 300 pitches from this machine.  Oh, and you’ve seen like 20.  

 
PinkydaPimp said:
No but they have likely seen him play up to 4 times prior.  
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At most it is THREE* (if they keep the same schedule).  Doesn’t really matter (except for the DD hunting) because...see above.

*edit...if you are there as a backup for a day before you actually go on you could possibly have seen him play 5 games at the most.

 
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McJose said:
At most it is THREE* (if they keep the same schedule).  Doesn’t really matter (except for the DD hunting) because...see above.

*edit...if you are there as a backup for a day before you actually go on you could possibly have seen him play 5 games at the most.
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What’s with having backups?  What circumstances would they be needed for?

Also, when there are multiple taping in a day, how long a break between them?

 
krista4 said:
What’s with having backups?  What circumstances would they be needed for?

Also, when there are multiple taping in a day, how long a break between them?
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Not sure how they do it now but it used to be 3 tapings a day.

When I was on they were doing 5 because they had to play catch-up due to Trebek’s back surgery. 

The breaks between tapings varies. I would say though that it is no more than 30 mins.  Just enough for Alex to change wardrobe and prep for the next show (he has/had a big board in front of him with the Q&As so he can preview it and nail down pronounciations etc)

Of course there are Tech things that need to happen as well. 

The break also allows for the “champ” to change clothes/tie/jacket.

Backups are needed in case someone gets stuck in traffic or gets sick or freaks out or passes out backstage. 

I would guess that if they only do 3 tapings a day they would only need one backup. When I was there it was two.  

 
McJose said:
Not sure how they do it now but it used to be 3 tapings a day.

When I was on they were doing 5 because they had to play catch-up due to Trebek’s back surgery. 

The breaks between tapings varies. I would say though that it is no more than 30 mins.  Just enough for Alex to change wardrobe and prep for the next show (he has/had a big board in front of him with the Q&As so he can preview it and nail down pronounciations etc)

Of course there are Tech things that need to happen as well. 

The break also allows for the “champ” to change clothes/tie/jacket.

Backups are needed in case someone gets stuck in traffic or gets sick or freaks out or passes out backstage. 

I would guess that if they only do 3 tapings a day they would only need one backup. When I was there it was two.  
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Thanks.  Surprised they'd need backups that often.

The question about the breaks was from my mom the other day.  I told her how TF would I know but that I knew people.

 
krista4 said:
Thanks.  Surprised they'd need backups that often.

The question about the breaks was from my mom the other day.  I told her how TF would I know but that I knew people.
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I have no idea how often they need backups.  But it was cool as hell.  Got to do everything the actual contestants did but without the pressure.

And I might be wrong about the breaks.  IIRC it might have been 15 minutes between leaving the stage and having to go back up...at least when they were doing 5 shows a day.

BUT on Win Ben Steins Money it was at least 30 minutes and they were doing 5 shows. 

Why? Because Ben insisted on taking a nap between shows. 100% true.  Pretty sure he even took a nap before the final (in the Booth) rounds. Honest to Zeus I remember waiting for the final round so long I actually sat down on the stage floor/step.  

 
McJose said:
I have no idea how often they need backups.  But it was cool as hell.  Got to do everything the actual contestants did but without the pressure.

And I might be wrong about the breaks.  IIRC it might have been 15 minutes between leaving the stage and having to go back up...at least when they were doing 5 shows a day.

BUT on Win Ben Steins Money it was at least 30 minutes and they were doing 5 shows. 

Why? Because Ben insisted on taking a nap between shows. 100% true.  Pretty sure he even took a nap before the final (in the Booth) rounds. Honest to Zeus I remember waiting for the final round so long I actually sat down on the stage floor/step.  
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Pretty sure he was napping during the show.

 
I had a dream that James loses tonight but that’s probably just because yesterday’s game was close. He probably goes six-figures again in a rebound game.

 
McJose said:
I have no idea how often they need backups.  But it was cool as hell.  Got to do everything the actual contestants did but without the pressure.

And I might be wrong about the breaks.  IIRC it might have been 15 minutes between leaving the stage and having to go back up...at least when they were doing 5 shows a day.

BUT on Win Ben Steins Money it was at least 30 minutes and they were doing 5 shows. 

Why? Because Ben insisted on taking a nap between shows. 100% true.  Pretty sure he even took a nap before the final (in the Booth) rounds. Honest to Zeus I remember waiting for the final round so long I actually sat down on the stage floor/step.  
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Probably already covered but I missed it. How did you do in your game show appearances? You are the only person I “know” that’s been on a game show. Wait till I tell my other friends! 

 
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McJose said:
At most it is THREE* (if they keep the same schedule).  Doesn’t really matter (except for the DD hunting) because...see above.

*edit...if you are there as a backup for a day before you actually go on you could possibly have seen him play 5 games at the most.
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Didn’t know you were on jeopardy.  That’s pretty cool.  So what sort of prep does one do to get on the show?  Curious how much cramming you have to do?  

 
McJose said:
I have no idea how often they need backups.  But it was cool as hell.  Got to do everything the actual contestants did but without the pressure.

And I might be wrong about the breaks.  IIRC it might have been 15 minutes between leaving the stage and having to go back up...at least when they were doing 5 shows a day.

BUT on Win Ben Steins Money it was at least 30 minutes and they were doing 5 shows. 

Why? Because Ben insisted on taking a nap between shows. 100% true.  Pretty sure he even took a nap before the final (in the Booth) rounds. Honest to Zeus I remember waiting for the final round so long I actually sat down on the stage floor/step.  
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There was a piece in TWP last week doing an oral history type interview with several people who'd lost to James in the first ~week or so of his run.  It's five tapings per day now and at least some of them do know, at least generally, what they're up against by the time the game starts.  A couple of them commented on doing the math of $$ won/day and knowing he was a juggernaut.

 
Mr. Mojo said:
Smart bet by the 3rd place finisher, for a change.
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Smart, but not the smartest. Wagering enough to cover James missing is the next correct move in the decision tree, which puts the pressure on second place.

 
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