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Jeopardy Baby, Ooooh-ooh-oooooh (2 Viewers)
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I kind of figure he will be gone next game. That seemed more like blind luck to me. I have no idea why Chris didn't get the final. I thought the date 1609 made it pretty plain it had to be Shakespeare.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Always interested in what final answer trips up a long time champ. This time it was The Little Mermaid. 
zamboni
Footballguy
Yeah, that new guy strikes me as the Buster Douglas of Jeopardy. Caught Chris off his game but probably will be fat and out of work in short order.
Once Chris finally missed that DD, it looked bad for him.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
When you almost always make huge wagers on the DDs, eventually one is going to trip you up. But he still made a good comeback.
at the end of his loss after all those thumb ups.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Chris seemed slower on the buzzer than usual. Dunno if the other players were fast or if he was just off.
zamboni
Footballguy
Yup - maybe he’ll stay trim though.
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
It's amazing how often I give the same incorrect FJ answer as the eventual champ.
UOFI_316
Footballguy
If you wager $-200 then you should get money by getting it wrong.
UOFI_316
Footballguy
Who else enjoyed the ladies FJ from last week about the president who was sworn in twice, once by his brother and then by a former president, and her answer was what looked like a merged T and F Roosevelt.
Or the Latin Phrases one this week "This 3 word phrase...." and one guy answered Placebo.
Or the Latin Phrases one this week "This 3 word phrase...." and one guy answered Placebo.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I separately enjoyed the FJ one because my wife and I did the blind guess based on the category during the commercial break, and my wife said Coolidge. As soon as they read the clue, we both then did a simultaneous arm raise as immediately recognized Coolidge as the answer. The small things in life.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
And someone else answered a phrase that was not in Latin, which the clue called for.
UOFI_316
Footballguy
And didn't know what a Fish Stick was
krista4
Footballguy
He’s an odd guy for sure. I thought the Final Jeopardy yesterday (which the other two missed) was difficult, but maybe I’m dumb.
Surprised to see there hadn’t been any discussion in here of the Canadian super-champ that he beat.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
He was VERY Canadian, what with saying “please” all the time. Mattea could pass for American. Not this guy,
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Last person I remember doing that was Arthur Chu. He made no bones about not knowing anything about sports and would bet $5 whenever he got a sports DD.
UOFI_316
Footballguy
I had read some articles about his constant swaying/twisting, and viewers being annoyed by it "Why can't they just tell him to stop moving....". It never bothered me, and when I read it was because he has spinal cord damage and needed to keep moving to keep his legs from cramping it was understood. I am pretty sure if I was filming the 5th episode of a day I would not be standing still either. Just saw an article with some past winners asking if they should start allowing contestants to sit if it makes them more comfortable.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I'd put them all on treadmills. The further behind they fall, the faster the treadmill goes.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I had no idea WTF the clue referred to. And I haven't seen or heard of anyone eating a fish stick in about thirty years. Even the Gorton's FIsherman ads have gone away.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I'm waiting for his twin to play.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
You've gotta figure they're gonna put the twin on if his online test/Zoom audition is at all passable.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
My son loves fish sticks and eats them all the time. He's 11. And the category was kids' food.
brun
Footballguy
He seemed to only move that way when responding to clues. Didn't seem to do it in between or during interviews. Thought it was just his routine while thinking. Can be annoying but, IMO, not as much as some other contestants.
It does surprise me that they're not allowed to sit. But I'm biased as I have a bad back.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
And I probably would have wagered $50. I haven't been a kid in a looooong time. I have no idea what they eat these days.
identikit
Footballguy
I missed the fish sticks question, too.
They sell em by the gross @ Costco!
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
The kids' food category is way easier if you have kids.I missed the fish sticks question, too.
zamboni
Footballguy
Had arguably the best hair in Jeopardy history.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Who thinks of fish sticks as the hot dogs of the sea?The kids' food category is way easier if you have kids.I missed the fish sticks question, too.
apalmer
Footballguy
Mrs. Paul?Who thinks of fish sticks as the hot dogs of the sea?The kids' food category is way easier if you have kids.I missed the fish sticks question, too.
identikit
Footballguy
Mrs. Paul?Who thinks of fish sticks as the hot dogs of the sea?The kids' food category is way easier if you have kids.I missed the fish sticks question, too.
Gorton, too
Snoopy
Footballguy
I haven't seen Mrs Pauls for a long time.Mrs. Paul?Who thinks of fish sticks as the hot dogs of the sea?The kids' food category is way easier if you have kids.I missed the fish sticks question, too.
zamboni
Footballguy
And by extension, all of the New York IslandersMrs. Paul?Who thinks of fish sticks as the hot dogs of the sea?The kids' food category is way easier if you have kids.I missed the fish sticks question, too.
Gorton, too
Don Quixote
Footballguy
New winner today, Yogesh, looked pretty good tonight (may just need to be a bit quicker on the buzzer). He’s a member of an online trivia site that I’m part of (LearnedLeague). He’s a buzzsaw there — could make a solid run.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
He definitely has the potential to go on a streak. Interesting that he was a rival of James Holzhauer's in high school.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Speaking of James, he will be returning in a primetime series called Jeopardy Masters along with Amy, Matt, Mattea, Andrew and Sam. https://ew.com/tv/jeopardy-masters-to-feature-highest-ranked-champions/
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
How the heck did none of them get Scheherazade? I thought that was a gimme.
identikit
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
My wife and I tag-teamed it. She said, oh, that's from One Thousand and One Nights, and I said, Scheherazade. Dunno if I would have come up with it if not for her prompt.
wlwiles
Footballguy
so if I'm understanding this right, Jeopardy Masters is going to be a kind of league? And every year/season there will be past champs/great players brought back? Does the inaugural Masters champ also return to defend the crown? I can't wait to see a game played by James and hosted by Ken...
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
In today’s game, this was the first regular-play game since February 25, 1998 where all 61 clues were both played and responded to correctly.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Variance is a thing yo
After his first game I was thinking this guy could win 50 in a row
He’s not great on the buzzer timing, though - he’s ringing in like 50-55 times a game and has been first only maybe 50-60% of his attempts
If he has another game like Friday - 4 incorrect after only missing 3 his first two games - he won’t make it to Supechamp (10 g) status
But his breadth is good enough I feel like he could go a long, long time
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I was looking back at his LearnedLeague history. There was a “Some Like It Hot” trivia contest last year that I completely rocked and got 12/12 correct. Thought I had a good chance of winning that contest, but ended up 2nd place out of almost 600. Yogesh beat me there because he allocated points slightly better than me.
His breadth is pretty impressive. He does a lot of those contests that spread across just about every topic and he’s regularly top 5%, of what is already a relatively solid base of trivia addicts.
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Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
He will need some more breaks like he got on Friday with the leader not knowing the FJ answer. But his knowledge base is excellent. If he can keep getting FJs correct, that will go a long way toward keeping him around.
He does seem to get in grooves at times and ring in/rattle off a bunch of consecutive answers. If he could do that all game he would be extremely hard to beat.
