Mr. Mojo
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Yes, unfortunately.Long Ball Larry said:hmm, ok. sorry, just surprising to me.
have you ever heard You Spin Me Round?
Yes, unfortunately.Long Ball Larry said:hmm, ok. sorry, just surprising to me.
have you ever heard You Spin Me Round?
Watching at home I can answer usually 85%+ of the questions on a bad day. Usually I’m above 95%. And plenty of times I wouldn’t know the answer and get it right based on the clue. I can easily get at least one correct from every category every day (excluding FJ, since there’s only the one question per day and I either can guess it or not).That ignores my point, which isn’t about depth, but breadth of knowledge. I’ve never seen anybody be able to answer every category....even iirc, Jennings. This guy has knowledge about everything ranging from religion, to history, geography, pop culture, sports, science, literature, etc, etc...and hasn’t been shut out of a category yet. All champions I’ve seen run into a category or three where they’re clearly ignorant.
I find this hard to believe. Have you ever really collected data on that? You should be on air if you’re regularly topping 95%.Watching at home I can answer usually 85%+ of the questions on a bad day. Usually I’m above 95%.
I haven’t, but most of the questions on air aren’t hard. The test to qualify for tryouts is much harder. Then you have to get called in to pass the tryouts, which I wouldn’t do nearly as well at. And they want people who are at least somewhat photogenic, which I am not, so I would never get picked to be on TV.I find this hard to believe. Have you ever really collected data on that? You should be on air if you’re regularly topping 95%.
maybe for the top .01% of trivia experts 90% is doable.I'd say getting 80-95% watching the current form of Jeopardy is decent, but it's not outlandish.
As an example, the other day they had a clue, and I don’t even remember the clue. I know it had “Egypt” and “opera” or “operatic” or something. I believe it was talking about characters, but they wanted the name of the work. There’s only one classical opera set in Egypt, which is Aida, which was the correct answer.maybe for the top .01% of trivia experts 90% is doable.
That's actually pretty awesome how you put all the clues together. But you have to realize for most of us mortals that none of those clues would lead to anything. The fact you know of an opera in Egypt is impressive.As an example, the other day they had a clue, and I don’t even remember the clue. I know it had “Egypt” and “opera” or “operatic” or something. I believe it was talking about characters, but they wanted the name of the work. There’s only one classical opera set in Egypt, which is Aida, which was the correct answer.
How do you know this? The Jeopardy people don't tell what the criteria are.The contestant exam is usually 50 of the $2000 questions from the past year, and you need to get 45 right (90%) to move on in the screening process.
I came up with Aida the same way.That's actually pretty awesome how you put all the clues together. But you have to realize for most of us mortals that none of those clues would lead to anything. The fact you know of an opera in Egypt is impressive.
Maybe you're one of the .01%'ere of trivia people. For the rest being able to answer 80%+ of questions on jeopardy is super impressive.
If you've watched Jeopardy or done crossword puzzles even semi-regularly, you know that anytime you see "opera" and "Egypt" in the same sentence the correct response is "Aida"That's actually pretty awesome how you put all the clues together. But you have to realize for most of us mortals that none of those clues would lead to anything. The fact you know of an opera in Egypt is impressive.
Maybe you're one of the .01%'ere of trivia people. For the rest being able to answer 80%+ of questions on jeopardy is super impressive.
I don't know squat about opera (unless it's based on a Greek myth) and even I know the Aida combo.If you've watched Jeopardy or done crossword puzzles even semi-regularly, you know that anytime you see "opera" and "Egypt" in the same sentence the correct response is "Aida"
When I tried out (a long time ago), you needed to score 70% or higher (35 out of 50) in 13 minutes to move on. You had to write down the answers in pencil. And back then, the questions were about the equivalent of $1,200 - $2,000 double Jeopardy type. Of course it could be very different now.How do you know this? The Jeopardy people don't tell what the criteria are.
Besides, I know I've missed more clues than that in the pre-screening and still been called in. From my stats, I figure the "pass" rate is about 40 correct out of 50.
But they just give the answers away on those.I passed the youth championship test back in the day. I probably get 35-45 right every night. And many of those I'd lose the buzzer war while thinking the answer through. So I'm getting totally crushed on the show. I suspect the typical contestant knows 85% of the answers immediately.
So much is category dependent. Literature, Opera, Plays ... I'm fairly useless. Therein lies the issue with the average person. Breadth of knowledge is a very tough thing.
It's a nice break seeing normal contestants for a change....Teachers giving the champ a 2 week vacation.
You can always study.I passed the youth championship test back in the day. I probably get 35-45 right every night. And many of those I'd lose the buzzer war while thinking the answer through. So I'm getting totally crushed on the show. I suspect the typical contestant knows 85% of the answers immediately.
So much is category dependent. Literature, Opera, Plays ... I'm fairly useless. Therein lies the issue with the average person. Breadth of knowledge is a very tough thing.
I know bcd IRL, he’s wicked smart and knows more useless #### than anybody I’ve ever met. His weak spot is sports though - that’s where you get him.That's actually pretty awesome how you put all the clues together. But you have to realize for most of us mortals that none of those clues would lead to anything. The fact you know of an opera in Egypt is impressive.
Maybe you're one of the .01%'ere of trivia people. For the rest being able to answer 80%+ of questions on jeopardy is super impressive.
I thought they were kind of dull in comparison to James' approach to the game.Mr. Mojo said:It's a nice break seeing normal contestants for a change....
WHAT’S UNDER THE #S?!?I know bcd IRL, he’s wicked smart and knows more useless #### than anybody I’ve ever met. His weak spot is sports though - that’s where you get him.
And he’s a giant #####. Can’t win ‘em all.
I was wondering what the Coryat score was.You're talking about the Coryat Score. The 'best' way to judge your skill relative to the game is to track the dollar values of the questions you get right in an episode, counting Daily Doubles as only worth whatever clue value they are hidden behind, and ignoring FJ. A potential contestant should range about $36,000 average per episode to be considered good enough to be competitive on the show.
Did that last night.I was wondering what the Coryat score was.
I might get 50%+ watching the show.
My best run was when I guessed the answer to Final Jeopardy based on the category and before seeing the question. I did this like 3 out of 5 days straight. Blind luck.
Agreed. He'd be competitive against average (not James) opponents.Left side teacher pretty good.
I'm guessing you misheard. That just isn't true.
I took it maybe 10 years ago? I was told "The passing score is 45 of 50. We won't tell you your score, just who passed, so, if your name isn't called, feel free to go home and tell everyone you missed by just 1 question."
It really does.
25k for second and 10k for third I believe.At least I don't have to yell at the stupid teacher finalist who jobbed herself out of second place with that dumb____ wager. Idiot.
Poor old dude looked deflated after James pulled that first DD in double Jeopardy.More annihilation by James
$89k tonight
Yes she was very very swol.The woman next to him looked like she wanted to punch him in the throat, especially after they came back from the break and due to errors, she lost money and James gained almost the same amount.
Sorry but that was pretty hilarious. Just more piling on.The woman next to him looked like she wanted to punch him in the throat, especially after they came back from the break and due to errors, she lost money and James gained almost the same amount.
I laughed out loud during that scene.Yes she was very very swol.