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Jeopardy Baby, Ooooh-ooh-oooooh (4 Viewers)

Mr. Mojo said:
Wow, that has to be frustrating after passing it that many times. I would have thought that they would have had you on the show by now.  :hot:

I tried out once (in person) 30 years ago but didn't pass the first test (close, but no cigar). I know a lot more than I did back then, but as you said, I'm definitely slower in responding.
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They definitely cast for variety.... Even acing the test won't get you in if they've already had a run of middle aged white guys in tweed blazers, for example. Show up with pink hair, some vintage floral shirt, a septum piercing and a bottomless knowledge of German Opera and you'll get by with just one right answer above the cutoff.

 
Mr. Mojo said:
Wow, that has to be frustrating after passing it that many times. I would have thought that they would have had you on the show by now.  :hot:

I tried out once (in person) 30 years ago but didn't pass the first test (close, but no cigar). I know a lot more than I did back then, but as you said, I'm definitely slower in responding.
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I passed the online test in 2015 and got invited to an in-person audition in Boston. It became obvious to me in the mock games that my reflexes are nowhere near those of the younger folks. I should have tried out in my 20s, but there were no online tests back then and I never thought to seek out an in-person test. 

 
Mrs. Rannous said:
I've passed the in-person test six or seven times.  Also the online test.  You still have to be picked for the show, and there are a ton of applicants.  I'm not getting any younger and I no longer play up to my standars, so I doubt I'll try again.  I'm just a bit slower than I used to be.  It was fun, though.
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But did you pass the how to wager correctly on FJ test??

 
I am not on the Reddit tubes, but is anyone complaining that in Non-Medical Doctors Mayim said "That is Dr Jill Biden" and then "That is Martin Luther King Jr."    Surprised both of those questions were not answered, seemed easy to me.

 
I'm sorry to see Ryan go but he's looked really tired the past few games. He was a unique contestant.

I was also happy to see a FJ in one of my best categories that was reasonably tough but still answerable.

 
Took the online test about a month ago, then got invited to take a second-round test on Zoom, which I did yesterday

There were 15 or 16 people in the Zoom and you had to keep your camera on so the test coordinator could make sure you weren't cheating. But otherwise, it was just like taking the standard 50-question online screening quiz - the clue comes on screen, a voice reads it, and you have like 6 or 8 seconds to type your answer in the box

For whatever reason, I absolutely crushed it. Can remember 44 of the 50 questions, and got all but 4 of them right. I'm pretty sure that of the 6 I can't remember, most of them were so reflexively easy to answer that I don't remember dashing off my reply. I got lucky that the questions in categories I usually tank (Opera, Chemistry, etc) happened to be ones I knew and the pop culture questions were either from my era (the 80s) or things I've been exposed to from today through my kids

I actually got selected for the show back in the early 2000s but had to decline because of circumstances. Back then, if you passed the in-person second round test, you hung around to play a mock game and then had to demonstrate some personality in an Alex-style informal chat with the contestant coordinator. In Covid times, if you pass the second-round test you apparently wait around to see if they ever contact you to do the personality screening part via Zoom. My "room" was chock-full of pasty middle-aged white guys (of which I am one of the pastiest) so I might not be exactly what they're looking for

We'll see. They never tell you what your score is but in the past I'm pretty sure the standard for "passing" was 35 out of 50 on both the first and second-round tests. And once you passed it doesn't matter how high your score was, at that point they were looking for personality

 
The_Man said:
Took the online test about a month ago, then got invited to take a second-round test on Zoom, which I did yesterday

There were 15 or 16 people in the Zoom and you had to keep your camera on so the test coordinator could make sure you weren't cheating. But otherwise, it was just like taking the standard 50-question online screening quiz - the clue comes on screen, a voice reads it, and you have like 6 or 8 seconds to type your answer in the box

For whatever reason, I absolutely crushed it. Can remember 44 of the 50 questions, and got all but 4 of them right. I'm pretty sure that of the 6 I can't remember, most of them were so reflexively easy to answer that I don't remember dashing off my reply. I got lucky that the questions in categories I usually tank (Opera, Chemistry, etc) happened to be ones I knew and the pop culture questions were either from my era (the 80s) or things I've been exposed to from today through my kids

I actually got selected for the show back in the early 2000s but had to decline because of circumstances. Back then, if you passed the in-person second round test, you hung around to play a mock game and then had to demonstrate some personality in an Alex-style informal chat with the contestant coordinator. In Covid times, if you pass the second-round test you apparently wait around to see if they ever contact you to do the personality screening part via Zoom. My "room" was chock-full of pasty middle-aged white guys (of which I am one of the pastiest) so I might not be exactly what they're looking for

We'll see. They never tell you what your score is but in the past I'm pretty sure the standard for "passing" was 35 out of 50 on both the first and second-round tests. And once you passed it doesn't matter how high your score was, at that point they were looking for personality
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Please let us know if you get selected and which date so we can root for you!

 
The current champ, the one who beat Ryan, is pretty good, too. Averaging more than $25K per win. 

I tend to believe Amy's theory as to why there have been so many huge winning streaks this season. Because of COVID-related filming delays and travel restrictions, these players didn't film their episodes until about a year after they were told they were selected for the show. Traditionally the interval had been a few months. Her theory is that with more time to prepare, players who were going to be good at the game were able to get even better. 

 
Eric Ahasic, career statistics:
5 Day, $133,801
131 correct, 14 incorrect (90.34%)
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (120/285)
11/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $36,600)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,760

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Ryan Long, career statistics:
16 Day. $300.401
405 correct, 64 incorrect (86.35%)
12/19 on rebound attempts (on 55 rebound opportunities)
42.68% in first on buzzer (411/963)
14/22 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $23,000)
8/17 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,788

 
This is the third case I can think of where someone who defeated someone who won at least 5 games went on to win at least 5 games themselves. Jonathan beat Matt, and the guy who beat Ben Ingram (I forget his name) also won at least 5 games and qualified for the 2014 TOC.

Then there was Emma Boettcher, who beat James Holzhauer and was invited to the TOC despite only winning 3 games. That turned out to be a good decision by the producers, as she almost beat him again.

 
Hadn’t thought about it until just now, but Eric started his taping day knowing he was a facing a 16 Day champion.

He ended his taking day in the ToC.

 
After defeating 16-day champ Ryan Long, 6-day champion Eric Ahasic has picked up five consecutive runaways, mostly on the strength of his stellar play on Daily Doubles. In fact, with his stats just through 6 games, he is best player of Daily Doubles in the entire field for the 30th Tournament of Champions (coming up in November), averaging $7,933 per game on these important betting clues. (Matt Amodio, who averaged $7,800 a game, is second.)

Monday Game Stats:
Eric $21,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)

career statistics:
157 correct, 17 incorrect (90.23%)
11/12 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (141/342)
13/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $47,600)
2/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,833

Really weak on FJ but when every game is a runaway who cares, eh.

 
I think that the champ is too greedy on the DD betting. He's been getting them all correct but when he eventually misses, one of the challengers will suddenly be right back in the game.  Some of his DD guesses haven't sounded very confident either, but maybe that's just his manner.

 
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2/7 on FJ - Achilles heel for an otherwise very good champion 

If there's an excess amount of 5x+ winners, the last ones to do so may get held over for the next one. That's what happened in the 2003 TOC when Mark Dawson (winner) and Alan Bailey were held over from 2001.

 
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BobbyLayne said:
2/7 on FJ - Achilles heel for an otherwise very good champion 

If there's an excess amount of 5x+ winners, the last ones to do so may get held over for the next one. That's what happened in the 2003 TOC when Mark Dawson (winner) and Alan Bailey were held over from 2001.
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I was wondering this.  Before the last few qualifiers, when someone reached 4 they would state "Well, we might see you at the TOC" and then it wasn't until after this one was past 5 that Mayim even mentioned it.

 
Getting Lucy Ball & Tricky Dicky right Monday & Tuesday was a rare start to the week for me in FJ. Of course I screwed that up today. 🤐

 
UOFI_316 said:
I was wondering this.  Before the last few qualifiers, when someone reached 4 they would state "Well, we might see you at the TOC" and then it wasn't until after this one was past 5 that Mayim even mentioned it.
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I was just looking at the Tracker. If my counting is right, it looks like they are right at 15 qualifiers currently. So, one more qualifier will push someone out.

https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/toc-tracker

 
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Leroy Hoard said:
Getting Lucy Ball & Tricky Dicky right Monday & Tuesday was a rare start to the week for me in FJ. Of course I screwed that up today. 🤐
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I got it bc I know a lot about Roy Campanella. I was obsessed with the 50s Dodgers teams (“wait until next year!”) growing up. Actually still am. Nothing better than hearing old timers talk about what it was like taking the 15¢ street trolley to sit in the Ebbets Field bleachers (25¢.)

Remember when telling that brand meant something? The two Tigers WS champs and the four DRW Stanley Cups never got put on there. But the Bad Boys World Champs were, that was a big deal. The 3 Gs, Worm, Mahon, and Laimbeer.

 
Leroy Hoard said:
Getting Lucy Ball & Tricky Dicky right Monday & Tuesday was a rare start to the week for me in FJ. Of course I screwed that up today. 🤐
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I did the same (got Mon and Tue and missed Wed).

I got hung up on Sports Equipment and missed the obvious.  :wall:

The guy in the middle sure didn't understand that guessing too much is a bad thing. 

 
Mr. Mojo said:
I did the same (got Mon and Tue and missed Wed).

I got hung up on Sports Equipment and missed the obvious.
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Yeah I guessed Wilson or Spalding, got stuck on equipment also. If they could have foreshadowed a first and said Bruce Jenner I might have had a shot.

 
Current champ has this habit of answering very confidently and being wrong, when you can tell she is just guessing based on a small clue that she kind of knows.  Picture of Kareem "Who is Wilt Chamberlin?", horror movie clue about Ghostface killer in 1996 and 2022 "What is Friday the 13th?"

 
Mr. Mojo said:
The guy in the middle sure didn't understand that guessing too much is a bad thing. 
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That was one of the worst games I've seen by someone who made FJ and didn't have buzzer issues. He played himself out of the game by constantly ringing in when he didn't know answers. Yes, that was sometimes Matt Amodio's strategy, but most people aren't Matt Amodio. 

 
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