I liked her audition but she seems to be getting worse with time. I never loved Ken but the difference between them just on the nuts and bolts of running the game is staggering.
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Jeopardy Baby, Ooooh-ooh-oooooh (2 Viewers)
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Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I liked today's group. They played fast and didn't get much wrong.
...except FJ, which none of them knew and I got quickly.
...except FJ, which none of them knew and I got quickly.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
As did Mr R. He knew there was an album by that name, but had no idea who'd made it.I got it from the Farragut quote, but had actually not heard of the album.
apalmer
Footballguy
Exactly where I was. I'm still chuckling at the champ deciding that the Civil War Admiral quote came from Bunker Hill.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I've come to the conclusion that a lot of Jeopardy contestants can't tell a navy from an army.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
They also tend to be fairly weak on sports. Luckily for me I grew up watching the Army/Navy game.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
The most obvious example of this is Arthur Chu openly saying he didn’t care about and knew nothing about sports and would bet $5 when he hit a sports DD.
Also the time there was a football category and none of the contestants even attempted to answer any of the questions.
Snoopy
Footballguy
I saw a repeat of that episode and there was a baseball question in another category and one of the contestants got it correct.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Sort of related, I’ve never watched Sports Jeopardy but a guy I work with won 8 games there.
He’ll be appearing on $100,000 Pyramid this summer.
He’ll be appearing on $100,000 Pyramid this summer.
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Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
Does anyone remember when they had Rock N Roll Jeopardy?
I remember watching it and the Single Jeopardy round had a bunch of 60s, 70s and 80s music questions.
"Wow, I really know this, maybe I should try out..."
The Double Jeopardy Round was almost all 90s and later.
"Ugh, nevermind..."
I remember watching it and the Single Jeopardy round had a bunch of 60s, 70s and 80s music questions.
"Wow, I really know this, maybe I should try out..."
The Double Jeopardy Round was almost all 90s and later.
"Ugh, nevermind..."
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I see what you did there.Does anyone remember when they had Rock N Roll Jeopardy?
I remember watching it and the Single Jeopardy round had a bunch of 60s, 70s and 80s music questions.
"Wow, I really know this, maybe I should try out..."
The Double Jeopardy Round was almost all 90s and later.
"Ugh, nevermind..."
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I did that a couple of times on Wheel of Fortune for the final. My parents had no idea how I did that.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
When they have a 19th Century author question, it seems to be Poe at least 40% of the time (or so it seems to me).
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
Obviously I meant Final Jeopardy questions, but I did go back and the last one was a Dickens question.
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
FJ was brutal. At least the answer wasn't Poe.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I knew it wasn't Byron (because of death date) but I couldn't come up with it either.
apalmer
Footballguy
Death date didn't sound right for Byron, so I went with the only other "Lord" poet I could think of which turned out to be correct.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I didn’t understand why the leader bet $5500. With everyone so close, it seems like the best idea was to bet enough to cover 2nd place betting it all and getting it right, or to bet nothing or close to it.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
When BobbyLayne returns from his honeymoon maybe he’ll tell us the last time the three contestants were as close as $400 to each other going into FJ.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Yeah, even I got that one right.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
I was flabbergasted. With that date you had to be thinking west coast. But early the 1-time champ flubbed an easy First Lady Q. Like you dint know Ike was the 50s and LBJ was the 60s?Another brutal FJ for the contestants, but I got it correct.
Did they really think New York was founded in 1845?
Did feel bad for the contestant on the R, she played a good vane. But all 3 of the DD bets were conservative (600, 2500, 2000.) Playing not to lose instead of playing to win.
Game Stats:
Dave $15,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Hoa $13,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Halley $7,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,200
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
They are equally mind-numbing. In rock terms, mistaking Public Enemy for the Funky Bunch is like mistaking Black Sabbath for the Partridge Family.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Quick question, if the champ ends up under $2000 do they really pay him less than the 2nd place person?
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
One of the comments mentioned if all 3 end up at zero, none come back the next day, and all 3 get slapped by the host.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
The Jeopardy Fan’s take on FJ wagering for Independence Day:
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Andie $12,200 Yungsheng $11,800 Eleanor $5,784)
Eleanor: If you limit your bet to $4,983, you’ll stay ahead of Andie if you’re both wrong. (Actual bet: $3,799)
Yungsheng: If you limit your bet to $231, you’ll stay ahead of Eleanor. (Actual bet: $11,000)
Andie: Standard cover bet over Yungsheng is $11,401. (Actual bet: $12,199)
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Andie $12,200 Yungsheng $11,800 Eleanor $5,784)
Eleanor: If you limit your bet to $4,983, you’ll stay ahead of Andie if you’re both wrong. (Actual bet: $3,799)
Yungsheng: If you limit your bet to $231, you’ll stay ahead of Eleanor. (Actual bet: $11,000)
Andie: Standard cover bet over Yungsheng is $11,401. (Actual bet: $12,199)
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Sheesh, at least guess 33 if you're gonna get it wrong.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
After the Jeopardy round:
Alicia 13 correct 0 incorrect
Yungsheng 11 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 4 correct 1 incorrect
After Double Jeopardy:
Yungsheng 21 correct 1 incorrect
Alicia 25 correct 2 incorrect
Jen 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 83 (0 today).
Game Stats:
Yungsheng $16,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Alicia $22,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jen $4,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,600
Lach Trash: $4,000 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Alicia 13 correct 0 incorrect
Yungsheng 11 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 4 correct 1 incorrect
After Double Jeopardy:
Yungsheng 21 correct 1 incorrect
Alicia 25 correct 2 incorrect
Jen 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 83 (0 today).
Game Stats:
Yungsheng $16,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Alicia $22,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jen $4,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,600
Lach Trash: $4,000 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I'm surprised only 1 of 3 got the FJ answer. It seemed quite elementary to me.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Per Guinness, this character who debuted in 1887 is the most portrayed human literary character in film & television
Shortly after meeting Holmes in the first story, A Study in Scarlet (generally assumed to be 1881, though the exact date is not given), Watson assesses the detective's abilities:
1. Knowledge of Literature – nil.
2. Knowledge of Philosophy – nil.
3. Knowledge of Astronomy – nil.
4. Knowledge of Politics – Feeble.
5. Knowledge of Botany – Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.
6. Knowledge of Geology – Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks, has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
7. Knowledge of Chemistry – Profound.
8. Knowledge of Anatomy – Accurate, but unsystematic.
9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature – Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.
10. Plays the violin well.
11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.
12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.
In A Study in Scarlet, Holmes claims to be unaware that the earth revolves around the sun since such information is irrelevant to his work; after hearing that fact from Watson, he says he will immediately try to forget it. The detective believes that the mind has a finite capacity for information storage, and learning useless things reduces one's ability to learn useful things.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Yes, same here.
It was either that or Count Dracula, but there is the question of just how human fangboy really is.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I kind of wonder whether or not Watson is tied for this. I guess Watson isn't in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
