They all knew that with James not getting that DD, it basically made the match a lock for Ken. Doubling up in FJ of the first game put him so far ahead that it was basically impossible for James to get enough points to close the gap. Brad had just given the match to Ken.
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Jeopardy Baby, Ooooh-ooh-oooooh (3 Viewers)
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wlwiles
Footballguy
What I love about this tournament over the others is that I genuinely like all 3 of the contestants and I'm enjoying watching them banter with each other and with Alex almost as much as the competition itself. James laughing at Brad because he beat him to the Philly question, Ken with his "Ok Boomer" answer, Brad with the "Ken es el hombre" in FJ yesterday, their commentary during the breaks and the player intros, they all seem like they are having a great time and have a genuine respect for each other (even if they don't like each other, which I'm not sure James and Ken do).
Brad is an easily likeable guy and has been around Jeopardy! forever, Ken is witty and funny (follow him on Twitter if you don't already) and had the amazing streak that I remember so well from my college days, and James is just a steamroller who bets big, and has the chops to back it up.
Brad is an easily likeable guy and has been around Jeopardy! forever, Ken is witty and funny (follow him on Twitter if you don't already) and had the amazing streak that I remember so well from my college days, and James is just a steamroller who bets big, and has the chops to back it up.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Miss not having another one tonight.
Fun Facts: All 18 Daily Doubles have had the maximum amount bet on them this tournament.
Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, 8:00 PM Eastern.
Fun Facts: All 18 Daily Doubles have had the maximum amount bet on them this tournament.
Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, 8:00 PM Eastern.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Nerds Gone WildJames and Ken on Twitter:
Ken: “BREAKING: I have decided to follow @James_Holzhauer on Twitter, since he’s been following me on Jeopardy all week.”
And:
James: “My wife is going to make me roleplay as @KenJennings tonight”
Ken: “It’s all about timing on the button.”
PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
tri-man 47
Footballguy
The General
Footballguy
The three GOAT Jeopardy episodes outdrew every MNF telecast this season except one (Sea - SF).
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bro1ncos
IBL Representative
But wasn't the reason this was wrong was because the contestants were supposed to name the country the church was in. Palestine is not a country that I know.
Jayrok
Footballguy
"Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity", under the category "Where's that Church?"
Doesn't specify country. It wasn't in Palistine when it was built but that wasn't the question either I guess.
Surprised that question didn't end up on the cutting room floor.
bro1ncos
IBL Representative
But I believe that was in Alex's instructions. If you can find a clip of all the clues and answers of the entire category there was multiple times the contestants named the city and Alex ruled them wrong. There was even one answer where the answer named the city of the Crystal Church in a US city (in California) then changed their answer to the United States in time.
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Don Quixote
Footballguy
bro1ncos
IBL Representative
But not as a country. I'm not trying to argue. I'm just trying to say what I think Jeopardy was going for out of the question. I agree that it was a poor question, but I think the argument is being partially based on something being taken out of context.
Apparently Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 138 UN members and Israel's occupation of the territory is considered illegal.
The US is not one of the countries that recognizes Palestine as a nation.
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bro1ncos
IBL Representative
Jayrok
Footballguy
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
Ang Lee has quite the filmography - Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi, etc.
Cuaron made Gravity and Roma
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
I would have lost all my money with Guillermo del Toro.
And also because "the other Mexican guy" probably wouldn't have been accepted.
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Don Quixote
Footballguy
Jeopardy! statement:
Correction to Jeopardy! Bethlehem Clue: In the process of taping this clue, “BUILT IN THE 300s A.D., THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY,” we became aware that the clue was flawed as written and that determining an acceptable response would be problematic. In accordance with our rules and in the interest of fairness, we voided the clue and threw it out. We restored Katie’s and Jack’s scores to what they were prior to the clue. The outcome of the game was not affected. We then continued the game with this replacement clue.
Unfortunately, through human error in post-production, the uncorrected version of the game was broadcast. We regret the error and we will make every effort to ensure this never happens again.
https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/correction-jeopardy-bethlehem-clue
Correction to Jeopardy! Bethlehem Clue: In the process of taping this clue, “BUILT IN THE 300s A.D., THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY,” we became aware that the clue was flawed as written and that determining an acceptable response would be problematic. In accordance with our rules and in the interest of fairness, we voided the clue and threw it out. We restored Katie’s and Jack’s scores to what they were prior to the clue. The outcome of the game was not affected. We then continued the game with this replacement clue.
Unfortunately, through human error in post-production, the uncorrected version of the game was broadcast. We regret the error and we will make every effort to ensure this never happens again.
https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/correction-jeopardy-bethlehem-clue
johnnycakes
Footballguy
Ken is off to a hot start tonight. Could be the last night if James or Brad don’t start scoring more.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
James getting soft — he does not go all in, but Ken does.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I wonder what significance that number had to him...he looked emotional hitting it.
PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
Nice work Ken!
El Floppo
Footballguy
Cjw_55106
Footballguy
Capella
Footballguy
Did ken want another game or something? Or was he just betting on James not knowing it?
jamny
Footballguy
tri-man 47
Footballguy
If James got it right, Ken couldn't catch him ...Ken carried in a 30K+ point lead, but if James was correct on FJ, Ken would lose the second game by 40K+ (or more). He had to bet on the hope that James would get it wrong.
Capella
Footballguy
I was thinking of the overall total.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
I was really hoping the winner would donate a bigly portion to pancreatic cancer research. This tournament was something of a lifetime achievement event ...a donation would symbolize a lifetime recognition for Alex' career on the show. That would have been epic.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
So, Jeopardy is basically over now, right?
30 years building up to this point. GOAT crowned. Alex
It'll be hard for the show to get any momentum from here I think.
30 years building up to this point. GOAT crowned. Alex
It'll be hard for the show to get any momentum from here I think.
wlwiles
Footballguy
Brad missed just about every DD he found, but at no point during these four nights did he ever get in any kind of groove with the buzzer. Seemed like all throughout Ken or James would answer 3-5 questions in a row, Brad was only successfully buzzing in every 15ish clues if he was lucky. It felt like he was just happy to be there at times, just smiling along to everything that was said (even James’ joke about his 0 score) and generally just staying out of their way.
Man, what a run by Ken. He beat James using James’ own style. Brad wasting one of the two DD’s in the second round every single game certainly helped to keep them away from James, but other than the 1000 pt wager on the clue about Courtney Love tonight I don’t remember Ken going all in and whiffing.
Two crucial errors in the tournament by James, the garnet DD clue that he missed that would have set him up to close the gap on Ken in Game 2 of Match 3, and missing FJ tonight. He NEVER misses FJ.
I’ll be looking for an announcement about Trebek stepping away. Maybe Ken replaces him as host? Not sure how his French pronunciations are...
Man, what a run by Ken. He beat James using James’ own style. Brad wasting one of the two DD’s in the second round every single game certainly helped to keep them away from James, but other than the 1000 pt wager on the clue about Courtney Love tonight I don’t remember Ken going all in and whiffing.
Two crucial errors in the tournament by James, the garnet DD clue that he missed that would have set him up to close the gap on Ken in Game 2 of Match 3, and missing FJ tonight. He NEVER misses FJ.
I’ll be looking for an announcement about Trebek stepping away. Maybe Ken replaces him as host? Not sure how his French pronunciations are...
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The General
Footballguy
That was great. Brad got 250K to stand up there and hog all the daily doubles.Brad’s score is still on there.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
I think Jeopardy should transition to a new format with Ken as host, taking a page from Win Ben Stein’s Money. Each champ faces off against Ken in a 10-question lightning round for a progressive jackpot that starts at $10k and grows with each failed attempt. Add some excitement and intrigue to get people watching post-Trebek.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
What do you mean, "was"? The tournament just finished. No one has had time to donate anything.
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