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jscolon2.0 posted:Paging Sarah's boyfriend to the thread to tell us when her episodes were taped. They were taped in November and aired at the end of February. (It was already asked earlier in the thread)
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Punch Card posted:edit: beaten So what's she doing with that lovely $77k she won? 
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escape artist posted:So what's she doing with that lovely $77k she won? The money doesn't come until a few months after the last episode airs, so she's still waiting on it. Probably mostly mundane things with a couple trips here and there though.
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Punch Card posted:The money doesn't come until a few months after the last episode airs, so she's still waiting on it. Probably mostly mundane things with a couple trips here and there though. A logistical question: How much did it cost her for travel expenses? I'm in Florida and if I have to go to California, it's going to cost a bit... Plane ticket, some fleabag motel... Probably have to get a suitable few outfits too. If the minimum I get is $1,000, and I spend more than that on travel expenses, I might end up losing money by appearing on Jeopardy.
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Since it's taxed as income, you can deduct the trip out there, the cost of your hotel, and the cost of meals from your taxes as a business expense.
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The Human Cow posted:Since it's taxed as income, you can deduct the trip out there, the cost of your hotel, and the cost of meals from your taxes as a business expense. For this to work you'd first have to set yourself up as a business
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That was a tough game tonight. Can't believe I didn't get George HW Bush... that was so obvious. My guess was Andrew Johnson.
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escape artist posted:That was a tough game tonight. Can't believe I didn't get George HW Bush... that was so obvious. The first thing I thought was Bush, but then I thought "Na, that can't be right, but I'm pretty sure it is..." which is a recurring theme with me and FJ questions lately.
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I became insane with anger when that contestant acted like it was really hard guessing Peter Pan was the disney movie with the songs "You can fly, you can fly, you can fly" and "the first star on the right." e: and he got "Eureka" wrong. What an absolute moron. Glenn_Beckett fucked around with this message at 00:55 on Apr 2, 2013 |
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Glenn_Beckett posted:I became insane with anger when that contestant acted like it was really hard guessing Peter Pan was the disney movie with the songs "You can fly, you can fly, you can fly" and "the first star on the right." I don't watch Disney movies because I'm not a kid, nor do I have kids. Also, I missed Eureka, but got like 80% of all the questions in the first two rounds correct. That Jeopardy was easier than most-- which is why the lady got such a huge payday.
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Glenn_Beckett posted:I became insane with anger when that contestant acted like it was really hard guessing Peter Pan was the disney movie with the songs "You can fly, you can fly, you can fly" and "the first star on the right." If Jeopardy makes you insane with anger maybe you should watch something less enraging, like Sesame Street.
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zakharov posted:If Jeopardy makes you insane with anger maybe you should watch something less enraging, like Sesame Street. The only thing that should make you insane with anger about Jeopardy is Matt Lauer hosting. Hate him so much.
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For the love of God, someone please beat Rebecca. I cannot stand the way she talks.
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Pierce and Pierce posted:For the love of God, someone please beat Rebecca. I cannot stand the way she talks. God, I know. The worst was when she was saying "yes sir!" like some sort of submissive porn star during the last episode.
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escape artist posted:God, I know. The worst was when she was saying "yes sir!" like some sort of submissive porn star during the last episode. Ugh, she said like a hundred words today to make a true Daily Double bet. At least she got it wrong, though.
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jscolon2.0 posted:Ugh, she said like a hundred words today to make a true Daily Double bet. At least she got it wrong, though. But she still won  Gah. She thought it was cute to say "quick presidential stops" as fast as possible, too. "Get it, I'm speaking quickly like the work quick in the title...  "
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Rebecca is def one of the most awkward contestants in a while. Her facial expressions remind me of Bob Odenkirk as Don Pratt.
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escape artist posted:But she still won She's done that kind of thing on many categories now and hasn't gotten a single laugh. You'd think she'd have figured out to give it a rest by now. Of course, she's probably been doing this crap her whole life and here we are...
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My apartment has gotten into following Jeopardy within the last week and a half and all we want is Rebecca to lose. She's terrible.
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Surly Duff posted:My apartment has gotten into following Jeopardy within the last week and a half and all we want is Rebecca to lose. She's terrible. It's a shame you guys missed such delightful contestants as Leonard, Colby and Sara, among others, over the past few weeks.
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Rebecca is going to end up winning more than Ken Jennings and she will take over hosting from Alex.
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I don't hate Rebecca personally, but I am irked to no end by how poorly her bra fits. I hope she uses some of her winnings on new bras.
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Mnemosyne posted:I don't hate Rebecca personally, but I am irked to no end by how poorly her bra fits. I hope she uses some of her winnings on new bras. I've been thinking this exact same thing. She seems like a nice enough person, and she bugs me far less than some of the previous contestants, but good god, lady, you're on TV. Luckily, with her (at least) 100k, she can afford some nice clothes, among other things.
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Mnemosyne posted:I don't hate Rebecca personally, but I am irked to no end by how poorly her bra fits. I hope she uses some of her winnings on new bras. T-shirts, horribly fitting bras, and unbrushed ponytails. It's been driving me nuts all week.
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Ding-dong, the witch is dead. That FJ was really easy. I knew the "citrellus" would throw people off. I probably would have lost to Salvo, though. There were a couple of questions I can't believe no one answered (at all, much less correctly), but that happens every episode it seems.
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I can't remember the last time I hated a champion as much as Rebecca. Even Colby was better than this poo poo edit: well, apparently this is the prevailing opinion and I am just way behind on the thread. I love you guys
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escape artist posted:Ding-dong, the witch is dead. At least unlike Rebecca, when I guessed Orange, I read the part of the clue that said "food". She does that constantly, and it annoys the crap out of me. "Name this composer" and she names the opera, and such. Also, what the Christ was with her British accent today throughout that British category? So glad she's gone.
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zakharov posted:I don't know how you guys could hate Rebecca and like the new champ I hate the new guy more than Rebecca. Why does he talk so slowly?
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Soothing Vapors posted:I can't remember the last time I hated a champion as much as Rebecca. Even Colby was better than this poo poo No, the prevailing opinion is that Colby is awesome.
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That Opera question with Placido Domingo singing wasn't really fair, because by the time that fat bastard shut the hell up, I'd forgotten the question.
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Colonial Air Force posted:That Opera question with Placido Domingo singing wasn't really fair, because by the time that fat bastard shut the hell up, I'd forgotten the question.  I had remembered what they were asking for, but Opera is my Achille's heel, so I didn't know.However, I did get Pagliacci correct  Only after Salvo named the main character instead of the title, but I still count it. It still counted for lady in the middle, after all.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIiirQrZRrQ Trebek, you magnificent bastard.
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I thought Salvo was hilarious for whatever reason. There's no better feeling than getting FJ right when no one on the actual show gets it. To be fair, I only guessed Lewis Carroll because I knew he was a mathematician and lived in the 19th century.
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escape artist posted:A logistical question: How much did it cost her for travel expenses? I'm in Florida and if I have to go to California, it's going to cost a bit... Plane ticket, some fleabag motel... Probably have to get a suitable few outfits too. Did you go to the auditions in Tampa back in March? I was at the 11am session. They did mention that they have a deal with a hotel right by the studio, so I got the impression that we don't have to worry about hotel, only airfare, so if you make third place you'll at the very least break even. Whoever mentioned you can deduct the expenses was correct, you DON'T have to be a business. You can also deduct gambling losses in the same way as long as you're reporting some gambling income, so...yeah. Tax codes are weird. I do think you have to file California state income taxes despite living in Florida (a state without an income tax, which sounds awesome until you take a look at our schools, roads, etc.) because the income was earned in that state regardless of your residency. I'm sure they have handlers who walk every contestant through everything if you get that magic phone call we're all waiting for. EDIT: Oh and if you get selected, fly Virgin American. I flew them last summer from Orlando to LAX non-stop (except for an unscheduled emergency landing in Dallas because the fuel pump quit, that was fun), and it was the best flight I ever took. They're not really any more expensive than anyone else, but it's a much more enjoyable experience, I won't fly anyone else. It was only like 450 round-trip.
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Did you go to the auditions in Tampa back in March? I was at the 11am session. I took the test on the wrong night. Wednesday instead of Thursday. I just logged in to check my account and it was like "the test will begin in 5 minutes". So, I got 15 out of the first 20, then 10 out of the next 30... I would have passed either the Tuesday or Thursday test I was thinking about next year.
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Did you go to the auditions in Tampa back in March? I was at the 11am session. They do have a deal with the hotel by the studio, but it's not free or anything like that - just discounted. There's a shuttle that goes between the studio and the hotel, too. I stayed a few miles away because the reviews online were so-so and didn't have any problems getting there on time. I'm about 95% sure that you do have to pay California state income taxes as well.
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My wife and I were second-guessing ourselves for final Jeopardy tonight. It was such an obvious and easy answer, we figured it much be a trick.
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Sulphuric Sundae posted:My wife and I were second-guessing ourselves for final Jeopardy tonight. It was such an obvious and easy answer, we figured it much be a trick. Yeah that could have been a $200 question in the first round, that's how easy it was. (Great avatar)
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