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Yeah, I got loving crushed.
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Mukaikubo posted:Well, signed up to take the test again.
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Celery Jello posted:I was this close to typing that guy who couldn't spell potato because the only name I could think of was Mondale and I knew that wasn't right. w/r/t the technical errors I don't know why they don't let you take it on multiple days and just use the highest/lowest/average/a random one, whatever they prefer. It's not like there's any integrity to this portion of the process anyway and this is just the broadest preliminary prescreening.
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AHHHHHH I PUT loving DAN QUayle becauSE I MIXED UP THE BUSHES
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HookShot posted:AHHHHHH I PUT loving DAN QUayle becauSE I MIXED UP THE BUSHES The question was George H. W., wasn't it? That was Quayle.
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Timby posted:The question was George H. W., wasn't it? That was Quayle. Yeah, it was. Thank god. I thought HW was the later one.
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HookShot posted:Yeah, it was. Thank god. I thought HW was the later one. There's a reason we called the President "Dubya" for eight years last decade. 
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Timby posted:There's a reason we called the President "Dubya" for eight years last decade.
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I felt I performed to my satisfaction -- and that is a new one for me. Whether or not I performed to their satisfaction, I couldn't say. I will say I believe I did get that algebra question right ('y' should have been 3, because you'll end up with 21 after plugging in 5 for 'x.') At any rate, gently caress it. If they call, that's great. If they don't, I'm no worse off than when I started the test. here. have a hammered dulcimer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6QOr-oCTwU&hd=1 Gene Hackman Fan fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Oct 6, 2016 |
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Looks like I got 29 or 30 (I can't remember what I answered for a couple) which is better than I usually do so yay. edit: looking over it again, I think I got 31! New record for me, I've never broken 30 before. HookShot fucked around with this message at 07:12 on Oct 6, 2016 |
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Timby posted:gently caress that algebra question on the test tonight. I spent the entire time swearing at my computer during that one, even when I figured it out. Same thing with the Yoknapatawpha County question. Does anyone know where the auditions are this round? I tried finding them and didn't have any luck.
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HookShot posted:I get the feeling that Seth actually didn't do so well entirely because he was as good at Jeopardy as the Arthur Chus and all that but because he got a LOT of complete morons as opponents. He had a number of big wins in his first couple of games, but I guess in the end, the fatigue caught up with him and he was buoyed along with challengers who weren't really up to par. I mean, he was good, but I agree, not Arthur Chu or Matt Jackson or Alex Jacob good, and it shows in his winning totals compared to those other guys. Missed today's episode as well because of New York Comic Con stuff, but looking over the j-archive summary of the game and the New York Times Final Jeopardy clue, that was a real cakewalk clue, and some rather poor wagering by Seth, who has been coasting on that these last couple of games. Guess he doesn't get to tie Matt Jackson's record of games won, but has overtaken Arthur. Still, his winnings, while high, again aren't up to the level of the others... Retro good luck to all those who took the test tonight. Still offering referrals if you think you did well enough (which, going off of the responses here, looks like many of you guys think you didn't). Answer list should be up already on the Jeopardy fan boards, compare them with what you remember of your responses and see if you think you made the cut.
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I am still trying to figure out wtf Seth's betting strategy was tonight.
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AbrahamLincolnLog posted:I am still trying to figure out wtf Seth's betting strategy was tonight. Assuming he wasn't just tanking it (and if so, why answer correctly?), my guess is he thought The Economy would have a much harder question, one he probably couldn't answer, and was betting on that lady to also not know by wager high in order to beat him. It has logic, but I don't think that's the way to play Jeopardy! Always wager to win, not to lose.
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That FJ was so easy I got it while fast-forwarding. I can't believe anyone who was alive in 2008 didn't.
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Somewhere around 30 on last night's also. That was a bloodbath. I should know better by now than to take the middle test.
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Vulture Culture posted:Somewhere around 30 on last night's also. That was a bloodbath. I should know better by now than to take the middle test. I swear the Tuesday test is always easiest of the three
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InsensitiveSeaBass posted:I swear the Tuesday test is always easiest of the three Well I'm hosed, events have conspired the last couple nights where I haven't been able to be near my PC to take the test. At 10PM local time too? Sheesh.
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Yeah I really need a test at, like, 10AM, when the caffeine has kicked in.
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InsensitiveSeaBass posted:I swear the Tuesday test is always easiest of the three I looked at the Tuesday questions and I think I would have done a lot worse than I did on Wednesday.
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Oh boy did tonight's test ever gently caress me hard. I'd say I'd be lucky to have gotten 30. I blanked on so, so many things.
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Pretty sure I hit 44 on tonight's test. Last year was my best ever at ~47 and I didn't hear anything though. Still hopeful
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drat Jeopardy, this is just mean.  They really had me going for a second there. 
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Sirotan posted:drat Jeopardy, this is just mean. Just came in here to post this.
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jscolon2.0 posted:Just came in here to post this. I had the exact same reaction. It shocked me for a second because there's no way in hell that I made the cut.
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Tonight's Final really, really should not have been a triple-stumper. Your mind has to go to China, and there's only one city in China that I can think of that's a verb of any sort in English.
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I didn't go directly to China, but it didn't take very long to realize it was Shanghai. In fact, I did the Alex Jacob shake my head and then realize the answer thing.
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Yeah, I cracked up pretty hard on that because I thought that kind of music was just a gag on The IT Crowd and not a real thing.
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PT6A posted:Tonight's Final really, really should not have been a triple-stumper. Your mind has to go to China, and there's only one city in China that I can think of that's a verb of any sort in English. I got it close to immediately, not least of the reasons why because the Daily Double I hit in my own show asked for the largest container port in the world, that being Shanghai. As for the Alex diss, social media has been blowing up about it, with people demanding he apologize for it tonight or be fired due to the comment. I didn't catch tonight's episode, so I dunno if he did or reference it in any way when he introduced the champ or did another interview segment, but I'm guessing not, since these things are taped months in advance and they'd have no way to know that something like this would blow up in such a way. I've heard former Jeopardy contestants refer to this as an "Uncle Alex moment", when he becomes flummoxed a bit by modern stuff, tries to be amusing, and it goes over like a lead balloon. But man, are people angry about this...
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I had the theme from The Addams Family stuck in my head from January until, like, May. Now it's back. gently caress you, Jeopardy.
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I answered that, and then snapped my fingers twice. Also, nice post/avatar combo.
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I've never been more annoyed while watching this show than I was during that Harry Potter category Edit: actually that whole game was a travesty holy gently caress Edit 2: okay it wasn't that bad. Also serves me right for posting while watching Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Oct 15, 2016 |
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The game didn't turn out that bad but man, poor Jerry.
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Tater Love 