This! Is! JEOPARDY!

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Soothing Vapors: Mar 26, 2006; Associate Justice Lena "Kegels" Dunham: An uncool thought to have: 'is that guy walking in the dark behind me a rapist? Never mind, he's Asian.

I'm Canadian... help me out here. How do you pronounce them

# ? Apr 11, 2019 16:42

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# ? May 11, 2024 11:43

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

https://twitter.com/bobshabazz/status/1116177490949468160?s=19

# ? Apr 11, 2019 16:47

Island Nation: Jun 20, 2006; Trust No One

I assume they just went with what the IPA uses, accents be damned.

It among other clues tripped me enough to do badly in the test. The writers sure love Chekov, don't they?

# ? Apr 11, 2019 17:56

Gaunab: Feb 13, 2012; LUFTHANSA YOU FUCKING DICKWEASEL

I missed the test

# ? Apr 12, 2019 04:02

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

I did not do well! That was fun though. Positive I got 27 right, probably maxed out at 30.

Edit: 29. https://jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5147

Poque fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Apr 12, 2019

# ? Apr 12, 2019 04:18

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

I thought I made the test with seconds to spare, but when I signed in it told me I wasn't registered even though I've very sure I did that long ago :rip:

# ? Apr 12, 2019 04:25

The Zack: Jan 1, 2005; Pillbug

Too late now, but apparently you have to register 2 hours in advance of the test. That useful information is nowhere to be seen on their website. I did a Google search and the jeopardy Twitter account said that.

Because of that I had to stay up past my bedtime and take the west coast test.

# ? Apr 12, 2019 12:12

InsensitiveSeaBass: Apr 1, 2008; You're entering a realm which is unusual. Maybe it's magic, or contains some kind of monster... The second one. Prepare to enter The Scary Door.; Nap Ghost

The Zack posted:

Too late now, but apparently you have to register 2 hours in advance of the test. That useful information is nowhere to be seen on their website. I did a Google search and the jeopardy Twitter account said that.

Because of that I had to stay up past my bedtime and take the west coast test.

This was me this year. I drunkenly got 42/50, if my hangover math is correct.

# ? Apr 12, 2019 14:35

The Sean: Apr 17, 2005; Am I handsome now?

lol I got maybe 22 of them correct. Some I pulled out of my rear end and got right, and others I knew the answer to but couldn't retrieve it in time.

# ? Apr 12, 2019 15:35

Gene Hackman Fan: Dec 27, 2002; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Gene Hackman Fan posted:

going by the answers for the 9th, assuming I missed it for any answer that seemed unfamiliar, I think I got 40.

of course, that�s all depending on whether or not I get called for an in-person, which hasn�t happened yet.

i must apologize, as i have misspoken. i drank a 40 before i did the test.

i have no idea how i actually did

# ? Apr 12, 2019 18:52

The Zack: Jan 1, 2005; Pillbug

InsensitiveSeaBass posted:

This was me this year. I drunkenly got 42/50, if my hangover math is correct.

I got 39s on Tuesday's and the South Florida one on a nice buzz late Tuesday night. Registered and took Thursday's sober and got 36 :shrug:

# ? Apr 13, 2019 01:04

Vulture Culture: Jul 14, 2003; I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients.

Just started catching up on last week's episodes, and James really reminds me of the version of himself that James Van Der Beek played in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

# ? Apr 16, 2019 04:20

6-year plan man: Sep 1, 2007; working hardly, or hardly working?

Currently has 70k plus heading into final jeopardy against two opponents with 5k

# ? Apr 18, 2019 00:24

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004

6-year plan man posted:

Currently has 70k plus heading into final jeopardy against two opponents with 5k

and another record one-day total

this guy has broken jeopardy

# ? Apr 18, 2019 00:29

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

He's almost averaging Roger Craig's old record

# ? Apr 18, 2019 00:38

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

I'm still cranky about his smarm but what can I do but respect his game? The "correct" strategy for Jeopardy isn't a secret but nobody's executing it better than him. And he has the guts to make huge bets on Daily Doubles which is what's setting him apart. Jennings had similar skills but was famously a timid bettor. Professional gambler vs Mormon, am I right folks

It's also not hard to see how he might eventually go down. One bad DD in Double Jeopardy could crush him.

# ? Apr 18, 2019 00:52

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

I wonder how humbled Roger Craig feels about his single-day record not just having been smashed hard, but multiple times by the same person.

# ? Apr 18, 2019 01:23

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

Tumblr of scotch posted:

I wonder how humbled Roger Craig feels about his single-day record not just having been smashed hard, but multiple times by the same person.

https://twitter.com/rogcraig/status/1115649682498310144

https://twitter.com/rogcraig/status/1116019346600603649

# ? Apr 18, 2019 01:25

Vulture Culture: Jul 14, 2003; I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients.

zakharov posted:

I'm still cranky about his smarm but what can I do but respect his game? The "correct" strategy for Jeopardy isn't a secret but nobody's executing it better than him. And he has the guts to make huge bets on Daily Doubles which is what's setting him apart. Jennings had similar skills but was famously a timid bettor. Professional gambler vs Mormon, am I right folks

It's also not hard to see how he might eventually go down. One bad DD in Double Jeopardy could crush him.

To this point, he hasn't been in a situation where he couldn't easily recover from a tie. But he's not stupid or impulsive, and he bets lower when it's called for.

That said, this is how we saw Alex Jacob go in game seven.

zakharov posted:

https://twitter.com/rogcraig/status/1115649682498310144

https://twitter.com/rogcraig/status/1116019346600603649

This was before Roger Craig was bumped down to the #5 spot for single-game winnings in the span of a week :froggonk:

# ? Apr 18, 2019 02:58

User: May 3, 2002; by FactsAreUseless; Nap Ghost

This the best run since the all stars, I enjoy it. Anyone with a brain knows the correct strategy, but his execution is virtually perfect. That's a lot harder on the stage than on the couch. One thing that stands out to me is that his hit rate is incredible for his buzzer timing. He almost never buzzes when he doesn't know the answer. I get a bit of a high functioning rain man vibe actually.

Edit: That webpage brings back geocities memories. It's like a trip back to the 90s where we'd put stupid insults in <meta/> tags.

Edit: https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1118710748681687041 And then that. I'm starting to think the Jeopardy people themselves are behind the cringe site.

Edit: https://thejeopardyfan.com/2019/04/james-holzhauer-ken-jennings-comparison.html That's neat. We all knew he rocks it on the daily doubles, but seeing it quantified is cool.

User fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Apr 18, 2019

# ? Apr 18, 2019 05:28

Vulture Culture: Jul 14, 2003; I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients.

User posted:

And then that. I'm starting to think the Jeopardy people themselves are behind the cringe site.

The thought had crossed my mind, but I was able to determine that the theme was a W3Schools stock theme, and the whole thing just seemed really off-brand for a major studio technically

# ? Apr 18, 2019 11:24