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What tripped me up is that "cloned" is a really .... strong word, if you know what I mean? It's just a really unusual thing to say and so I think the contestants zeroed in on that, thinking it had something to do with genetics or biology even though "math" and "Cambridge" were the far more important hints. Mendel's peas were a really good guess. Kinda reminds me of a clue a while back where it was a quote from MacArthur describing (the solution) Ghandi, so tons of people zeroed in on Americans or Filipinos assuming that MacArthur was way more important to the clue than he actually was. EDIT: removing MIT from the clue probably would have helped too, it's another complete red herring that the group of American contestants probably wasted a lot of time thinking about first ninjahedgehog fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Oct 19, 2022 |
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If you're familiar with how apples are propagated, "cloned" is really helpful, but I got it in my head that they meant Cambridge, MA, so I was never going to figure that out.
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An apple tree was the only thing that made sense to me as an answer, but I was also trying to think if it was a flower whose petals obeyed the Fibonacci sequence or something like that.
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ninjahedgehog posted:What tripped me up is that "cloned" is a really .... strong word, if you know what I mean? It's just a really unusual thing to say and so I think the contestants zeroed in on that, thinking it had something to do with genetics or biology even though "math" and "Cambridge" were the far more important hints. Mendel's peas were a really good guess. My first thought was peas, but then I hit the Cambridge part and that didn't make sense anymore. I got it pretty quickly after that..... Fitzy Fitz posted:If you're familiar with how apples are propagated, "cloned" is really helpful, but I got it in my head that they meant Cambridge, MA, so I was never going to figure that out. ...thanks to this clue. I think the clue was fair but undoubtedly difficult. I would sell my left nut to finally receive the call and get that game with both an Astronomy category and a science final, that's as good as it gets for me.
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I got the "cloned" part of the clue and immediately guessed sheep 
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It didn't really make sense to me given where Cambridge is, but I immediately went to bananas since I remembered reading that essentially every banana tree is a clone and that's why they're all super susceptible to getting wiped out by disease.
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I got as far as "what is a plant that has to do with math or science" in my head so like, the answer wasn't a shock but I wouldn't have thought of that specifically in a million years. But I'm also pretty dumb and bad at Jeopardy.
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Andorra posted:I got the "cloned" part of the clue and immediately guessed sheep I thought of that too but didn't think it'd make sense with the clue.
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christmas boots posted:It didn't really make sense to me given where Cambridge is, but I immediately went to bananas since I remembered reading that essentially every banana tree is a clone and that's why they're all super susceptible to getting wiped out by disease. Same, but after deciding I was wrong, I still couldn't think of anything else. It didn't help that my roommate was yelling out every plant he could think of. Strangely not apple tree, though.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jeopardy-bosses-make-big-rule-change-decision/ar-AA138F2W The extra cash for running categories is no longer happening.
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HookShot posted:https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jeopardy-bosses-make-big-rule-change-decision/ar-AA138F2W Honestly I'm relieved just to not have to deal with it. Would it count as running a category if you went out of order? What if someone else rang in and you just got a rebound, is that still as impressive? Obviously they'd have had to hash that out and set the rules, but I'm just glad to not have to worry about it.
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Dear God what a terrible final wager from Jessica. She is so lucky.
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Unless I messed up the math, she had a runaway going into Final, yet could have potentially come in third. Do they also get a reminder of everyone’s first day score, or is just for the audience? Even if they do, I can’t imagine how hard it would be to do the math under pressure.
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LOL that Liz Truss was a correct response. They probably thought when writing that one that there was no way it'd be out of date by air time. Good for Sadie. She seemed like she was about to lose it with nervousness in DJ but kept it together.
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Geez, Rowan, leave some money for everybody else
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CPColin posted:Geez, Rowan, leave some money for everybody else At least they're happy to be there. Unlike Sadie 
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So totally thrilled for Rowan. They’re a top-tier quizzed and have given me so much good advice on flash carding.
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Jeez Rowan is a machine and look like they're having a blast while doing so. Assuming no collapse today they should be a strong contender in the TOC.
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Cognac McCarthy posted:Rowan is very impressive as a player but I find their vibe exceptionally grating. Taking up that much of the room's energy is probably a good strategy for throwing off one's opponents, I guess I love them as a contestant, but I feel like I wouldn't like them outside the game. I know at least 2 relentlessly bubbly people like that and I can only deal with them in small doses. That said.......GO ROWAN! Except really GO AMY!!! once the TOC starts
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Yeah Rowan is a fantastic player but the theater kid energy is off the charts.
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Harry Privates posted:Yeah Rowan is a fantastic player but the theater kid energy is off the charts. gently caress that's exactly it. The two people I referred to are people I know from my pit orchestra days 
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Except really GO AMY!!! once the TOC starts Team Matt all the way
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FWIW Rowan is acting the exact way they tell you to act in auditions.
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zakharov posted:FWIW Rowan is acting the exact way they tell you to act in auditions. Doesn't make it any less obnoxious.
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Team Sadie all the way. I'm still mad for her when she got screwed over that Final Jeopardy with her writing.
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wa27 posted:Team Matt all the way gently caress it, Team Mattea
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I really respect Rowan's skill and the big gambles they're willing to take. I also think Rowan would be great at a party for a couple of hours, but not someone I'd like to work with. That said, I'm essentially Wednesday in Addams Family Values. Rowan was snapping up the clues so quickly last night, I didn't even get a chance to think of a question in most of Double Jeopardy.
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I like calling Matt Amodio "Matt Imodium," so I hope he stays in until the finals so I can annoy my wife with that as long as possible.
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CPColin posted:I'm Team I Hope Everybody Has a Good Time  Some irl friends know Rowan and speak highly of them so I'm cool if they keep crushing!
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zakharov posted:FWIW Rowan is acting the exact way they tell you to act in auditions. Then thank God the vast majority of players apparently ignore that advice.
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A Big Dark Yak posted:I like calling Matt Amodio "Matt Imodium," so I hope he stays in until the finals so I can annoy my wife with that as long as possible. I missed all of his episodes and for a long time thought everyone was talking about some mysterious "Madam Odio"
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FrumpleOrz posted:Team Sadie all the way. I'm still mad for her when she got screwed over that Final Jeopardy with her writing. TBH this. I like most of the contestants and Rowan seems to be having a good time but this storyline is all about Sadie's revenge as far as I'm concerned.
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Fitzy Fitz posted:I missed all of his episodes and for a long time thought everyone was talking about some mysterious "Madam Odio" This gave me a huge laugh, god drat. Madam Odio, amazing.
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Fitzy Fitz posted:Their nerves seemed so bad in yesterday's game. None of these people had an audience in their original appearance, right? Audience was made up of writers and staffers.
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