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Poque posted:Someone please help me understand the joke in the categories "Burger" and "Cal A" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burghers_of_Calais And yeah I was in the waiting-contestant seats for that final, hoo boy, the group was not pleased with wagering e: also i will try not to self-post about my appearance a million more times but hey watch me friday my name is john Spokes fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Sep 18, 2019 |
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Thanks for the support everybody, what a fun experience. Feel like I could have been in it if things had broken slightly differently, but the champ's obviously very deserving and i hope he keeps killing it. Can't wait to watch the ToC
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Sep 23, 2019 16:32
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Poque posted:That was possibly the worst game of Jeopardy I've ever seen, holy poo poo oh, and *i* had to get jason. i couldn't have had THESE people
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Oct 4, 2019 06:21
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Zesty posted:I’m a day behind. What is up with this schoolgirl outfit on the adult? Is this a sex thing like the tiger guy? the tiger guy who is BACK THIS WEEK, baby. rawr xd So excited for ToC InsensitiveSeaBass posted:Alex made it through taping this tournament, anything else is house money for me. Though like he said, he's contractually obligated to live through next season, so I'll remain hopeful. someone i know is taping next month so I'm selfishly hoping he makes it through there, but yeah. I'm mostly hoping he leaves the job with some time to enjoy life whether that's 6 months or 15 years Spokes fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Nov 4, 2019 |
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Nov 4, 2019 21:59
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Poque posted:I really did not like the "be more specific" prompt for the Guyana response. Same! And yeah FJ felt very easy. Going for a meme from first place instead of throwing a dart at a famous battle is certainly a choice
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Nov 5, 2019 05:10
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HookShot posted:Conspiracy theory: they're making the final Jeopardys super easy with the hopes of James being in the lead going into it in tomorrow's game. I hope James has been training as hard for ToC as he did for his first run. Now that we only have to watch four more episodes of it i'm very excited to see him play again
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Nov 6, 2019 05:10
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InsensitiveSeaBass posted:This one was the hardest so far because I guessed the wrong singer. And I swear, the "most popular" ToC constant is rarely the one who comes out on top (eg Austin or Ken Jennings). Yeah, I remember james tweeting something a while back about how none of the longest regular season streaks won the ToC (Ken, Julia, Dave Madden, Matt Jackson, Austin, Seth, Arthur, Jason Keller). Interesting stuff!
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Nov 7, 2019 18:47
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Oof, the official J! account tweeted a spoiler this morning. Careful on the internet today, friends
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Nov 12, 2019 15:44
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vincentpricesboner posted:I'd almost argue more people play to not come last over the small difference in money between 2nd and 3rd. The story of being on Jeopardy and winning is great, coming in 2nd is honorable, being last place is a punchline. Yeah, this is justly wholly incorrect. as long as you don't channel wolf blitzer, just getting on the show is an accomplishment and if you don't win then it doesn't matter where you placed. nobody is getting jeered for "last place" in a 3-player game where only first matters. I think people play suboptimally re: DD betting and such because, you know, they're trivia fans and jeopardy! fans and they didn't devote their life to grinding out every edge in a silly game show you only get to play once. None of it has to do with wanting to finish second instead of third. Sure, it's worth taking a minute to figure out betting for second in a runaway scenario because there's a thousand bucks on the line, but there's really no other difference between the two also-ran places Duckman2008 posted:I can't stress enough: pretty much everyone does not go on tv trivia shows every day (Spokes might be the exception).
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Nov 18, 2019 18:03
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Oh, poo poo yeah. Surely Brad can't win *again*.... right?
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Nov 18, 2019 18:45
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Cockblocktopus posted:Emptyquoting my prediction for this: love it. Brad really does have the sweetest gig. He just plays four or five games every few years and they give him a million dollars
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Nov 18, 2019 19:04
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Poque posted:TOM HANKS??? My reaction too! According to @thejeopardyfan there was a tech issue and the go lights didn’t turn on for that clue. Not sure why they didn’t replace it, maybe they were obligated to advertise it or something
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Nov 19, 2019 15:21
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Apparatchik Magnet posted:I have never heard of this event, this nickname for Buffalo, or knew that was where McKinley was shot. Yeah, i guess if you're a serious presidential history buff (they didn't spot McKinley in the clue, you'd have had to get there) or know the City of Light or the exposition you'd have been able to get in, and I guess there's enough angles that it's not impenetrable but it just feels difficult in a way that most regular season FJs aren't. Also picking the one assassination everyone doesn't know the city for, whew.
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Nov 19, 2019 18:03
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We were specifically told (July 2019 taping, so perhaps they codified it recently) that the five banned wagers were 14, 88, 1488, 666, and 69. Someone asked about 420 and Maggie was just like “ayyyyyyy”
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Watched a taping today (airdate February), Alex seems like he’s doing fine as far we can see. Lucid, clever, moved well, only a re-read or two per game. Who knows what’s going on behind the scenes but he appears quick as ever
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InsensitiveSeaBass posted:
yep, five eps no problem. He mentioned that in addition to chemo he was taking two pills and one injection a day, but he didn't elaborate further. Jimmy of Clue Crew fame heavily hinted that they're taping the GOAT tournament next week, so he should be able to power through there. I'm optimistic for the future of the show even past that. Hoping Alex can finish out his contract and enjoy retirement for a while. spoiler for today's game: Nice games from the champ the last couple days, excited to continue watching
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Unkempt posted:I keep noticing weird audio dropouts where it sounds like they rerecorded a bit, is that a thing? yeah, whenever he misreads a clue they'll have him read it again during a commercial and dub that in on the broadcast
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So excited for the GOAT tournament (go brad)
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What a great night 1. Super close and really could have gone anyone’s way. I think I’m most impressed with James, grudgingly. We knew ken and brad were smart but James is showing he can compete with the absolute best on knowledge alone. Some of those pulls, drat. I came in rooting for brad but seeing how much the win last night meant for Ken I’m even more on board with either of them winning. I’m sure they’ll highlight brad or James with their little segment tonight and I’ll be rooting for them next. I just love jeopardy!
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Jan 8, 2020 17:05
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Anne Whateley posted:Can this just be like a whole spinoff series they do all the time? Like have the top 50 or 100 all-time, or high-scoring 3-day champs when that was the max, and just have them fight and call it uhh...Hard Jeopardy? gleefully rubbing my hands together waiting for the inevitable losers-only tournament in this alternate universe
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Jan 8, 2020 18:13
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got some chores tonight posted:i presume it's learnedleague My LL claim to fame is that I spent so much time harassing obvious cheaters on the message board that the admin changed the official rules to ban me from doing it Once a goon, always a goon e: oh, right, the actual reason i came to post here. The Israel/Palestine clue today. oof. How did that one get out of the writers' room? I saw they refunded the incorrect answer penalty but didn't award points Spokes fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Jan 11, 2020 |
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Jan 11, 2020 03:21
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So It Goes posted:Males and females have performed basically identical in the show in terms of getting questions right. However males make higher wagers/bets and presumably win more often though that. Of course one other thing the “percent right” stats wouldn’t account for is a female contestant might not buzz in at all in a more male biased category. very impressed by the amount of work that went into this and then they just didn't split out pre-doubled values "While round one questions worth $1,000 had the lowest likelihood of being answered correctly (almost 1-to-1), questions valued at $500 proved to be the second most difficult. Additionally, categories worth $600 and $800 had a ratio of over 2-to-1 in both rounds, which just goes to show – you never know which question is going to be the one that stumps you." 
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So It Goes posted:Yeah the data in that link is pretty bad in a lot of obvious ways. It’s too bad, it’d be interesting to see a jeopardy performance breakdown. Like, does age have any effect? When is someone’s “prime” for a trivia competition like jeopardy. Stuff like that I think nearly every super-champ was in their late-20s to mid-30s during their run (besides maybe matt jackson and tom nissley?)
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Jan 14, 2020 21:02
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mennoknight posted:I just watched my humiliating loss for the first time since the initial airing (3 years ago now I think?). Why the gently caress would i ever want to see it Yeah I have friends ask me for the link to mine still and I’m just like “yeah here sure it was great being on tv and Alex is great okay let’s talk about something different” It’s such a trip to study and practice and look forward to something for so long and then be the third best player on the stage by a mile (me, not necessarily any of y’all) and then have it indelibly etched in television history If you told 20 year old me I’d be on jeopardy I’d imagine I had it constantly playing on loop on ten TVs but instead I don’t even want to think about anything tangentially related to it
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Duckman2008 posted:I get being “ashamed” and whatnot, but I want to just post here that I thought you did fine and should be proud of the episode. LMAO this is an excellent plan. Thanks for the kind words. I saw Survivor season 40 (an all-winners season) advertising on the football game today and heavily leaning on the "Greatest Of All Time" title. Hard to imagine there wasn't some influence there
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Jan 19, 2020 23:09
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Sirotan posted:Well, as long as you win enough to cover your travel/hotel expenses. But same. You get $1000 for third place and $2000 for second! I definitely recommend going out for it despite my pity party upthread
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I think you can take the test again if you haven't auditioned. Per the website: "If you have never been a Jeopardy! contestant and have not participated in a Jeopardy! audition within 18 months prior to the test, you are eligible to take the test."
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Jan 21, 2020 23:14
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Good luck everybody! Join the goon legion of J! vets!
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Jan 29, 2020 00:08
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48/50, didn’t read the category and said Glee for the menzel/chenoweth one and flat out didn’t know Jaffa and whatever (food is a massive blind spot for me)
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Spraynard Kruger posted:Hey everybody, I'm your middle podium tonight! Welcome to the fold! Retro good luck!
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sunnyboy posted:I think the 'Greatest' competition has had a slightly negative effect on 'regular' Jeopardy. Mainly, after watching 3 of the best and brightest at Jeopardy just killing every kind of esoteric 'answer' in a wide variety of categories, watching the current crop of 'less than the greatest' flail about either just standing around (no-one answers) on super easy questions, or flat-out getting them wrong... is painful. jeopardy is fun because you get to watch normal people who know a little bit more than the average person do their best to answer tough questions. they obviously know enough to get on the show and some games are tougher than others. that's part of the fun, and it's great when you know something the contestants don't (although you don't have to make a post about it every time) there's the ToC every year and a higher-level tournament a few times a decade for people who just hate seeing easy questions but like... watch university challenge or something. idk, man edit: or... just go beat jeopardy for like six figures and pay quiz bowlers to duke it out in front of you for $20 an hour Spokes fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Feb 14, 2020 |
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Terry the GOAT
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mennoknight posted:even just a 5 day champ like the guy who mopped my floor, then got killed game one of his next day's taping. Sure is fun to imagine being selected just 2 games later and you definitely don't dwell on it for the rest of your life or anything big mood Luckily I was significantly outplayed (or outbuzzed, at least) by BOTH the champ (jason z in game 16) and the other challenger, so there's really not much to dwell on. 29 days until i can apply to other shows! onward and upward
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It's certainly harder under the lights for some folks sometimes it is MUCH harder and sometimes you have tonight e: if nothing else, at least we got to see 3 max DDs Spokes fucked around with this message at 02:15 on Mar 28, 2020 |
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Mar 28, 2020 02:03
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sunnyboy posted:A question for those who know jeopardy well (as in former contestants or insiders)... They don't, no. They absolutely encourage you to shorten it. Not to say "same category" or "finish the category" or anything that might throw alex off, but to identify it without saying the full name, for sure. the trick is to figure out which category is obviously sponsored by some company and leave that for last because they won't end the round until it's been completed
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Like I always say, it's never a good sign when there's more than two new posts in the Jeopardy! thread!
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BaronVonVaderham posted:That was almost verbatim the first thing my wife said when the episode started. I guess the studio is super cold, but drat. that's a fantastic pun
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