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First, here was my favorite clue.
Quote: Jeopardy
46,368 75,025 and 121,393 are specific to the work of this 12th and 13th century Italian Man
If you wish to blurt out the answer, please do so in spoiler tags.
After Laura lost, she and her boyfriend stole two of the WoV seats. Axel and I think FunkyDoc moved to the front row. I ended up sitting next to Laura. I congratulated her on a decent showing and being the only one to get Final Jeopardy. She thanked me and some chit-chat ensued, including her story of years of trying to get on the show. She is a cool chick. Her boyfriend is a lucky man.
Quote: Wizard
First, here was my favorite clue.
If you wish to blurt out the answer, please do so in spoiler tags.
Quote: odiousgambitBabs will be up against a 13 game winning champ - that should be no problem!
Babs,
Quote: tringlomaneAlso if Helen would have bet optimally for Final, she would have beat Jason. :(
She knows it, too. She's very upset with herself about it.
But it goes so fast. You have no idea, I promise. They can't help you decide on your bet amount, there are hundreds of people sitting there waiting for you to get going again, you're in a daze after hyperdrive for the full double Jeopardy round.
The deciding factor for her was the category being some type of music, she thought she had a fair chance of being right. So she bet it all and hoped it would be a solo solve. But they all got snowed.
The part of the clue you had to concentrate on was the date. 1880, with Canada becoming semi-independent in 1867, was the correlation. The French stuff was a distraction, but St. Denis is a big deal in Quebec and by extension, the rest of Canada.
(The weird thing for me, was that we had 2 coffee cups for Expo 67 that said Centennial, when I was a kid, and I always did the dishes. It was held in Montreal. So I always knew the year Canada became a country.)
La Marseilles was from the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille, which was 1789-92 and later, so it didn't make sense for them to take nearly 100 years to get an anthem they sang to rally the peasants . Fwiw, I knew it immediately because of the date (oh well), and last night, mom, who is Canadian by birth, didn't. She picked France as well. Should have done the dishes. Lol...
Quote: beachbumbabsShe knows it, too. She's very upset with herself about it.
But it goes so fast. You have no idea, I promise. They can't help you decide on your bet amount, there are hundreds of people sitting there waiting for you to get going again, you're in a daze after hyperdrive for the full double Jeopardy round.
The deciding factor for her was the category being some type of music, she thought she had a fair chance of being right. So she bet it all and hoped it would be a solo solve. But they all got snowed.
The part of the clue you had to concentrate on was the date. 1880, with Canada becoming semi-independent in 1867, was the correlation. The French stuff was a distraction, but St. Denis is a big deal in Quebec and by extension, the rest of Canada.
(The weird thing for me, was that we had 2 coffee cups for Expo 67 that said Centennial, when I was a kid, and I always did the dishes. It was held in Montreal. So I always knew the year Canada became a country.)
La Marseilles was from the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille, which was 1789-92 and later, so it didn't make sense for them to take nearly 100 years to get an anthem they sang to rally the peasants . Fwiw, I knew it immediately because of the date (oh well), and last night, mom, who is Canadian by birth, didn't. She picked France as well. Should have done the dishes. Lol...
I would not have pieced it together in time had I been a contestant, but I would get it with enough time.
My reasoning was this. France is just too obvious an answer. If that was the asnwer, it would be like asking if they eat Mexican food in Mexico. Clearly a misdirection. What is another country where a lot of french is spoken, and on our radar enough that we might reasonably expected to get the answer?
Cana-duh!
Let's try to keep this thread on the topic of Jeopardy, especially Barb's big day!
Quote: WizardPosts about EvenBob's roulette strategy have been split off to THE EVENBOB METHOD TO BEATING ROULETTE.
Let's try to keep this thread on the topic of Jeopardy, especially Barb's big day!
But it's not a method to beat anything,
please change the title. How could
betting with a streak win, it's not possible.
Quote: WizardI'm going to try to split off these roulette posts.
This thread has produced more spin-offs than Happy Days
Quote: michael99000This thread has produced more spin-offs than Happy Days
Trivia Time! Which television show has garnered the most spin-offs?
Quote: WizardTrivia Time! Which television show has garnered the most spin-offs?
Quote: WizardTrivia Time! Which television show has garnered the most spin-offs?
OMG, Wheel of Fortune is still on?
Pat Sajack and Vanna White look
ridiculous, they're so old. What
a boring show, I turned down the
sound after 5 min.
Quote: gamerfreakLove that a casino category came up
Remember some are on WC time.
Quote: BozRemember some are on WC time.
I think that was already divulged in this thread.
But I forgot about silly time zones so I will zip it
Quote: gamerfreakLove that a casino category came up
What are the odds?
Quote: WizardWhat are the odds?
And a burning man answer!
Quote: WizardTrivia Time! Which television show has garnered the most spin-offs?
Same request here.Quote: PokerGrinderAnybody have a link? My mom asked me to tape it for her but I seemed to have screwed that up lol.
8pm in Calif.
I vote yes, and that People that haven’t seen it and don’t want spoilers should just avoid the remainder of this thread after my post.Quote: EvenBobCan we discuss it now? It's after
8pm in Calif.
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I wrote some thoughts on the fly while watching.
- Flash first impression - wait is that Michael Shackleford's brother, the current champion? If you squint enough he looks similar.
- hey there really is a casino category. Not surprised you missed the James Bond question. Slow on the button? thought you'd get at least 2 more of those.
- Thought it was great you took a couple wins out of the gate.
- thought that tornado question was a trick question. It seemed too obvious the USA was #1, but I didn't know that for sure and would have hesitated.
-double jeopardy, Oh oh, the champion has seemed to gotten his game on. He's pulling ahead. I'm hoping you remember to keep calm, and but keep pressing to the last second --- there's always a chance, something will turn around even on the final question, if you have enough to compete with the leader.
ah, commercial before final jeopardy -- can't really count on this guy to bet enough to jeopardize his win. Perhaps he will faint and have to be carried out? Not much hope, I admit.
Rats.
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I've never seen the show except for
bits of it in movies like Groundhog
Day. Nobody told me it was rigged,
what a joke of a show.
The winner coming back after winning
the round just minutes before, has
a huge edge over the two rookies. He's
warmed up, he's in the groove. And
after winning 5 in a row and coming back
for the next week, he's an old pro. Cool
and calm, just mow them down.
Even Alex was obviously rooting for him.
Barb and the other guy didn't have a
chance. That's what this show is about,
the winner continuing to win and making
people root for or against him.
Look what he did. He was down a lot at
one point and cool as a cucumber. He
just plodded along, building his lead
while the brains of the other two players
are trying to cope with 'first time' stress and
anxiety. Of course he won.
Awful show, very unfair and rigged so
the winner can keep winning and
drawing an audience. Much more fair
for a winner to play other winners only.
Wait till there are 3 one time winners,
they play each other. Keep rotating
other winners into the rotation. What
I saw tonight was a travesty, one cool
customer and two others trying like
crazy to figure it out. Not fair at all.
Second, here is my take, and much of this comes from comments Barbara made afterward. That game all came down to the clicker and who found the Daily Doubles. The questions were overall pretty easy. I think Barbara would give Jason a run for his money if luck were taken out of the game. As I recall, an employee of the show gave Barbara advice on the clicker during the first commercial break. It's possible that said advice actually hurt Barb's game. You could see that Jason dominated in Double Jeopardy, clicking in on the vast majority of Clues.
What are the odds there would be a casino game category, a Burning Man Clue, and an eclipse-related question all on Barb's game. I thought I knew Heavy Metal pretty well, but that category humbled me.
I'll have more comments tomorrow, but that's my quick summary.
Quote: WizardIt's possible that said advice actually hurt Barb's game. You could see that Jason dominated in Double Jeopardy, clicking in on the vast majority of Clues.
Why wouldn't he, he's a veteran
player. Barb was literally trying
to figure the clicker out while
this guy is on cruise control.
Am I the only one who see's
what a joke this is? How unfair?
I couldn't believe what I was
seeing. At least on Chopped
they pit former winners against
former winners to make it fair.
Barb and the other guy didn't
have deer in the headlights
looks, but it was damn close.
Quote: rxwineNot surprised you missed the James Bond question.
I would have loved to have responded, "What is Chemin de Fer?" and then dared them to say I was wrong.
Hmm, I wonder if Babs and Jon can get invited back over a faulty question.
Saved you guys to enjoy once people had gone home.
Watching it tonight, I counted 49 I got right, plus final Jeopardy. I missed 2, didn't try to answer 9 others. So 51 times I buzzed in. 15 I got to answer right or wrong, plus FJ. Found no DDs. Zip. Zero. Died on buzzerblock.
One of the 2 I missed, I had gotten so frustrated about the buzzer issue I was just buzzing to try and get in, figure out why i was getting shut out. Had no idea what I'd buzzed in on, or that it was a photo clue, and couldn't find the monitor with the picture 30+ feet away. So, squint while making a d'oh sound for the amusement of millions while the clock is ticking, then say something lame. Not my finest moment. You could call it a tilt, in fact. But I realized right then I'd done that and at least didn't repeat it.
More to say tomorrow but wanted to add a little to the conversation. Falling over sleepy. Thanks all for watching and commenting.
Whoever got the first answer in that category was very likely to miss it, particularly on the less obvious ones. After that, everybody realizes the gimmick and it becomes far easier.
Mike, those questions in the metal category where easy! I felt like the champion was kind of amused at how easy they were too. If that's what you grew up with, they were equivalent to "The object of this card game is to get as close to 21 as possible without going over."
The bands they chose were very fluffy though. Some were arguably not really metal.
My mom and I were watching some older episodes on netflix and laughing at how unbelievably lame everyone's personal stories are. Like, one lady's was that she was on vacation once and missed a ferry. Seriously. Or they are like, "I own 4 cacti." "One time, I thought I saw Tom Selleck but it turned out not to be him." "I've bought the same brand of cat food for 7 years."
Bab's story has to be one of the coolest in the show's history.
Quote: beachbumbabsHad a very tiring day, including people shooting steel tipped hunting arrows into our yard and having the police come over right at Jeopardy time. Thought they might have been shooting at the dogs, but it was redneck foolishness. One went through the screen into the pool. I have 3 hunting arrows for sale, btw.
Saved you guys to enjoy once people had gone home.
Watching it tonight, I counted 49 I got right, plus final Jeopardy. I missed 2, didn't try to answer 9 others. So 51 times I buzzed in. 15 I got to answer right or wrong, plus FJ. Found no DDs. Zip. Zero. Died on buzzerblock.
One of the 2 I missed, I had gotten so frustrated about the buzzer issue I was just buzzing to try and get in, figure out why i was getting shut out. Had no idea what I'd buzzed in on, or that it was a photo clue, and couldn't find the monitor with the picture 30+ feet away. So, squint while making a d'oh sound for the amusement of millions while the clock is ticking, then say something lame. Not my finest moment. You could call it a tilt, in fact. But I realized right then I'd done that and at least didn't repeat it.
More to say tomorrow but wanted to add a little to the conversation. Falling over sleepy. Thanks all for watching and commenting.
Hi BBB... Sorry it did not go your way. I wanted to say sorry months ago but didn't want to put you in weird position to have to ignore/deny it.
After the last question of the casino category I saw you get annoyed/frustrated/pissed. I hope that didn't throw you off your game. Do you recall that sequence? Was it because you only got 1 of that category to answer? Seemed like you were angry at the buzzer.
So after your experience do you feel differently about the show? Do you think they should change the way the buzzer works? As you mentioned the questions are not overly hard, I even got about 20 of them right and I suck at trivia. I don't think it is anything earth shattering but it seems like there is too much emphasis on just winning the buzzer. Do you know where you went wrong on the buzzer? Could you just not figure out where the timing was?
Again I am sorry that you did not win but I hope your experience was everything you wanted it to be after so many years of trying.
Jon's story about Axel naming the cat was pretty cool too.Quote: RigondeauxBab's story has to be one of the coolest in the show's history.
Quote: SOOPOOCongratulations Babs! You are now part of an elite group of people who have made it onto Jeopardy. Susan, Jonathan, David, Yvonne and I are proud of you. Do you get an actual check from Jeopardy? If you do, make sure you make a copy to frame!
To cash multiple times*
This was discussed during James Holzhauer's run. The longer you're there, the more comfortable you become with the clicker timing and you get a big advantage over the newbies.
I couldn't believe the very first question picked was about Pai Gow Poker! Made my heart swoon.
Quote: SOOPOOCongratulations Babs!
Indeed. Just getting on is a huge badge of honor. I've yet to jump over even the first of their many hurdles.
I was browsing the Jeopardy web site, where there's an interview of Jason, the current champion. Here is one Q&A:
Q: After being off for the summer, were you nervous that you might have lost your touch when you came back to play again?
A: Certainly. Yeah, absolutely. You never know. The buzzer has always been magic to me, even during those shows (last season) and even today. You never know. I never know if I'm going to get in. It's an art, not a science.
That happens a couple times and it is hard to recover
Indeed. Actually, one could argue that Bacarrat was technically wrong. IIRC, James Bond only played Chemin de Fer in the films (and novels).Quote: GialmereI would have loved to have responded, "What is Chemin de Fer?" and then dared them to say I was wrong.
Hmm, I wonder if Babs and Jon can get invited back over a faulty question.
I was thinking the same thing. When I heard the clue, I thought to myself "one 'F' or two?" And at that point in the game, a correct response would have given her a substantial lead (plus control of the board), but the wrong response brought her back to the pack. Very unfortunate.Quote: RigondeauxI think a big bad break was when Babs was first to answer on the brand names question, where all the spellings of the words were wrong. And for a large dollar amount, iirc.
Whoever got the first answer in that category was very likely to miss it, particularly on the less obvious ones. After that, everybody realizes the gimmick and it becomes far easier.
Quote: JohnzimboIt looked to me like you were getting exasperated when unable to buzz in, that would piss me off. Losing out by a millisecond on a $2000 answer is a $4000 switch when an opponent gets it correct.
That happens a couple times and it is hard to recover
Babs, congrats! You did very well. I thought it was interesting how frustrated you were. Maybe I don't always watch as closely as I did last night, but I have never seen a contestant show as much frustration as you did. I assumed you were having buzzer issues.
Babs, do you think it was coincidence that there was a casino category? It makes me think that maybe they bias the categories a little based on contestants.
Again, congrats we are all proud of your showing.
Quote: DRichBabs, congrats! You did very well. I thought it was interesting how frustrated you were. Maybe I don't always watch as closely as I did last night, but I have never seen a contestant show as much frustration as you did. I assumed you were having buzzer issues.
Babs, do you think it was coincidence that there was a casino category? It makes me think that maybe they bias the categories a little based on contestants.
Again, congrats we are all proud of your showing.
I was wondering the same. I am sure they would prefer to have a game with mostly answered questions instead of having 5 categories where people dont know any of them and the scores are -2000, -400, and 200.
Quote: GialmereI would have loved to have responded, "What is Chemin de Fer?" and then dared them to say I was wrong.
Hah I thought the same thing. I think they would have accepted the answer, or if Alex said incorrect at first, come back after the break and award points for that answer. That happens from time to time.
I was surprised they took “the mooch” as a correct answer for Anthony Scarramucci, or at least didn’t ask him to be more specific.
