Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
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Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Congrats to Ryan taking October. New month, clean slate. We doubling up.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
CATEGORY: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
CLUE: This nation joined the Warsaw Pact in 1955 & NATO in 2009, & was alphabetically first in each
RESPONSE:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
CATEGORY: EWs 50 GREATEST MOVIE DIRECTORS
CLUE: He "inaugurated a new depth--both visually…and emotionally…and (had) a voice that paid the bills until he died"
RESPONSE: Anyway, I hit them both, so
L-Jam 2-0
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
CATEGORY: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
CLUE: This nation joined the Warsaw Pact in 1955 & NATO in 2009, & was alphabetically first in each
RESPONSE:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
CATEGORY: EWs 50 GREATEST MOVIE DIRECTORS
CLUE: He "inaugurated a new depth--both visually…and emotionally…and (had) a voice that paid the bills until he died"
RESPONSE: Anyway, I hit them both, so
L-Jam 2-0
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L-Jam 2-0
Duff 2-0
Duff 2-0
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 2-0
Duff 2-0
Moreta 2-0
Duff 2-0
Moreta 2-0
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 2-0
Duff 2-0
Moreta 2-0
Shirley 2-0
Duff 2-0
Moreta 2-0
Shirley 2-0
Totally Kafkaesque
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L-Jam 2-0
Duff 2-0
Moreta 2-0
Shirley 2-0
Pruitt 2-0
Duff 2-0
Moreta 2-0
Shirley 2-0
Pruitt 2-0
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Thursday, November 3
CATEGORY: LITERARY ANIMALS
CLUE: In a 1926 book, he "is in a very sad condition, because it’s his birthday, & nobody has taken any notice of it, & he’s very gloomy"
RESPONSE: L-Jam 3-0
CATEGORY: LITERARY ANIMALS
CLUE: In a 1926 book, he "is in a very sad condition, because it’s his birthday, & nobody has taken any notice of it, & he’s very gloomy"
RESPONSE: L-Jam 3-0
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L-Jam 3-0
Moreta 3-0
Moreta 3-0
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Friday, November 4
CATEGORY: HISTORIC DOCUMENTS
CLUE: William Seward objected to its timing, saying "it may be viewed as the last measure of an exhausted government"
RESPONSE: L-Jam 4-0
CATEGORY: HISTORIC DOCUMENTS
CLUE: William Seward objected to its timing, saying "it may be viewed as the last measure of an exhausted government"
RESPONSE: L-Jam 4-0
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 4-0
Duff 3-1
Got the historical document, missed the character.
Duff 3-1
Got the historical document, missed the character.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 4-0
Duff 3-1
BSF 2-2
Duff 3-1
BSF 2-2
Dances with Wolves (1) - BSF
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
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L-Jam 4-0
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 4-0
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Pretty big month for The Kid. 10-year anniversary of the real thing.
"I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now - Bob Dylan"
-Chris Berman
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Pretty big month for The Kid. 10-year anniversary of the real thing.
"I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now - Bob Dylan"
-Chris Berman
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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L-Jam 4-0
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Syb 2-2
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Syb 2-2
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L-Jam 4-0
Carwash 4-0
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Syb 2-2
Carwash 4-0
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Syb 2-2
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 4-0
Carwash 4-0
Shirley 4-0
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Syb 2-2
I need to take a screenshot of that shit.
Carwash 4-0
Shirley 4-0
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Syb 2-2
I need to take a screenshot of that shit.
Totally Kafkaesque
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"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 4-0
Carwash 4-0
Shirley 4-0
Moreta 4-0
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Syb 2-2
Carwash 4-0
Shirley 4-0
Moreta 4-0
Ryan 3-1
Duff 3-1
Pruitt 3-1
BSF 2-2
Syb 2-2
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
I assume we're pausing for Teen Tourney?
(I'm 2-0 bitchessss)
(I'm 2-0 bitchessss)
Dances with Wolves (1) - BSF
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
I don't get it. What's the reference?Pruitt wrote:Oh Those Crazy Jeopardy Teens!
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Yes, my bad. We don't follow along the teen, old people, or celebrity tournaments.
Monday, November 7
CATEGORY: STATE BIRDS
CLUE: Oddly, the California gull is the state bird of this landlocked state
RESPONSE:
Tuesday, November 8 (I doubt anyone was watching if it wasn't pre-empted)
CATEGORY: COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
CLUE: The constitution of this country came into effect on February 4, 1997 & by 2016, 13 parties were represented in its parliament
RESPONSE: Missed the Birds (I'm not Sabo) but I did hit the Commonwealth. Going into the two-week break:
L-Jam 5-1
Monday, November 7
CATEGORY: STATE BIRDS
CLUE: Oddly, the California gull is the state bird of this landlocked state
RESPONSE:
Tuesday, November 8 (I doubt anyone was watching if it wasn't pre-empted)
CATEGORY: COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
CLUE: The constitution of this country came into effect on February 4, 1997 & by 2016, 13 parties were represented in its parliament
RESPONSE: Missed the Birds (I'm not Sabo) but I did hit the Commonwealth. Going into the two-week break:
L-Jam 5-1
My avatar corresponds on my place in the Swamp posting list with the all-time Home Run list. Number 45 is Paul Konerko with 439.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Oh, and I don't read Buzzfeed. What's the joke that the girl did?
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It's a goofy thing the kids do. Trust me, go up to a teem (one that you know), point at their shoes and yell "What are those?" Hilarity should ensue.Jerloma wrote:I don't get it. What's the reference?Pruitt wrote:Oh Those Crazy Jeopardy Teens!
L-Jam 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
(Missed the bird)
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
BSF 2-4
I hate answering when I'm not actually watching. My brain isn't in trivia mode when I read them here and try and answer. 0-2 on the ones that weren't televised here.
Pruitt 4-2
BSF 2-4
I hate answering when I'm not actually watching. My brain isn't in trivia mode when I read them here and try and answer. 0-2 on the ones that weren't televised here.
Dances with Wolves (1) - BSF
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
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L-Jam 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
BSF 2-4
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
BSF 2-4
Fanniebug wrote: P.S. rass! Dont write me again, dude! You're in ignore list!
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 5-1
Shirley 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
BSF 2-4
Shirley 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
BSF 2-4
Totally Kafkaesque
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 5-1
Shirley 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
BSF 2-4
Duff 2-4
Shirley 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
BSF 2-4
Duff 2-4
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
L-Jam 5-1
Shirley 5-1
Moreta 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
BSF 2-4
Duff 2-4
Shirley 5-1
Moreta 5-1
Pruitt 4-2
Carwash 4-2
BSF 2-4
Duff 2-4
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Last night's champion played her game with stage 4 cancer. She never got to live to see her game air. And my office is dusty.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2 ... /95134602/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2 ... /95134602/
Dances with Wolves (1) - BSF
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
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Wow.BSF21 wrote:Last night's champion played her game with stage 4 cancer. She never got to live to see her game air. And my office is dusty.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2 ... /95134602/
Not dusty in here, but the thermostat must be broken - I just got goose bumps.
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Current Jeopardy champ is an all-time great. And the first contestant who really seems to be enjoying himself... in a deadpan hipster way.
http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/10/austin-rogers-jeopardy-bartender-new-york-video/
http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/10/austin-rogers-jeopardy-bartender-new-york-video/
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
I have been invited for a "follow-up appointment" at the Jeopardy! Contestant search in Toronto on November 15th!
I may not sleep before then.
I may not sleep before then.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Pruitt wrote:I have been invited for a "follow-up appointment" at the Jeopardy! Contestant search in Toronto on November 15th!
I may not sleep before then.
Congrats. Work on being personable and projecting your voice (without yelling or being a doofus). At this point, they're looking for people they're comfortable putting on TV.
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brian wrote:Pruitt wrote:I have been invited for a "follow-up appointment" at the Jeopardy! Contestant search in Toronto on November 15th!
I may not sleep before then.
Congrats. Work on being personable and projecting your voice (without yelling or being a doofus). At this point, they're looking for people they're comfortable putting on TV.
I'll work on my enunciation.
Anyone want to tutor me in science, Civil War and British Monarchs?
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Pruitt wrote:brian wrote:Pruitt wrote:I have been invited for a "follow-up appointment" at the Jeopardy! Contestant search in Toronto on November 15th!
I may not sleep before then.
Congrats. Work on being personable and projecting your voice (without yelling or being a doofus). At this point, they're looking for people they're comfortable putting on TV.
I'll work on my enunciation.
Anyone want to tutor me in science, Civil War and British Monarchs?
Work on your periodic table, north good/south bad unless NASCAR, if it's 200 or 400 it's Victoria if not I can't help you.
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"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Pruitt wrote:brian wrote:Pruitt wrote:I have been invited for a "follow-up appointment" at the Jeopardy! Contestant search in Toronto on November 15th!
I may not sleep before then.
Congrats. Work on being personable and projecting your voice (without yelling or being a doofus). At this point, they're looking for people they're comfortable putting on TV.
I'll work on my enunciation.
Anyone want to tutor me in British Monarchs?
Try looking at your money.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
This is as much of the history of British Monarchs as I know.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Congrats, Pru!
I'll let TF chime in on his own, but for me, I think the best advice is to present a slightly enhanced version of your own personality. Whatever way you project humor, as long as it isn't annoying, would be a plus. If you are dry in your humor, then show it.
Here's what you're looking to do, assuming it's the same as two years ago when I did it: First you are going to take a 50 question written test. They put the clue on a big projection screen, and you hand write your answer on a sheet. A new clue pops up every 15 seconds. Here they are simply making sure you didn't use a ringer on the online test, so as long as you're in the neighborhood of your online score, you're fine.
Next they are going to call you up by threes and play a practice game. They'll give you the buzzer, and respond in question form like you would on the show. This will go for a couple minutes, giving everyone a chance to ring in, answer, and select the next category and dollar amount. Don't fret when you're up there. They just want to make sure you're not a dipshit.
After a couple minutes, then they are going to do the story time. Beforehand, they are going to ask for three stories. I'd say practice telling the story in casual conversation beforehand, you want it to sound natural. If there's humor behind it, let your humor show. If it's unique, show how much it meant to do it. They want to see your personality.
You'll do great.
I'll let TF chime in on his own, but for me, I think the best advice is to present a slightly enhanced version of your own personality. Whatever way you project humor, as long as it isn't annoying, would be a plus. If you are dry in your humor, then show it.
Here's what you're looking to do, assuming it's the same as two years ago when I did it: First you are going to take a 50 question written test. They put the clue on a big projection screen, and you hand write your answer on a sheet. A new clue pops up every 15 seconds. Here they are simply making sure you didn't use a ringer on the online test, so as long as you're in the neighborhood of your online score, you're fine.
Next they are going to call you up by threes and play a practice game. They'll give you the buzzer, and respond in question form like you would on the show. This will go for a couple minutes, giving everyone a chance to ring in, answer, and select the next category and dollar amount. Don't fret when you're up there. They just want to make sure you're not a dipshit.
After a couple minutes, then they are going to do the story time. Beforehand, they are going to ask for three stories. I'd say practice telling the story in casual conversation beforehand, you want it to sound natural. If there's humor behind it, let your humor show. If it's unique, show how much it meant to do it. They want to see your personality.
You'll do great.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
All correct. The coordinators have the magic ability to make you forget they're the arbitrary gateway between you and millions of people. Just listen to directions and be a generally happy person and they'll help you along.
I don't watch much anymore but there's still plenty of wet noodles who make it on the show, and I know there were some smart dancing clowns in my group that never made it. So nobody really has the secret recipe. I bet they like writers/entertainment industry types though...
As far as the test goes, it's just like the online version. You probably know 35-40 answers right now. Keep an eye on current events and brush up on famous lists and you'll add 5-10 more.
Go fight win.
I don't watch much anymore but there's still plenty of wet noodles who make it on the show, and I know there were some smart dancing clowns in my group that never made it. So nobody really has the secret recipe. I bet they like writers/entertainment industry types though...
As far as the test goes, it's just like the online version. You probably know 35-40 answers right now. Keep an eye on current events and brush up on famous lists and you'll add 5-10 more.
Go fight win.
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Thanks guys.
I'm excited already - test is on the 15th - already planning out my anecdotes!
I'm not worried about the written test, and will try to keep it calm yet clear on the second part of the test.
There's a fear that I have that I'll make it on the show and be way up as Final Jeopardy starts. Question is on physics and I blow it, and somewhere in a retirement home north of the city, my nasty old science teacher will watch and laugh.
I'm excited already - test is on the 15th - already planning out my anecdotes!
I'm not worried about the written test, and will try to keep it calm yet clear on the second part of the test.
There's a fear that I have that I'll make it on the show and be way up as Final Jeopardy starts. Question is on physics and I blow it, and somewhere in a retirement home north of the city, my nasty old science teacher will watch and laugh.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge - November 2016
Pruitt wrote:Thanks guys.
I'm excited already - test is on the 15th - already planning out my anecdotes!
I'm not worried about the written test, and will try to keep it calm yet clear on the second part of the test.
There's a fear that I have that I'll make it on the show and be way up as Final Jeopardy starts. Question is on physics and I blow it, and somewhere in a retirement home north of the city, my nasty old science teacher will watch and laugh.
Yeah but just remember. Always give yourself a buck at the end......like last night.....
http://brobible.com/culture/article/jeo ... y-abell/2/