Final Jeopardy! Challenge June 2018 and Pruitt
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I’m not going to spoil it for anyone out west, so allow me to give you a
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Much appreciated!
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West Coast checking in. You played really well. That dude got hot somehow about halfway through the first round.
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Yeah, you did yourself proud, Pruitt. That was a tough competition.
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Stiff game! Was very impressed at your play. Looked like in the middle of Double Jeopardy you were struggling with the buzzer a little bit against the Hoosier, but some great gets and some unlucky categories. US IRA Investment firms? What a drag. Your geography/language knowledge was stellar!
Good get on Final and the right wager too. Sorry our little frog charm didn't work. Pass it on to the next frog that needs a little luck. Surely it's got some stored up.
(Also, when the interview section happened, I turned to my wife and said "I bet this is about Paw Patrol". She was amazed!)
Good get on Final and the right wager too. Sorry our little frog charm didn't work. Pass it on to the next frog that needs a little luck. Surely it's got some stored up.
(Also, when the interview section happened, I turned to my wife and said "I bet this is about Paw Patrol". She was amazed!)
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I didn't watch (forgot to set the PVR!) but just went through the game on J-Archive. That was a tough set of answers, IMO. Nice work making it to the big stage!
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I said this privately, but those were 3 cakewalk daily doubles that completely decided the game. 14 right and 1 wrong against 2 good players and you still need luck. Not really sure how I feel about the champ thinking heart disease could be one word.
I had a tweet show up in my feed right before the game aired wishing Kat good luck. She's an editor for Mental Floss.
I had a tweet show up in my feed right before the game aired wishing Kat good luck. She's an editor for Mental Floss.
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Echoing everyone else's sentiments...that was an excellent performance...I hope you enjoyed your time on the show.
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
We only have beer & wine...
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I kinda thought she might run away with the game early.Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 29, 2018 8:26 am I said this privately, but those were 3 cakewalk daily doubles that completely decided the game. 14 right and 1 wrong against 2 good players and you still need luck. Not really sure how I feel about the champ thinking heart disease could be one word.
I had a tweet show up in my feed right before the game aired wishing Kat good luck. She's an editor for Mental Floss.
Echo what you said about cakewalk DDs. No one took huge advantage, but they decided the game.
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"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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It was a riot.
And it was just bad luck that I didn;t get that Rockefeller DD question and that IRA category destroyed me.
Thing with the Champ is that he is a super sweet guy. Married to a Black woman in small city Indiana and has an adult son with autism.
Hard to cheer against him - especially considering what pricks the champ going into the Monday show and the Tuesday champ are.
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Nice work, Pruitt!
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Brian with a healthy dinner of innings and a big dump again this week.
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Pruitt underlining his name was a nice alpha move.
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I am glowing!
Some poster over on JBOARD said
Also, in a good week, I get 10 people looking at my LinkedIn profile - 736 in the last 24 hours. My 15 minutes of minor fame is about to end, but it was a lot of fun!
Some poster over on JBOARD said
Anonymous praise from complete strangers is actually very uplifting.I don't know how many casual observers (or even contestants) would recognize it, but Frank's wager was genius.
Also, in a good week, I get 10 people looking at my LinkedIn profile - 736 in the last 24 hours. My 15 minutes of minor fame is about to end, but it was a lot of fun!
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That's the way I roll when I'm around nerds.
Also, my handwriting is abysmal. That "Frank" took me about 45 seconds to write.
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Check out today's FJ
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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So...that's not great. But, of course, Trebek handling the dissemination of the news with pure class.
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A: Definitely not a prognosis you want to hear
Q: What is "Stage IV pancreatic cancer"
(Holding out hope for an icon.)
Q: What is "Stage IV pancreatic cancer"
(Holding out hope for an icon.)
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I knew pancreatic cancer is one of the fastest and most lethal, but damn. Stage 4 pancreatic cancer has a 1% survival rate, and the life expectancy is 2-6 months. My grandmother died from pancreatic cancer, and it was amazing how fast she deteriorated. That was 25+ years ago, but I don't think the treatment has improved much.
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Back in the fall a friend of mine went from diagnosis to funeral in 10 weeks.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:05 pm I knew pancreatic cancer is one of the fastest and most lethal, but damn. Stage 4 pancreatic cancer has a 1% survival rate, and the life expectancy is 2-6 months. My grandmother died from pancreatic cancer, and it was amazing how fast she deteriorated. That was 25+ years ago, but I don't think the treatment has improved much.
Trebek has overcome a lot - and his announcement is pure class.
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Lets hope
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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It's what took my father in law at age 61. He lasted 16 months...had a good quality of life (other than having to go to doctors, treatments, etc.) up until the final month.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:05 pm I knew pancreatic cancer is one of the fastest and most lethal, but damn. Stage 4 pancreatic cancer has a 1% survival rate, and the life expectancy is 2-6 months. My grandmother died from pancreatic cancer, and it was amazing how fast she deteriorated. That was 25+ years ago, but I don't think the treatment has improved much.
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
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An honest to God cult of personality - formed around a failed steak salesman.
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And I am reduced to going to a trivia game with my wife tonight in a coffee "lounge."
#overthetriviahill
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My wife and I do trivia at breweries regularly. It's not much fun with just the two of us.
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
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In the past, I've done it in bars with a bunch of funny people.
Tonight is more of a date night thing. My daughter thinks that it's be obnoxious if I walked in wearing the Jeopardy! hat they gave me after the show.
But oh yes... I'm bringing theJeopardy! pen. Throwing it down on our table will be the equivalent of a Mike Tyson stare down with these hipster punks.
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You should get t-shirt printed with that picture of you and Trebek and just roll in wearing that.
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
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It was a bloodbath - we (or rather "I" - my wife simply drank wine) won by over 25 points. Punks didn't know what hit them.
A definitely minor league group. Next week, I'm with a team at one of the larger bar trivia nights in the city. Finally back in the trivia game.
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Man next time you're in Indiana it's on. You need to come in with Johnnie for GenCon and we can go waste some fools.Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:28 amIt was a bloodbath - we (or rather "I" - my wife simply drank wine) won by over 25 points. Punks didn't know what hit them.
A definitely minor league group. Next week, I'm with a team at one of the larger bar trivia nights in the city. Finally back in the trivia game.
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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One category was identifying the athletes on Wheaties Boxes.
Some of the hipsters didn't even know what Wheaties are.
8 teams - only one got Kevin Garnett. A couple guessed Michael Jordan and one wrote "Shack?"
Felt like a tune-up fight...
Some of the hipsters didn't even know what Wheaties are.
8 teams - only one got Kevin Garnett. A couple guessed Michael Jordan and one wrote "Shack?"
Felt like a tune-up fight...
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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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We do monthly trivia at a local watering hole. It's some Geeks that Drink knock off. It has a math question, a riddle question, and some arcane ass shit. We've done pretty well though. Only placed out of the money once and unless the gaggle of college girls were big on WhatIfSports I have a hard time believing they didn't get some electronic help on Cy Young winners of the early 1960s.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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Looks like tonight is a big deal
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That... was impressive.
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What happened? Other than me missing the online test.
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New one-day record. $110,000. Alex even compared this guy to Ken Jennings
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Going in in 5 minutes.
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"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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Good luck!
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