Final Jeopardy! Challenge, January '20 and GOAT Tournament
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Final Jeopardy! Challenge, January '20 and GOAT Tournament
Really curious how this is going to play out. I'm riding James based on his wagering strategy.
Anyway, let's catch up.
Wednesday, January 1
CATEGORY: SINGLE-NAMED PERFORMERS
CLUE: The last single-named actress to win an Oscar was this woman who won for her supporting role in "Precious"
ANSWER:
Thursday, January 2
CATEGORY: SCIENTISTS
CLUE: About 100 years before Darwin, this naturalist put orangutans & humans in a group with the Latin name "Homo"
ANSWER:
Friday, January 3
CATEGORY: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
CLUE: Until a 1913 amendment allowed this, 1/3 of U.S. government revenue came from liquor
ANSWER:
Monday, January 6
CATEGORY: 1960s NOVELS
CLUE: This book defines its own title as "concern for one's safety in the face of dangers...was the process of a rational mind"
ANSWER: Missed the first one (didn't come to me within 30 seconds) but hit the other three.
L-Jam 3-1
Anyway, let's catch up.
Wednesday, January 1
CATEGORY: SINGLE-NAMED PERFORMERS
CLUE: The last single-named actress to win an Oscar was this woman who won for her supporting role in "Precious"
ANSWER:
Thursday, January 2
CATEGORY: SCIENTISTS
CLUE: About 100 years before Darwin, this naturalist put orangutans & humans in a group with the Latin name "Homo"
ANSWER:
Friday, January 3
CATEGORY: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
CLUE: Until a 1913 amendment allowed this, 1/3 of U.S. government revenue came from liquor
ANSWER:
Monday, January 6
CATEGORY: 1960s NOVELS
CLUE: This book defines its own title as "concern for one's safety in the face of dangers...was the process of a rational mind"
ANSWER: Missed the first one (didn't come to me within 30 seconds) but hit the other three.
L-Jam 3-1
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Missed first two.
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While I don't think it's his preferred strategy, I think Jennings can run with Holzhauer due to his buzzer skills. Rutter probably the most knowledgable of all, however.
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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Got the 1st and 4th.
Can Jennings still buzz in like he did in his prime? Sometimes the years can do bad things to the thumb.
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Got the 1st and 4th.
Can Jennings still buzz in like he did in his prime? Sometimes the years can do bad things to the thumb.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, January '20 and GOAT Tournament
He addressed this on Omnibus! some time ago before they announced the GOAT tourney and he said exactly that. Thinks he has the knowledge to run with Holtzhauer but worries that he's just not as fast as he was 15 years ago when he made his run. He's got a point. I really think you could run this game 100 times with some of the greats and it comes out 30/30/30 with the extra 10 to whomever hits a DD at the right time or gets a FJ category they just aren't familiar with.
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It’s like 95 out of 100 that would depend on finding the DDs
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
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Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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Dances with Wolves (1) - BSF
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The GOAT tournament Day 1 is sitting on my DVR. May have to double-up tonight.
Tuesday, January 7 (Standard Game)
CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL SPORTS STARS
CLUE: Now with over 185 million followers, he surpassed Selena Gomez in 2018 to become the most followed person on Instagram
ANSWER:
GOAT Tournament Game 1
CATEGORY: PRESIDENTS & THE BIBLE
CLUE: "Silent" Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated in 1925 on a Bible open to this 6-word first line of the Gospel According to John
ANSWER:
GOAT Tournament Game 2
CATEGORY: ASTRONOMERS
CLUE: This man's name was given to a comet that crashed into Jupiter in 1994; he's the only human whose remains lie on the Moon
ANSWER: Uh... based on those FJs, the GOATs seem pretty difficult
L-Jam 4-3 (Including 0-2 for GOAT)
Tuesday, January 7 (Standard Game)
CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL SPORTS STARS
CLUE: Now with over 185 million followers, he surpassed Selena Gomez in 2018 to become the most followed person on Instagram
ANSWER:
GOAT Tournament Game 1
CATEGORY: PRESIDENTS & THE BIBLE
CLUE: "Silent" Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated in 1925 on a Bible open to this 6-word first line of the Gospel According to John
ANSWER:
GOAT Tournament Game 2
CATEGORY: ASTRONOMERS
CLUE: This man's name was given to a comet that crashed into Jupiter in 1994; he's the only human whose remains lie on the Moon
ANSWER: Uh... based on those FJs, the GOATs seem pretty difficult
L-Jam 4-3 (Including 0-2 for GOAT)
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Just watched night 1 online. Gimme Bryan Cranston as host.
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Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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It's one thing to have an encyclopedic knowledge of a bunch of random shit, but most impressive to me was the way they
ripped through the "Triple Rhyme Time" category last night and the similar three-part clue category the night before. I would have needed to pause and stare at the clue for 10+ seconds to have a chance at completing any of those.
ripped through the "Triple Rhyme Time" category last night and the similar three-part clue category the night before. I would have needed to pause and stare at the clue for 10+ seconds to have a chance at completing any of those.
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The three part before and after questions on the first night were awesome. I did pause the TV to give myself a chance, because those are so fun. But when you have no clue what the first part is even referring to, it's impossible. In usual Jeopardy games, I can guess when I don't know things for sure, but in this game, I've never even heard of half the artists, scientists or whatever in the questions or answers. Then they have a question about Fuller House...rass wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:30 am It's one thing to have an encyclopedic knowledge of a bunch of random shit, but most impressive to me was the way they
ripped through the "Triple Rhyme Time" category last night and the similar three-part clue category the night before. I would have needed to pause and stare at the clue for 10+ seconds to have a chance at completing any of those.
I am really enjoying the camaraderie and attempts at humor from all 3 players.
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This leads me to a something I was curious about (I haven't seen any of it, so it certainly could have been mentioned).The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:55 amI am really enjoying the camaraderie and attempts at humor from all 3 players.
I was wondering if there is a financial guarantee for their appearance since this event is a non-traditional show. Perhaps something like they can take home whatever they win during game play, but they get "X" for just agreeing to come back, leading it to be a more fun event rather than a more cutthroat competition.
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It's really not that hard for the right people to be funny and competitive at the same time.
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
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, January '20 and GOAT Tournament
They're all guaranteed $250,000 in explicit prize money but don't know if they negotiated any kind of "appearance fee" as well. Even if you assume they're playing for "only" $750K, banking an automatic $250K for a few days of work isn't bad.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:06 amThis leads me to a something I was curious about (I haven't seen any of it, so it certainly could have been mentioned).The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:55 amI am really enjoying the camaraderie and attempts at humor from all 3 players.
I was wondering if there is a financial guarantee for their appearance since this event is a non-traditional show. Perhaps something like they can take home whatever they win during game play, but they get "X" for just agreeing to come back, leading it to be a more fun event rather than a more cutthroat competition.
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Wednesday, January 8
Standard Game
CATEGORY: EUROPEAN HISTORY
CLUE: It took the French army until 1995 to declare him innocent, 101 years after he was convicted of treason
ANSWER:
GOAT Game 3
CATEGORY: INFLUENTIAL WRITING
CLUE: Its second line is "All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope & Czar, Metternich & Guizot..."
ANSWER:
GOAT Game 4
CATEGORY: 19TH CENTURY LEADERS
CLUE: Tall, lanky Joel Barlow was an ambassador carrying messages between these 2 world leaders, both mocked for being short
ANSWER:
The 4th GOAT FJ was my first one correct.
L-Jam 6-4 (Inlcuding GOATs 1-3)
Standard Game
CATEGORY: EUROPEAN HISTORY
CLUE: It took the French army until 1995 to declare him innocent, 101 years after he was convicted of treason
ANSWER:
GOAT Game 3
CATEGORY: INFLUENTIAL WRITING
CLUE: Its second line is "All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope & Czar, Metternich & Guizot..."
ANSWER:
GOAT Game 4
CATEGORY: 19TH CENTURY LEADERS
CLUE: Tall, lanky Joel Barlow was an ambassador carrying messages between these 2 world leaders, both mocked for being short
ANSWER:
The 4th GOAT FJ was my first one correct.
L-Jam 6-4 (Inlcuding GOATs 1-3)
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Yeah, that TRT category was nuts. Ken, especially.rass wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:30 am It's one thing to have an encyclopedic knowledge of a bunch of random shit, but most impressive to me was the way they
ripped through the "Triple Rhyme Time" category last night and the similar three-part clue category the night before. I would have needed to pause and stare at the clue for 10+ seconds to have a chance at completing any of those.
Until everything is less insane, I'm mixing weed with wine.
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, January '20 and GOAT Tournament
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Sabo 7-3
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Brian 2-8 (0-4)
This is fun.
L-Jam 6-4 (Inlcuding GOATs 1-3)
Brian 2-8 (0-4)
This is fun.
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Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, January '20 and GOAT Tournament
I won't speak for Turd or Pru, but I'm watching them realizing this is a whole different game. I don't know if I would've beaten them to buzz in correct more than a half-dozen times combined these four games. If getting on is like making an undercard on Fox Friday Night Boxing, this is like watching Ali, Louis, and Marciano trading haymakers.
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.
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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
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, January '20 and GOAT Tournament
There have been more things I’ve never even heard of than in like half a season of regular play. Professional trivia.L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:46 pm I won't speak for Turd or Pru, but I'm watching them realizing this is a whole different game. I don't know if I would've beaten them to buzz in correct more than a half-dozen times combined these four games. If getting on is like making an undercard on Fox Friday Night Boxing, this is like watching Ali, Louis, and Marciano trading haymakers.
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
Re: Final Jeopardy! Challenge, January '20 and GOAT Tournament
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L-Jam 6-4 (Inlcuding GOATs 1-3)
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Yeah - this is Big Boy Jeopardy!
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Yeah - this is Big Boy Jeopardy!
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