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500 Questions (Season 2) [Spoilers after 5:00 p.m. PDT on game nights]

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Season 2 begins tonight with two hours on ABC. The planned schedule for airing is:

5/26: 8-10
5/27: 8-9
5/28: 8-9
5/31: 8-10
6/1: 8-10

The new host is Dan Harris.

This thread should not have any major spoilers by those in the know before 8 pm eastern today. After that navigate the minefield as one sees fit.
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Is that the entire season?
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Bamaman wrote:Is that the entire season?
Five shows and 8 hours, that's it. Last season was 7 nights and 9 hours.
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It's up against game seven of Penguins - Lightning and the Scripps Spelling Bee.... I'll watch it only if they archive it online.
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harrumph wrote:It's up against game seven of Penguins - Lightning and the Scripps Spelling Bee.... I'll watch it only if they archive it online.
You might want to ask one of the Penguins to post it for you.
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Tonight we definitely have Jennings and (he's been posting on FB so I think this is spoilable) Ryan Chaffee for some J! star power; there may be some others as well.
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Lampy wrote:there may be some others as well.
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mrbungle wrote:
Lampy wrote:there may be some others as well.
Go get 'em (retroactively, of course!)
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Woof wrote:
mrbungle wrote:
Lampy wrote:there may be some others as well.
Go get 'em (retroactively, of course!)
Hopefully you don't end up with egg (or anything else) on your face.
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jeff6286 wrote:
Woof wrote:
mrbungle wrote:
Lampy wrote:there may be some others as well.
Go get 'em (retroactively, of course!)
Hopefully you don't end up with egg (or anything else) on your face.
boom indeed
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Right off the bat they got something wrong. The called Ken Jeopardy's biggest winner. Isn't that Brad Rutter?
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My DVR picked it up since I didn't delete the recording rule after last season. I'll wait a while before deleting them (and I might even watch) just in case anybody wants a copy.
Bamaman wrote:Right off the bat they got something wrong. The called Ken Jeopardy's biggest winner. Isn't that Brad Rutter?
Did they use some qualifier like "non-tournament"? If so, that'd be accurate.

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bpmod wrote:My DVR picked it up since I didn't delete the recording rule after last season. I'll wait a while before deleting them (and I might even watch) just in case anybody wants a copy.
Bamaman wrote:Right off the bat they got something wrong. The called Ken Jeopardy's biggest winner. Isn't that Brad Rutter?
Did they use some qualifier like "non-tournament"? If so, that'd be accurate.

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I forgot the exact phrasing, but they did not specify non-tourney or "most games won".
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I bet they were unthrilled with that quick result.
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Bamaman wrote:
bpmod wrote:My DVR picked it up since I didn't delete the recording rule after last season. I'll wait a while before deleting them (and I might even watch) just in case anybody wants a copy.
Bamaman wrote:Right off the bat they got something wrong. The called Ken Jeopardy's biggest winner. Isn't that Brad Rutter?
Did they use some qualifier like "non-tournament"? If so, that'd be accurate.

Brian
I forgot the exact phrasing, but they did not specify non-tourney or "most games won".
It was something like all-time greatest J! winner
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I bet Richard Mason enjoyed that.

But he would have enjoyed a chance to compete more.
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Big change this year is there are three questions per category and 30 for the round. So you would hit 500 in the middle of a round. But it seems to be as slow paced as before and one hour shorter so we'll be lucky to see 300.

Not overly impressed with the new host.
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Bamaman wrote:Big change this year is there are three questions per category and 30 for the round. So you would hit 500 in the middle of a round. But it seems to be as slow paced as before and one hour shorter so we'll be lucky to see 300.
Exactly, Same problem as series 1 -- the chances of anyone making it to 500 Q in the 8 hours they have is exactly zero.

EDIT: OK, didn't know about the Lightning Round. That brings the chance up to "Golden State coming back from their 3-1 deficit" level.
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I am so angry with these two kids for not knowing Springsteen songs. :p
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The Lightning Round is probably the best change to happen to this show.
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