Can you elaborate on the significance of this a little? Was there a problem of a domineering sponsor dictating what should happen on the show? Yes, that was a big part of what led to the scandals -- the sponsor putting direct pressure on the producers. Did they dislike Stempel specifically? The rat...
:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :| :( :| Had Federalist Papers for Monday. Jumped to Connecticut immediately on Friday (?!?) before realizing my mistake and getting to Vermont quickly. I checked the first box for SFR, but I don’t know that either apply since I knew the Robinson Crusoe con...
I wasn’t paying too much attention to the scores when DD3 came up, but looking back now...ye gods. Might have legitimately cost himself $100k with that wager.
England + engine + famous duo = quick get for me. Finally had a decent night after a miserable week.
Coryat: $26,000 DD: 3/3 FJ: :mrgreen: A night to forget after a string of $40Ks in the College Tournament. Couldn’t get my brain in gear for whatever reason, and the disjointed play didn’t help. +1 looking for a ruling on idiom. With scores so low, if I’m Ben I’m YOLOing it on FJ. I guess he thought...
Not even the slightest bit of a WAG on FJ! I pored over this clue for a good five minutes and nothing stuck out as a TOM at all. What even WAS the tipoff, anyway?! You needed to make the connection that her grandmother’s last name was also the last name of the protagonist in To Kill a Mockingbird .