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by lstone19
Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:50 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 38
Views: 5309

Re: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Prior to being renamed the “Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,” it was the “Port of New York Authority” although frequently called the “New York Port Authority.” I thought “Port Authority” on its own was not specific enough so something to tie it to NYC was needed. Although given how the nam...
by lstone19
Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:11 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Season 39 preemptions
Replies: 81
Views: 12526

Re: Season 39 preemptions

Silly. Shows should only be pre-emptied for news that has an immediate potential impact on viewers. Despite ABC’s love of Barbara Walter’s, her death has no immediate potential impact on almost all viewers. But it’s what I expect from ABC and their affiliates. Here in Reno, NV where Jeopardy airs on...
by lstone19
Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:13 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, June 30, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 41
Views: 3541

Re: Thursday, June 30, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Ironhorse wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:46 pm I don't understand the notion of this clue being poorly written. It seems crystal clear to me.
Concur. I think some people would have preferred the clue said “Please write ‘What is Portland’.” :D
by lstone19
Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 27
Views: 3672

Re: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Had Final halfway through the clue. I almost did better. Skipped too far ahead with Tivo and saw the clue just long enough to see “Mark, Roger, and Maureen” before my hitting rewind took effect so immediately said “What is La Boheme.” Then when I saw the full clue, realized I assumed wrong about wh...
by lstone19
Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:05 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, January 10, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 45
Views: 8625

Re: Monday, January 10, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I grew up a couple of towns away from Short Hills and found this an incredibly obscure question. No one would have any reason to have heard of Short Hills unless you lived in Northern NJ or knew someone from there. Not sure how it qualifies over any number of wealthy suburbs to be the richest, exce...
by lstone19
Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:21 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, November 8, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 60
Views: 7642

Re: Monday, November 8, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Is there a reason i should know who John Mercer Langston is? "John mercer langston" site:J-archive.com indicates that he has never come up before. How in the name of crap was this a triple get?! You don’t really need to know who John Mercer Langston is, just a famous black poet with a fir...
by lstone19
Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:25 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, October 29, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 61
Views: 8510

Re: Friday, October 29, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

As a soccer referee, I know that technically, the correct question for Foul Play $400 is "caution," not "yellow card." We caution the players, then show the yellow card to communicate that a caution has been given. A player never "gets" a yellow card because we don't &...
by lstone19
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:14 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, October 29, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 61
Views: 8510

Re: Friday, October 29, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

As a soccer referee, I know that technically, the correct question for Foul Play $400 is "caution," not "yellow card." We caution the players, then show the yellow card to communicate that a caution has been given. A player never "gets" a yellow card because we don't &q...
by lstone19
Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:48 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, October 29, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 61
Views: 8510

Re: Friday, October 29, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Now, musical theatre is one of my wheelhouse categories, and I've seen Wicked several times. However, I reflexively responded The Wizard of Oz, in which I happened to play in a pit orchestra early in 2020. Wikipedia tells me that the musical version has toured. Do I get my money back after the comm...
by lstone19
Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:10 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, October 15, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 68
Views: 9887

Re: Friday, October 15, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

One of mayim's affectations seems to be that in the Jeopardy round she says "there's a daily double," when there is only one. And in the double jeopardy round she says, "there's the Daily Double," when there are two. I recall Alex doing similar on occasion. And me wanting to scr...
by lstone19
Sat Oct 16, 2021 12:47 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, October 15, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 68
Views: 9887

Re: Friday, October 15, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

opusthepenguin wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:47 pm How did an obvious triple get which will poll the highest of any FJ this week become a triple stumper?
Your obvious was a NHO for both my wife and me.
by lstone19
Tue Sep 28, 2021 3:25 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, September 27, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 37
Views: 6048

Re: Monday, September 27, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Missouri has many paradoxical pronunciations (such as Versailles, pronounced ver-SAILS, and Nevada, pronounced ne-VAY-da). There's a road near where I live called Gravois, pronounced GRA-voy. I always thought that either GRA-voys or gra-VWAH would make more sense. Illinois does as well. Des Plaines...
by lstone19
Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:11 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LeVar Burton doesn't WANT your stupid job
Replies: 15
Views: 5450

Re: LeVar Burton doesn't WANT your stupid job

Getting really tired of all these popular press articles that keep referring to Burton as a "fan favorite." I get the distinct impression that most of them think a Venn diagram of Jeopardy fans and LeVar Burton fans has the two circles almost identical whereas it appears that they actually...
by lstone19
Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:27 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, September 13, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 80
Views: 20882

Re: Monday, September 13, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I'm happy to be corrected, but I'm pretty sure the reasoning for Final Jeopardy was supposed to go like this: religious freedom + Baptist = Roger Williams → Rhode Island Without the 'Baptist' part of the clue, I don't think there'd be an easy way for your average contestant to narrow it down to Rho...
by lstone19
Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:50 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, September 13, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 80
Views: 20882

Re: Monday, September 13, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Did anyone else notice a difference in the audio? Something about it seemed different to me and Mike Richards sounded more sibilant than I remembered. Yes. The acoustics were different. I'm no audio engineer but it wouldn't surprise me that even the minor set changes changed the acoustics given the...
by lstone19
Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:54 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: How Long Will Mike Richards Host Jeopardy!?
Replies: 135
Views: 17379

Re: How Long Will Mike Richards Host Jeopardy!?

So a week of Richards September 13-17 and then who knows what. If Maiyim can’t commit to the full time job, call David Faber yesterday. Maybe even edit him into the five Richards episodes reading the clues. I also thought of the idea of editing in someone else reading the clues. It would probably b...
by lstone19
Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:46 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Replies: 469
Views: 118023

Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]

AntmanB wrote: Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:23 pm No Episode in the US this week in favor of a ABC Special new Report regarding the events in Afghanistan this past week. Interestingly enough Its still airing in canada.
And then 30 minutes later, they’re showing a rerun rather than the scheduled new episode.
by lstone19
Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: REPORT: Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik to split hosting duties
Replies: 178
Views: 25336

Re: REPORT: Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik to split hosting duties

Looks like this Friday will be the last regular Jeopardy I watch.
by lstone19
Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:44 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Jeopardy! Interim Host Thread
Replies: 940
Views: 217005

Re: Jeopardy! Interim Host Thread

I found Richards way too "slick" for a show like Jeopardy. Sort of an oily, used-car salesman vibe with too much of a pasted-on smile. Plus there have been changes to J! rulings (such as the Berry/Barry ridiculousness) since he became EP that suggest he is not good for the overall J! brand...
by lstone19
Mon Aug 02, 2021 6:29 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, August 2, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 36
Views: 5169

Re: Monday, August 2, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

As soon as I saw Waldorf I thought of salad and Astoria . Salad was easy to eliminate, so I went with Astor. I started to second guess when I remembered that a J.J.A went down on the Titanic, but just figured it was a descendant. It was JJA IV. I got stuck knowing that an Astor went down on the Tit...