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- Sun Dec 10, 2017 4:45 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: TPH on WoF 12/8/17 discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 137
- Views: 25589
Re: TPH on WoF 12/8/17 discussion [SPOILERS]
A common mistake people make in the Prize Puzzle is spinning when it gets back around to them. Usually, they'll either hit Bankrupt, or hit a low amount like $500, call a letter that's up there once, and then solve for the prize. I knew what the answer was, so I figured I'd solve despite having no ...
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:03 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 75 - Official Thread
- Replies: 634
- Views: 115381
Re: Learned League 75 - Official Thread
Sorry to veer slightly off topic, but when do league invites go out? I've received a referral but I understand they don't go out mid-season, and that I need to keep checking my spam folder just in case. LL76 IMPORTANT DATES First rookie invitations sent: January 30, 2018 LL76 registration deadline:...
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:56 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: TPH on WoF 12/8/17 discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 137
- Views: 25589
Re: TPH on WoF 12/8/17 discussion [SPOILERS]
I haven't been here in forever, and I haven't watched Wheel in even longer. But this episode brought me back to read this thread.
Damn, Bobby! That was just masterful, and I'm delighted for you.
Damn, Bobby! That was just masterful, and I'm delighted for you.
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 7:09 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Buzzer Speed of Older Folks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3368
Re: Buzzer Speed of Older Folks
Buzzer speed is irrelevant. Buzzer timing is everything. What I find slowing down with age is speed of recall. Making connections between seemingly disparate pieces of information (which is what Jeopardy! really is) now takes me about 20-25% longer than it did 20 years ago. Seconded. Concerning the...
- Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:50 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Whatever happened to the Seniors Tournament?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7199
Re: Whatever happened to the Seniors Tournament?
And I can't say I remember the Seniors Tournaments themselves as very good Jeopardy!, either.
On the other hand, they do keep resurrecting Power Players, so maybe that's not a criterion.
On the other hand, they do keep resurrecting Power Players, so maybe that's not a criterion.
- Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:46 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Millionaire 2016-17 Season Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 430
- Views: 72145
Re: Millionaire 2016-17 Season Discussion [SPOILERS]
I am no less grateful to WinchellFactor for being a most excellent plus one booking agent. I must credit my wife with the idea of hooking the two of you up in the first place, but making that connection certainly gave me all kinds of pleasure. And, yeah, Alex is nothing if not calming. Well, that's...
- Sat Dec 17, 2016 4:56 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Whatever happened to the Seniors Tournament?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7199
Re: Whatever happened to the Seniors Tournament?
Does anyone know why the Seniors Tournament was discontinued? I read somewhere that that tournament was Alex's idea, because he had noticed that older contestants tended to be slower on the buzzer. Now that I am 56, I am beginning to worry that if I ever do get The Call, I will be at a neurological...
- Thu May 26, 2016 8:31 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Millionaire Season 16 Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 353
- Views: 47960
Re: Millionaire Season 16 Discussion [SPOILERS]
I knew I would be able to find people here who share in my outrage.
Man, if my kids had a history teacher who hadn't heard of a civil war in Spain in the 1930s, I would be positively apoplectic!
Man, if my kids had a history teacher who hadn't heard of a civil war in Spain in the 1930s, I would be positively apoplectic!
- Fri May 06, 2016 8:48 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Millionaire Season 16 Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 353
- Views: 47960
Re: Millionaire Season 16 Discussion [SPOILERS]
Friday, May 6:
1. Holy mackerel! That was...certainly spectacular.
2. I would've said Jamaica too. Because, all those sprinters....
1. Holy mackerel! That was...certainly spectacular.
2. I would've said Jamaica too. Because, all those sprinters....
- Fri May 06, 2016 8:45 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Friday, May 6, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6904
Re: Friday, May 6, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I made the exact same "do or die" mistake as the contestants. Such an easy mistake to make, really. I did smell that Bob Newhart Show miss from a mile away, though. I've seen so many people confuse those two shows. I know that line. And I know that the show's writers absolutely love that poem. I st...
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:16 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 57
- Views: 9305
Re: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Toyota started making Corollas long before they started making Camrys, and the Corolla is very popular in parts of the world that favor a smaller car than folks like here in the U.S.TenPoundHammer wrote:Corolla is the most popular Toyota? I never would'vguessed that.
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:05 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Teachers Tournament 2016
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5635
Re: Teachers Tournament 2016
Oh, sorry. I've been trying to coax her onto Twitter, and even that hasn't been easy.alietr wrote:Crap. Every time I glance over at your avatar, Vaughn, I think Sarah joined the Board. Sigh.
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 12:40 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 76
- Views: 13859
Re: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
You can really hear a whole lot of misinformation on the wrong game shows, can't you? "OK, this is a composer, and he's really famous...I think he's Belgian?" "Mozart?" "Right!" Reminds me of the old " Common Knowledge " sketch from SNL. "Remember, it's not what you know, it's what you THINK you kn...
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 12:30 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 76
- Views: 13859
Re: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
You can really hear a whole lot of misinformation on the wrong game shows, can't you? "OK, this is a composer, and he's really famous...I think he's Belgian?" "Mozart?" "Right!" I thought it was Aristotle who was rumored to be Belgian. D'oh! Funny movie, great speech, and I missed an opportunity.
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 12:21 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Teachers Tournament 2016
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5635
Re: Teachers Tournament 2016
Thanks, Vaughn! We found out about the grants a few weeks before the taping. I think we were all just shell-shocked to be in the studio and be interviewed. I can't believe that they have a clip of me rolling my eyes. I'm a bit apprehensive about watching the actual show now. Do I remember correctly...
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:40 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 76
- Views: 13859
Re: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Alex and his Turkish voice? That would have been the worst thing I heard today except I watched Celebrity Name Game . The answer was Indian Ocean. The contestant said something about a body of water and then did a stereotypical Native American war cry with the hand popping on and off the mouth. Hos...
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:10 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 76
- Views: 13859
Re: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
You could see Jerry felt a lot of pressure. That's a genuine shame. I feel sad when somebody goes in with high expectations, and what ought to be a fun adventure turns out to be a crushing disappointment. This is why I set the bar for myself low: try to be still relevant in Final Jeopardy; try not t...
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:58 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Millionaire Season 16 Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 353
- Views: 47960
Re: Millionaire Season 16 Discussion [SPOILERS]
It makes me irrationally angry when contestants who just have no business being on WWTBAM wind up on WWTBAM . I have been angry a lot this season. There have been a few really good contestants, and several more who were good. But there have been too many who played...as if the producers had neglecte...
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:54 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Teachers Tournament 2016
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5635
Re: Teachers Tournament 2016
I heard the same thing from Rafferty Barnes. Looking forward to it!
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:34 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Teachers Tournament 2016
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5635
Re: Teachers Tournament 2016
We all got $2500 grants from Farmers Insurance. We each explain how we're going to use the grants in the individual videos. Mine is really brief because I had to redo it and the second time, the thrill was gone. Jilly Jill, I thought a number of the teachers seemed...IDK, unprepared to talk about w...