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by sarisson
Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL 100
Replies: 132
Views: 5994

Re: LL 100

I didn't get my first win until MD12! Amazingly, my A Rundle leader has only a couple more TCA than I do at the very bottom.
I once started a season 3-13-1 and managed to avoid relegation, so I haven't completely given up hope.
by sarisson
Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:59 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 9/18/23 week
Replies: 19
Views: 2681

Re: FJs for the 9/18/23 week

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I think this is my first-ever 8/8 in the 8 years I've been here!
by sarisson
Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:35 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: What would you do?
Replies: 45
Views: 9829

Re: What would you do?

Even if I weren't a union member, I wouldn't go on if they were recycling clues.
by sarisson
Sat Jul 29, 2023 3:17 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 97
Replies: 182
Views: 22074

Re: LL Season 97

Congrats to teapot37 and Sg (not sure if the third person is here) on winning the Jeopardy 1DS. I came in 60th thanks to some generous scoring; for example, I put "those darned Etruscans." Q7 was great.
by sarisson
Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 29
Views: 2600

Re: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

If not for the first clue, I would've had a perfect J! round...
I can't imagine how much awkward laughter the category called "Only Fans" elicited in households tonight. :lol: I thought this was a family show!
by sarisson
Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 96
Replies: 159
Views: 23024

Re: LL Season 96

Going into MD24, I needed a win or a tie in the final two games to secure 2nd place. Two losses would mean I'd finish anywhere between 2nd and 7th. I lost Monday, so it came down to the final match against mrparadise. I ended up winning, but even if I'd lost, I still would've gotten promoted (and he...
by sarisson
Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:01 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 96
Replies: 159
Views: 23024

Re: LL Season 96

I may be on a four-game losing streak, but I've already exceeded my win and 3-point totals from last season.
I can't say this season is harder than LL95, but it's been harder to defend against my opponents. I lost 7(3)-5(3) yesterday to one of the 8% who got etaoin. :x
by sarisson
Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: J! in the Media
Replies: 2115
Views: 931753

Re: J! in the Media

What exactly did Amy say that upset him? I wouldn't say it upset him so much as he disagreed with some things she wrote here: https://defector.com/how-i-got-smart Anyway, the world needs more people like Yogesh. Here is someone who worked extremely hard to gain a level of knowledge even beyond Ken,...
by sarisson
Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:47 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 94
Replies: 136
Views: 10049

Re: LL Season 94

I have to face game show veteran mrbungle and the Canadian mod dhkendall in Canadian Content.
by sarisson
Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:10 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 70
Views: 6030

Re: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Hey, if it could happen to Coelacanth in the TOC Finals, it could happen to anybody in their first game.
https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=1361
by sarisson
Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:04 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Second-chance tourney coming
Replies: 158
Views: 19463

Re: Second-chance tourney coming

Imagine being one of the 4x champs who got passed over for the 2019 TOC because TPTB wanted a rematch between 3x winner Emma and James (not a bad idea per se, as that turned out to be an epic match-up). Not only were they passed over again for the next tournament, they might get to see not one, but ...
by sarisson
Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:36 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, June 24, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 22
Views: 2787

Re: Friday, June 24, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

MarkBarrett wrote: Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:43 pm A little Yankee, not to mention NY, bias in the BASEBALL BABES? Second Friday in a row for one of the guys to be a correct response.
Babe Pinelli was also the home plate umpire in Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
by sarisson
Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:52 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 93
Replies: 268
Views: 22035

Re: LL Season 93

I somehow survived in A despite tying for the fewest wins in my rundle. (I tied my previous record for ties with 8.) I also reached two career milestones: 2500 correct answers and 700 games without a forfeit. Next season, I should get my 300th win; I'm only one loss away from 300.
by sarisson
Mon May 16, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 93
Replies: 268
Views: 22035

Re: LL Season 93

BigDaddyMatty on MD1. Yikes.
(Although I tied BlishS on MD1 a couple years ago, so anything's possible.)
by sarisson
Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:37 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, April 7, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 39
Views: 3899

Re: Thursday, April 7, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Reagan is from my county! Despite having a population greater than Wyoming, we've been home to maybe 15 contestants over the past 38 years, which is why her appearance has been heavily promoted in the local papers. I taught at the county college she attended but never had her as a student. 32 attemp...
by sarisson
Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:04 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Replies: 469
Views: 118062

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

Just curious because I'm not able to figure it out - There is a LearnedLeague player LabbettM that has a college and location match for Chaser Mark Labbett, but the stats are underwhelming for a professional quizzer - What's going on with that? It's him. LL is harder for people outside North Americ...
by sarisson
Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:26 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 91
Replies: 258
Views: 51698

Re: LL Season 91

Anyone else finding LL91 super easy? The league average QPct seems to back this up.
I've won more games this season than in the last two seasons combined (I'm in a lower rundle, but still). My career high TCA is 104, and I'm already at 98 through 21 games!
by sarisson
Sat Nov 06, 2021 3:55 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 91
Replies: 258
Views: 51698

Re: LL Season 91

Back in C for the first time since 2017. Only the top 3 get promoted (officially). I won more games in each of the ML's I entered (7) than in all of last season (6). I qualified for the Liberation championship but only went 3/12. However, nobody got more than 10 on that insanely difficult question s...
by sarisson
Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:32 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 90
Replies: 339
Views: 45884

Re: LL Season 90

I'm having a terrible season, but I did pick up my 250th career win and 27th six-pack yesterday. It's going to be a difficult climb out of the relegation zone. I don't want to go back to C.
by sarisson
Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:45 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Jeopardy! Interim Host Thread
Replies: 940
Views: 217058

Re: Jeopardy! Interim Host Thread

I'd compare these old podcast soundbites to the Trump Access Hollywood tapes, but it's not like he was caught on a hot mic saying this stuff. He said it on a public podcast. Dr. Bialik should be immediately promoted to full-time host. The Big Bang Theory is done and no one's going to remember Call M...