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by BobF
Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:54 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Idea for future TOCs...
Replies: 23
Views: 3101

Re: Idea for future TOCs...

goongas wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:50 am Davies doesn’t like the two game total point affair because usually after the first game it is apparent who is going to win.
Which lends itself to another suggestion I made months ago. Day one: two single J! rounds, Day two: two DJ! rounds.
by BobF
Wed Nov 23, 2022 2:23 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Idea for future TOCs...
Replies: 23
Views: 3101

Re: Idea for future TOCs...

This Is Kirk! wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 1:51 pm I like the new format. I figure the ToC, and especially the ToC finals, are the most exciting Jeopardy! games, so why not give us more of them?
In general, or because there were so many super champs this time?
by BobF
Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:49 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Idea for future TOCs...
Replies: 23
Views: 3101

Idea for future TOCs...

The finals round was just too long, I didn't like the format at all. Here is what I would suggest, but first a bit of my reasoning. One thing that did make this tournament a bit exciting was some of the strategic wagering. That being said... At the end of each game in the finals, scores are added up...
by BobF
Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:08 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 45
Views: 4068

Re: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Augh. I've had it up to here with categories like "Vocabulary Words". If they're going to have a category like that (and I hate that type of wordplay to begin with), at least leave the word up on the screen so viewers can see it. Drives me crazy. Amen Bravo Do they then also have to put t...
by BobF
Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:36 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, November 17, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 43
Views: 4114

Re: Thursday, November 17, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Those are good wagers. Amy had to think Sam wouldn't let Andrew into the game so she wagered to cover Sam's 6399 wager, yet stay above his 5001 wager if they were both wrong. Sam, thinking Amy might short the wager (which she did) just went all in which was a good move. Amy had nothing to gain by w...
by BobF
Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: How Do You Watch Jeopardy!?
Replies: 19
Views: 1983

Re: How Do You Watch Jeopardy!?

Honestly depends on my mood and what I feel like doing that day.
by BobF
Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, July 25, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 43
Views: 3767

Re: Monday, July 25, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

mungar wrote: Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:37 pm Instaget FJ. Spent the 30 seconds trying to think of legitimate alternate answers. Chrissie Hynde was really the only other one that I could come up with, but not really a Hall worthy solo career.
Instaget for me as well. Big fan of the group she's in but not really a fan of her solo stuff.
by BobF
Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 5/30/22 week
Replies: 22
Views: 2224

Re: FJs for the 5/30/22 week

Probably my first 0 for 5 ever.
by BobF
Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:47 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, June 6, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 36
Views: 4062

Re: Monday, June 6, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

:?: judges: J20: melee for fray? 24/4, 19/5. Too trigger-happy for my liking. :| trash: bray, chez, Jill Biden :twisted:, midden (also appropriate) DD2: Also a 2006 song by Iron Maiden 8-) :D :D :? :mrgreen: couldn't parse what DD3 wanted, responded mother (as in mother tongue) For Greek Mythology,...
by BobF
Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Your three special categories?
Replies: 8
Views: 1207

Re: Your three special categories?

Sorry about that, internet has been a bit weird at my place today.
by BobF
Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:18 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Your three special categories?
Replies: 8
Views: 1207

Re: Your three special categories?

Rather specific categories there, would be surprised to see any show up.

For me, sports team relocations
American coinage
Beatles
by BobF
Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:10 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, June 6, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 36
Views: 4062

Re: Monday, June 6, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

:?: judges: J20: melee for fray? 24/4, 19/5. Too trigger-happy for my liking. :| trash: bray, chez, Jill Biden :twisted:, midden (also appropriate) DD2: Also a 2006 song by Iron Maiden 8-) :D :D :? :mrgreen: couldn't parse what DD3 wanted, responded mother (as in mother tongue) For Greek Mythology,...
by BobF
Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:00 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Time to cut off ToC...
Replies: 50
Views: 7727

Re: Time to cut off ToC...

I’d almost like to see it cut now and make Ryan first qualifier of 2023 TOC.
by BobF
Thu Jun 02, 2022 10:38 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fourth Podium Poll for Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Replies: 15
Views: 1094

Re: Fourth Podium Poll for Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Wow, just wow. I can’t believe Jeopardy caliber players missed all of these. I’d think 5 MAX. I went for MRI instead of X-ray.
by BobF
Fri May 20, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, May 20, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 38
Views: 3445

Re: Friday, May 20, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Interesting scores. This was one time Ryan should have bet for the tie and not the win. A bet of 3000 for Ryan would have guaranteed at least a tie and if Li bet 6000 to try to beat a 3001 bet he’d still tie if he was wrong and she was right. But I can’t kill him over the 5000 wager. I think Ryan mi...
by BobF
Fri May 20, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Reflections on the Box Score Era: On Buzzer Speed and Depth of Knowledge
Replies: 10
Views: 1084

Re: Reflections on the Box Score Era: On Buzzer Speed and Depth of Knowledge

Excluding Amy and Mattea, the average winner (n=59) has attempted to buzz 34.98 times. The average non-winner (n=182) has attempted to buzz 31.14 times. I can see the headline at a typical news site now: ATTEMPTING TO BUZZ IN MORE ON JEOPARDY INCREASES CHANCE OF WINNING. Less reputable sites, of co...
by BobF
Thu May 19, 2022 5:48 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 45
Views: 4289

Re: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I have fact checked this the best I can, and my replay shows our Neuroscientist host pronouncing philanges as "philanjiz". I had no path to the FJ. I transposed Johnny Mercer with Johnny Mathis and guessed "Chances are". Mayim others herself with her pronunciations, e.g. singer....
by BobF
Fri May 13, 2022 10:02 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, May 12, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 28
Views: 2958

Re: Thursday, May 12, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Curious about thoughts on the use of the their pronoun for the John Legend clue in the context of Jeopardy or trivia games in general. Considering how their has traditionally been a plural pronoun this could easily make trivia more confusing. I guess they need to balance it with Legends preferred p...
by BobF
Fri May 13, 2022 8:58 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, May 12, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 28
Views: 2958

Re: Thursday, May 12, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Curious about thoughts on the use of the their pronoun for the John Legend clue in the context of Jeopardy or trivia games in general. Considering how their has traditionally been a plural pronoun this could easily make trivia more confusing. I guess they need to balance it with Legends preferred pr...
by BobF
Thu May 12, 2022 10:37 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 70
Views: 5684

Re: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

nicely called by Mayim on "Fifty cents". I was surprised that "Fifty Cent" was accepted. I thought it was common knowledge that the "50" in "50 Cent" is properly pronounced "Fitty". But the show doesn't penalize mispronunciations provided they are p...