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Many, many years since the last time I played a TD, and I'm glad to see I haven't lost my knack for it

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It's been a long time since I've played a TD. I forget how utterly unpredictable this game is

It occurred to me that, last time I heard Maggie's pre-game spiel, she was hammering home that a score of $0 always loses. Granted this was during the ToC and just after the triple-zero game in the Teen Tournament, but if she's still making a point of it that could explain why Maire was reluctant to...

Incidentally, former J! Champ Dave Leach will be proctoring the Atlanta location. Actually, I'm happy to say I'll be playing at the Atlanta location! My girlfriend Leslie was kind enough to volunteer to handle the proctoring so that I can get in on the quiz as well. It just occurred to me this afte...

Since Dave said his time is done that means there wasn't a triple zero game in one of the other semifinals. Geez, way to spoil the suspense, Dave! :) I have no excuse for my antisocial behavior. :lol: I was surprised that they continued to keep us sequestered after this game was over. I asked if I ...

Huh, I honestly didn't think the light pens were activated until the Think! music started. (I guess this means they have a bit longer than 30 seconds). That's definitely news to me, thanks Dave, for another "behind the scenes" fact that I always appreciate. I was surprised by that, too! I think Mag...

I've certainly had a month's time to think and rethink how tonight's game ended. On the one hand it's easy to say, "But for $200 more," and, "If only I'd been a little more aggressive on that Daily Double." Both those thoughts benefit from hindsight. The DD could have easily been something I didn't ...

Austin Powers wrote:...go beyond conventional wisdom to bet to an amount closer to $16,000.

That's essentially what I did. I went into the game thinking $12K is good, $15K is better. When I saw I could wager to get myself to $15K without allowing Patrick to catch me from third, that's the bet I placed.

I knew the church had to be either St. Paul's or Westminster Abbey, since there are basically two well known churches in London. It's funny, in my brain I have St. Paul's filed under Churches and Westminster Abbey filed under Place Where Important People Are Buried . I don't primarily think of it a...

StevenH : Congrats to Dave! Way to represent the A-T-L!!!! I'll be rooting for you in the semis! Thanks so much! I'm delighted to have advanced in the tournament, particularly against such tough competition. I can honestly say there's not one person in the field I didn't want to win the whole thing...

Dr. J wrote:(For the record, I think Leach and Keller were juicing during the ToC.)

Pineapple?

one thing i'm curious about is that the players seemed to be ordered (at their positions) by money, rather than wins or last name They definitely ordered us by total winnings, Joon. Before our upcoming quarterfinal I joked with Ashok that I'd never played from the center podium before. He said he'd...

Ah, nice to finally see these games, seeing as how I was stuck in the green room with Corina watching Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Iron Man all day long. Of course if I hadn't been there I wouldn't have found out that Corina is a big ol' comics geek. Quite the start to the tournament! Count me in...

Thanks, Steph! Between Hanzz and myself we've managed to remember and find nineteen of the twenty posters in the round. Once we get the last one I'll be happy to share it here with the group.

Does Cliff frequent this board? I'd love to get a copy of his minimal movie posters round from Wednesday to share with friends.

Yep, my friends and family showed up early, just after Monica Thieu and her family. We staked out a spot in the corner, but since there were already too many in my group for a single team, Ashok and David started up the second table up front. As it happens my parents, who sat at the table next to us...

Dr. J wrote:Or perhaps a velvet smoking jacket and ascot?

Maybe a fez. Fezzes are cool.

In Nichole's defense, this simply isn't something you ever get coached on. I asked Nicholas Campiz sometime after our episode had aired if he'd known beforehand that a tie game ends in both players getting the cash and coming back as co-champions. Fortunately for me he remembered seeing one such gam...

Dr. J. speaks the truth. What can I say? I own a tuxedo and don't get half as many opportunities to wear it as I'd like.

32800, pleased to say. "All You Need Is Love" came to mind immediately because of "She Loves You," and although I couldn't place any of the other sampled songs I went with it. My favorite bit of trivia about "All You Need Is Love" is that it was written for the first live satellite broadcast, a 1967...