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Congrats Bobby!!

As it turns out my predicted finals is still live so I will just repost the link: https://medium.com/@whoisalexjacob/denn ... d36ac0df01

For those not interesting in reading, I have Austin/Jason/Pranjal

Just for fun I set up a fantasy contest for the Jeopardy! College Championship.

Here's the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RJ5SN6F

There is no mechanism in this world where we can exchange our type of knowledge for a reward every day, like lawyers or doctors do. Just imagine for a second if there was. Funny thing is, this actually exists now, it's called FleetWit. They run a freeroll every Sunday night (8:30 ET) and they have ...

My one suggestion for the j-archive would be to recruit new volunteer archivists (maybe easier said than done).

The j-archive is one of my favorite things in the world and I owe so much to it, so I don't mean this as a criticism, just thought I'd throw it out there.

Thanks Jeff, you were right, got it fixed.

For some reason I haven't been able to load j-archive or jboard on my wi-fi for several days. From what I can tell, all other sites are working as normal. What could have caused this, any ideas for me? I tried a DNS flush but that didn't fix it.

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...

If you already took the test in Jan, you cannot take this one. My understanding is that that is not the case: https://www.jeopardy.com/be-a-contestant/contestant-faqs#online-test It states that "if you participated in the previous year’s test, you are welcome to participate in this round of testing...

Got the call! :D I thought my (second) time in the pool had expired, so there's hope for those of you who are still waiting -- the "18 months" may not be a *totally* firm deadline. Since I'm a local, I don't know if I'll actually play next week, or be brought back later. (Kind of hoping for the lat...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/4ufb9t/theory_could_there_every_be_a_time_where_you/ Interesting discussion in this thread imo. Not being able to recall anyone ever intentionally tanking a response, I was intrigued by opus' post, so I checked that game's discussion thread here. Sure enou...

I thought the waving at the judges over the Harry Potter ruling looked a bit awkward, but I can't blame him. Those who have been on the show: do they instruct you on how to ask the judges for a ruling? Also, do contestants ever ask the judges to review an opponent's response, saying that it was imp...

I think the general consensus is if they want you on the show, they'll call back, but I can understand not wanting to chance it.

I find it pretty gross and insensitive that you would bother to post this video and make fun of its content. Are you serious or is this dry humor? I feel as though I'm usually the one who gets (overly?) sensitive and uncomfortable about these kinds of things. (Often it involves the treatment of a c...

I find it pretty gross and insensitive that you would bother to post this video and make fun of its content.

Firstly, let me say I'm a huge fan of yours Alex, from everything to your preparation to your performance on the show. A true inspiration. 5. However, I then said, "Don't worry, he probably covered an all-in third place bet". But then I realized he had instead covered the less likely scenario. That...

Well, the lack of a Johnny-on-the-spot here, on a board where there's usually several within minutes, makes me even more confident... still wouldn't bet my life though :D I still would, but I won't be the one to go looking for the example. :) Doubling down! Love it. Well darn, first example I've be...

Golf -- I was just curious whether you've ever appeared on Jeopardy! or any other game show. Your discussions about optimal betting may be mathematically accurate. But I think it's unreasonable to expect even the most prepared contestant to always make the proper DD wagering decision. The pressure ...

5. However, I then said, "Don't worry, he probably covered an all-in third place bet". But then I realized he had instead covered the less likely scenario. That of an all-in second place bet. And was thus short a few hundred dollars. I said a much longer string of profanity as my mother laughed and...