Monday, May 8, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Monday, May 8, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Near-instaget. Also year Star Wars released! Was a great year. Downhill since. 48R.
Load of trash; Somalia, lanynx, Hank Greenberg >Baseball; LtGen McMaster, INRI, Congo (!).
Yeah... 1950... looks like deer in the headlights panic. Neither an election nor inauguration year. Maybe thinking 'Harry S" but that was his given name. More panic on the DD; "Tiny island nation south of Malaysia" which by his expression on reveal he knew it, DOH!
Load of trash; Somalia, lanynx, Hank Greenberg >Baseball; LtGen McMaster, INRI, Congo (!).
Yeah... 1950... looks like deer in the headlights panic. Neither an election nor inauguration year. Maybe thinking 'Harry S" but that was his given name. More panic on the DD; "Tiny island nation south of Malaysia" which by his expression on reveal he knew it, DOH!
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I had just about forgotten how earth-shaking the year 1977 was. It also saw the first "Village People" album, the first episode of "Three's Company", the first daily "Shoe" strip, and I could go on.
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If we're playing the 1977 "current" events game then Roots and Elvis dying make the list. My list would have Rollercoaster in Sensurround. For those a little older than I am then Saturday Night Fever is iconic for the year.
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This was a low energy game. No one really seemed in it to win it.
Thought the material was a bit easier than regular Jeopardy! but I had no idea on Final.
LT: false flag, larynx, Janelle Monet, Mark McMaster, INRI, Congo river, DD: Singapore
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Thought the material was a bit easier than regular Jeopardy! but I had no idea on Final.
LT: false flag, larynx, Janelle Monet, Mark McMaster, INRI, Congo river, DD: Singapore
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Thinking Janet Guthrie and DOE. Knew I was in the ballpark with 1975.
Final DD wager not giving himself a chance to take the lead on the finao clue was a head scratcher.
Final DD wager not giving himself a chance to take the lead on the finao clue was a head scratcher.
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Somewhere between an instaguess and instaget on the FJ. I felt like the DOE was created during the Carter administration, and while my mind was thinking of Carter, I immediately made the jump to, "Hey, the prez they're going for has to be Jimmy Carter! No one ever referred to him as James Earl." I briefly wondered whether Gerald Ford could have been sworn in as "Jerry," but I confidently stayed with 1977 and Carter.
How in the world does "camera" get BMS'ed when the correct response is "selfie stick"? A selfie stick is an accessory. It's no more a type of camera than a tripod or external flash or memory card is.
INRI was a Learned League question recently (this past season?) but I didn't remember the letters off the top of my head and the time to buzz in for a clue on J! didn't give me enough time to derive the letters from the Latin.
How in the world does "camera" get BMS'ed when the correct response is "selfie stick"? A selfie stick is an accessory. It's no more a type of camera than a tripod or external flash or memory card is.
INRI was a Learned League question recently (this past season?) but I didn't remember the letters off the top of my head and the time to buzz in for a clue on J! didn't give me enough time to derive the letters from the Latin.
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Gary Gilmore was executed in 1977.
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Reggie Jackson hit 3 home runs in a World Series game in 1977.
And the first episode of "The Love Boat."
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Well, sure, but "first time Elvis died" is stretching things a bit thin.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 9:06 pm
If we're playing the 1977 "current" events game then Roots and Elvis dying make the list. My list would have Rollercoaster in Sensurround. For those a little older than I am then Saturday Night Fever is iconic for the year.
As for "Three's Company" vs. "Love Boat", I did agonize over that choice for a while.
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Seconded.
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Ditto. There hasn't been a President sworn in on an even year since...ok, well, Ford, but before him it was -Fillmore-.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 3:49 pm For the FJ! clue I get that DoE and Indy woman may not be known things to peg to a year. What had me shaking my head was two guesses that were not “sworn in” years. Come on now even with lights, stage, pressure etc. that should not happen.
(And...wow, pocket that for later use. Only two presidents -ever- have been sworn in during an even year, despite 9 not finishing their term.)
And yet it looks like it'll have a good showing come Saturday. You've really got to recalibrate your expectations.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 7:43 pmI'm surprised ANYONE got it, because it's a totally trivial junction of three different knowledge bases. It's like asking "It's the year that Woodland Mall in Grand Rapids, Michigan opened, Bobby Unser won the Indy 500, and Swaziland gained independence."
Got it about 10 seconds in. Still running a little slow due to holiday. Just glad it's a tourney so I don't feel bad still being seven games behind yet watching the current ones.
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According to this old thread (that hasn't been updated in a year or so, so missing some data):
Teacher's Tournament cutoff is a little over 12,000. Overall cutoff for all post-doubling tournaments is a little under 12,000 (although the number for ToCs is significantly lower, at just over 8,000).
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I went at Final Jeopardy incorrectly. I didn't know the exact years of the DoE or Indy Driver so I thought about Presidents with nicknames during a reasonable time frame. I thought about "Tricky Dick" Nixon first and guessed 1969. I remembered he started the EPA and thought sure why not the DoE too. Then I thought that didn't make sense and went to 1981 with "The Gipper" Reagan. I thought that might be right. It didn't occur to me that "Jimmy" counts as a nickname. In hindsight it is glaringly obvious that "Tricky Dick" and "The Gipper" are not appropriate for being sworn in.
I mixed up Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I'm going to go read about them and stop missing those clues.
Can anybody fill me in on the sports hall-of-fame category? I really didn't recognize the names they threw out. Any notable memories of those athletes?
I mixed up Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I'm going to go read about them and stop missing those clues.
Can anybody fill me in on the sports hall-of-fame category? I really didn't recognize the names they threw out. Any notable memories of those athletes?
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Went with 1985 for FJ. Thought maybe they threw in "Dutch" when Reagan was sworn in for the 2nd time.
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I didn't bother waisting any time with the first element of the clue because: Ditto on Janet Guthrie, and I momentarily thought it might be Gerald Ford because he was born Leslie King. It took me a few seconds to think about Jimmah Carter but I had it in plenty of time.Bamaman wrote: I knew Guthrie's first start was in the late 1970s and that Carter created the Energy Department. I wasn't sure exactly what year those happened. (I might have guessed 1978). But the inaugural year bit was the clincher.
Got the baseball and bowling LT.
I thought I'd like the singers/actor category but it turned into a dud because they didn't go any further back than Harry Connick Jr. That was the only clue I was able to get. NHO any of the others.
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FYI...http://www.j-archive.com/search.php?sea ... mit=SearchCategory 13 wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 11:20 pm I thought I'd like the singers/actor category but it turned into a dud because they didn't go any further back than Harry Connick Jr. That was the only clue I was able to get. NHO any of the others.
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The five clues and previous hits:MattKnowles wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 10:55 pm
Can anybody fill me in on the sports hall-of-fame category? I really didn't recognize the names they threw out. Any notable memories of those athletes?
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$200: Jerome Bettis
Previous clues:
#5024, aired 2006-06-15 NFL BLITZ $800: (I'm Jerome Bettis.) This player on the visiting team calls heads or tails in the pregame coin toss
#4962, aired 2006-03-21 SPORTSMEN $600: In 2006 "The Bus" went into the garage as this running back played his last game in the Super Bowl
#4567, aired 2004-06-15 CELEBRITY AILMENTS $400: (I'm Jerome Bettis of the NFL.) As a sufferer from this condition, I've testified on Capitol Hill about the need to keep inhalers on the market
#4141, aired 2002-09-09 ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL $1600: (Hi. I'm Jerome Bettis, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers.) In 1997 I became the first Steeler since this man to win the Steelers' MVP award 2 years in a row
#3800, aired 2001-02-23 ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? $200: (Hi, I'm Jerome Bettis, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers.) Long before I played at Notre Dame, this man taught chemistry there before he became head coach in 1918
$400: Hank Greenberg
Previous clues:
#7285, aired 2016-04-22 IF I HAD A HAMMER $400: Hammerin' Hank is a nickname for both Hank Greenberg & this other Baseball Hall of Famer
#7205, aired 2016-01-01 A NEW YEAR'S BABY $1200: This Detroit Tiger, baseball's first Jewish superstar, first came to the plate Jan. 1, 1911
#3533, aired 2000-01-05 COLORFUL PEOPLE $800: Known as "Hammerin' Hank", this Hall of Famer hit 58 home runs in 1938
$600: Chris Mullin
Previous clue:
#3325, aired 1999-02-05 SPORTS $1000: In 1997-98 Shaq led the NBA in field goal percentage with 58.4 & Chris Mullin led in this percentage with 93.9
$800: Jennifer Capriati
Previous clues:
#4547, aired 2004-05-18 ENDS IN "I" $800: In 1991, when she was only 15, she became the youngest woman to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon
#2847, aired 1997-01-07 TENNIS $800: Chris Evert retired as a pro in 1989 & this 13-year-old girl trained by Chris' father turned pro in 1990
#6, aired 1990-07-21 WOMEN IN SPORTS $800: Since March, women's tennis has had a new advantage, this 14-year-old powerhouse
$1000: Dick Weber
Previous clue:
#3024, aired 1997-10-23 SPORTS $400: The Johnny Petraglia Open & the AMF Dick Weber Classic have been major tournaments in this sport
Even though one name was all I needed for each clue I have no objection to such clues using two or even three names. What this kind of fast trigger category can do is save time for a QF match where it's necessary to complete the boards.
The category could have used athletes with a fresher resume or at least all still living. Dick's son, Pete, is an even better bowler (dad was great also) and still competes on both the regular and over 50 circuit. For a wide-ranging sports fan the category was a gift $3000 while for a non-sports fan accept the skunk and move on or be happy that a couple were known.
It's tough to study for when the subject is not a favorite as next time it could just as easily be five different names completely unknown with no way to guess the sport.
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The Mormon temple wasn't too impressive compared to St. Patrick's, Norte Dame or Sagrada Familia. Easy FJ. The oil shocks of the 70's led to its creation. Nuclear plants are under the NRC. I was rooting for George until he bet badly on that last DD and then he couldn't get Singapore. Tough to watch. I know it's the Teachers' Tourney and so the questions are easier than normal but as said above, a low energy game.
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So I've heard of her. A Freudian TPH slip. Her existance is so out of my universe of things that matter that I just tune out when her name comes up.MattKnowles wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 11:38 pmFYI...http://www.j-archive.com/search.php?sea ... mit=SearchCategory 13 wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 11:20 pm I thought I'd like the singers/actor category but it turned into a dud because they didn't go any further back than Harry Connick Jr. That was the only clue I was able to get. NHO any of the others.
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I was thinking Jerome Bettis was Super Bowl XL MVP but I'm not positive.Can anybody fill me in on the sports hall-of-fame category? I really didn't recognize the names they threw out. Any notable memories of those athletes?
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Hines WardCategory 13 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2017 12:02 am I was thinking Jerome Bettis was Super Bowl XL MVP but I'm not positive.