How are you ruling out Tennessee (1792) and Ohio (1803) based only on 1805? Unless there is some commonly known (except to me) factoid about Nashville and/or Columbus that immediately dismisses them.mrparadise wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:43 pmA state capital since 1805 ruled out every state except the 13 colonies, Vermont and Kentucky. I'm usually not so hot with word clues but I had the good fortune to immediately think of Vermont so it was close to an instaget.
Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
FJ took about ten seconds but how did none of them get it?? Anyway, disappointing final after great start. More difficult DJ round today but the 1st round was fairly easy.
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
This was my reckoning as well, and I'm surprised Austin picked a midwestern state. The only trickery I was worried about was the phrasing that "since 1805" might indicate a relocated capital, but I would never have known the earlier one anyway.mrparadise wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:43 pmA state capital since 1805 ruled out every state except the 13 colonies, Vermont and Kentucky. I'm usually not so hot with word clues but I had the good fortune to immediately think of Vermont so it was close to an instaget.
I just thought about the state name endings that might match cities and made a nice syllable. York, nope. Ania, Lina, Inia, Setts, Ucky, nope. Mont - bingo.
Yes, Spoonerism. A term we all have been subjected to as tribal knowledge that is otherwise a useless word that will just get you a "say what?" if you ever try to use it. I'm not 100% sure that "Freudian slip" should be negged, but I think they used an actual example from the Reverend Spooner in the clue.
I decided to be on team Alan for rooting purposes, but yeah, slow down and re-think the clue on a DD. The ball and socket was a top box clue - at the 2K level you should have to name the head of the femur (condyle) and acetabulum. But, as previously posted, Buzzy made the ballsy wager in advance of the softball clue.
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Full disclosure: I’d never heard of Consumer Celullar before this TOC!
I always thought it was a “ball-in-socket” joint. I’m having heart palpitations imagining myself going TDD in game 2 of a TOC final and losing on that slip up
Alan’s DD also took me to Freudian slip first, but it made no sense so I thought another second and got to the right eponym
Caballero! The Spanish equivalent of my last name!
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I always thought it was a “ball-in-socket” joint. I’m having heart palpitations imagining myself going TDD in game 2 of a TOC final and losing on that slip up
Alan’s DD also took me to Freudian slip first, but it made no sense so I thought another second and got to the right eponym
Caballero! The Spanish equivalent of my last name!
Also 2/2 on the Final Finals
Feel really good about how I performed relative to the champions. Just need to get The Call now ... tic toc Clarisse
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I don't remember the exact wording of the DD, but it definitely had the reversed first letters that are the hallmarks of a Spoonerism. So I think that Spoonerism was the only correct response.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:08 pm Yes, Spoonerism. A term we all have been subjected to as tribal knowledge that is otherwise a useless word that will just get you a "say what?" if you ever try to use it. I'm not 100% sure that "Freudian slip" should be negged, but I think they used an actual example from the Reverend Spooner in the clue.
Somewhat sloppy but very exciting ToC finals, great TV!
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Agreed. Not sure how that one got through without a neg.BigDaddyMatty wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:02 pm I know it's a common error, but I'm sort of surprised the judges didn't neg Buzzy for his response of tricep.
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Wagering suggestions and predictions if Alan had gotten his DD:Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:13 pm Had Alan got that DD right, he would have gone into FJ! with 22400 for the day, and have to risk 20001 to protect from a double by Buzzy. Buzzy would normally wager 14399, leaving him with 2 more than Alan if they both neg on FJ.
BUT! Austin becomes a factor here. Buzzy would limit his wager to the same 1301 he actually wagered to protect from Austin coming up behind him. (That's a quirk of the math due to the tournament format and their previous day scores.)
So in the end, Buzzy still wins on a TS, but Austin and Alan swap places.
Code: Select all
Buzzy: 0 25600 25600 51200
Alan: 8800 22400 31200 53600
Austin: 6500 10200 16700 26900
Buzzy: Bet $1,301 to cover Austin.
Austin: If Alan covers Buzzy and misses FJ, he'll drop below your cumulative score to $11,199, but you can't beat Buzzy by staying above that. Bet at least $7,600, but you might as well bet it all if you're betting above $5,500.
Likely results on triple miss: Alan loses $20,001 and finishes with $11,199, Buzzy loses $1,301 and finishes with $24,299, and Austin loses $10,000 and finishes with $6,700. The standings are the same, and only Alan's score changes.
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Vermontpelier is something I've previously noticed on my own, like how KentucKY ends with its abbreviation (which I managed to notice while trying to think of FJ precalls for this game) and AlbaNY ends with its state's abbreviation (which hasn't been in an FJ yet; keep it in your back pocket!).
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
"Deep South" usually refers to the cotton states. A good bit of it is east of Appalachia. The area described by dhkendall would include parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi, and not much else.BigDaddyMatty wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:38 pmFYI, that region is generally referred to as the Deep South.
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Yes, this was a memorable game with great contestants worthy of a Champion's final and what a comeback for Buzzy. I wonder if his tieless attire had anything to do with it. BTW, I think Buzzy would be an acceptable successor to AT (and he was warned)
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
He should have done it in a 1991 Mercedes.OSXpert wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:52 pm Austin posted a reasonably funny reaction video to today's result.
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For "hero sandwich"/"ham sandwich", do you accept "hoagie sandwich"?
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Based on a certain other thread, I assume I wasn't the only one who laughed when the MONSTER MASH category was revealed.
I spent all the think time on this FJ wandering around the midwest and Louisiana Purchasey areas. Because there are only so many states, I paused it after time ran out, and about a minute into that, I remembered not every New England state was one of the original 13. I got it quickly after that.
Fun tournament!
I spent all the think time on this FJ wandering around the midwest and Louisiana Purchasey areas. Because there are only so many states, I paused it after time ran out, and about a minute into that, I remembered not every New England state was one of the original 13. I got it quickly after that.
Fun tournament!
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
A little bit of mumbling might be your friend here. Something that sounds like "ball 'n socket" might cover both bases.
Of course, the judges could stop the game and ask you to clarify. In which case, you'd better know which one is right!
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Seconded. And the best game show host moniker since Wink Martindale or Guy Smiley.flemmingfan wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:43 am BTW, I think Buzzy would be an acceptable successor to AT (and he was warned)
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
On yet another pass at the numbers and logic, I agree.seaborgium wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:46 pmLikely results on triple miss: Alan loses $20,001 and finishes with $11,199, Buzzy loses $1,301 and finishes with $24,299, and Austin loses $10,000 and finishes with $6,700. The standings are the same, and only Alan's score changes.
Back to the reality: Is Buzzy's total of 24,299 one of the lowest 2 day totals to win any tournament?
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I was including the original colonies, assuming that one or more of them may have changed their capital city since 1776.dinghammer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:32 am I spent all the think time on this FJ wandering around the midwest and Louisiana Purchasey areas. Because there are only so many states, I paused it after time ran out, and about a minute into that, I remembered not every New England state was one of the original 13. I got it quickly after that.
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
And rightly, as Teapot37's post makes clear.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:48 am
I was including the original colonies, assuming that one or more of them may have changed their capital city since 1776.
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
As far as ToCs go, Vijay Balse won with $23,000, and Celeste DiNucci won with $22,000. Pre-doubling ToCs saw Robin Carroll win with $8,000. So if we double old ToC finals, Buzzy's finish is fourth-lowest.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:45 am Back to the reality: Is Buzzy's total of 24,299 one of the lowest 2 day totals to win any tournament?
Other lower-scoring tournament winners in reverse chronological order:
Brad Rutter won the Battle of the Decades with $21,800.
Patrick Quinn won his Teachers Tournament with $22,300.
Vinita Kailasanath won her College Championship with $22,401.
Leonard Schmidt won his Seniors Tournament (pre-doubling) with $11,200.
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Re: Friday, November 17, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
While we're at it, I wonder why Alan wasn't negged for saying The Enemy of the People, when it's An Enemy of the People. I know it's okay to drop articles, but can you use the wrong one? Maybe the title being translated from Norwegian makes the judges allow some leeway. Anyone have any insight?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:41 pmAgreed. Not sure how that one got through without a neg.BigDaddyMatty wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:02 pm I know it's a common error, but I'm sort of surprised the judges didn't neg Buzzy for his response of tricep.
Being UVM class of '86 did not get me that FJ--needed an extra 10-15 seconds with the DVR paused.
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