College Tournament taping postponed
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I recall some game show hosts years ago mentioning they taped five shows in one day.
I don’t mind Alex saying things like “yesterday’s show” or wishing us a Merry Christmas when it is really mid-October. But acting like a player didn’t go out and get drunk at a Nrw Year’s Eve party is stretching it a bit.
I did get a chuckle from some of the people on the Facebook page wondering if the show would be off the air or who would be filling in for him.
I don’t mind Alex saying things like “yesterday’s show” or wishing us a Merry Christmas when it is really mid-October. But acting like a player didn’t go out and get drunk at a Nrw Year’s Eve party is stretching it a bit.
I did get a chuckle from some of the people on the Facebook page wondering if the show would be off the air or who would be filling in for him.
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I don't mean to be morbid, but maybe someone else recalls the episode of "The Joker's Wild" that aired the very day Jack Barry's passing was reported. One of the contestants was a funeral director/mortician, and the host joked, "Hey, we all gotta go sometime!"
Here's wishing AT a speedy, speedy recovery. He's a hard-workin' guy, but if he needs to rest his noggin even more, they can always rerun the Austin episodes.
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This tweet implies Alex is back to taping:
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A few Boardies contributed to this, and it was edited by Jennifer Morrow (who did a terrific job):
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Thanks for sharing that. It was very nicely done. Good job, Jennifer!!!
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Jennifer et al, this is just wonderful. (Hold the phone--"Paris Themmen Season 34" at 2:11?! Can't wait!)
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Crossing over from another thread:squarekara wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:17 pm Jennifer et al, this is just wonderful. (Hold the phone--"Paris Themmen Season 34" at 2:11?! Can't wait!)
(My note: I still personally think that this March 27 will become March 13 but obviously nothing has been confirmed.)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:50 pm On FB I saw a post about someone (will go on the list with Chub Feeney for having prior fame and being a player on the regular show) appearing on March 27th.
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The whole family will be watching for sure.OntarioQuizzer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:22 pmCrossing over from another thread:squarekara wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:17 pm Jennifer et al, this is just wonderful. (Hold the phone--"Paris Themmen Season 34" at 2:11?! Can't wait!)
(My note: I still personally think that this March 27 will become March 13 but obviously nothing has been confirmed.)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:50 pm On FB I saw a post about someone (will go on the list with Chub Feeney for having prior fame and being a player on the regular show) appearing on March 27th.
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Our local station reported AT's return on their post-Jeopardy! news broadcast this afternoon. They showed a couple still photos from a taping, and he's looking good!
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Does anybody know what the last show taped before his surgery was?
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Thanks for sharing that video, Andy. I was especially tickled to see one of my pub trivia teammates (Eric Berman) in there.
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Per my records, it was supposed to be the show airing April 6 (taped December 13). That date had the 2-week College Championship built into it, though.
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His wife was on a season or so ago too I believe (I remember her interview story about being married to him)OntarioQuizzer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:22 pmCrossing over from another thread:squarekara wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:17 pm Jennifer et al, this is just wonderful. (Hold the phone--"Paris Themmen Season 34" at 2:11?! Can't wait!)
MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:50 pm On FB I saw a post about someone (will go on the list with Chub Feeney for having prior fame and being a player on the regular show) appearing on March 27th.
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The J! website gives the dates of the College Championship as April 9-20 and the Teachers Tournament as May 7-18. I can attest to the fact that the two weeks of games airing between the tournaments were taped this week. The week of April 23 was taped 1/23, and I was fortunate to attend the taping of all five games for the week of April 30 on 1/24 (I'm not sure whether to call it yesterday or today since I haven't been to sleep yet). Alex mentioned the Teachers Tournament (with the usual "the champ will need to wait two weeks to defend his/her title"). I don't know if he said anything Tuesday to the effect of "wasn't that an exciting College Championship", but I'd be surprised if he didn't.
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So if we kick that back two weeks he had his surgery over the weekend of March 23/26.OntarioQuizzer wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:03 pmPer my records, it was supposed to be the show airing April 6 (taped December 13). That date had the 2-week College Championship built into it, though.
Thanks for the information.
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This is excellent information. Thank you!Linear Gnome wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:45 am The J! website gives the dates of the College Championship as April 9-20 and the Teachers Tournament as May 7-18. I can attest to the fact that the two weeks of games airing between the tournaments were taped this week. The week of April 23 was taped 1/23, and I was fortunate to attend the taping of all five games for the week of April 30 on 1/24 (I'm not sure whether to call it yesterday or today since I haven't been to sleep yet). Alex mentioned the Teachers Tournament (with the usual "the champ will need to wait two weeks to defend his/her title"). I don't know if he said anything Tuesday to the effect of "wasn't that an exciting College Championship", but I'd be surprised if he didn't.