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California History
Surname of the employer of James W. Marshall, who found gold in a stream near the Sacramento River in 1848.
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What is Sutter? Mark said Monteray.
Dave Leach: $19,200+$800=$20,000...now a 6-day champion with $98,054
Mark Rupp: $9,000-$7,000=$2,000
Amy Ludwig: $8,700+$7,500=$16,200
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Vamos, Guitar Hero!
What were people laughing at when the "shift" category was introduced?
Will you accept "shape-shift" for "shape-shifter"? I made it up, but maybe there's a chance....
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thejeopardyfan wrote:Vamos, Guitar Hero!
What were people laughing at when the "shift" category was introduced?
Will you accept "shape-shift" for "shape-shifter"? I made it up, but maybe there's a chance....
It was a Shaft joke, IIRC.

Got FJ with 5 seconds to go...because I spent 25 seconds staring at the screen, stunned, thinking "it cant be this easy..." and forgot to actually say something :shock:
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thejeopardyfan wrote:Will you accept "shape-shift" for "shape-shifter"? I made it up, but maybe there's a chance....
Doubtful that it would be. It asked for the person, and that would be a shape-shifter.

I was surprised that Dave didn't get a BMS on his response of "Indian" nickel. I've never heard it called anything but an "Indian head".

FJ was cake.
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xxaaaxx wrote:
thejeopardyfan wrote:Vamos, Guitar Hero!
What were people laughing at when the "shift" category was introduced?
Will you accept "shape-shift" for "shape-shifter"? I made it up, but maybe there's a chance....
It was a Shaft joke, IIRC.
I hate to ask - What's IIRC?
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thejeopardyfan wrote:
xxaaaxx wrote:
thejeopardyfan wrote:Vamos, Guitar Hero!
What were people laughing at when the "shift" category was introduced?
Will you accept "shape-shift" for "shape-shifter"? I made it up, but maybe there's a chance....
It was a Shaft joke, IIRC.
I hate to ask - What's IIRC?
If I recall correctly.
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econgator wrote:
thejeopardyfan wrote:
xxaaaxx wrote: It was a Shaft joke, IIRC.
I hate to ask - What's IIRC?
If I recall correctly.
I've also seen "Remember" instead of Recall. I personally use Remember in that situation.

Dave is our 2nd superchamp in less than a month, and consecutively. Is that a first?

The boards were definitely easier than yesterday, however Dave shot himself in the foot a little bit with that DD wager in Double Jeopardy. I personally don't mind runaways, but that a close call.

I also got final, strange I know history of a state I've never been to.
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Roadgeek Adam wrote:Dave is our 2nd superchamp in less than a month, and consecutively. Is that a first?
Nope. Kevin Marshall (6 wins) beat Tom Kavanaugh (8 wins) back in '06.
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I'm still waiting on the contestant that will respond to the clue "Over under in and out, that's what this is all about" with "How do you tie your shoe?"
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Congratulations on yet another win, Dave. I'm really enjoying watching you play. You seem to be having such a good time up there!

Martin

(BTW, did you audition in Lexington on July 12 at 3PM? If so, I think I was the guy sitting next to you.)
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California History

SURNAME OF THE EMPLOYER
OF JAMES W. MARSHALL,
WHO FOUND GOLD IN A STREAM
NEAR THE SACRAMENTO RIVER IN 1848

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Amy : 8700+7500 = 16200
Mark: 9000-7000= 2000 (What is Monterrey?)
Dave: 19200=800=20000

Answer: What is Sutter, as in Sutter's Mill?
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For some reason, I couldn't get
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Who was Pike?
out of my head as the right question for FJ! tonight. As soon as the correct answer was revealed though, I felt like a dope.

Am I the only person who's been annoyed with the themed wordplay categories lately? Maybe that's okay in J!, but in DJ! I feel like it's kinda lame to do what they did in "Four-Letter Words" today. I mean, I did run it though, so nice to get +6,000 for the Coryat.
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ATBE, if Mark pulls out the last clue instead of Amy, Dave wins enough to get him over 100k for his 6 games!

I'm really liking the ebullience you bring to the game, Dave! You're fun to watch.
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Anyone other than me have "Rock Band" instead of "Guitar Hero" in the J! round? I'm thinking it would be accepted, no?
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alamble wrote:Anyone other than me have "Rock Band" instead of "Guitar Hero" in the J! round? I'm thinking it would be accepted, no?
I'd think not; Rock Band doesn't have "Star Power"--instead, it has "Overdrive".
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13/30 times two.

I'll spare the obligatory rant on J!'s food categories and say 4 Letters was ultra easy, and only $2000 stopped me in Nickel and Dimed.

I hate the How Do You category because it's so awkward with the "what is how do you" phrasing, and sometimes, ridiculously precise. Such as the frostbite clue — I knew they were going for frostbite, but wouldn't have gotten "treat" in a million years. It reminds me of some of the Winner's Circle boxes on Donny Osmond's version of Pyramid — "Things on a Cave Wall", "What Regis' Coffee Cup Might Say", etc.

So which is weirder: precalling Man of La Mancha on Manly Movies without being sure that it was a movie, or guessing A Man for All Seasons instead when it actually came up?

FJ! was leading me absolutely nowhere. Sister said "Sutter's Mill" after time ran out and I said, "Oh yeah, duh." I am just completely unable to connect the dots, ever.
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We had the Monticello vs. Jefferson Memorial discussion in our living room as well. The wife was convinced it was the latter, but I fortunately stuck with Monticello.
Tehshigelisok wrote:I hate the How Do You category because it's so awkward with the "what is how do you" phrasing, and sometimes, ridiculously precise.
Agreed. It's too clumsy of a category.
Paucle wrote:ATBE, if Mark pulls out the last clue instead of Amy, Dave wins enough to get him over 100k for his 6 games!
Amy Ludwig was a great competitor, and for awhile I even thought she might defeat Dave. However, ringing in on that last clue was really not to her advantage since it sealed Dave's lock on the game. Strategically, I think she should have stayed silent and hoped that Mark Rupp would pick up that last $2000 and break the lock. That would have at least given her some chance at picking up a win on a sole get, although it admittedly still would have required irrational wagers on the part of both Dave and Mark.

All of that said, I was actually pulling for Dave. Congratulations on becoming a superchamp, Dave!
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Yay for superchamp Dave! Nice win.

FJ! was California History 101. Also, both my parents are proud graduates of Sutter Junior High School. It would have been a shame to my heritage to miss it.
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