TD 388 - Mystery Theme! - Theme and final results revealed

[xxaaaxx]

Another top 5 finish that was nowhere remotely close to the leaders

I guessed the theme based solely on a spam -> Spamalot and Yankees -> Damn Yankees WAG. I couldn't imagine what the other hints could be (though South Pacific seems obvious in hindsight), and I can't believe I actually got it right, since Broadway is my worst subject by a mile. Clever bonus.

Thanks for a great TD!

[squarekara]

Wow, Sensei! I was nowhere near to getting this theme. Because of Baltimore and the NY Yankees, I figured Triple Crown, even with no hint of Churchill Downs in the puzzle. (Heck, they could've put horsemeat in SPAM at some point, for all I know. Seems more logical an ingredient than macadamia nuts!) The mention of Janet Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction only led me toward a Justin-Justified-Justify red herring! Thanks for hosting and for putting the 70's music in my head.

[SenseiCAY]

Five sheep for 46 points and I still wind up in the top 10 with a final score of 44 - really appreciate those bonus opportunities.

Thanks for hosting!

I've figured out two hard and fast rules about TD from playing and hosting these:

1. If you know at least one answer in each question, then you've got a good shot.
2. Rule number 1 sometimes doesn't apply.

[MarkBarrett]

The Mystery Theme was something I spent next to no time on as I took Ghost Island from Survivor and translated that into Ghost Protocol to guess the theme was Mission:Impossible. For the most recent portion of the bonus I then had the 2018 movie Fallout.

Thanks for a fun game and nicely done by the bonus solvers and winners.

[SenseiCAY]

Even this early in my time playing these, it was probably my best shot at a victory. Should I curse Woof for pulling ahead or Wild Cherry for being too memorable?

Curse us both, but recall that I was bit by that same sheep, too. Most galling since I could have named 8 of those songs and artists. Great TD, and congrats to you and ElendilPickle for your strong finishes. No one who knows will believe that I got a musical mystery theme

I expected a lot of people to know a lot of those songs, since I tried to pick ones that weren't too obscure, especially since I was only giving the lyrics and not clips from the songs. I was not expecting Wild Cherry to sheep, either - I expected KISS or the Beatles to take that honor.

Congrats on the win!

[Magna]

I figured the clues were probably pointing to Hairspray, Spamalot, South Pacific, Damn Yankees, and Big River. Although I thought the Princeton clue was pointing to Jersey Boys. I don't watch the Tony Awards or even follow them - I happened to know these from Sporcle quizzes.

Thanks for the fun TD, and the ingenious theme! And somehow I managed to end up in 5th place again.

[CoachP]

Thanks for TD and accepting my last minute entry! Didn't see that theme coming at all...well done!
I gotta stop second-guessing myself on the mental coinflips. Oh well, it was nice being in the top ten for a brief period of time.

[SenseiCAY]

I figured the clues were probably pointing to Hairspray, Spamalot, South Pacific, Damn Yankees, and Big River. Although I thought the Princeton clue was pointing to Jersey Boys. I don't watch the Tony Awards or even follow them - I happened to know these from Sporcle quizzes.

Thanks for the fun TD, and the ingenious theme! And somehow I managed to end up in 5th place again.

Thanks for playing!

I didn’t make the Princeton-Jersey Boys connection at all!

Asking about the school seemed natural, and I figured it would be frowned upon to ask players to name an Internet porn site.

[clprez]

I'm not very good at finding mystery themes, and this game was no different. I think the only individual question I got was the one about the Yankees, and I had no shot at the overall theme.

Thanks for an enjoyable game. I did pretty well considering all my sheeps, but it looks like there were people in worse shape than me.

[SenseiCAY]

I figured the clues were probably pointing to Hairspray, Spamalot, South Pacific, Damn Yankees, and Big River. Although I thought the Princeton clue was pointing to Jersey Boys. I don't watch the Tony Awards or even follow them - I happened to know these from Sporcle quizzes.

Thanks for the fun TD, and the ingenious theme! And somehow I managed to end up in 5th place again.

Thanks for playing!

I didn’t make the Princeton-Jersey Boys connection at all!

Asking about the school seemed natural, and I figured it would be frowned upon to ask players to name an Internet porn site.

[RJRouge]

Even this early in my time playing these, it was probably my best shot at a victory. Should I curse Woof for pulling ahead or Wild Cherry for being too memorable?

Curse us both, but recall that I was bit by that same sheep, too. Most galling since I could have named 8 of those songs and artists. Great TD, and congrats to you and ElendilPickle for your strong finishes. No one who knows will believe that I got a musical mystery theme

But I don't have enough ingredients to...

Oh. Yes. I was, of course, speaking figuratively. *cough*

Well done yourself.

[Magna]

I figured the clues were probably pointing to Hairspray, Spamalot, South Pacific, Damn Yankees, and Big River. Although I thought the Princeton clue was pointing to Jersey Boys. I don't watch the Tony Awards or even follow them - I happened to know these from Sporcle quizzes.

Thanks for the fun TD, and the ingenious theme! And somehow I managed to end up in 5th place again.

Thanks for playing!

I didn’t make the Princeton-Jersey Boys connection at all!

Asking about the school seemed natural, and I figured it would be frowned upon to ask players to name an Internet porn site.

"Name any porn site featuring Woodrow Wilson, Alan Turing, and muppets."

[SenseiCAY]

I figured the clues were probably pointing to Hairspray, Spamalot, South Pacific, Damn Yankees, and Big River. Although I thought the Princeton clue was pointing to Jersey Boys. I don't watch the Tony Awards or even follow them - I happened to know these from Sporcle quizzes.

Thanks for the fun TD, and the ingenious theme! And somehow I managed to end up in 5th place again.

Thanks for playing!

I didn’t make the Princeton-Jersey Boys connection at all!

Asking about the school seemed natural, and I figured it would be frowned upon to ask players to name an Internet porn site.

"Name any porn site featuring Woodrow Wilson, Alan Turing, and muppets."

Rule 34, man.

[ElendilPickle]

Oh. My. Word. I would never have gotten that theme. Brilliant!

Thank you for a fantastic TD!

[Quantum]

I agree with ElendilPickle. This was a very well-crafted TD, and lots of fun, even though I had no clue about the theme. Thanks!