Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

This is where all of the games are discussed.

Moderators: alietr, trainman, econgator, dhkendall

Archivists
Fan-created archive of games and players
Posts: 6665
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 2:04 pm
Contact:

Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by Archivists »

J! Round
Archivists
Fan-created archive of games and players
Posts: 6665
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 2:04 pm
Contact:

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by Archivists »

DJ! Round
theFJguy
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 2079
Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:21 pm

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by theFJguy »

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
SPORTS

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
A low center of gravity is a key to success in this sport with moves including gaburi-yori & uwate-dashinage

Alan Dunn: 12600+12600=25200
Erik Agard: 14600+10601=25201 (New Champ)
Herschel Purvis: 9600+350=9950

Correct response:
Spoiler
sumo (wrestling)

Daily Doubles
Erik: 6600-2000
Herschel: 3200+2000
Erik: 11000+6000

Coryats
Alan: 12600
Erik: 11800
Herschel: 8800

Combined: 33,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Alan: 4600
Erik: 4600
Herschel: 1600
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16467
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by MarkBarrett »

Erik has previous experience this year competing under pressure with an audience watching and a competitor to his left & right:
Spoiler
Good week for Erik having a NYT crossword puzzle published yesterday.

Yeah, thanks J!6 for not having the categories as presented on the show. My scoresheet weeps.

Alan needed to work a little more on finding DDs and then he could have returned next week as DD2 & DD3 were not difficult.

The FJ! category is what I like to see when I have a 10 streak going and the clue let me join the gentlemen to a nice close to the week.

Erik ended the streak of guys with first name “A” winning while the 4-letter name marathon continues.

It was very typical of Alex to open the show with a hair remark.
User avatar
JayK33
Just a Fan
Posts: 831
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:10 pm
Location: Canada

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by JayK33 »

I may have missed Monday's "ridiculously easy" FJ but I'm 3/5 this week and that's fine for me.

I haven't heard of either of those moves' names before but the Japanese sounding words led me to guess the correct response.

Congrats to Well Dunn on a good runn and being 6/6 on FJs. Good luck to him in the ToC.
User avatar
RobW
Boy, this was fun! :)
Posts: 194
Joined: Mon Dec 14, 2015 8:27 pm

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by RobW »

I always love it when the winner holds their poker face until the reveal. 8-)
formerly known as doitneatly
twitter: @rob_worman
TenPoundHammer

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by TenPoundHammer »

Ran Smoke, 4/4 in State Lines, and got all but $2,000 in Injury. However, I skunked the People category and got only "Where's the beef?" in 1980s.

I was able to figure out SFSU at $1,600, so it might've been a tad easy. And then Tubman for the DD was a bit easy too.

Missed Boston entirely and blanked on G'n'R to end up 3/5 in Albums.

Low center of gravity + sport + names that sound vaguely Japanese to me = What is Toronto????? I seriously had no idea what to even WAG. Sumo isn't filed as a "sport" in my brain at all.

Lach Trash: peso, Jewel
User avatar
alietr
Site Admin
Posts: 8978
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:20 pm
Location: Bethesda, MD

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by alietr »

Way to go, Erik!
Ironhorse
Second Banana
Posts: 2044
Joined: Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:21 pm

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by Ironhorse »

I dislike when Alex gives away that FJ likely went 3/3 with his patter.
User avatar
twelvefootboy
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 2701
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:18 pm
Location: Tornado Alley / Southwest Missouri

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by twelvefootboy »

Perfect retirement game for Alan. He lost to a good player who seemed to have the buzzer dialed in. It was probably observer bias, but he seemed to be mentally fatigued the last two games from the long day. I think he'll make the second round in the TOC when his time comes.

Sports category for FJ - Hell yeah! Some damn phony obscure martial art - damn! But it wasn't one of the obscure ones (like the Brazilian dancey one the other day), and the low COG TOM was adequate. Got my first 5/5 week depending on how the northern city one is judged (I had the former name).

I don't think I've ever seen a 'fro that big and perfect. I pity the spectators that sat behind him for the first four games :lol: . Erik played a real solid game until he put it in reverse with that "arm" guess. My guess is he was jabbing at the buzzer and losing the easy ones so he blew his chance to stay CLAM.
Disclaimer - repeated exposure to author's musings may cause befuddlement.
User avatar
DBear
Denier of Pop Culture
Posts: 2548
Joined: Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:57 pm

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by DBear »

FJ was pure WECIB, giving 5/5 for the week.
User avatar
econgator
Let's Go Mets!
Posts: 10671
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:32 am

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by econgator »

I went with Judo
Ironhorse
Second Banana
Posts: 2044
Joined: Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:21 pm

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by Ironhorse »

I considered judo, but sumo just seemed "right" for the 5/5.
Saturnalia
Loyal Jeopardista
Posts: 218
Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:16 pm

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by Saturnalia »

Watch Herschel's face as he reads his DD and suddenly realizes the correct response (and that the clue is painfully easy). I'm no good at making GIFs and the like, but it's a genuinely great reaction...

29,600 Coryat.
User avatar
alietr
Site Admin
Posts: 8978
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:20 pm
Location: Bethesda, MD

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by alietr »

I'm a regular at the tournament that Erik was talking about, but have never been the pie-er. They do serve pie during the break. Fortunately, a pie fight has never broken out. Mostly because people want to eat their pie. There are quite a few Jeopardy people at that tournament. There is a definite correlation between Jeopardy and crossword folks.

Erik's puzzles do tend to be deviously difficult. He is not only a master solver, but a master creator as well. I'm really not surprised he did as well as he did; I actually thought he would be even more dominating. I guess we shall see in coming days.
User avatar
threearruda
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 687
Joined: Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:02 pm
Location: MA/VT

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by threearruda »

twelvefootboy wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:43 pm I think he'll make the second round in the TOC when his time comes.
Agreed. Of the 4 and 5 day champs in the field so far, Alan has the highest per day average and he put up a near $30k Coryat on Monday. Would not be surprised to see him in Mark's "Gold" category come tournament time. Congrats again to Alan on a great run!
Sports category for FJ - Hell yeah! Some damn phony obscure martial art - damn! But it wasn't one of the obscure ones (like the Brazilian dancey one the other day), and the low COG TOM was adequate.
Another vote for the damn! column - Like you, I can't stand when the category says "sports" but the writers turn it into some wordplay or other cutesy clue. It's not like the writers have ~ten pro sports teams near them or anything. :| Thankfully this one wasn't overly difficult.
J! S39 - 1/27-2/1. '24 ToC ???

5x TD champ - 7x TD host
User avatar
LucarioSnooperVixey
Carrying Letters and Lemons
Posts: 3513
Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:41 pm
Location: New Jersey

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by LucarioSnooperVixey »

52 R
DD: 3/3
FJ: :mrgreen:
LT: Shoulder Pads, INF, (Pennsylvania), Foot, Peso, Won, Jewel, Guns N' Roses
Douglas Squasoni
User avatar
BigDaddyMatty
Hoping not to get pruney this time
Posts: 3300
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:05 am
Location: Anderson, IN

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by BigDaddyMatty »

Coryat: 40,400
48 R/3 W
DD: 3/3
FJ: :mrgreen:
LT: shoulder pads, Pennsylvania (DD), foot, Peso, Won, Jewel, Guns N' Roses

Once again, the game comes down to DDs. After seemingly rushing DD1 and coming up with an awful guess of Oklahoma (the clue dated the quote to 1803, 104 years before Oklahoma would become a state), Erik converted a big wager on DD3 that put him in the catbird seat heading to FJ!

Speaking of DDs, DD2 was ridiculous. "Name a female ex-slave who famously helped other slaves to freedom"? Come on, guys.
Sprinkles are for winners.
John Boy
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 2981
Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:11 am

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by John Boy »

Sorry to see Alan go, and I also wonder how much mental fatigue plays when a guy tapes/plays five games in one day. I should have to endure such stress.

At least he lost to a really sharp, talented player. Congrats to Erik. And I know it's mostly a hair thing, but anyone else look at him and immediately think "white Colin Kaepernick?!"

These guys really cleaned the boards tonight. I got in for exactly one TS, "peso" for $1600.

FJ: yeah, WECIB?
User avatar
jeff6286
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 5228
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:34 pm
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Re: Friday, October 19, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Post by jeff6286 »

Wondering if Alan was aware that while Alex had him talking about doing the daily crossword in pen that he was standing next to not just a constructor but someone who demolished the field to take the crown as the best and fastest crossword solver in the country earlier this year.
Post Reply