Thursday, November 4, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Re: Thursday, November 4, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
It’s the only U.N. member state outside Europe with Dutch as an official language
Tony Freitas: 7800-7500=300
Cindy Zhang: 16200+400=16600
Sri Kompella: 16400+13600=30000 (New Champ)
Correct response:
Daily Doubles
Cindy: 3000+3000
Tony: 8200-4000
Sri: 9800+5000
Coryats
Tony: 11800
Cindy: 13600
Sri Kompella: 12200
Combined: 37,600
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Tony: 7000
Cindy: 8200
Sri: 2200
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
It’s the only U.N. member state outside Europe with Dutch as an official language
Tony Freitas: 7800-7500=300
Cindy Zhang: 16200+400=16600
Sri Kompella: 16400+13600=30000 (New Champ)
Correct response:
Spoiler
Suriname (Tony – Indones)
Daily Doubles
Cindy: 3000+3000
Tony: 8200-4000
Sri: 9800+5000
Coryats
Tony: 11800
Cindy: 13600
Sri Kompella: 12200
Combined: 37,600
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Tony: 7000
Cindy: 8200
Sri: 2200
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Double reversals making Mayim do some housecleaning thanks to the REGULAR VERBS category.
No separate movie & TV categories today although ZOMBIETHON was a hybrid of the two.
The FJ! category had me expecting U.N. official languages. Instead of the main six it went elsewhere and I matched the challengers. Near the end of music and with my pen down I did wonder about slightly about Tony's incomplete miss.
Sri went for pretty 30K on the nose even though Cindy had a possible 32400. Many in Cindy's position have lost the game by going all in. She protected 2nd place and had no way of knowing Sri would bet light.
I'm amazed only one clue went unplayed as clue selection could have been crisper. A contestant who wanted to play with a faster pace might have thrown off any two of the others.
No separate movie & TV categories today although ZOMBIETHON was a hybrid of the two.
The FJ! category had me expecting U.N. official languages. Instead of the main six it went elsewhere and I matched the challengers. Near the end of music and with my pen down I did wonder about slightly about Tony's incomplete miss.
Sri went for pretty 30K on the nose even though Cindy had a possible 32400. Many in Cindy's position have lost the game by going all in. She protected 2nd place and had no way of knowing Sri would bet light.
I'm amazed only one clue went unplayed as clue selection could have been crisper. A contestant who wanted to play with a faster pace might have thrown off any two of the others.
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Re: Thursday, November 4, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Yeah, that was my wagering strategy as I was going into Final. (Hi, this is Cindy! I've been a longtime lurker of the boards since it was hosted on Sony Pictures, but I, for the life of me, could not remember my username for the longest time. It feels surreal being on the other side of things!)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:42 pm Sri went for pretty 30K on the nose even though Cindy had a possible 32400. Many in Cindy's position have lost the game by going all in. She protected 2nd place and had no way of knowing Sri would bet light.
I'm amazed only one clue went unplayed as clue selection could have been crisper. A contestant who wanted to play with a faster pace might have thrown off any two of the others.
Finishing DJ in second place significantly affected my wager. I actually am pretty confident with anything language related, but I was in a wagering position where I was positive that Sri would bet to cover me. (I was also confident that both Sri and Tony had a strong command of the category and would have no problem betting large.) Under that assumption, I knew that I could win if Sri got FJ incorrect and missed. Therefore, I just needed to cover Sri and force him to wager at least something. Not only that, I was already more than double Tony's score, so I chose a bet that would cover Sri's pre-FJ total and cover Tony's doubled score. I probably should have wagered a wee bit more (but < $599) to cover a "safe" bet on Sri's part, but I saw no reason why he would go safe at all.
I haven't watched my episode in full yet, so I'm purely going off my memory of the tape day, but yeah, I definitely could have been more efficient with the clue selection. I remember doing my best to stay clam and that can translate to me trying to enunciate everything as much as poss, but Corina did have to remind me in the commercial breaks to just stick with the category name and value.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:42 pm I'm amazed only one clue went unplayed as clue selection could have been crisper. A contestant who wanted to play with a faster pace might have thrown off any two of the others.
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When all three players are jumping all over the board and ignoring the top row, it feels like a ToC game. The most exciting game I've seen in a while.
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het is klaar: https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7185
Welcome Cindy, and in archiving the game it's easy to see many ways you could have led for the FJ! round and won with a big amount. Tough loss and the break between rounds to figure out the scoring changes is no fun although you found a way to make nice conversation pass the time.
Welcome Cindy, and in archiving the game it's easy to see many ways you could have led for the FJ! round and won with a big amount. Tough loss and the break between rounds to figure out the scoring changes is no fun although you found a way to make nice conversation pass the time.
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Hey, Mark:
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Thanks Mark!
Honestly, the game went by in such a blur (with a looooong Jeopardy! timeout in between single and Double Jeopardy, thanks to the double rulings) that I'm amazed I had the brainpower to calculate a Final Jeopardy wager, let alone answer it. Sri did a great job at taking the lead in DJ!
Honestly, the game went by in such a blur (with a looooong Jeopardy! timeout in between single and Double Jeopardy, thanks to the double rulings) that I'm amazed I had the brainpower to calculate a Final Jeopardy wager, let alone answer it. Sri did a great job at taking the lead in DJ!
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Re: Thursday, November 4, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
This game is a draw for the Strong Form of Shore's Conjecture. The second-place player bet "small." --Bob
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Thank you for illustrating the reasoning that led to Shore's Conjecture. It's too bad this particular leader chose to make a wager that I find inexplicable -- large enough that he would very likely lose if he did not come up with a correct response, but small enough to have permitted you to overtake him. --Bobcookie wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:12 pmYeah, that was my wagering strategy as I was going into Final. (Hi, this is Cindy! I've been a longtime lurker of the boards since it was hosted on Sony Pictures, but I, for the life of me, could not remember my username for the longest time. It feels surreal being on the other side of things!)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:42 pmSri went for pretty 30K on the nose even though Cindy had a possible 32400. Many in Cindy's position have lost the game by going all in. She protected 2nd place and had no way of knowing Sri would bet light.
I'm amazed only one clue went unplayed as clue selection could have been crisper. A contestant who wanted to play with a faster pace might have thrown off any two of the others.
Finishing DJ in second place significantly affected my wager. I actually am pretty confident with anything language related, but I was in a wagering position where I was positive that Sri would bet to cover me. (I was also confident that both Sri and Tony had a strong command of the category and would have no problem betting large.) Under that assumption, I knew that I could win if Sri got FJ incorrect and missed. Therefore, I just needed to cover Sri and force him to wager at least something. Not only that, I was already more than double Tony's score, so I chose a bet that would cover Sri's pre-FJ total and cover Tony's doubled score. I probably should have wagered a wee bit more (but < $599) to cover a "safe" bet on Sri's part, but I saw no reason why he would go safe at all.I haven't watched my episode in full yet, so I'm purely going off my memory of the tape day, but yeah, I definitely could have been more efficient with the clue selection. I remember doing my best to stay clam and that can translate to me trying to enunciate everything as much as poss, but Corina did have to remind me in the commercial breaks to just stick with the category name and value.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:42 pmI'm amazed only one clue went unplayed as clue selection could have been crisper. A contestant who wanted to play with a faster pace might have thrown off any two of the others.
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I'm not sure why they got so strict on Regular Verbs $1000 and then so lax on Eponymous -Isms $2000. It is true that the latter category went back and forth between asking for the person and asking for the -ism, but it was clear that $2000 wanted -ism. Perhaps it's time the producers sat down and worked out consistent philosophies of both writing and judging.
As for Regular Verbs $200, I'm here to claim it didn't rhyme, if it was meant to. In any case, I said "poeticize" and I'm counting it.
As for Regular Verbs $200, I'm here to claim it didn't rhyme, if it was meant to. In any case, I said "poeticize" and I'm counting it.
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Seemed standard to me.Lefty wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:45 pm I'm not sure why they got so strict on Regular Verbs $1000 and then so lax on Eponymous -Isms $2000. It is true that the latter category went back and forth between asking for the person and asking for the -ism, but it was clear that $2000 wanted -ism. Perhaps it's time the producers sat down and worked out consistent philosophies of both writing and judging.
As for Regular Verbs $200, I'm here to claim it didn't rhyme, if it was meant to. In any case, I said "poeticize" and I'm counting it.
Sri corrected Mesmer to mesmerism before Mayim ruled.
-fy & -fy in certify and versify are going to count as a rhyme. It's like J! alliteration with any words beginning with same letter qualify.
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South Africa an obvious trap here, glad I didn't fall for it.
This was a very well-played game and one of the more interesting wagering situations we've seen lately. Nice comeback by Sri.
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TIL Mariana and Marianas are both correct.
This was a very well-played game and one of the more interesting wagering situations we've seen lately. Nice comeback by Sri.
Do NOT understand why "a whip" makes it wrong based on the history of ignoring articles.
TIL Mariana and Marianas are both correct.
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Job well done and welcome to the after.cookie wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:12 pmYeah, that was my wagering strategy as I was going into Final. (Hi, this is Cindy! I've been a longtime lurker of the boards since it was hosted on Sony Pictures, but I, for the life of me, could not remember my username for the longest time. It feels surreal being on the other side of things!)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:42 pm Sri went for pretty 30K on the nose even though Cindy had a possible 32400. Many in Cindy's position have lost the game by going all in. She protected 2nd place and had no way of knowing Sri would bet light.
I'm amazed only one clue went unplayed as clue selection could have been crisper. A contestant who wanted to play with a faster pace might have thrown off any two of the others.
Finishing DJ in second place significantly affected my wager. I actually am pretty confident with anything language related, but I was in a wagering position where I was positive that Sri would bet to cover me. (I was also confident that both Sri and Tony had a strong command of the category and would have no problem betting large.) Under that assumption, I knew that I could win if Sri got FJ incorrect and missed. Therefore, I just needed to cover Sri and force him to wager at least something. Not only that, I was already more than double Tony's score, so I chose a bet that would cover Sri's pre-FJ total and cover Tony's doubled score. I probably should have wagered a wee bit more (but < $599) to cover a "safe" bet on Sri's part, but I saw no reason why he would go safe at all.
I haven't watched my episode in full yet, so I'm purely going off my memory of the tape day, but yeah, I definitely could have been more efficient with the clue selection. I remember doing my best to stay clam and that can translate to me trying to enunciate everything as much as poss, but Corina did have to remind me in the commercial breaks to just stick with the category name and value.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:42 pm I'm amazed only one clue went unplayed as clue selection could have been crisper. A contestant who wanted to play with a faster pace might have thrown off any two of the others.
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Re: Thursday, November 4, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Face it, I'm never gonna get another FJ! right again am I...
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on big clues. Could not pull Plutarch, & would've thought him much earlier.
Regular Verbs really was a dog's breakfast of a category.
Looks like the one contestant was going for Indonesia.
Regular Verbs really was a dog's breakfast of a category.
Looks like the one contestant was going for Indonesia.
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What a heartbreaker! You made a good wager for the most likely path to victory--a miss by the leader--only to find out that Sri had left you an unlikely path if only you had taken it!cookie wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:12 pm Yeah, that was my wagering strategy as I was going into Final. (Hi, this is Cindy! I've been a longtime lurker of the boards since it was hosted on Sony Pictures, but I, for the life of me, could not remember my username for the longest time. It feels surreal being on the other side of things!)
I didn't know you were a sometime boardie, but I was rooting for you because of the way you printed your name. Loved it!
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Goed gedaan ... err, well done, Cindy! I thought at first that they were going to get you for just saying Confucius, but after re-reading the clue they did just ask for "this man".cookie wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 3:17 pm Thanks Mark!
Honestly, the game went by in such a blur (with a looooong Jeopardy! timeout in between single and Double Jeopardy, thanks to the double rulings) that I'm amazed I had the brainpower to calculate a Final Jeopardy wager, let alone answer it. Sri did a great job at taking the lead in DJ!
No kidding. I thought it was typed onto the screen at first.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:13 pm
I didn't know you were a sometime boardie, but I was rooting for you because of the way you printed your name. Loved it!