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John Boy wrote: That's the kind of game I love to see: three evenly matched, good quality players, all with a realistic chance going into the final. The kind of game I hate to see anyone lose. And capped off by three absolutely spot-on correct FJ wagers. Well done, all.
The J round was something of a hot mess, as Alex made a note of before starting DJ.

Bill was wary to pad his wager by $9, to avoid being one-upped in the event Kevin takes a chance on shortagey. This wagering scenario gives the leader reasonable case for covering 3rd by a small amount more than one dollar, as that's what 2nd is expected to do.
Bill could have actually added another 780 or so without hurting his chances in a TS.

Furthermore, Kevin could have anticipated the above strategy from Bill and countered with a fine tuned shortagey wager of $7200.
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Emma Boettcher's father is also named Kevin. That's a heck of a coincidence.
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MinnesotaMyron wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:44 pm Emma Boettcher's father is also named Kevin. That's a heck of a coincidence.
Maybe the current Kevin is part of a secret government Boettcher cloning and Jeopardy engineering project. Each subsequent Boettcher gathers more and more info into creating the ultimate Boettcher player.
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I played against a Feerick a few months after another Feerick's appearance (in which he won as many games as, and more money than, Emma).
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TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:28 pm

Hercule Poirot seemed obscure for the top box, especially relative to Sherlock Holmes at $400.

In terms of books sold, Agatha Christie ranks below only Shakespeare and the Bible. She has been translated more than any other author. Hercule Poirot is her most famous creation, and has been featured in dozens of movies and a long-running TV series.

In other words, very much the opposite of obscure. Please stop confusing things you don't know with things most people don't know.
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jev15 wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:50 am
TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:28 pm

Hercule Poirot seemed obscure for the top box, especially relative to Sherlock Holmes at $400.

In terms of books sold, Agatha Christie ranks below only Shakespeare and the Bible. She has been translated more than any other author. Hercule Poirot is her most famous creation, and has been featured in dozens of movies and a long-running TV series.

In other words, very much the opposite of obscure. Please stop confusing things you don't know with things most people don't know.
I wasn't calling NHOI, just saying that the name seemed less pavlovian to mystery novels than Sherlock Holmes, whom I would've thought was THE definitive #1 no-holds-barred champion of fictional detectives. And somehow despite knowing both "Agatha Christie" and "Hercule Poirot", i've never managed to make a mental match between the two. Yet another example of me only "half-knowing" things.
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TenPoundHammer wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:04 am
jev15 wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:50 am
TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:28 pm

Hercule Poirot seemed obscure for the top box, especially relative to Sherlock Holmes at $400.

In terms of books sold, Agatha Christie ranks below only Shakespeare and the Bible. She has been translated more than any other author. Hercule Poirot is her most famous creation, and has been featured in dozens of movies and a long-running TV series.

In other words, very much the opposite of obscure. Please stop confusing things you don't know with things most people don't know.
I wasn't calling NHOI, just saying that the name seemed less pavlovian to mystery novels than Sherlock Holmes, whom I would've thought was THE definitive #1 no-holds-barred champion of fictional detectives. And somehow despite knowing both "Agatha Christie" and "Hercule Poirot", i've never managed to make a mental match between the two. Yet another example of me only "half-knowing" things.
I can't get too worked up about the clues being Poirot then Holmes, as opposed to the other way around. Yes, they get harder as you go down, but adjacent clues can occasionally be "in the wrong box", and it doesn't bug me. Poirot's probably the second biggest fictional detective out there next to Holmes.

Plus, the Holmes clue was actually a little bit tough. Holmes and British sleuth is a pretty solid pairing, but I'm sure there are others, and you can get trapped. Plus, the book in the clue isn't even a Conan Doyle book - it's a modern book that uses the Holmes character. I'm not sure how obscure this particular series of books is, as I'm not a huge reader of mystery novels, but the other clue is "Beekeeper", since Holmes takes up beekeeping after retiring. In fact, there's a movie Mr. Holmes with Ian McKellen that has beekeeping as part of the film.

Anyone else notice in DJ! that one of the contestants failed to answer in the form of a question, and then corrected himself? I guess if he can do it before Alex calls him wrong, it's okay...I thought I read that in J! they'll ask for clarification, but in DJ! and FJ!, you're out. I'd be so tempted to phrase all my responses, "Are you asking me about ....?" just to see what happens.
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Like the contestants, I had a hard time getting untracked. On FJ!, I put sturgeon but worried about beluga. I thought they were the same thing, but I was sweating the possibility of a near miss.

Recently, the Chinese have essentially taken over the caviar trade, driving down prices and, with them, the luxury associated with the product. Here is an interesting article on the subject.
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talkingaway wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:41 am Anyone else notice in DJ! that one of the contestants failed to answer in the form of a question, and then corrected himself? I guess if he can do it before Alex calls him wrong, it's okay...I thought I read that in J! they'll ask for clarification, but in DJ! and FJ!, you're out. I'd be so tempted to phrase all my responses, "Are you asking me about ....?" just to see what happens.
As a rule, it seems, Alex just lets time run out on misphrasing contestants in DJ, leaving it to them to figure it out from his silence.
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Lots of asking for the full title of the category, slowing things down a bit. Then there's the inherent delay for triple stumpers and wrong answers. Toss in some thought before asking for the next clue, and we get a number of clues left on the board.

My first reaction to FJ was asking myself for a Russian fish associated with royalty. Only one answer came to mind. Spent over half of the think time trying - and fortunately failing - to come up with some alternative.
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Category 13 wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:43 pm
John Boy wrote: That's the kind of game I love to see: three evenly matched, good quality players, all with a realistic chance going into the final. The kind of game I hate to see anyone lose. And capped off by three absolutely spot-on correct FJ wagers. Well done, all.
The J round was something of a hot mess, as Alex made a note of before starting DJ.

Bill was wary to pad his wager by $9, to avoid being one-upped in the event Kevin takes a chance on shortagey. This wagering scenario gives the leader reasonable case for covering 3rd by a small amount more than one dollar, as that's what 2nd is expected to do.
Bill could have actually added another 780 or so without hurting his chances in a TS.

Furthermore, Kevin could have anticipated the above strategy from Bill and countered with a fine tuned shortagey wager of $7200.
And I thought this thread was already finished with the carp.

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talkingaway wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:41 am
I can't get too worked up about the clues being Poirot then Holmes, as opposed to the other way around. Yes, they get harder as you go down, but adjacent clues can occasionally be "in the wrong box", and it doesn't bug me. Poirot's probably the second biggest fictional detective out there next to Holmes.

Plus, the Holmes clue was actually a little bit tough. Holmes and British sleuth is a pretty solid pairing, but I'm sure there are others, and you can get trapped. Plus, the book in the clue isn't even a Conan Doyle book - it's a modern book that uses the Holmes character. I'm not sure how obscure this particular series of books is, as I'm not a huge reader of mystery novels, but the other clue is "Beekeeper", since Holmes takes up beekeeping after retiring. In fact, there's a movie Mr. Holmes with Ian McKellen that has beekeeping as part of the film.
Also, since Sherlock Holmes IS more famous than Poirot, more people would know that he never had a secretary...probably more than would remember he took up beekeeping, actually...The McKellen movie is what made me think of it, though I remember little else about it.
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Category 13 wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:43 pm
John Boy wrote: That's the kind of game I love to see: three evenly matched, good quality players, all with a realistic chance going into the final. The kind of game I hate to see anyone lose. And capped off by three absolutely spot-on correct FJ wagers. Well done, all.
Bill was wary to pad his wager by $9, to avoid being one-upped in the event Kevin takes a chance on shortagey. This wagering scenario gives the leader reasonable case for covering 3rd by a small amount more than one dollar, as that's what 2nd is expected to do.
Bill could have actually added another 780 or so without hurting his chances in a TS.

Furthermore, Kevin could have anticipated the above strategy from Bill and countered with a fine tuned shortagey wager of $7200.
I'm a little late to the party, but I don't follow shoretegic wagering. Could you please elaborate? The scores going into final were 15,200 / 10,800 / 13,200. How is 8,410 better than 8,401 from 2nd place?
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I'm not afraid to admit what I don't know: NHO Mengele. I paused on that clue and thought, "Should I know this??" I had to turn on subtitles to get the spelling. Overall, the WWII era is a real weak spot for me. A friend recommended "The Second World War" by Anthony Beevor, so I bought the book but it's rather intimidating at 800 pages! Mengele is mentioned on exactly 3 pages.
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morbeedo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:42 pm
Category 13 wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:43 pm
John Boy wrote: That's the kind of game I love to see: three evenly matched, good quality players, all with a realistic chance going into the final. The kind of game I hate to see anyone lose. And capped off by three absolutely spot-on correct FJ wagers. Well done, all.
Bill was wary to pad his wager by $9, to avoid being one-upped in the event Kevin takes a chance on shortagey. This wagering scenario gives the leader reasonable case for covering 3rd by a small amount more than one dollar, as that's what 2nd is expected to do.
Bill could have actually added another 780 or so without hurting his chances in a TS.

Furthermore, Kevin could have anticipated the above strategy from Bill and countered with a fine tuned shortagey wager of $7200.
I'm a little late to the party, but I don't follow shoretegic wagering. Could you please elaborate? The scores going into final were 15,200 / 10,800 / 13,200. How is 8,410 better than 8,401 from 2nd place?
This wasn't a Shore's Conjecture game; Shoretegic wagering is when first place recognizes second place has third locked out and can pass first place while holding on to the lock, and only wagers to surpass second's maximum score. So if the scores were $15,200 to $10,800 to $3,000, and first place guesses second won't wager above $4,800, and bets $401 to cover that, that's Shoretegy.

Presumably, as the game actually was, $8,410 is slightly better than $8,401 for second place because first place might decide to underwager by covering third instead of second (which, again, is not Shoretegy). (Donna Vogel did this in her fourth game from $18,400 to $18,000 to $10,800, but she covered third by $300, and won in a double get against second place, who covered third by $100.)
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seaborgium wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:25 pm
morbeedo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:42 pm
I'm a little late to the party, but I don't follow shoretegic wagering. Could you please elaborate? The scores going into final were 15,200 / 10,800 / 13,200. How is 8,410 better than 8,401 from 2nd place?
This wasn't a Shore's Conjecture game; Shoretegic wagering is when first place recognizes second place has third locked out and can pass first place while holding on to the lock, and only wagers to surpass second's maximum score. So if the scores were $15,200 to $10,800 to $3,000, and first place guesses second won't wager above $4,800, and bets $401 to cover that, that's Shoretegy.

Presumably, as the game actually was, $8,410 is slightly better than $8,401 for second place because first place might decide to underwager by covering third instead of second (which, again, is not Shoretegy). (Donna Vogel did this in her fourth game from $18,400 to $18,000 to $10,800, but she covered third by $300, and won in a double get against second place, who covered third by $100.)
Wow. I follow the math, but not the strategy. I need to sit with this one for a while. Thanks for the explanation!
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morbeedo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:58 pm I'm not afraid to admit what I don't know: NHO Mengele. I paused on that clue and thought, "Should I know this??" I had to turn on subtitles to get the spelling. Overall, the WWII era is a real weak spot for me. A friend recommended "The Second World War" by Anthony Beevor, so I bought the book but it's rather intimidating at 800 pages! Mengele is mentioned on exactly 3 pages.
The important things about Mengele were that he was a Nazi doctor at Auschwitz who performed horrific experiments on the prisoners and was known as the White Angel or Angel of Death.
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econgator wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:31 am
morbeedo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:58 pm I'm not afraid to admit what I don't know: NHO Mengele. I paused on that clue and thought, "Should I know this??" I had to turn on subtitles to get the spelling. Overall, the WWII era is a real weak spot for me. A friend recommended "The Second World War" by Anthony Beevor, so I bought the book but it's rather intimidating at 800 pages! Mengele is mentioned on exactly 3 pages.
The important things about Mengele were that he was a Nazi doctor at Auschwitz who performed horrific experiments on the prisoners and was known as the White Angel or Angel of Death.
Also, that he fled to Argentina after the war, and lived there and elsewhere in South America, evading capture until he died in 1979, despite the efforts of Nazi hunters like Simon Wiesenthal.
This is the fact around which Ira Levin built his highly fictional thriller The Boys From Brazil, which became a movie in 1978. Gregory Peck played Mengele.
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