New old games in the J! Archive

This is where all of the games are discussed.

Moderators: alietr, trainman, econgator, dhkendall

Post Reply
talkingaway
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 970
Joined: Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:59 am

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by talkingaway »

Speaking of similar clues...um, looking back at the old games that were recently added, how exactly did this happen?

#57, aired 1984-11-27 1945 $300: Number of stars in U.S. flag raised over Iwo Jima
#56, aired 1984-11-26 NUMBER PLEASE $200: Number of stars on American flag raised at Iwo Jima

I guess their writing staff was pretty small back in 1984, and nobody bothered to double check for repeats....
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16471
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MarkBarrett »

I added 9/14/95: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6644

Player pics of Len Krisak challengers Bill Shackford & Carol McDuell:
Spoiler
Image
Image
I would not bet on that FJ! clue going 3/3 in 2020.
User avatar
Robert K S
Jeopardy! Champion
Posts: 5249
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:26 pm
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Contact:

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by Robert K S »

You can say that again. I've watched a lot of TCM in my day and I don't think I've ever come across The Big Country.

Bamaman
Also Receiving Votes
Posts: 12897
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:39 pm

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by Bamaman »

I doubt 1995 me gets it. He is a talking snowman and a tea salesman to me.
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16471
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MarkBarrett »

I added 9/18/95: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6645

Player pics of Len Krisak challengers, Albina Moran & Herb Metzler:
Spoiler
Image
Image
Ridiculous 7W by Len to cost himself a spot in the UToC and made his early exit from the ToC no surprise. Albina was the J! version of Charles Barkley with 5 rebounds.

I cannot figure out this incorrect response: https://drive.google.com/open?id=10JdNq ... oCH7I1JeRd

Help, please.
User avatar
econgator
Let's Go Mets!
Posts: 10673
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:32 am

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by econgator »

Sounds like he says "What is a boudoir?"
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16471
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MarkBarrett »

I added 9/20/95: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6646

Player pics of Albina Moran challengers Nancy Reno & Marie Magnuson:
Spoiler
Image
Image
Thanks econgator for the help on the clue from the 9/18 game. I'll go with that unless something better comes up while marking it with uncertainty.

If that is what Len said it sure changes the play/movie, no matter the pairing (or tripling) and especially considering the time frame it takes place. :)
Bamaman
Also Receiving Votes
Posts: 12897
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:39 pm

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by Bamaman »

Marie’s FJ response struck me as particularly bad.
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16471
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MarkBarrett »

I added 9/21/95: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6647

Pics of Albina Moran challengers Nick Fox & Keith Bush:
Spoiler
Image
Image
Albina's error on Television $800 is when it's nice to be on before the age of social media.

The writers should have found a way to word the clue to keep it to one or the other. As is, it's quite gettable just by throwing out a guess.
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16471
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MarkBarrett »

I added 9/22/95: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6648

Player pics of Keith Bush challengers Ann Butler & Kevin Collins:
Spoiler
Image
Image
Nice game with 58R and only 1.5 TS clues plus 3/3 in the FJ! round.

for cheezguyty: how many games prior to this had a category with five photo clues?
Jeff-thecdboy
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 454
Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:34 am

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by Jeff-thecdboy »

This game welcomes Maty Monfort to the J! Archive (though I have a feeling TELEVISION for $300 will probably be the only time she'll ever get mentioned as a J! clue).
User avatar
MinnesotaMyron
JBOARDIE OF THE MONTH!
Posts: 3428
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:53 pm

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MinnesotaMyron »

Jeff-thecdboy wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 6:41 pm This game welcomes Maty Monfort to the J! Archive (though I have a feeling TELEVISION for $300 will probably be the only time she'll ever get mentioned as a J! clue).
It's also Michael Buger's welcome to the J-Canon, as best as I can tell.
Jeff-thecdboy
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 454
Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:34 am

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by Jeff-thecdboy »

^Actually, Michael Burger has been mentioned already (see GAME SHOWS for $800, though his name might have been spelled wrong there):

http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=2443
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16471
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MarkBarrett »

I added 10/2/95: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6649

Player pics of Goron Wean challengers Mark Belanger & Jeanne Day:
Spoiler
Image
Image
Add Mark to the list of J! contestants sharing a name with a (for baseball fans) famous name.

Connected to the Orioles is this obit for Jeanne (I figure has to be her & even if not, still good reading) that I found when trying to figure out her Maryland place: https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries ... story.html
Last edited by MarkBarrett on Sun May 17, 2020 6:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Bamaman
Also Receiving Votes
Posts: 12897
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:39 pm

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by Bamaman »

It looks like her in the obituary article. I bet she got a kick out of playing someone with that name.
User avatar
alietr
Site Admin
Posts: 8980
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:20 pm
Location: Bethesda, MD

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by alietr »

Bamaman wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 11:42 am It looks like her in the obituary article. I bet she got a kick out of playing someone with that name.
I'm so old I used to go to games at Memorial Stadium (though unlike her, I didn't go when the stadium first opened).
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16471
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MarkBarrett »

I added 10/3/95: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6650

Player pics of Gordon Wean challengers Carole Edwards & Al Kapusinski:
Spoiler
Image
Image
Whether negbait, traps or asking for a player to miss these three (categories don't matter) did not surprise me when they had wrong responses:

The most obvious difference between African & Asian elephants is the size of these

This Egyptian president graduated from the military academy at Cairo in 1938

In medieval Russia, 1 altyn equaled 3 of these monetary units


SCIENTISTS on the far right looked weird for that category in column 6.

Yeah, I would hope that FJ! clue went 3/3.
User avatar
MarkBarrett
Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much
Posts: 16471
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:37 am
Location: San Francisco

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by MarkBarrett »

I added 10/4/95: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6652

Player pics of Gordon Wean challengers John Stiles & Madeleine Brown
Spoiler
Image
Image
Someone lost out on a ToC spot because Madeleine wouldacouldashoulda beat Gordon.

Only 2 TS though plenty of Ws.

What I did with the FJ! clue:
Spoiler
I would have written daisy in thinking "Fresh as a daisy" as trying to get some kind of aqua/eau flower got me nowhere. I was getting closer towards the end in thinking Latin things like that "natatorium" for a swimming place. Oh, I needed to be thinking elementary school days with teachers calling the facilities the lavatory.
Nice 4-day work for Gordon on the buzzer with 3 25s and a 29.
Bamaman
Also Receiving Votes
Posts: 12897
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:39 pm

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by Bamaman »

Bad wagering from both challengers.
seaborgium
Undefeated in Reruns
Posts: 8941
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:31 am

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

Post by seaborgium »

MarkBarrett wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 6:27 pm Someone lost out on a ToC spot because Madeleine wouldacouldashoulda beat Gordon.
Gordon would have been the alternate, with $300 less than 3xer Richard Rasmussen.
Post Reply