FJ spoilers from the last week, and one from a few weeks ago
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China to India (7/4)
considered New York, went Florida (7/5) (This one I wasn't necessarily locked in on NYC, hence the "maybe four" above.)
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Raises hand for Madame Butterfly. I knew I had a Japanese vs. Chinese problem. Perhaps if I had realized I was on the right track with Puccini I could have tried a brainstorm of his works. Of course it would be a lot easier to acutally learn something about Turandot other than the title. Time to crack open the old Chuck Forrest book.Austin Powers wrote: Chinese female title character ---> Turandot. I figured two would say Madame Butterfly and kinda had a hunch the champ would get it. So I was half wrong about that.
After the first 4, I'd've been on the buzzer as quickly as I could ... and then looked like a deer in headlights. I had "K ... K ... K ...."MarkBarrett wrote:The Kursk had me unable to recall the name, but I like those for the the big bucks.
That was painfully easy to anyone who knows about Chagall or Broadway musicals, or the place they intersect. I guess you thought they wanted a person's name? (Jelly's Last Jam!) The clue does speak of an individual...The fiddler...who's on a roof! In any case, the grammar looks fine to me...stevo4212 wrote:The writers really can't use "This musician" when asking about a fiddler. I think that's both gramatically incorrect and incredibly misleading. I think for other clues, the writers used "this ice cream" to mean "this brand of ice cream."
Yep. Immensely competent and a gutsy appropriate bet on FJ.jeff6286 wrote:Did you see how Stephanie was quickly giving responses, then quickly selecting the next clue down the stretch??? Like she wanted to actually get through all of the clues before time ran out? Which might even allow her to catch up to the leader? (Or let him catch...down to her) Even if she wasn't as cute as a button, I would still LOVE HER!
I thought the bottom two clues were a great deal easier than the top three in that category.davey wrote:That was painfully easy to anyone who knows about Chagall or Broadway musicals, or the place they intersect. I guess you thought they wanted a person's name? (Jelly's Last Jam!) The clue does speak of an individual...The fiddler...who's on a roof! In any case, the grammar looks fine to me...stevo4212 wrote:The writers really can't use "This musician" when asking about a fiddler. I think that's both gramatically incorrect and incredibly misleading. I think for other clues, the writers used "this ice cream" to mean "this brand of ice cream."
If you live in Crazytown, you'll find one. As God is your witness, you'll find one.bomtr wrote:In a way, it's a good thing Henry missed FJ; that way, no single (maverick) moment that cost the game to haunt.
I said it in the "new old games" thread: my "this close" standard is if exactly one thing in a contestant's play can be changed to bring about his or her win. (Funnily enough, it was about someone else who negged out of the lead on the final DJ clue and got an opera FJ wrong.) Glad someone feels similarly.bomtr wrote: In a way, it's a good thing Henry missed FJ; that way, no single (maverick) moment that cost the game to haunt.
Liked that she chose clues quickly, and didn't need to 'study' the category names to prompt herself. Disliked 'Uh' before every, uh,response and, uh, selection.jeff6286 wrote:Did you see how Stephanie was quickly giving responses, then quickly selecting the next clue down the stretch??? Like she wanted to actually get through all of the clues before time ran out? Which might even allow her to catch up to the leader? (Or let him catch...down to her) Even if she wasn't as cute as a button, I would still LOVE HER!
Can that story possibly be true? If it is, it can only demonstrate her cold feet, not the lack of sparkle of her anecdotes...Fishercat wrote:
And should I ever be so intelligent and lucky to turn down Jeopardy a few times over not having an anecdote, wowza.