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07-01-2014 , 02:48 AM

#5126

riverboatking

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got 20,800 and FJ was one of the easiest I can remember in awhile.
seriously how on earth was that a FJ clue?

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07-01-2014 , 07:20 PM

#5127

Redsoxnets5

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This might be the best 3 contestants collectively I've ever seen in one non-tournament game.

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07-01-2014 , 07:58 PM

#5128

Dudd

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Standard terrible wager from him though, way to give Jill a chance.

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07-01-2014 , 08:42 PM

#5129

Kvitlekh

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Originally Posted by Dudd

Standard terrible wager from him though, way to give Jill a chance.

Yeah, racks up almost 20k before FJ and makes the sucker bet?

Also, how the hell do 2/3 miss the easiest fj in history? Every third grader would get it instantly.

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07-01-2014 , 08:54 PM

#5130

danspartan

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Funny thing is that if you try to point out on the JBoard how bad 2nd bet was, you'll get several Results Oriented Thinking responses.

Its like playing Scrabble with someone that can put together a lot of words, but keeps lining up a U next to triple word score while you are sitting with a dead Q.

(And of course the poker player that wins a lot of pots but eventually felts every time).

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07-01-2014 , 11:33 PM

#5131

ntnBO

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Originally Posted by danspartan

Its like playing Scrabble with someone that can put together a lot of words, but keeps lining up a U next to triple word score while you are sitting with a dead Q.

Any halfway decent Scrabble player doesn't need a U to get the Q down. QI being the simplest play, QAT is nice as well.

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07-02-2014 , 12:12 AM

#5132

Kvitlekh

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Originally Posted by danspartan

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Originally Posted by ntnBO

Any halfway decent Scrabble player doesn't need a U to get the Q down. QI being the simplest play, QAT is nice as well.

Plus a good player with deep word knowledge can afford to spot you a high scoring Q play and still crush you. It's not like one decent scoring Q play will win the game. Far from it.

But your point is well-taken.

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07-02-2014 , 01:05 AM

#5133

riverboatking

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24,600 n correct FJ.

glad champ is gone her constant voice cracking annoyed the **** out of me.

I feel kindv weird being the only one posting my scores.
wtf yeti u told me to start tracking it and now no one else is posting them but me?

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07-02-2014 , 01:48 AM

#5134

Dudd

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Champ had an annoying voice but a great rack, not sure how to feel about her loss to some random old guy

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07-02-2014 , 01:58 AM

#5135

ntnBO

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Originally Posted by Kvitlekh

Ah, I was basically just dicking around. FWIW, if I remember my list correctly, the Q is mathematically the worst tile you can draw out of the 100. It's a tile the beginners love and the experts hate.

But, I would wager if you played CAZIQUES on a triple-triple for 392 points that you would win the game regardless of word knowledge.

No matter one's skill level though, Scrabble is a great game. Wish more would play.

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07-02-2014 , 02:47 AM

#5136

riverboatking

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the past 2 FJ clues have been embarrassingly easy.
aren't they supposed to be more challenging than a standard clue?

they're the type of clues I would expect to see on the $200 or $400 rows of J n DJ rounds, wtf.

also, how the **** did 2 players not get that?
was literally the 1st thing that popped in my head.

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07-02-2014 , 06:23 AM

#5137

danspartan

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River-jboard has lots posting scores. I just don't have the ability to focus that much while watching.

I am no scrabble expert. Probably played a total of a few dozen times and 1/2 those with my kids when young. Just trying to make a point. When I do play with other non experts I generally win because I focus on the scoring while they focus on the words. (With the kids we mostly tried to fill up the board vs scoring)

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07-02-2014 , 09:12 AM

#5138

D104

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Originally Posted by riverboatking

also, how the **** did 2 players not get that?
was literally the 1st thing that popped in my head.

seriously this

if they didnt include the hint of "after the thirteen", i could understand not coming up with it, but with that hint, what else could it possibly be?

basically LOL bill of rights

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07-02-2014 , 10:22 PM

#5139

El Diablo

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All,

lol @ all three of them randomly guessing pitches they've heard of in the baseball category that have pretty much nothing in common with the pitch described in the clue.

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07-02-2014 , 10:25 PM

#5140

EvalEvan

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Originally Posted by riverboatking

I got 19k yesterday which was one of my best so far. I think I got like 12 tonight. I'm still a bit away from being ready to try out.

The former champ's voice was annoying yes, but her rack looked really nice yesterday, so I wouldn't have minded if she kept winning.

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07-02-2014 , 10:27 PM

#5141

EvalEvan

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Originally Posted by El Diablo

All,

lol @ all three of them randomly guessing pitches they've heard of in the baseball category that have pretty much nothing in common with the pitch described in the clue.

YES I yelled about this to my wife.

Split finger was not a bad guess tho (and it's actually what I guessed too).

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07-02-2014 , 10:39 PM

#5142

Dudd

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Fail on the final DD wager today, gotta bet for a lock tie if you get it wrong in that situation.

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07-02-2014 , 10:40 PM

#5143

Gaddy

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Middle guy had potential but just sucked on the buzzer. Loved the champ sighing like oh no when he got the DD in the best possible situation while trailing. Of course didn't make the optimal bet, though not a bad one. Would have been great if he got what was a really easy clue and they both wagered everything in FJ so middle guy advanced on the triple stumper.

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07-02-2014 , 10:46 PM

#5144

Brocktoon

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Ugh. Just saw that dolt bet $7000 on the last clue of the game with a chance to overtake. I went into such a rage I leapt off the couch and started screaming at the TV. Even my wife, who is not at all the type to get upset over wagering, was instantly tilted.

What made it worse was how pleased with himself he was after getting it right. I hope the people who know him irl shamed him appropriately. Easily the biggest DD fail I've ever witnessed.

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07-02-2014 , 11:42 PM

#5145

Hollywade

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Let's Play Ball is the type of category I dream about getting if I ever appear on Jeopardy. Holy hell at those guesses: slider, change-up, splitter. Maybe I'm just assuming too much of non-baseball fans.

Big whiff by the defending champion at the end of Double Jeopardy. I liked his bid to play for the tie, but missing that question, especially without even offering a guess, is pretty bad. I thought that was a pretty well-known movie. Even if you've never seen it or heard of it, the clue about 2000 and 2001 Oscars should at least give you some ammunition for an educated guess.

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07-02-2014 , 11:53 PM

#5146

ntnBO

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Originally Posted by Gaddy

Of course didn't make the optimal bet, though not a bad one.

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Originally Posted by Hollywade

I liked his bid to play for the tie

Um, do you guys not understand that the "prisoner's dilemma" situation is perhaps the worst scenario to be in? Aside from being mathematically eliminated I suppose.

It was perhaps the worst DD wager he could have made that was <=$4500.

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07-03-2014 , 12:31 AM

#5147

Kvitlekh

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What I find interesting is how many of you guys have wives.

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07-03-2014 , 01:39 AM

#5148

Gaddy

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Originally Posted by ntnBO

Perhaps he had an agreement with her or a read to bet 0. Just because it never happens doesn't mean it won't. Can't call it an awful wager, though it's the third choice in my book.

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07-03-2014 , 02:09 AM

#5149

Dudd

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Originally Posted by ntnBO

The prisoners dilemma is hardly the worst situation to be in outside of a lock game. It just forces you to get it right to win, it's no different than being in a lead where your opponent has >2/3rds of your score, the only difference being that now third place wins instead of second when you get it wrong. Obviously he should have bet 4500 to either take the outright lead or have exactly half her score, but it's clearly not the worst wager, 2000 < x < 3000 is much worse since it wouldn't have given him the outright lead, but it would have dropped him below the 2/3rds mark should he have gotten it wrong.