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Well that was classic. Category 20th century presidential elections. Answer was to name the last year two former governors were the candidates.

Dude in the lead answers “What is 1962?”

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07-18-2018 , 10:53 PM

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madlex

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Originally Posted by danspartan

Well that was classic. Category 20th century presidential elections. Answer was to name the last year two former governors were the candidates.

Dude in the lead answers “What is 1962?”

I feel like the minimum requirement should be to come up with a year that had a presidential election..

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07-20-2018 , 05:41 AM

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Rmbxr9

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Ryan rings in “What is YOU lost that lovin’ Feelin’“ and Alex goes
- Oh you’re so close it’s YOU’VE lost that lovin feelin’... and we’re gonna take a break BRB

Unless it was a weird edit, he just corrected him without allowing someone else to ring in. Was odd

Michelle’s voice, Jezzzzus.

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07-20-2018 , 06:02 AM

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Rmbxr9

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Twitter always knows

“Ryan sang it, Alex originally said Ryan was correct, the judges overruled, and they did a retake because Ryan had to speak his answer (because Jeopardy would have to pay royalty $ otherwise)”

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07-20-2018 , 10:46 AM

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master3004

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Originally Posted by Rmbxr9

Had to have been an edit, though no idea how nobody else would have gotten it.

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07-20-2018 , 10:47 AM

#9132

master3004

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Originally Posted by Rmbxr9

Lol, nevermind then. So, yes an edit, but because of Trebeks ****up.

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07-22-2018 , 09:10 PM

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EvalEvan

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Thank god Fenster lost. One of the most tilting contestants of all time for me.

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07-22-2018 , 10:11 PM

#9134

danspartan

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Yes but now we get to some him for a third time this fall.

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07-24-2018 , 08:57 PM

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EvalEvan

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Woman with $5400 is down by ~15k, gets DD with not many clues left and of course wagers... 2k.

And champ wagers zero for third day in a row for FJ. What a nit.

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07-24-2018 , 10:01 PM

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Lattimer

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Given the category (Fashion) I wager $0 there also. Of course I ended up getting it right though.

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07-25-2018 , 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by EvalEvan

Woman with $5400 is down by ~15k, gets DD with not many clues left and of course wagers... 2k.

And champ wagers zero for third day in a row for FJ. What a nit.

TBF the day before he only had something like a $200 cushion, and in his place I'd probably stand pat yesterday as well, even though I ended up getting FJ correct.

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07-25-2018 , 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by EvalEvan

And champ wagers zero for third day in a row for FJ. What a nit.

I agree. He sails through both rounds, but then he thinks he's less than even money to get the correct answer for FJ? (regardless of the category)

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07-25-2018 , 11:35 AM

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Rapid_Fire

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A bit passive in FJ, but what is more remarkable is that he has made 3 locks in row, including the first one against a 7-day (*) champ.

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08-03-2018 , 01:29 PM

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youtalkfunny

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Don't watch the show any more (no longer think I'd do well), don't follow the thread...but I just caught a rerun from 2017 ToC, and thought I saw an Idiotic Jeopardy wager. I searched all over the internet to make sure I wasn't crazy, and came up empty.

I should have just started here. You guys were ON it. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by madlex

That must have been one of the worst final jeopardy wagers of all time. Has there ever been a ToC where 16000 didn't get you a wild card? The chances of that to happen have to be <5%. If anything, bet something like 1000 max..

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Originally Posted by Gaddy

Definitely one of worst wagers ever. Wasn't from someone on for the first time. Was a guy who somehow won 4+ games. No reason to bet 7k. Likely wouldn't win the game to get it right, and he can't think he needs 23k to get a wild card. Can't think 9k would be enough to get you the wild card. I suppose there's an outside chance it would be enough. As you said, guy can bet a grand if he wants but there's really no reason to bet anything.

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Originally Posted by housenuts

Voss that was very bone headed. Is there any data that shows ToC wildcards fare much worse than qualifying winners? The only way it's acceptable is if he decides chance of winning qualifier + chance of elimination has more ToC EV than 'guaranteed' qualification as a wild card.

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Originally Posted by danspartan

I think you are confusing cause and effect here

unless there is some slight seeding advantage (Not sure how they slot the semi-finals).

Can't find it right now, but I think the typical cutoff point is in the 12K range and getting over 14 or 15K is close to a like (>90%).

Wild Cards
1. Pranjal Vachaspati: $15,000+$1,401=$16,401 (Game 1)
2. Austin Rogers: $8,000+$8,000=$16,000 (Game 3)
3. Lilly Chin: $12,800-$800=$12,000 (Game 2)
4. Tim Aten: $14,000-$2,500=$11,500 (Game 2)
5. Justin Vossler: $16,000-$7,000=$9,000 (Game 5)
6. Sam Deutsch: $12,400-$4,200=8200 (Game 4)
7. Seth Wilson: $9,900-$4,501=$5,399 (Game 4)
8. Hunter Appler: $1,400+$0=$1,400 (Game 1)
9. David Clemmons: $1,400-$1,400=$0 (Game 3)
10. Jon Eisenman: $3,800-3,800=$0 (Game 5)

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08-03-2018 , 01:40 PM

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I'm about a month behind but just watch an ep where lady in first had ~18,000. 2nd was about ~12,000. First wagered 17,000 and ended up losing.

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09-11-2018 , 09:15 PM

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danspartan

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Took until the 2nd game of the new season...

Champ up 800 with a couple of clues left and wagers and wins 2000 on a DD. Challenger gets last two 2000 clues to pass him going into FJ. No excuse not to wager >3201 and just put down his buzzer if correct.

Then from 2nd he does not shove and 1st does bad math and wagers less than the cover bet by mistake (according to Jboard discussion). Actually a good decision from 2nd to not wager it all, but would have been hilarious if he did and won because of her math error.

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09-11-2018 , 11:20 PM

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txdome

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What are women?

Spoiler:

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09-12-2018 , 08:29 AM

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Kurn, son of Mogh

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Jeopardy! All Star Competition

https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-...nt=Story_1_CTA

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09-12-2018 , 06:18 PM

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Hated today’s FJ because it set people up for failure and in return the judges decided to rule the obvious (but wrong) answer as correct.

I would have written down “Guillotine”, too but that word is phonetically very different from “Guillotin” and therefore should have been ruled incorrect. At least based on last years ruling that determined “Bringham Young University” instead of “Brigham” was incorrect. In both cases one letter was added that changed the pronunciation.

IMO that’s an inconsistent ruling that could have easily been prevented by wording the clue differently.

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09-13-2018 , 12:03 AM

#9146

housenuts

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Originally Posted by Kurn, son of Mogh

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https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-...nt=Story_1_CTA

good lineup. AJ is back!

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09-13-2018 , 03:56 AM

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Gaddy

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Originally Posted by Kurn, son of Mogh

Jeopardy! All Star Competition

https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-...nt=Story_1_CTA

How are Colby and Buzzy team captains over Roger Craig and Alex Jacobs? Also, no Chu. The team aspect seems cool because different, but I'd rather watch one of the greats play the whole game than three play one round each.

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09-14-2018 , 03:39 PM

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danspartan

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Took 4 days for our first overbet from 2nd. Not the all in variety, but it was punished by the triple stumper. 1201 would have been perfect. Protect from 3rd and still stay have 1st's missed coverbet.

16800-7201=9599
12000-8000=4000
6600-6600=0

Guess I'm too much a sports nerd from the midwest. Was an instaget for me.