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11-05-2019 , 01:11 PM

#10726

Kurn, son of Mogh

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Originally Posted by housenuts

Lol I know, just funny that "it's been a while since someone from here on the show" when James was on like 2 months ago.

I need to recalibrate my humor detector.

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11-05-2019 , 04:34 PM

#10727

marknfw

Gaming Commissioner

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 13,097

It hasn't really been that long since AJ was on either.

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11-05-2019 , 11:28 PM

#10728

housenuts

1st Quartiled the 500

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 49,750

Dhruuuuuuuuuuvvvvvv

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11-06-2019 , 08:56 AM

#10729

Kurn, son of Mogh

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So far going to FJ, a lot of "no mans land" totals and silly wagers.

I would think going into the opening round of a tournament, you'd pick a number (or narrow range) that would be 85+% to be good enough to move on, and (with some minor exceptions) bet $0 when higher and shove when lower.

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11-06-2019 , 08:34 PM

#10730

Bidz

Hurts so good

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 32,706

I forgot just how much I enjoyed watching James

Spoiler:

until I got it back again

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11-06-2019 , 08:49 PM

#10731

Cubzfan

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 81

I'd like to make it a true

Spoiler:

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11-07-2019 , 01:04 AM

#10732

wetleg

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Originally Posted by Bidz

I forgot just how much I enjoyed watching James

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until I got it back again

Same here. I haven't seen anyone yet this week who can compete with him.

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11-07-2019 , 07:50 AM

#10733

Rmbxr9

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,821

He’s still an absolute beast. It’s amazing he was ever dethroned

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11-07-2019 , 10:01 AM

#10734

Kurn, son of Mogh

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Hoping James crushes the TOC to set up a James-Ken-Brad match.

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11-07-2019 , 10:42 PM

#10735

All-inMcLovin

Wholesome Mod

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49,614

Anybody catch tonight's episode?

The woman who beat James Holzhauer was competing and she kept a constant "up-down" motion with her buzzer hand that looked... really weird.

Regarding idiotic wagers:

The guy in the middle who got the last Daily Double clue should have went all-in imo. To maximize best his chances at a wild card and ability to catch the leader in Final Jeopardy.

Also I thought the woman's bet of Zero in FJ was really weird. Was she really locked into a wild card spot with her current total so that's why she didn't want to wager 2201 to go for the outright win?

Thoughts?

Thanks, I'll hang up and listen now.

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11-08-2019 , 07:01 AM

#10736

Rmbxr9

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

Anybody catch tonight's episode?

The woman who beat James Holzhauer was competing and she kept a constant "up-down" motion with her buzzer hand that looked... really weird.

Not as bad as the mannequin faced guy in the middle constant hangman arm leaning on the podium

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11-08-2019 , 06:20 PM

#10737

housenuts

1st Quartiled the 500

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 49,750

I thought the Thursday FJ betting was terrible.

Can't remember exact amounts but it was like
23k
13k
12k

1st should bet the ~3k to lock up 1st. Better than being wc.

2nd/3rd should either shove or bet 0. Tough spot. Guess it depends on category strength. 3rd may want to do 1,001 to pass 2nd

Numbers slightly off actual game, but principle remains.

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11-08-2019 , 07:19 PM

#10738

King~of~Diamonds

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Holzhauer -600
Field +540

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11-08-2019 , 09:19 PM

#10739

King~of~Diamonds

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Big bet from Steven makes him the highest scoring wild card. Glad Rachel was able to hold

Winners:
Francois Barcomb 34,300
James Holzhauer 30,635
Emma Boettcher 23,800
Dhruv Gaur 20,001
Gilbert Collins 16,801

WC:
Steven Grade 18,400
Kyle Jones 16,800
Lindsey Shultz 14,000
Rachel Lindgren 13,601

Elimination station:
Josh Hill 10,597
Eric Backes 8,000
Ryan Fenster 8,000
Anneke Garcia 4,799
Rob Worman 799
Alan Dunn 1

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11-08-2019 , 09:59 PM

#10740

housenuts

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Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 49,750

Quote:

Originally Posted by King~of~Diamonds

Big bet from Steven makes him the highest scoring wild card. Glad Rachel was able to hold

Winners:

Francois Barcomb 34,300

James Holzhauer 30,635

Emma Boettcher 23,800

Dhruv Gaur 20,001

Gilbert Collins 16,801

WC:

Steven Grade 18,400

Kyle Jones 16,800

Lindsey Shultz 14,000

Rachel Lindgren 13,601

Elimination station:

Josh Hill 10,597

Eric Backes 8,000

Ryan Fenster 8,000

Anneke Garcia 4,799

Rob Worman 799

Alan Dunn 1

Would've been dumb to bet anything else by Steve.

Did anyone miss cut who would have made it if they properly bet 0 instead?

Assume semis is
Francois/2 wildcards
James/gil/wc
Emma/dhruv/wc

Jeop really wants James Emma rematch with a James domination

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11-08-2019 , 10:20 PM

#10741

Wyman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by housenuts

Jeop really wants James Emma rematch with a James domination

Who doesn't?

Last edited by Wyman; 11-08-2019 at 10:21 PM. Reason: erm, besides Emma..

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11-10-2019 , 08:08 AM

#10742

Yeti

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Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,208

Quote:

Originally Posted by housenuts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurn, son of Mogh

https://thejeopardyfan.com/2017/03/s...ild-cards.html

this is interesting reading. a lot of my gut feel FJ wagering plays in tournaments prior to reading this would have been rather bad. i daresay that's the same for nearly all the people in the thread also.

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11-10-2019 , 08:11 AM

#10743

Yeti

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Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,208

james' coryat was 31.2k lol, even with a 2k incorrect. absurdly good.

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11-10-2019 , 03:32 PM

#10744

Bidz

Hurts so good

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11-11-2019 , 03:39 AM

#10745

Melkerson

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

1. She did the up down thing when she was on the first time around. Apparently it works. She's fast on the buzzer. Not peak Rutter, but very fast

2. Her total was a lock for WC. As mentioned above, there are seeding advantages to locking in the win, so not betting for that was suboptimal. Because even if she gets it wrong and loses, she is still a lock for WC.

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11-11-2019 , 08:50 PM

#10746

King~of~Diamonds

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Nash was the daily double? And the dude missed it. Sheesh. Not dhruv’s day

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11-11-2019 , 09:00 PM

#10747

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,333

Omg my heart broke when Alex got choked up

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11-12-2019 , 12:23 AM

#10748

ImsaKidd

CHOO CHOO

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Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

Omg my heart broke when Alex got choked up

For real. Must have meant the world to him since I don’t think I’ve ever seen him express that level of emotion. Could tell with his handshake with Dhruv too.