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Don't they get scrap paper to calculate. Maybe that was flashed by accident.

But I agree. It seems super unlikely. I was just kind of thinking out loud.

Yes, they do get paper if requested.

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05-17-2022 , 11:24 AM

#12677

thedinergetsby

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Was I the only poker playing idiot that didn't recognize those versions of Poker in the poker clue? I mean, I could have guessed it was poker anyways since it was the $200 clue in a gambling category, but still.

There were also a couple very mysterious triple stumpers last night. One was Camus and the plague and there was definitely one other I couldn't believe noone buzzed in but I don't remember now.

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05-17-2022 , 12:12 PM

#12678

DrRecommended

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Originally Posted by thedinergetsby

"These 2 green numbers in roulette give the house an edge"

Triple Stumper.

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05-17-2022 , 12:15 PM

#12679

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Old Chicago is 7 card stud, low spade in the hole splits. Don't remember the other name, but it was a pretty common home game.

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05-17-2022 , 06:11 PM

#12680

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Chicago is mentioned, explained and played in Rounders when Mike and Worm chop up the trust fund babies outside of town the day Worm gets sprung.

I definitely played it in college way back when. Admittedly haven’t heard of Follow the Queen.

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05-17-2022 , 06:44 PM

#12681

thedinergetsby

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Guess I shold rewatch Rounders, it's been awhile.

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05-17-2022 , 06:49 PM

#12682

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Originally Posted by DrRecommended

"These 2 green numbers in roulette give the house an edge"

Triple Stumper.

That's a dumb clue imo. I don't think any particular numbers give the house an edge. 0 and 00 do just as much as 14 and 33 do.

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05-17-2022 , 07:21 PM

#12683

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If it weren't for 0(2.7%) and 00(5.26%) the house would have no edge. Casinos in Europe used to only use one 0 while recently some casinos have also added a 000. The zeros are how various casinos adjust the odds as numbers 1-36 are constant.

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05-17-2022 , 08:03 PM

#12684

marknfw

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You probably just didn't recognize "follow the Queen" as it's official name should be "follow the bitch"

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05-17-2022 , 08:10 PM

#12685

housenuts

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Originally Posted by ntnBO

If it weren't for 35 and 36 the house would have no edge.

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05-18-2022 , 05:57 AM

#12686

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Originally Posted by golddog

Old Chicago is 7 card stud, low spade in the hole splits. Don't remember the other name, but it was a pretty common home game.

Follow the Queen. Another home game stud variant, the next upcard dealt after a queen becomes wild.

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05-18-2022 , 06:53 AM

#12687

housenuts

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Also ignore my roulette comments since I now realize the clue says green numbers so my pedantic point is wrong.

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05-18-2022 , 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Kurn, son of Mogh

Follow the Queen. Another home game stud variant, the next upcard dealt after a queen becomes wild.

Right! OUr variation was that the player with the current wild card could match the pot to nullify the new one.

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05-24-2022 , 06:10 PM

#12689

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Those who want to discuss the lock-tie scenario should read this first.

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/1...e#post57279049

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05-24-2022 , 09:23 PM

#12690

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My local broadcast cut to Lester Holt with a breaking news update literally the second Mayim was reading the clue about what channel Lester Holt does the news for in Single Jeopardy! Was odd, and kind of freaky, especially given the breaking news of the day.

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06-02-2022 , 11:28 AM

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Scores going into FJ: 16800; 15400; 2000

FJ wagers: 10000; 8000; 2200

Looks like I don't understand Jeopardy! meta game anymore..

FWIW, Ryan Long is at 14 games with an average Coryat below 17k. People hated on Mattea for being a bad super champion even though her average Coryat was >20k.

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06-02-2022 , 11:35 AM

#12692

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I’m a big fan of Ryan Long. Seems like a great guy who’s really down to earth with an excellent sense of humor.

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06-02-2022 , 12:37 PM

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I like him too. I wonder if he's gonna get wrecked in the tournament of champtions or not, he'll have to rely on the buzzer and maybe he'll figure out he needs to bet a lot more on DJs by then.

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06-02-2022 , 02:33 PM

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Agree, Ryan seems like a good guy. Good for him, hope TOC goes well, but I imagine that ends up being Matt vs Amy.

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06-02-2022 , 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by golddog

Agree, Ryan seems like a good guy. Good for him, hope TOC goes well, but I imagine that ends up being Matt vs Amy.

They generally have 3 people in the final round

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06-02-2022 , 05:09 PM

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Kind of the point. The rest of field won't matter, they'll get mowed down.

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06-04-2022 , 06:26 AM

#12697

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by thedinergetsby

I like him too. I wonder if he's gonna get wrecked in the tournament of champtions or not, he'll have to rely on the buzzer and maybe he'll figure out he needs to bet a lot more on DJs by then.

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Agree, Ryan seems like a good guy. Good for him, hope TOC goes well, but I imagine that ends up being Matt vs Amy.

If he had a newsletter I would definitely want to subscribe to it.

I do agree that he really needs to hammer those DJ's, especially in TOC.

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06-04-2022 , 08:26 AM

#12698

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I like him too. I wonder if he's gonna get wrecked in the tournament of champtions or not, he'll have to rely on the buzzer and maybe he'll figure out he needs to bet a lot more on DJs by then.

Him winning the ToC would be a great story.

Odds are he'll be totally outmatched on the buzzer though. His first in buzzer % is in the neighborhood of 43. It's going to be very hard for him to beat people who are in the mid 50s.