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PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Oh sure, pick the automotive category last and then run out of time with 3 clues left. I see how it is.

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PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Do the contestants usually know a lot about sports? I seem to remember them doing badly, but I might just be thinking of the 'power players' week where nobody even knew who Cam Newton is.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn

haveblue posted:

Had to laugh at Alex giving the one-minute warning and the next clue being a huge rambling mess with visual aids that boiled down to "identify CO2".

But the other 3 clues could have been decent. It's possible. Maybe?

Did they tape an episode that was supposed to air tonight? I didn't see it on the TV schedule over here due to the election coverage.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

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The real name of Dr. Seuss was a $1000 clue? What were they thinking?

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn

Mister Kingdom posted:

Can somebody spoil tonight's show? It's carried by my local NBC affiliate, but is preempted due to football on Thursdays.

Cindy! was well behind going into Final Jeopardy (she had $5,300 Chelsea had $9,600 and Sarah had $11,600) but Cindy was the only one who got it right. She ended up winning with $8,600

FJ clue: In 2010, in its fourth season, this TV show shifted its primary setting to 6th avenue, 2 blocks west

Cindy: What is mad men (+$3,300)
Chelsea: What is how I met your mother (-$7,100)
Sarah: What is 30 rock (-$7601)

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

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At least most contestant stories are better than one poor guy's I remember. His team won, and he said he celebrated the victory with X million of his friends. Alex asked him about it, and he said he considered everyone in his city to be his friend.

Sheesh.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
The kids tournament is great because you get to laugh at kids who misspell "emancipation" badly.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Am I the only one who gets a lot of ads for ballets and operas? Guess we're more cultured over here.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Looks like Brad's original run was back when they wouldn't let you win more than 5 times.

Still, he never got two true daily doubles in a row like my homeboy Roger Craig.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
I am irrationally angry about the clue that called liquid oxygen "rocket fuel". Though, I suppose if they called it oxidizer it would be way too easy.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn

Ein cooler Typ posted:

Lilly probably posts on reddit

Someone made a reddit account? Oh the times oh the morals

But yes https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/5w1ahh/lilly_chin/de6t3qv/

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
At least he knows who Bob Ross was, unlike Trebek. Guess they should have put it on his cue cards.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Come on, who doesn't know the name of Neptune's largest moon? It orbits backwards and everything.

For the Jack White clue, supposedly it's harder for the contestants to see the monitor that has video clues than it is for the audience at home to see them. She didn't even know there was a picture until after she answered.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Losing over $8000 in final jeopardy is "not much' according to Alex. Must be nice.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
He got the answer wrong on purpose so Alex wouldn't get to ask for his story about saying a swear word on Jeopardy on the interview portion of the next show.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
I'm pretty sure that video they showed wasn't actually a solar flare, but a coronal mass ejection :goonsay:

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
They did the same thing with Watson, but at least there they had a documentary about the machine. What are they going to do, extended contestant interviews?

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Alex said something like "oh, you were holding up one finger, not two" to someone offstage. I thought the little light on the podium was supposed to let him know which player had control of the board.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
As I understand it, they only penalize for not answering in the form of a question for double and final Jeopardy. I guess you can misphrase clues as much as you want in the Jeopardy round?

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn

HookShot posted:

I think it is to stretch out the amount of time until they run out of new episodes. They're trying to figure out how to do more games; they've been looking for people in the LA-area who can go on the show. I think they're hoping to be able to start taping again before mid-June, and then hopefully get a few weeks ahead so they don't have to pause.

I'm not at all looking forward to the what was it, four games spanning ten episodes? But I am looking forward to James getting his rear end kicked by Ken again.

They're breaking up the 4 hour-long episodes into 8 30-minute episodes, so there shouldn't be too much filler. The other two episodes be Ken's first game and Ken's last game on his original run.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn

Iron Crowned posted:

I'm digging the reassurances that "this is a new jeopardy," I'm guessing we're about to run the gently caress out after the teachers tournament.

Wait, it was a new episode? I forgot the first 46 times they told me. According to Reddit, there's one more week of regular shows after the teacher's tournament and that's it.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
If you google the name of the current champion, you can find his Youtube channel which has a single video about Legos. According to the mod of the reddit, you are not allowed to post that link. Posting the link counts as sharing personal information and could get you banned sitewide, even though the youtube account is under the guy's actual name.

PSXer fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Sep 24, 2020

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Looks like they're all fairly recent episodes.

The theme is "around the world with Alex", so I'm guessing each episode will have a category which Alex tapes remotely.

https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/2-weeks-alexs-favorite-episodes-around-world

quote:

Monday, Dec. 21 Hockey (Original Airdate: 10/14/04)
Tuesday, Dec. 22 Sesame Street (Original Airdate: 04/04/06)
Wednesday, Dec. 23 The U.S. Air Force: USO Tour to Japan (Original Airdate: 09/27/07)
Thursday, Dec. 24 Machu Picchu (Original Airdate: 11/06/07)
Friday, Dec. 25 Niagara Falls (Original Airdate: 01/15/09)

Monday, Dec. 28 Journey Through Israel (Original Airdate: 11/23/09)
Tuesday, Dec. 29 Galápagos Wildlife (Original Airdate: 12/09/09)
Wednesday, Dec. 30 Operatic Costumes: The Met (Original Airdate: 11/09/11)
Thursday, Dec. 31 Petra (Original Airdate: 11/14/11)
Friday, Jan. 1 National Museum of African American History and Culture (Original Airdate: 2/06/17)

PSXer fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Dec 19, 2020

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn

HookShot posted:

He's quick on the buzzer and so he's getting a lot of the lower-value clues, which gives him a big lead because most of the higher-value ones end up being triple stumpers. That combined with relatively aggressive betting on Daily Doubles when he knows the categories is getting him through.

If he runs into someone who can answer all the $2k clues he's done for.

Like, for example, Zach Newkirk, who is coming back on Thursday? Actually, it's been so long I don't really remember how Zach plays.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Looks like Couric is only hosting for a week? That would leave about 20 weeks after her until August, which is about when the season usually ends. Things could get ugly.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

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So are they putting together a list of people to make Ken look great by comparison, or

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

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Breaking news: one of those women who read the women in stem clues becomes permanent host

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn

Groovelord Neato posted:

The fact people watch the interviews is wild.

But you would miss important stories. One time a guy said he celebrated with millions of his friends. His sports team won the championship, and he considers everyone who is a fan of that team his friend. How can you possibly live without knowing that information?

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

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How are we going to build a kinder and gentler society if the next host doesn't tell us :/

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
The Dr. Oz show and Jeopardy are both owned by Sony. I guess that doesn't explain why people from the billion other Sony shows aren't guest hosts, though.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
I'm guessing they would weed you out long before you made it to playing an actual episode of Deal or no Deal once they found out you didn't believe certain numbers were lucky.

I liked the one where a guy had a 50/50 shot of either getting $1,000,000 or $1 (or taking the deal of $416,000). He was convinced not to take the deal because he had the case number of his father and grandmother's birthdays. The other case was 11 and the month of November has been bad to his family. That clearly means he has the million dollars in his case. How do these people function in society?

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

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HookShot posted:

There's a theory going around that Mike Richards is picking the worst people imaginable to make himself look better and increase his odds of getting the final job.

Of course, it's just internet speculation.

But then, why'd they let Ken host?

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Never thought I'd see the day where a Jeopardy host had never heard the name of a current Supreme Court Justice. Or maybe I was just misinterpreting her reaction.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
That is a disgusting act by the champion.

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PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn

Bird in a Blender posted:

Well today had a bad performance for the ages.

I hope it wasn't by the host.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
We need more of the hard-hitting questions Pat Sajak asks in the contestant interviews. Like if they're married, and how many kids they have.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
I've seen Stirr brought up a couple times in the jeopardy subreddit, but I haven't looked into it myself. Jeopardy hasn't been preempted in my area for a couple days now.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
Is he still going to end every episode with the 'building a kinder and gentler society' quote? It's just not as good as 'have your pets spayed or neutered'.

PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

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I hope Joe Buck will at least say a contestant has committed a 'disgusting act'

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PSXer
Aug 2, 2006

The most exciting use of 1s and 0s next to internet porn
There have been entire categories where the answer was in the form of a question. Nobody seemed to get the hint though, and added 'who is' or 'what is' to the beginning of each question.

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