This is the Jeopardy! Thread of Encompassment [RIP Alex Trebek]

[Frank Erwin 203]

Amy is an easy champ to root for.  She really is a renaissance man/woman/whatever.  She likes sports/arts/theater.  She comes across as humble and honored to be in the position she is in

[Sweetnsourpoke 164]

Dang.......40 Days - $1,382,800. Serious earnings. 

When I lived in Japan, my roommate was/is a writer and one of the smartest guys I've ever known. He tried out for Jeopardy and it made it to the Tournament of Champions before losing to Ken Jennings. I think he won somewhere around $125,000. 

He told me he got slammed three times on the taxes. He had to pay US Fed taxes, California taxes and Japanese income taxes. Ouch. 

 

[pops 6971]

She (he?) gone. 

[Jerry Callo 8647]

She was a super strong player, but miss a couple questions and see ya later.

[pied06 228]

glasses guy going strong on the daily double made the difference.

Edited January 27, 2022 by pied06

[Texzilla58 4706]

Almost 11 million watch Jeopardy every night. That’s incredible. That’s big nfl game numbers.

[WBT 20377]

Blossom back today.  I really wish they'd give Ken the job full time.

[MAUFRAIS 6571]

Oh I’m sure you do wish they’d give the job to another mediocre white male you hegemony worshipping fascist.

[Prepuce of Doom 20957]

There are dozens - perhaps hundreds - of women who could do a serviceable or better job at hosting. 

But Mayim isn't among them. 

Edited February 1, 2022 by Prepuce of Doom

[Saint Austin 739]

She sucks. She made the one guy say "Auburn University" instead of Auburn, but accepted Purdue without "Purdue University." She's got to go.

[WBT 20377]

On 11/8/2021 at 5:13 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

I don't know whether Mayim has actually improved or if we're just inured to her. 

Now that she's back...it was the latter.

[Colonel Sanders 1330]

I had to watch an episode of Call me Kat.   Anyone else please.

[Prepuce of Doom 20957]

1 hour ago, Saint Austin said:

She sucks. She made the one guy say "Auburn University" instead of Auburn, but accepted Purdue without "Purdue University." She's got to go.

And she also accepted "Wahlberg" without requiring specificity - there's like 8 of them. 

[Prepuce of Doom 20957]

14 minutes ago, Colonel Sanders said:

I had to watch an episode of Call me Kat.   Anyone else please.

I considered setting my DVR to record it in order to boost the ratings and hopefully get her yanked off Jeopardy!. 

[WBT 20377]

I wasn't a big fan of today's FJ

Spoiler

In Houston at least, there was a commercial for the new Death on the Nile movie right before coming back for FJ.  First of all, that was a bit of a spoiler.  Also, are FJ clues for sale now?  That just seems kind of shitty.

 

[Prepuce of Doom 20957]

16 hours ago, WBT said:

I wasn't a big fan of today's FJ

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In Houston at least, there was a commercial for the new Death on the Nile movie right before coming back for FJ.  First of all, that was a bit of a spoiler.  Also, are FJ clues for sale now?  That just seems kind of shitty.

 

Hmm - I didn't notice that, but they aren't above a little Sony self-promotion from time to time. 

This map accompanying a question and answer about Caracas, Venezuela was pretty stupid and unnecessary. Granted, the kid should have known that the answer wasn't "Brazilia" but this map sure didn't seem like anything but deliberate (or incompetent) misdirection. 

 

[WBT 20377]

Also, the primetime college tournament started last night.  The format is different: winners only advance from 12 QF games to 4 SF games.  Only the top 3 scoring winners advance from the QF games to the final.  It wasn't clear to me if the final would be 2 games or just 1.

[WBT 20377]

LSU in a runaway over Princeton and Rice in the 2nd game last night was quite an upset

[NeverMarryAStripper 21780]

Plus LSU had to come back from consecutive DD fuckups

[Mdhorn 5901]

Come on jaskaran!

[Mdhorn 5901]

It's the classic Texas USC rivalry with Brown thrown in for some reason.

[WBT 20377]

Ken back hosting the regular show this week.  I like the new purple mohawked champ.

[Mdhorn 5901]

Jaskaran bringing the heat and I'm hoping I'm spelling his name right.  C'mon Texas Fight....at Jeopardy.  

Edited February 23, 2022 by Mdhorn

[Wishbone 4729]

11 minutes ago, Mdhorn said:

Jaskaran bringing the heat and I'm hoping I'm spelling his name.  C'mon Texas Fight....at Jeapardy.  

Looks right.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21780]

My daughter was really excited she finally got a question correct when she knew the lyrics to the BTS song.  I find it a little sad that I knew it also.

[BigDHornfan 6515]

this dude is smarter than me.

[Mdhorn 5901]

TEXAS!!!!  Hook'em Jaskaran.

Edited February 23, 2022 by Mdhorn

[Wishbone 4729]

Champ! Expand the trophy room!!!

Edited February 23, 2022 by Wishbone

[crash_davis 23076]

8 minutes ago, BigDHornfan said:

this dude is smarter than me.

than I.

[Dennis Taylor 18644]

Hook em! 

I knew several of them myself,  including the final.  

But what I really need is Remote Control to come back and for every question to be about Fast Times 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21780]

That was a pretty good ass kicking in the first game

[Wishbone 4729]

10 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

That was a pretty good ass kicking in the first game

I enjoyed the last one. He got behind and went AGNB for the win.

Edited February 23, 2022 by Wishbone

[Mdhorn 5901]

I liked that he threw the hook'em at the end. Hope all of us get that chance on some stage.  

[idigTexas 2258]

They lit the tower for him, deservedly so.  

[crash_davis 23076]

3 hours ago, idigTexas said:

They lit the tower for him, deservedly so.  

Just the top part or the whole tower for when we win championships? 

[TrashMaster G 17339]

6 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Just the top part or the whole tower for when we win championships? 

The top.

[crash_davis 23076]

2 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

The top.

should've been the whole tower. motherfucker won a championship!!!!

[abuelo gringo 316]

5 hours ago, idigTexas said:

They lit the tower for him, deservedly so.  

And kudos from the president.

 

 

[Guest Lobo]

That's so awesome for him and the school.  

I loved his interview where the guy asked him what his secret to winning was.  He shrugged and replied simply, "I buzz fast.  And I know things."  

[TrashMaster G 17339]

35 minutes ago, Lobo said:

That's so awesome for him and the school.  

I loved his interview where the guy asked him what his secret to winning was.  He shrugged and replied simply, "I buzz fast.  And I know things."  

That would make a great t-shirt.

[Guest Lobo]

Yeah, I'm cross-posting.  

Should it just be:

"Buzz Fast.

Know Things.

Hook 'Em." 

Gotta get around the trademark deal somehow.  By the time the co-op/Belmont approves this, it'll be next year's College Tournament already.  

[Jerry Callo 8647]

[crash_davis 23076]

[NeverMarryAStripper 21780]

I watched pretty much the whole tournament and really enjoyed it.  There were some very smart kids in it, but I was a little surprised at some of the gaps in their knowledge.  I remember in one game the question was what does NATO stand for and there were two wrong guesses and a pass.  Also, there were 36 colleges and universities represented in the tournament, but I must have missed the game that had the aggy representative.

[TrashMaster G 17339]

17 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I watched pretty much the whole tournament and really enjoyed it.  There were some very smart kids in it, but I was a little surprised at some of the gaps in their knowledge.  I remember in one game the question was what does NATO stand for and there were two wrong guesses and a pass.  Also, there were 36 colleges and universities represented in the tournament, but I must have missed the game that had the aggy representative.

Yeah, I remember being surprised at the NATO question as well.

Jaskaran was impressive - he really outclassed the field by a significant margin.

[elfenix 34161]

twitter bio checks out

 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10100]

 

[TrashMaster G 17339]

That's awesome!

[WBT 20377]

The tie breaker yesterday was wild.  I don't know why the leader didn't make the normal bet to win by a dollar

[WBT 20377]

Some dumb wagering in FJ today.

Spoiler

The leader had 13,600 and 2nd place had 10,600.  All 3 got it correct.  The leader only bet 3000 but 2nd place only bet 4000.