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Not a spoiler, just a heads up that we have another soph-o-more player today so we can listen to assorted pronunciations of that word. I know I will be!

It was filmed March 12. That was the night Mayor Pete hosted for Jimmy while Jimmy was taping WWTBAM. Eric Stonestreet about drove me crazy with his waffling over such easy questions, like he knew for sure which two-state word was wrong, yet he used a lifeline because he wanted to win sure money for his sister's charity. Holy cats, the man's net worth is $53 MILLION, it would have been easy for him to pull $32,000 out of his wallet to give to sis. I'm hoping one of the celebs say, at the end, "I will match that contribution to my charity. Here's my check, ABC."

I had already forgotten who the reveal was, and this reminded me that I had/have no clue who this person is. I'm agreeing with others that even the guesses are people I've never heard of and therefore don't care about one lick. I guess I have this show on because nothing else is on in its time slot, since I've seen all the Frasier reruns multi times. Just know that Insta and other followers can be purchased, 1,000 at a time. Doesn't mean they are real or give the person any cred, other than that person can afford to buy names to add to his/her account. Nick Cannon continues to irk, and I agree that "some" judges are tipped off so a guess will be correct. You know, so it appears at least one judge has heard of the obscure unknown "singer."

Because it's a jokey jokey Thursday ... What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One weighs a ton, one's a little lighter. Mom: Timmy, do you think I'm a good mother? Son: My name's Paul. Man to friend: We ate at the best restaurant last night, the food was delicious and the service was wonderful. Friend: What was the restaurant's name? Man: What's that flower that's red, smells great, has thorns on its stem? Friend: Rose? Man: Yes, rose! Hey Rose, what was the name of that restaurant we went to last night? and finally: How many flies does it take to screw in a light bulb? Well ... two. Have a happy day everyone!

People named Jane just MIGHT take it personally. *ahem*

TMZ just played the clip of Nathaniel Miller's "What is a pandemic" answer from Tuesday's game. They said the tournament was taped in January (for anyone keeping track).

Shout out to me with "So long, and thanks for all the fish," which is one of my favorite sayings, I use it often -- and typically get met with blank stares. I had to look up Izze, I'd never heard of it, and my grocery has tonloads of obscure drinks that they highlight by giving a different one away every weekend. Just haven't gotten to Izze yet. Red Bull gives you wings! For that planet DD, I right away said Jupiter. Then when the player replied Neptune, I thought oh, yeah, that's a much better answer. Eh. Shout out to this thread that the FJ category was American Authors and the clue was about a woman. Wonders ... never cease! Speaking of wonders, *knock wood* that I've now tied my highest FJ Contest score. Watch out players, Saber might win this week after all!

If you had been watching at my house, you might have actually passed out from gasping/lack of air/total shock. So, good for you (!) that you were not. My radio station started playing his music over night, and more this a.m. He was from a Chicago suburb, Maywood.

Yes, they always have, and probably always will. Which doesn't change me getting a kick out of them not having to buy a new wardrobe to appear on the show, which was the point of my original post. At least no one has died from the Jeopardy Curse for a long while. *knock wood*

Obviously, just old people did that way back when, Before Their Time. Excuse me while I take my heart attack meds! JK of course. Maybe.

It asked for the name of the town - period. The name of the town is Salem. But I see your point. Yeah, they didn't stop killing witches in Salem, Oregon until the late 1800s. Anyone else a little creeped out by the "pandemic" clue/answer? I like that these players appear to have watched James and are using his strategy by starting at the bottom, which I like. I also get a kick out of everyone wearing their school sweatshirts. Way to overcome the problem of what to wear on national teevee, something that would be a huge prob for me.

Maybe.

You would have gotten the money if the clue had been about concert cello players.

I easily got Magritte given my occupation (ha ha, you scientist types), and the Pierce Brosnan movie was The Thomas Crown Affair, a weak 1994 remake of the real 1968 movie starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Now THAT was a great movie. Brosnan vs. McQueen ... no contest.

Your three-bean salad S*CKED!

I made myself laugh thinking what you used in recipes calling for one cup of EVOO if it wasn't extra virgin olive oil.

Anyone who has ever seen one episode of Rachael Ray's show knows EVOO. She says it about a zillion times per episode. Or at least she use to. I'm allergic to her* so haven't seen her show for ages. My first thought for FJ was the Grand Canyon, then realized it's older than 100 years so went with "the other one." Yeay for me that I actually read the clue this time. *She makes me break out in crankiness.

Hey @Sharpie66, don't forget to report in! It's been two-weeks and Mom gets worried about her players when they disappear. *cough @Toothbrush cough* Meanwhile, the co-winners of Week 30 have been named. TA DAH! Because I like patterns and sequences (and sequins, but I digress), @illdoc and @suebee12 are this week's co-winners with their matching reflective scores of four straight 3s. It's like you guys are copying off of each other's papers. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Congratulations to you both! Long may you rock the contest.

That gave me my first LOL in a long time. Thank you.

Canada also cheated you out of winning this week. So there's that, too.

I think all politicians, ex presidents, first ladies, movie stars and everyone else who publishes a book calls themselves a "writer" or "author," even though a "real" writer is the one who ghost wrote those books. The ghost just doesn't get the byline. I learned today that it's pronounced New-FOUND-land in Ireland.

Well, except the victors were usually the OSU guys, so there's that!

Holy cow! I lived on East 13th, five blocks due east of the student union where I'd go on movie night. I was two houses west of the train tracks and the state fairgrounds, where we had a hole cut in the fence so it was a (free) walk through to dog-training classes, horse shows and other events. I lived in a super-great two-story duplex there my junior and senior years at Columbus College of Art and Design, i rode my bike downtown for classes. My boyfriend went to OSU ... as did everyone else in the neighborhood. So many good times. I remember on weekends when OSU was playing football, cars would sit at lights, not moving, while drivers listened to the game on the radio. Game days were also great times to go out, nobody was on the streets. Bernie's Bagels, Seva, Wendy's, when the burgers were so huge you couldn't eat a double by yourself. I bet I saw you at the Agora!

The Kalamazoo Uber-driver-killer episode was interesting to me since I have good friends in that city and have been there many times, plus remember when it happened. There's not much to say about the episode since it wasn't a mystery about who was doing the shootings. The guy killed people because he wanted to and he could. Why does there always have to be a reason or mental illness. I can't blame the cops for not missing the guy in this case, since the killer switched things up mid rampage. I did like the guards forcefully dragging him out of the courtroom though. Good on those guys. Some people don't deserve respect or courtesy. I'm glad his attempt at "being crazy" was a big fail.

WEEK 30 • March 30 — ONE asterisk * 146. Advertising Characters. Jack Keil’s team created this animal character rolled out in 1980, ther year of the USA’s highest recorded murder rate. 147. Geographic Namesakes. A county in England has an ocean coastline roughly twice as long as the 18 miles of this U.S. state named for it. * 148. Canadian Geography. Canada’s Four Corners monument marks the junction of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut & these 2 Prairie provinces. * 149. Classic American Novels. Lady Duff Twysden was the basis for a character in this 1926 novel set partly in Spain. 150. Historic Americans. In 1904 this Hungarian-born Newspaper reporter wrote, “Our republic and its press will rise or fall together.”