Season 38 Final Jeopardy! Contest

[ams1001]

6 hours ago, saber5055 said:

I think that would be fun and funny. Any volunteers to go back through the last two weeks at TJF for his scores/totals? It could be worth a special Prize Of The Week for our players!

Matt's FJs for season 38:

Week 1: 5/5
Week 2: 3/5 (missed Roger Rabbit on Monday and locusts on Thursday)
 

[saber5055]

12 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

Matt's FJs for season 38:

Bless your heart. Thanks! It's fun to know that Matt is tied with these players:

ams1001, illdoc, M. Darcy, Good Queen Jane and PBnJay

And he is being roundly beaten by Grundoon59. Good job, Grundoon!

Still waiting for @theartandsound and @Toothbrush to report in but I'm guessing they will either be tied with or be ahead of Matt.

[SoMuchTV]

Can we get some kind of super duper enhanced asterisk if we get one that Matt missed?

Dare I suggest… a Mattsterisk?

Edited September 28, 2021 by SoMuchTV

[Toothbrush]

4/5 Missed Roger Rabbit on Monday. I figured it was a Stephen King horror movie & guessed Cujo off the top of my head. I got Friday because I recently read a book in which the sinking was a background plot point. The other 3 were pretty easy although grasshoppers & frogs crossed my mind for the plagues. Locusts was my first thought so I’m glad I stuck with it. 

[theartandsound]

Apologies for my tardiness @saber5055!!!!

First off thank you for the first award of the season and to all who gave me the congrats! I accept it humbly, unlike the very-full-of-himself Mr. Amodio!!!! 🤪

This week is 4/5 for me. I said frogs for the bible question. I'm not too familiar with the KJV and this Jew does not recall if it is locusts in Leviticus in the Hebrew Bible.

Edited September 28, 2021 by theartandsound

[saber5055]

Yes! As I suspected, Toothbrush is tied with Mr. Amodio and TheArtAndSound is kicking Matt's ass and outscored him. Way to go you two, Eight of our contest players are as good as or BETTER! than Matt Amodio. Well, in FJ anyway. Nicely done everyone.

2 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

Can we get some kind of super duper enhanced asterisk if we get one that Matt missed?

I'll have to mull on this. A big YES if Matt stays through the season. That would be awesome.

What does everyone think? Are y'all up for keeping track of Mattsterisks?

[j5cochran]

23 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

What does everyone think? Are y'all up for keeping track of Mattsterisks?

Yes!

I get one Mattsterisk for Week Two, because I know locusts!

(Well, not personally, but you understand.....)

[shapeshifter]

Just now, j5cochran said:

I get one Mattsterisk for Week Two, because I know locusts!

Is that how this works? If so, I too have a Matterisk.

[j5cochran]

3 hours ago, ams1001 said:

Matt's FJs for season 38:

Week 1: 5/5
Week 2: 3/5 (missed Roger Rabbit on Monday and locusts on Thursday)
 

 

13 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Is that how this works? If so, I too have a Matterisk.

If, during week two, you got Who Shot Roger Rabbit on Monday or locusts on Thursday, you get a Mattsterisk!

[saber5055]

Okay, it's a deal. Everyone who got either Locust or Roger Rabbit this week, or got both, let me know. We're doing Matterisks until the end of this season or the end of Matt, whichever comes first. If the Matterisk is also an asterisk, holy cow, I'll have to ponder on that one. That's worth an extra ice cream for everyone at all the tables.

I have j5cochran, shapeshifter and yours truly down for one M each so far.

[ams1001]

16 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

Okay, it's a deal. Everyone who got either Locust or Roger Rabbit this week, or got both, let me know. We're doing Matterisks until the end of this season or the end of Matt, whichever comes first. If the Matterisk is also an asterisk, holy cow, I'll have to ponder on that one. That's worth an extra ice cream for everyone at all the tables.

I have j5cochran, shapeshifter and yours truly down for one M each so far.

I got both RR and locusts.

[saber5055]

6 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

I got both RR and locusts.

I'm giving illdoc and Grundoon two Matterisks as well as you, ams, our HIGH FIVE scorers this week. Everyone else, report in if you scored any Matterisks!

[ProudMary]

I got Roger Rabbit, but unfortunately, like Matt, I said frogs. Only one Matterisk for me.

[Prevailing Wind]

One Mattsterisk for me for the locusts.

[GrannySmith]

I got locusts. 

[Mindthinkr]

One please. I got locusts. Thank you. 

[SoMuchTV]

Same here - one Matterisk for locusts.

 

[Good Queen Jane]

I got locusts also. Yay for Matterisks! I hereby declare its abbreviation to be M* (if that's okay with our fearless leader, @saber5055). So I am 4/5, with 1 M*.

[Trey]

One Matterisk for me, for locusts.

[Clanstarling]

9 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Okay, it's a deal. Everyone who got either Locust or Roger Rabbit this week, or got both, let me know. We're doing Matterisks until the end of this season or the end of Matt, whichever comes first. If the Matterisk is also an asterisk, holy cow, I'll have to ponder on that one. That's worth an extra ice cream for everyone at all the tables.

I have j5cochran, shapeshifter and yours truly down for one M each so far.

I got Locusts - so I too have an M*.

Edited September 28, 2021 by Clanstarling

[SoMuchTV]

9 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Okay, it's a deal. Everyone who got either Locust or Roger Rabbit this week, or got both, let me know. We're doing Matterisks until the end of this season or the end of Matt, whichever comes first. If the Matterisk is also an asterisk, holy cow, I'll have to ponder on that one. That's worth an extra ice cream for everyone at all the tables.

Well, all asterisks are Mattsterisks, but not all Mattsterisks are asterisks...

[Clanstarling]

15 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Emojis don't display in either of my browsers so when someone posts one in response to something I wrote, I don't know if it's a big HEART or someone blowing raspberries, sticking out a tongue or flipping me off. Probably one of those last three but I pretend it's a heart.

always good to sort to the positive. 😊

[zoey1996]

I also got two Mattserisks for RR and Locusts!

[Driad]

14 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Okay, it's a deal. Everyone who got either Locust or Roger Rabbit this week, or got both, let me know

So we get a M* for any FJ we get right and Matt doesn't, even if we don't beat him for the week?

I got locusts, but was 3/5 for the week as Matt was.

[saber5055]

So far 15 of our players have gotten Matterisks. Even me, so yeay. Meanwhile, here's lunch for all the Week 2 tables, courtesy of Matt Amodio. Help yourself!

[PBnJay]

I earned one M* for locusts, but I've already had lunch today so I'll pass on the locust potluck thank you very much. Looks delicious though, right?

[ams1001]

12 minutes ago, PBnJay said:

Looks delicious though, right?

um... 👀

[Browncoat]

15 hours ago, j5cochran said:

If, during week two, you got Who Shot Roger Rabbit on Monday or locusts on Thursday, you get a Mattsterisk!

[nitpick] It's Who Framed Roger Rabbit [/nitpick], and I got both that and locusts, so two for me.

[OperaLover1229]

I got locusts but not Who Framed Roger Rabbit so one *M for me.

 

[saber5055]

TA TA TA TOOT TOOT TOOT! It's TIME TIME TIME to announce the winners of Week 2. Yes, winners plural. While many players got one or two more correct this week, two players stood out from the crowd by getting THREE THREE THREE more correct answers than the week before. And those two players are, in no particular order, @opus and @secnarf. TA DA! Congratulations you two. And here is your official award to document this oh-so-very-special event.

[secnarf]

I got locusts :)

1 minute ago, saber5055 said:

TA TA TA TOOT TOOT TOOT! It's TIME TIME TIME to announce the winners of Week 2. Yes, winners plural. While many players got one or two more correct this week, two players stood out from the crowd by getting THREE THREE THREE more correct answers than the week before. And those two players are, in no particular order, @opus and @secnarf. TA DA! Congratulations you two. And here is your official award to document this oh-so-very-special event.

Thanks so much!!! Also love the artwork. And congratulations to @opus as well :)

[opus]

4 hours ago, saber5055 said:

And those two players are, in no particular order, @opus and @secnarf.

Actually, those are in alphabetical order 🙂

[saber5055]

9 hours ago, opus said:

Actually, those are in alphabetical order 🙂

LOL you smartie pants. Here's the truth: I was going to say they were in alphabetical order, which is how I had them, then decided I liked the sound of "no particular order" better. And it's easier to spell.

[Prevailing Wind]

37 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

LOL you smartie pants. Here's the truth: I was going to say they were in alphabetical order, which is how I had them, then decided I liked the sound of "no particular order" better. And it's easier to spell.

We once had a condo manager who, when monitoring the roster for folks to sign in at the annual meeting, kept saying, "It's in ABC order."

[opus]

3 hours ago, saber5055 said:

LOL you smartie pants

You won't be saying that after I post this weeks score*

*projection based on how the week is going thus far

[Toothbrush]

One M* for me thanks to the locusts

[Good Queen Jane]

4 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Here's the truth: I was going to say they were in alphabetical order, which is how I had them, then decided I liked the sound of "no particular order" better. And it's easier to spell.

You must watch "Dancing With The Stars." They are always announcing who's safe and who's in the bottom two "in no particular order." But then you would have to dress up in outrageous gowns when you say it. 

[saber5055]

5 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said:

But then you would have to dress up in outrageous gowns when you say it. 

Would my sequined tights/leotard and tiara be good enough? That's what I wear when scoring the FJ contest.

[ams1001]

1 hour ago, saber5055 said:

Would my sequined tights/leotard and tiara be good enough? That's what I wear when scoring the FJ contest.

It's not nearly as outrageous as I was hoping to find but...

[Good Queen Jane]

12 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Would my sequined tights/leotard and tiara be good enough? That's what I wear when scoring the FJ contest.

A tiara is always appropriate. I would be glad to lend you any of mine.

[ams1001]

13 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Would my sequined tights/leotard and tiara be good enough? That's what I wear when scoring the FJ contest.

1 hour ago, Good Queen Jane said:

A tiara is always appropriate. I would be glad to lend you any of mine.

This seems appropriate...

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, ams1001 said:

This seems appropriate...

Perfect!! 🤩

Plus, whenever we discuss Mayim’s wardrobe, I love to recall Sheldon’s line upon seeing Mayim as Amy in her very OTT wedding gown (which Emmy Award winning Jim Parsons delivered adoringly)   
“You look like a pile of swans!” 🦢 

[saber5055]

You guys are so hilarious. That's why I love this contest.

[bybrandy]

Matt was 5/5 on final jeopardy this week so no extra Ms for anybody but I have one for locusts from last week.  

 

[opus]

1/5

Never been so grateful for an earthquake.

[shapeshifter]

1/5 

I got Africa mostly because of many summers of obsessively checking Lake Michigan temperatures and wave heights posted in GMT.

 

ETA: For the week I give Mayim's wardrobe a 3/5 with Monday, Tuesday, and Friday for the win.

Edited October 2, 2021 by shapeshifter

[Browncoat]

Astonishingly, 4/5 for this week.  

[Prevailing Wind]

2/5 for me.

[ProudMary]

Week 3: 3/5

[saber5055]

37 minutes ago, opus said:

Never been so grateful for an earthquake.

Oh SURE @opus, I thought you said you were going to tank this week. You mean I have to eat this can of Spaghetti-Os and meatballs all by myself?