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Just read that Mattea’s father died of a brain aneurysm on May 2.  He was only 57.  Apparently it happened while Mattea was in LA for taping.  I don’t know if this will affect the tournament.  So in

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Loved Ken's Santos joke.

possibilities
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If I was Ken, I wouldn't want to risk playing again and losing. If he stays out of it, he keeps his legendary status, and nothing tarnishes his record. Even if someone surpasses it, he still would be

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  On 5/23/2024 at 1:19 AM, susannot said:

The Henrietta Lacks question?  Not easy at all!  I was able to remember that it was the woman who had donated her cells but certainly not the name.

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One of my kids, when she started college, there was a book that all the incoming freshmen read. In her case it was The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and I thought, that looks interesting, so I read it too. I’d like to think I would have learned about her elsewhere, but I’m not completely sure. 

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Bastet

Bastet

  On 5/23/2024 at 2:56 AM, possibilities said:

I can't remember if he always squinted,

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Yep.  At least, as far as I can recall.  We never saw him in glasses (again, IIRC), and if he needed them or contacts now and left them at home (which happened to another contestant in the regular game at some point), he should have had time to have them overnighted to him early in the process.

I'm so happy Victoria won.  I really wanted her to, but would have been fine with Yogesh, who has never bothered me and who has kept me quite entertained with his asides.  I wouldn't have been truly upset if James did (unlike my mom; she's fairly "new" to J! after a very long absence, so never saw any of them during their original runs, but pronounced herself Team Anyone But James [with Victoria being her first choice] during this tournament, to my amusement), but I'm relieved he didn't.

Him claiming a digit got dropped from his game one FJ wager made me laugh, though.  As did "Um, no" upon being asked if he could BMS and refusing to thank his wife again this year.  I don't hate the guy by any means, I just would almost always prefer someone else win.

Victoria thanking two teachers who encouraged her to be her nerd self was lovely.

I did not get any of the TS in the first game, or FJ.

In the second, I got the asylum and antacid TS and FJ was an instaget (I was not expecting that!).

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30 Helens

30 Helens

I knew immediately who they were going for in FJ, but could not remember the woman's name. My husband provided that based on my input, so this was another tag team win for us. I really wish Jeopardy would do team events, like Wheel of Fortune does, because I think we'd clean up.

I'm sorry James did not do better, but he made me laugh as always. And he seemed to get his mojo back in these last few games, so good for him.  And good for his long-suffering (with an apparent good sense of humor) wife.

Amy's dignified comments about her journey make me smile. I would expect nothing less. 

YAY VICTORIA!! I was rooting for her from the start, and I love that she won. As a relative newcomer to the elite stage, I think it meant a lot to her. Looking forward to seeing her again on The Chase.

 

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LennieBriscoe

LennieBriscoe

  On 5/23/2024 at 1:21 AM, SoMuchTV said:

I guess they have to keep ‘em guessing on the difficulty of FJ! 

And it’s pronounced EEEVerest, Ken. 

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And you'll notice Ken was NOT HAPPY  about his "correction"'s being corrected, as he then "got back at" Yogesh with "Salt-N-Pepa, much like EEverest," all in good humor, of course.  Heh.  

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Bliss

Bliss

So happy for Victoria! I predicted she'd leave 'em in her dust and she did exactly that. Her sincere appreciation for her teachers was heartwarming.

James' not thanking his wife cracked me up, as did Ken's quick salt-n-peppa retort. I'm a banter enthusiast, so all the asides during play made my day. It'll take a while to get back to full enjoyment of the regular games as the Masters are so exciting.

I also appreciate Yogesh's attempts to be funny - sometimes he succeeds! His comment about Y at the beginning of a word being superior to second place comes to mind... however, his mumbling still grates.

Victoria's warm hugs at the finish were perfect... as were James' and Yogesh's awkward embraces.🤣

 

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

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I just watched the last segment on Hulu (fell asleep yesterday) and was very satisfied that Victoria won.
Does anyone know from social media where she shops for her wardrobe? The print on this last blouse was very reminiscent of some fabric I had in the 70s when I still sewed clothes. I've f'loved all of her blouses.

Yogesh had a different kind of win in that it seemed he managed to rehabilitate his public persona, although a couple of times I still wanted to give him a motherly side-eye. But he did manage to overcome his shyness to go all the way over and hug Victoria, and had fun doubling down on her hilarious question phraseology. 
As far as charities go, I might have preferred Yogesh's, but it's hard to say without doing a deep dive into all of them.

I hope James returns. At least his lowball bet wasn't a mistake. Victoria had it sewn up. And next year, James, maybe dedicate everything to your wife? LOL

 

FJ was an instaget for me. When The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was published in 2010, I listened to NPR reviews, and again in 2017, when the film came out, and then in 2021 her family finally won a lawsuit.
But also…

  On 5/23/2024 at 1:27 AM, SoMuchTV said:

One of my kids, when she started college, there was a book that all the incoming freshmen read. In her case it was The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and I thought, that looks interesting, so I read it too. I’d like to think I would have learned about her elsewhere, but I’m not completely sure. 

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I recall The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks being required reading for First Years Studies at the college where I was librarian.
So, yeah, my reaction to the easiness of that FJ for Masters was:

  On 5/23/2024 at 1:21 AM, SoMuchTV said:

I guess they have to keep ‘em guessing on the difficulty of FJ! 

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…but "mileage may vary."

 

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EtheltoTillie

EtheltoTillie

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I was very happy with Victoria’s win, but I enjoyed the whole thing despite my once again atrocious showing in this super speedy format with difficult questions. I also enjoyed the funny question stylings.  I should have known Henrietta Lacks, but the way the question was written just didn’t make anything come to mind. I mean no guesses at all. Then of course it was a head slapper duh when I heard the answer. So kudos to the question writers in this tourney. I did get asylum. 

Speaking of antacid, I also said base, and I was with James when he was asked to be more specific and he said nope got nothing. 

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possibilities

possibilities

  On 5/23/2024 at 4:10 AM, Bastet said:

We never saw him in glasses (again, IIRC), and if he needed them or contacts now and left them at home (which happened to another contestant in the regular game at some point), he should have had time to have them overnighted to him early in the process.

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So much for my theory!

How many days did they spend taping the tournament? Does anyone know? I was thinking it might have been all in a day or two.

annzeepark914

annzeepark914

  On 5/23/2024 at 3:55 PM, Trey said:

I enjoyed the tournament but |I'm glad it's over too.  Just an overload of Jeopardy!

I am disappointed that James didn't win but I'm okay with Victoria winning. 

 

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Me too. And to think a year ago I couldn't stand him 😁. I think I started liking him because he started showing us his fun (& real) side. He & the professor are so funny. I also admire him for his charitable work. Good guy!

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EtheltoTillie

EtheltoTillie

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Here's the skinny on Victoria's green flowered dress.  A web site called Shop Your TV.

It's by DVF.

https://www.shopyourtv.com/jeopardy-masters-season-2-episode-7-victoria-groces-green-printed-wrap-dress/

@shapeshifter What kind of flower was that?  I have not checked for the other blouse. 

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

  On 5/23/2024 at 5:58 PM, EtheltoTillie said:

Here's the skinny on Victoria's green flowered dress.  A web site called Shop Your TV.

It's by DVF.

https://www.shopyourtv.com/jeopardy-masters-season-2-episode-7-victoria-groces-green-printed-wrap-dress/

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Ooo! The blouse I was lusting after is linked there too, but, alas, it is $222!
(It has fabric-covered buttons.)

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Thanks for finding the site, @EtheltoTillie!
If I was going to be on TV I could justify it. 
Or it would have even worked at my daughter's outdoor wedding in 2019.
I'm vicariously thrilled Victoria has one. 

 

  On 5/23/2024 at 6:03 PM, possibilities said:

I can't enlarge it well enough to be sure, but I think that green dress is the one with ginkgo leaves.

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Thank you for saving me from obsessively finding the episode where she mentioned the flowers/leaves. I'm 99.99% sure she said ginko. Plus, they look like ginko.

Here's a photo of the ginko leaves:

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And here's a lovely watercolor depiction:

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Bastet

  On 5/23/2024 at 2:31 PM, possibilities said:

How many days did they spend taping the tournament? Does anyone know? I was thinking it might have been all in a day or two.

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The quarterfinals alone took two days.  They normally (meaning, on the regular show) tape five games per day, but since there were 12 QF games, they shot six per day. 

Then there were four semi-final games and the two finals, so they could have done those on day three, but I don't know (the archive has not been updated since QF game 10) if that's what they did or if they did the semis one day and the finals the next so the finalists were fresh.

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  On 5/23/2024 at 4:30 AM, 30 Helens said:

I knew immediately who they were going for in FJ, but could not remember the woman's name. My husband provided that based on my input, so this was another tag team win for us. I really wish Jeopardy would do team events, like Wheel of Fortune does, because I think we'd clean up.

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I got an email not too long ago for "pop culture" Jeopardy that will stream on Prime I think? Looking for teams of 3.

  On 5/23/2024 at 2:56 AM, possibilities said:

I have developed the theory that James was off his game because he didn't have his eyeglasses, and that slowed him down and made him tired. I can't remember if he always squinted, but all throughout the tournament he had the face of a person who needs his glasses.

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He also squinted during the "interview" portion of the show though, and he wouldn't have needed to read anything there, right?

 

 

chessiegal

chessiegal

  On 5/24/2024 at 2:33 AM, secnarf said:

I got an email not too long ago for "pop culture" Jeopardy that will stream on Prime I think? Looking for teams of 3.

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Yes, it will stream on Prime Video. The info is on the J! web site.

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possibilities

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I think I missed several different events in the string he's talking about. 

It sounds like he asked for an accomodation and was told they didn't have to make it? If Jeopardy thinks it's not subject to the ADA and is not a public accomodation under the law, I invite someone to sue them into the ground and will applaud him if he does it. But I had not heard anything about that element of the conflict. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what he means by being told J is not a public accomodation (I'm more steeped in disability rights jargon than other types; maybe this is not what he's talking about at all).

I also don't know what some of the other items are that he references. 

 

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shapeshifter

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  On 5/25/2024 at 5:31 PM, opus said:

A letter in the paper here today. Agree or disagree with the suggestion?

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  On 5/25/2024 at 5:31 PM, opus said:

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This suggestion for the Masters: 

  • “not having Daily Doubles…It would level the playing field because as it stands now, whoever finds and gets the Daily Doubles correct almost always wins. It takes away some of the excitement of the game.”

doesn't make sense to me, but I can't seem to wrap my mind around the J! Masters statistics available here: j-archive.com/showseason.php?season=jm

Specifically, how many of those Masters games were a foregone conclusion going into FJ. 
But wasn't there an instance — maybe last year? — when someone's FJ wagering math was off by a dollar and it changed the result? 

Doesn't the writer's premise pre-suppose that one person lands on and correctly responds to at least 2 DDs?
I thought there were at least a couple of the games in this tourney where all 3 Masters contestants won a DD. 

My questioning of DDs in Jeopardy! in general is that it becomes a game of chance, to some degree. Back when Matt Amodio was winning non-stop in regular Jeopardy!, I don't think he ever missed a DD and always wagered everything, so that was no gamble — but also more of an anomaly. 
Anyway, life is a gamble.

 

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DXD526

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I debated about whether to watch - as some have stated, the daily show and Masters is a lot of J! - but glad I did. A really entertaining tournament. Congrats to Victoria!

I recently, finally, got around to reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Just finished it a couple of weeks ago, so the tourney's final FJ was beyond instaget for me (which was not the rule for the tourney in general)!

When breaking for commercial, I liked the shot of Mattea, Andrew, and Sam all sitting together in the audience. It's fun to watch the closeness of all these J! heavyweights! 

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annzeepark914

annzeepark914

  On 5/23/2024 at 1:30 PM, annzeepark914 said:

What the hey was with Yogesh's holding his buzzer almost over his head? He really had to let everyone know *he* had the answer 🙄. I still consider him a tool and felt he was a damper on the Masters tournament.  

 

 

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Well...I just learned that I've been banned from the Jeopardy section of Reddit for a week for posting a similar ^^^^ comment. Maybe because I referred to him as a "creature" (but I didn't call him a tool; sheesh, that might've gotten me banned from the whole site!)

DXD526

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If I had never heard of Yogesh prior to this tournament, I would have had no problem with him. I think he comported himself well. But remembering what a poor sport he was, and how he badmouthed J! after he lost during his first stint, I just couldn't root for him. 

Victoria seems delightful, I was glad to see her win. And unlike some here (!), I like James just fine, and would have been fine with him winning. But I'm glad it was Victoria 😁

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SomeTameGazelle

SomeTameGazelle

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I'm going to bump this thread since @illdoc posted an update in the Media thread and they will be taping next month.

Expanded to 9 contestants. James is not participating. Brad Rutter is.

Both Roger and Juveria are in, as well as Adriana and Isaac.

Victoria and Yogesh and Matt are in as expected. And Neilesh! I knew that I hadn't included all 9!

I enjoyed the first Masters' for the camaraderie. The second wasn't as much fun so I didn't watch it all. I will watch this year for Juveria and see how it goes. An extra hour of Jeopardy is too much if it isn't fun.

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

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  On 3/28/2025 at 4:52 PM, SomeTameGazelle said:

Brad Rutter is.

Both Roger and Juveria are in, as well as Adriana and Isaac.

Victoria and Yogesh and Matt are in as expected. And ! I knew that I hadn't included all 9!

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BradRutterASG.png   RogerCraigJIT.png  JuveriaZaheerJIT.png.  
     Brad Rutter      |     Roger Craig     | Juveria Zaheer  

IsaacHirschToC.png   AdrianaHarmeyerToC.png   VictoriaGroceJM2.png      
 Isaac Hirsch      Adriana Harmeyer  |  Victoria Groce  

YogeshRautToC.png   MattAmodioJM2.png   NeileshVinjamuriToC.png
   Yogesh Raut     |  Matt Amodio     |    Neilesh Vinjamuri

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