Jeopardy! Masters

[ams1001]

One of Brad's goals for the tournament is to make fun of Ken. 😆

[Bastet]

Holy shit, these games always move so quickly.  I didn't even try to keep track of my performance by category - saving me immense embarrassment, I'm sure, as I had great trouble spitting out even the things I knew before one of them did, and I didn't know anywhere near as many things as I do in a typical regular game - only noting when I got a TS.

Of the eight TS in game one, I only got Cincinnati, lumbar vertebrae, and Maya Angelou.  But at this caliber of play, three seems fantastic.  Of the 11 TS in game two, I also got three -- The Cat in the Hat, Warner Bros, and desecration.

Team Victoria in game one, but goddamn, that was a dominant performance by Yogesh. 
Team Juveria in game two, so I hope to be less annoyed as we proceed -- things aren't going my way so far.

"I only know her from Purple Rain" made me laugh.

[possibilities]

Yogesh seemed to be trying to be humble and to compliment Victoria, but him saying he felt bad about winning when she worked harder and he wasn't really studying in any disciplined way... comes across as a way for him to insult her and boost himself. I genuinely did not think he meant to be insulting or braggy, so I guess I'm going to have to either consider him a great manipulative actor, or truly so bad at understanding social behavior that he gets excused from being obnoxious.

 

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, possibilities said:

Yogesh seemed to be trying to be humble and to compliment Victoria, but him saying he felt bad about winning when she worked harder and he wasn't really studying in any disciplined way... comes across as a way for him to insult her and boost himself. I genuinely did not think he meant to be insulting or braggy, so I guess I'm going to have to either consider him a great manipulative actor, or truly so bad at understanding social behavior that he gets excused from being obnoxious.

 

Just watched and rewatched this bit.
And it was literally intended as a “bit,” but, oh, Yogesh, comedy is not your forte.
I wonder if he told his therapist about his difficulties in not letting his resentments for his fellow competitors show through, and his therapist suggested he learn to engage in good natured ribbing?
If so, maybe he needs a new therapist?
Or more role-playing with his current one?
It must be tough to be really good at something that also requires you to be reasonably good at something else (public conviviality) that is not your thing.
But isn’t that how life is in general?

Matt Amodio, OTOH, can pull off the jokey villain in a Dad-joke kind of manner (being an actual Dad not required).

I was not previously familiar with Roger Craig, but he seems to be both still holding his own in Jeopardy! and a sincerely nice, likeable human.

Poor Juveria was caught on screen making some funny faces. If they become memes, I'm not sure what her daughter will think.
I did like her outfit.

Edited Thursday at 06:12 PM by shapeshifter

[Shrek]

Have these people never watched any of the Godfather movies or listened to Queen???????????? Can't believe Appallonia was a TS, the other one that amazed me that was a TS was Bohemian Rhapsody, really? 

They could all probably name every president in order & the exact years of their presidency & their VPs & whole cabinets but not know the words to what is one of the best-known songs ever.

[opus]

16 minutes ago, Shrek said:

the other one that amazed me that was a TS was Bohemian Rhapsody, really? 

I fell into the same trap Roger did

🎶 It's like thunder, lightning
The way you love me is frightening
Oh you better knock, knock

On wood, baby🎶

[ams1001]

16 hours ago, Bastet said:

Holy shit, these games always move so quickly.  I didn't even try to keep track of my performance by category - saving me immense embarrassment, I'm sure, as I had great trouble spitting out even the things I knew before one of them did, and I didn't know anywhere near as many things as I do in a typical regular game - only noting when I got a TS.

Of the eight TS in game one, I only got Cincinnati, lumbar vertebrae, and Maya Angelou.  But at this caliber of play, three seems fantastic.  Of the 11 TS in game two, I also got three -- The Cat in the Hat, Warner Bros, and desecration.

I don't even bother to try to keep track. I also was distracted while Ken was reading the first game's FJ clue and then it disappeared from the screen halfway through trying to read it after I looked up. Oh, well.

I did get all those TSes except Cincinnati. I also got Bohemian Rhapsody.

[Browncoat]

On 5/1/2025 at 12:53 PM, Shrek said:

the other one that amazed me that was a TS was Bohemian Rhapsody,

Bohemian Rhapsody wasn't a TS -- Matt got it.  And I thought someone got Appallonia?

I finally watched today.  In the first game, I got the TS of eczema, girdle, and lumbar.  Having a compression fracture in L3 helped me get that one.  And I got FJ as well, thanks to a passing knowledge of where Aquitaine is and French for water.

In the second game, I managed only two TS -- The Cat In The Hat and orient.  FJ was an instaget.

 

[Shrek]

15 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

Bohemian Rhapsody wasn't a TS -- Matt got it.  And I thought someone got Appallonia?

I finally watched today.  In the first game, I got the TS of eczema, girdle, and lumbar.  Having a compression fracture in L3 helped me get that one.  And I got FJ as well, thanks to a passing knowledge of where Aquitaine is and French for water.

In the second game, I managed only two TS -- The Cat In The Hat and orient.  FJ was an instaget.

 

I didn't think anyone got BR but yes you're right Matt did get it. Apollonia was definitely a TS though.

[30 Helens]

On 5/1/2025 at 10:55 AM, possibilities said:

Yogesh seemed to be trying to be humble and to compliment Victoria, but him saying he felt bad about winning when she worked harder and he wasn't really studying in any disciplined way... comes across as a way for him to insult her and boost himself. I genuinely did not think he meant to be insulting or braggy

 

Then you’re a better person than I, because that sounded very much like a backhanded compliment. And a way to compliment himself at the same time— he’s so smart he doesn’t even need to study! Then again, my dislike of Yogesh knows no bounds, so I’m not inclined to cut him any slack.

Needless to say, I did not enjoy that first game. (It was also painful to see Brad struggle like that.)

The second game was much more enjoyable. My trivia knowledge does not meet the level of a Masters tournament, so the only pleasure I get from these games is watching people I like do well. I like everyone who played the second game, so I would have been happy with any of them winning.