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SomeTameGazelle

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12 minutes ago, Quickbeam said:

I’m a zero on sportsball but even I knew the Raiders left Oakland for Vegas. I mean it was on the news constantly here in Wisconsin. I was surprised it was a TS. 

There wasn't anything in the clue that specified that the team had moved recently. For all I knew it had been there since the dawn of time. Nevada was not on my radar as a low-population state. But I didn't get beyond not being able to think of an NFL team in Wyoming.

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2 hours ago, SomeTameGazelle said:

There wasn't anything in the clue that specified that the team had moved recently. For all I knew it had been there since the dawn of time. Nevada was not on my radar as a low-population state. But I didn't get beyond not being able to think of an NFL team in Wyoming.

What I meant was there was a lot of news here about Oakland being deserted for Nevada. So “Nevada” popped up in my head immediately. Otherwise I’d have never thought of it, I’d have probably said Wisconsin and been wrong. 

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ams1001

ams1001

May 21:

80% / 53% / 66%

In J I missed one in each category. Starting from the second column, I missed the 1000, 800, 600, 800, and 1000 clues, which makes a fun little pyramid in my grid (I missed the 600 clue in the first column).

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DJ wasn't so pretty. I ran Geologic Time Divisions (thanks in part to PBS Eons on youtube, probably), missed one in Caution, two in Music and "Super", four in Authors, and five in Peoples of the World (I would have gotten Andes but I wasn't looking at the screen and didn't quite catch the beginning of the clue so I didn't realize they were looking for a mountain range).

Did not get FJ.

TSes: (J had 4 + the DD; DJ had 0, which makes me feel all the worse about how bad I did) I got Portland (DD), Louisville, Mississippi, Scarlett O'Hara.
 

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SomeTameGazelle

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On 5/21/2025 at 8:00 PM, Browncoat said:

I am happy that Brandon won again.

I was very torn because although I like Brendan, Sam's bassoon and Romy's Penzance really appealed to me. If Romy had been correct in FJ she would have deserved the win. But I was happy for Brendan to continue his streak. 

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SomeTameGazelle

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6 hours ago, bankerchick said:

That was a dumb wager by Brandon.  He should have bet zero because if Romy had been correct, it's a straight up win for her, instead of a tie.  He got lucky.

I don't  think it's a stark difference and it boils down to how you feel about the category going in.

If he bets the $1, he wins in 3/4 of the possible scenarios on the first try (if he's right whether she's right or wrong, or if they're both wrong -- he loses only if she's right and he's wrong).

If he bets $0, he wins on the first try in only the 2/4 scenarios where she is wrong and in the other 2 they go to the tiebreaker where he has a 50/50 chance of winning.

If he likes the FJ category it makes sense to try to avoid the risk of losing the tiebreaker either because the category is harder for him or because of buzzer luck. There's luck involved either way but both the $1 and $0 bet feel like they are 75% in his favour. 

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chessiegal

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According to The Jeopardy Fan!, Brendan bet what he should have on FJ.

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Brendan: The math still hasn’t changed since 2016. You should bet exactly $1 here. (Actual bet: $1)

Romy: You have to go all in to have the best chance of winning. (Actual bet: $12,600)

Sam: Just in case Romy makes a sub-optimal bet here and holds back $1, I’d hold back $2. (Actual bet: $10,599)

 

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proserpina65

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On 5/20/2025 at 8:04 PM, Browncoat said:

For tonight's show, I could have sat here all night and not come up with FJ.

I thought of a different state first but then changed to Nevada, realizing that the Raiders had moved.  Don't know if I would've had time to write it down, though.

Last night's FJ stumped me completely.  I was trying to make it somewhere in Gaza, completely forgetting about the overthrow of Assad in Syria.

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30 Helens

30 Helens

3 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

The names of the cities - which weren't familiar but were similar to "Hamas" - put me in the right area.

Same.

4 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

I was trying to make it somewhere in Gaza, completely forgetting about the overthrow of Assad in Syria.

Same.

3 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

I managed to get there in time. Whew!

Not same.

With all the studying contestants do pre-show, you’d think more of them would take a crash course in wagering. That seems to be an area many of them neglect. (I would have bet the $1 just to avoid a tie. In tie breakers, it’s pretty much a 50/50 shot that comes down to buzzer speed more than knowledge. Too much pressure.)

 

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ams1001

ams1001

May 22:

73% / 63% / 67%

No fun patterns today, but not too terrible a game. In J I ran Around the House and "B"&"B", missed one in the Middle Ages, two in Triple Talk Songs and Last Line of the Children's Book, and three in Titles. In DJ I missed one in Creatures of the Earth and Outdoor Art, two in Subtitles, Historical Movies & TV, and Russian Bodies of Water, and three in In the Dictionary.

Didn't get FJ (I also guessed Elie Wiesel, though I didn't think it was right. Looked it up - he was born in Romania in 1928 and died in Manhattan in 2016).

TSes: (J had 6; DJ had 5 + 1 DD) I got skylights, dishwasher, batter's box, end tables, seal, and stateside.
 

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possibilities

possibilities

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Didn't begin and Sadat share the prize? I guessed Begin because I didn't think Sadat could have been born in Germany. I think it's interesting that two of the players guessed Sadat. Either wway, though, I just looked it up and they won in 1978, not 73-- which should have been obvious because of Jimmy Carter's involvement-- and his presidency was 76-80.

I blocked it out of my mind that Kissinger got the Peace Prize  because in my social circle, he was known as a war criminal. Joan Baez even sang a song where she called him "that killer Kissinger" (it happens at 2:02 in the song below):

 

Matt is a dead ringer for Chasten Buttigieg.

This is Matt

https://jeopardytonight.com/matt-askins-jeopardy-profile-age-job-family-stats/

This is Chasten

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasten_Buttigieg

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30 Helens

30 Helens

3 hours ago, possibilities said:

I think it's interesting that two of the players guessed Sadat.

Actually, only Matt said Sadat. But it was a baffling choice: Sadat a German? Who died in Connecticut?? Wiesel at least made sense (although Romanian, he was a Holocaust survivor so many might assume he was German, and he did die in the US.) 

I guessed Kissinger because Germany/US and because of the date, although I wasn’t sure about the Peace Prize. I wasn’t politically aware at the time, but I know his tenure was very controversial, so I understand why  people may have blocked that out.

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gonzosgirrl

gonzosgirrl

15 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

With all the studying contestants do pre-show, you’d think more of them would take a crash course in wagering. That seems to be an area many of them neglect. (I would have bet the $1 just to avoid a tie. In tie breakers, it’s pretty much a 50/50 shot that comes down to buzzer speed more than knowledge. Too much pressure.)

And see, if I was comfortable with the category, I would have bet it all. If you don't know the answer, you lose with a $1 wager the same as you lose with the entire thing. Literally go big, or go home.

SomeTameGazelle

SomeTameGazelle

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On 5/23/2025 at 8:41 AM, gonzosgirrl said:

And see, if I was comfortable with the category, I would have bet it all. If you don't know the answer, you lose with a $1 wager the same as you lose with the entire thing. Literally go big, or go home.

You still have to guard against the person in 3rd place, so betting it all might send you home in a scenario where you could have remained champion with a $1 bet.

Sam had $10,600 going in to FJ and could have doubled to $21,200. So if Brendan bet more than $4,000 he runs the risk of losing to Sam if he and Romy are both wrong and Sam is right. So he could have bet $3,999 instead of $1 to increase his payout slightly, but anything more increases his odds of going home. In fact Brandon would have gone home if he had bet it all ---even though they were all wrong Sam had kept $1.

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proserpina65

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16 hours ago, Katy M said:

I hadn't the foggiest on FJ, but was surprised that Henry Kissinger had died so recently.  Guess I missed it when it happened.

I remember reading about it when he died and thinking "Wow, he was old!", so the answer came pretty quickly to me.  Matt's answer was wrong, but it was at least in the right area, politics-wise; clearly he was thinking of the Camp David Accords.

Nothing against Brendan, he's clearly smart and quick on the buzzer and seems nice enough, but I hope the runaways don't continue.

2 hours ago, gonzosgirrl said:

And see, if I was comfortable with the category, I would have bet it all. If you don't know the answer, you lose with a $1 wager the same as you lose with the entire thing. Literally go big, or go home.

I kinda feel like this, but I'd still rather finish second with the higher consolation prize.  (We won't discuss my own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad FJ bet.)

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ProudMary

ProudMary

2 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

I remember reading about it when he died and thinking "Wow, he was old!", so the answer came pretty quickly to me.  Matt's answer was wrong, but it was at least in the right area, politics-wise; clearly he was thinking of the Camp David Accords.

My thinking on FJ was similar. Nobel Peace Prize in the '70s led me first to the Camp David Accords, but then I zeroed in on 1973 and realized Nixon would have been president, not Jimmy Carter. Nixon led me to Kissinger, remembering that he died at 100. (Only the good die young.)

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SomeTameGazelle

SomeTameGazelle

4 hours ago, gonzosgirrl said:

@SomeTameGazelle You are correct, but I am still of the go big or go home mindset in this circumstance, if I had any level of comfort with the category.

If it's a choice between 2nd and 3rd I agree, but the choice between 1st and anything less than 1st I would at least counsel people not to be too reckless. Sometimes the category sounds like your wheelhouse and then the burden of knowledge drags you into the abyss.

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ams1001

ams1001

May 23:

57% / 57% / 56%

Not a very good end to the week. In J I missed one in Surgery and Legal Terms, two in Sports Mascots and American Idiom, three in "Green" Day, and four in Airports. In DJ I ran "S" is for Small, missed one in Magicians, two in Pop Culture Gems, three in Country Music and Literary, and four in Things Past.

Had no idea for FJ. My brain went to clocks, not calendars.

TSes: (J had 4; DJ had 2 + both DDs) I got Southpaw (a guess, just from the left-handed bit), scintilla (DD), and Girl with a Pearl Earring (DD).
 

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Clanstarling

Clanstarling

16 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

Actually, only Matt said Sadat. But it was a baffling choice: Sadat a German? Who died in Connecticut?? Wiesel at least made sense (although Romanian, he was a Holocaust survivor so many might assume he was German, and he did die in the US.) 

I guessed Kissinger because Germany/US and because of the date, although I wasn’t sure about the Peace Prize. I wasn’t politically aware at the time, but I know his tenure was very controversial, so I understand why  people may have blocked that out.

As I recall, Kissinger lead the Paris Peace talks that lead to the end of the Vietnam war. I remembered he died fairly recently (let's just say I wasn't terribly saddened, but I also wasn't joyous - I'm not that petty)

The mister said Wiesel too, but I am really familiar with him, so I knew it wasn't him.

4 hours ago, ProudMary said:

My thinking on FJ was similar. Nobel Peace Prize in the '70s led me first to the Camp David Accords, but then I zeroed in on 1973 and realized Nixon would have been president, not Jimmy Carter. Nixon led me to Kissinger, remembering that he died at 100. (Only the good die young.)

Jimmy Carter died at 100 too...

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shapeshifter

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4 hours ago, gonzosgirrl said:

Ouch. And what a crappy way to miss the DD. How often has that happened, where a defending champ ended in the negative?

When Matt Amodio was at the top of his game, did he ever go "all in" on a DD that late in the game? 
Regardless, it seems a player should always hold back some at that point, just to be sure to have a seat at the FJ table.

Brendon had so many almost-correct responses this evening. I guess he was tired?

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30 Helens

30 Helens

Brandon was clearly rattled by the DD where he bet—and lost—5k. I think he had become used to having a commanding lead, and when it was gone he felt vulnerable. That’s the only reason I can think of for betting everything so late in the game: He needed to reestablish a big lead to feel safe again. And then to be done in by a simple article… yikes. I would feel bad for him, if I had felt anything at all for him before that. 

You know who I really feel sorry for? Me! I said Gregorian calendar for FJ. Right idea, wrong eponym. 

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SomeTameGazelle

SomeTameGazelle

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8 hours ago, Trey said:

 

I knew the change was to Gregorian but couldn't remember the name of the calendar they changed from.  At least I knew it was calendars so I don't feel too, too stupid.

I felt misled by the word eponymous that whatever it was was called after Sosigenes so I lost time heading in that direction. But although I didn't get it in 30 seconds I did pause and come to Julian before the correct response was revealed.

14 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

You know who I really feel sorry for? Me! I said Gregorian calendar for FJ. Right idea, wrong eponym. 

I don't always remember the order because years ago, confusingly, I was taught to refer to the number of a day within its year as the Julian date. But I think if I fix in my head that Julius Caesar predates Pope Gregory I can do better in future.

I got scintilla. And I briefly hoped that Brendan had just slurred "with a" so that it sounded too much like "with the", but on relistening it was clear that he had said the wrong thing.

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30 Helens

30 Helens

3 minutes ago, Driad said:

Are there tricks for doing anagrams in your head?  I can figure them out on paper, but being on the show and doing them in your head seems much more difficult.

I can do them in my head, but it’s difficult when I watch Jeopardy because they don’t leave them on the screen long enough. So I have to remember the letters and unscramble them at the same time. I don’t know why they can’t leave visual clues like that in the corner of the screen.

But yeah, if I were on the show I probably couldn’t do anything in my head because my brains would be scrambled from the pressure.

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ams1001

ams1001

May 26:

57% / 60% / 59%

In J I missed one in P+ and Advice, two in Name Changers and Pop Culture, three in Sound, and four in In the Stars. In DJ I missed one in One Vowel 3 Times, two in It Happened One Leap Year, You Seem Distant, Movie Soundtrack, and Guys Named Richard, and three in German Nobel Literature Laureates. And I wasn't confident but I got FJ. :)

TSes: (J had only the DD; DJ had 5) I got Dirty Dancing, Herman Hesse, Massachusetts, and Sweden.

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