S1: E04, E05, E06 (12/11/2024)

[ProudMary]

Discuss the latest three episodes here.

[bilgistic]

I'm finding it interesting that most of the contestants seem to be mid-to-late-30s and up. I would think this game would appeal to younger prospective contestants.

Being the way I am, it upsets my need for order when they jump all around the board, like starting on an $800 question when $200 is still there. That doesn't seem to happen as much on regular Jeopardy.

[Bastet]

4 hours ago, bilgistic said:

Being the way I am, it upsets my need for order when they jump all around the board, like starting on an $800 question when $200 is still there. That doesn't seem to happen as much on regular Jeopardy.

It didn't used to; it was unheard of until 5-time champ (back when that was the limit) Chuck Forrest employed the strategy during his run in the mid-80s, and it became known as the Forrest Bounce.  It remained atypical, but there were some notable exceptions, such as Arthur Chu.  Then James Holzhauer used the strategy during his record-breaking run and it became the norm.  (To the continued annoyance of many viewers [and it used to bug Alex Trebek].)

[AstridM]

I found these 3 episodes to be much better and more fun than the first 3. Yay!

[ProudMary]

I've only gotten through Episode 4 so far. I did really well on "The 70s" category. 😄 I liked "The Grahams" too. I still wonder if any team will succeed at a Triple Play.