All Episodes Discussion: The Daily Double

[dcalley]

You could tell she was sick, and until she won she looked miserable. Her health may affect her finals performance.

[ByaNose]

Yeah, I guess she might get an hour or two to recover between games, right? She really did look under the weather until the win. Even, when the others hadn't wagered any money Julia still didn't know if her answer was right or not.

[Mumbles]

I am very suspicious of the Supply Chain Specialist's "sickness."  Could she had seen from the previous game that she was vulnerable and setting up a pretense if she lost again today?

[PinkCupcake]

Andrew is my husband, and he told me that Julia was pretty sick the whole time she was competing; she felt so bad she had to sit down between rounds. He said by the second day of taping, she seemed a little better (and there was a couple hour lunch break between the taping of the semifinals and the finals).

[Mumbles]

I'm not doubting what your husband saw. But nobody knows how sick the Supply Chain Specialist *really* was, except for the Supply Chain Specialist.  She could have been putting on an act. She sounded fine her first game until she got her ass handed to her.

[Bastet]

I doubt she faked her voice, which indicated illness.  But then, not only do I not care how sick she was, I don’t care what her job as a supply chain specialist entailed; I just like watching her play. 

Edited November 18, 2014 by Bastet

[opus]

It's getting interesting here. I'll root against Arthur in his semi(gotta go for the underdog, you know), but Arthur/Julia/whoever would be awesome.

[Bastet]

Oops; I forgot to comment on the clues.  I unfortunately still had some work to do, so I was alternating my attention between the show and my computer, but here is what stood out:

 

Greyfriars Bobby was a surprising TS with Grey in the category title. 

 

The Defiant Ones and, especially, The Third Man were also surprising to see go unanswered.

 

I loved the rhyme 3 times category!

 

I finally came up with FJ, but wouldn’t have had enough time to write it down (and might not have come up with it at all under game conditions).

[Prevailing Wind]

 

I was disappointed that none of them knew The Third Man

Me, too.  I've been hearing zithers in my mind's ear ever since.

 

I thought of NZ, but then thought its capital is Christchurch and that didn't fit...then I remembered Wellington.  I think I would've had enough time to write it down.

[sarah82]

I'm not doubting what your husband saw. But nobody knows how sick the Supply Chain Specialist *really* was, except for the Supply Chain Specialist.  She could have been putting on an act. She sounded fine her first game until she got her ass handed to her.

I could maybe buy this if it was a Real Housewives reunion. But this is Jeopardy. I can't imagine any contestant putting up an act like that.

Did anyone else think the Final Jeopardy question was incredibly poorly worded. I stared at it for several minutes, thinking farthest from what? Maybe I am just too tired.

[peeayebee]

I didn't think it was poorly worded. I'm not good with distances, so I wasn't sure how far 12,000 miles would put you from Madrid. Is that how so many of you figured it was NZ?

 

I'm glad Julia won. It was cute seeing her give a little cry of surprised joy that she had won. 

 

Though of course there were clues that I didn't get, there were several TS's that I did: Mae West, Romulans, The Third Man, The Defiant Ones, additives, and ficus.

 

I was wondering about the one DD clue about mocha. It said it was a candy made of milk chocolate and coffee. I was trying to think of a specific candy brand name. I think of mocha as a flavor more than a candy. I did think of mocha, but I dismissed that because I didn't think it was the name of a city.

[Roaster]

 the Supply Chain Specialist

You know, Supply Chain Specialist is a real job.  Or, at least, as real as any job in management consulting.  Thousands of people work in that function.

[M. Darcy]

Whew.  That was nerve-racking to watch - I am so glad that Julia won. 

 

She said on twitter that she was sick for six weeks and filming occurred during week two of her illness.

[Chicken Wing]

Julia's "supply chain professional" title amused me the first time she was on. It seemed so purposely vague. I was curious as to how they would introduce her in this tournament, if she was still going to use that. Apparently her new job is "20-time Jeopardy champion." Heh.

 

I didn't even realize how much I enjoy Julia until I literally jumped up and down and pumped my fists in the air when she won last night.

Edited November 18, 2014 by Chicken Wing

[teebax]

Julia's surprised reaction to being correct was the best thing about the episode for me. She was almost as excited as I was!

[Mumbles]

What did she have for six weeks? Mono? And funny, she didn't sound sick her first game. (Nobody here posted anything about her seeming sick, either.)

I joke about the "supply chain specialist" because until this one showed up on Jeopardy, I had never heard of it. When Alex asked what that entails, she could not explain it.

[M. Darcy]

 

What did she have for six weeks?

 

She said  that according to her doctor, it was a slow virus, not mono but like mono. 

[PaulaO]

I said "Melbourne" for FJ.  I stink at geography, but at least I was in the right part of the world.  Terri's story about studying bee-keeping was far more interesting than listening to Jared drone on and on about getting a free doughnut, but leave it to Alex to cut her off because he like doughnuts (and boring stories).  I hope the final matchup is Julia/Arthur/Ben.

[ABay]

Thanks to Sharpe, I got Wellington based on a soldier who spent time in Madrid. Thanks, Sean Bean!

[Totale]

You know, Supply Chain Specialist is a real job.  Or, at least, as real as any job in management consulting.  Thousands of people work in that function.

 

I probably said it before but when I hear "Supply Chain Specialist" I think Gus Fring.

 

Surprised there were so many TS's I knew, I guess it's because I'm old.  I would have gone down in flames at FJ, though, and never would have thought not to bet at all.

[proserpina65]

Thanks to Sharpe, I got Wellington based on a soldier who spent time in Madrid. Thanks, Sean Bean!

For many things.  :-)

 

I was in the wrong hemisphere, alas, and can neither thank nor damn Mr. Bean for his assistance or lack thereof.

[proserpina65]

Though of course there were clues that I didn't get, there were several TS's that I did: Mae West, Romulans, The Third Man, The Defiant Ones, additives, and ficus.

 

I tuned a little late and missed the Fiction Ale category - too bad, because I totally would've run that sucker!  Wouldn't have known Mae West.  Didn't get ficus or The Defiant Ones; I knew the movie, kept saying "the one with Tony Curtis & Sidney Poitier, chained together, on the run" but I'm sure Alex wouldn't have accepted that answer.  (And Tony DiNozzo would not have been proud of that moment.)

[peeayebee]

Terri's story about studying bee-keeping was far more interesting than listening to Jared drone on and on about getting a free doughnut

 

I forgot to mention her story. I thought it was great that she took up beekeeping in order to deal with her insect phobia.

[Jesse]

Julia's "supply chain professional" title amused me the first time she was on. It seemed so purposely vague. I was curious as to how they would introduce her in this tournament, if she was still going to use that. Apparently her new job is "20-time Jeopardy champion." Heh.

 

I didn't even realize how much I enjoy Julia until I literally jumped up and down and pumped my fists in the air when she won last night.

 

If I recall correctly, she was a "former supply chain professional," and actually unemployed at the time.

 

And seriously, if your job (or your life) involves things that get from one place to another (like, you know, everything) you can thank a supply chain professional.  

[Trey]

 

Didn't get ficus or The Defiant Ones; I knew the movie, kept saying "the one with Tony Curtis & Sidney Poitier, chained together, on the run" but I'm sure Alex wouldn't have accepted that answer.

 

That's exactly how I would have answered it too.  I would have added "You know the one - I watched it just a couple of months ago!".

 

"General Delivery" was also a surprising TS to me, along with several others already mentioned. 

 

It was a pretty good game, glad it wasn't a runaway.

[6 MeowMeowBeenz]

Yeah, not sure why "supply chain professional/specialist" is such a problem. Maybe it's because I live in metro Detroit, and I work in the auto industry, but I get that supply chain management is a thing, with lots of people doing it (for decent money, I might add). 

 

When Henry Ford was around, boats pulled up to the Rouge factory with raw rubber from South America, and iron ore from Michigan's UP, plus tons of other raw materials. They delivered materials to one end of the factory and cars came out the other. Even then, SOMEONE had to manage deliveries, inventory, etc. 

 

Now, it's even more complicated. Why is it so surprising that someone (lots of someones, actually) has to understand engineering requirements, source materials/components, buy them, ensure delivery...

 

Sorry, that just bugs.

 

And if I have to explain what I do for a living, I'm either vague or it's a 5 minute explanation. I imagine Julia goes for door #1

 

GO JULIA, GO SANDIE. 

[Tigershark]

This makes me glad that when I did get on the show, I had an actual job that was easy to explain.  I would have hated to try and describe my job when I worked for Homeland Security (I probably would have said something vague like "Defense Analyst") or have been on the show the year and a half that I was unemployed before I said "screw this, I'm going to law school."  

 

I got last night's final Jeopardy.  At first I thought Santiago, but didn't think it was right, so I started running through capitals in Oceania.  As soon as I said Wellington, I knew I had the right answer.   

[Chicken Wing]

Well, it's not so much the name "supply chain professional" as the fact that Julia could never explain what it meant. She would be asked: So, what does that mean? What do you do? It became amusing the way she seemed to tiptoe around giving an answer to a very simple question.

[mojoween]

I loved her amused "that wasn't in black and white" about Shawshank, especially because I thought the same answer, even though I also know the movie is not in B&W. It was my first instinct.

[Prevailing Wind]

 

 

Didn't get ficus or The Defiant Ones; I knew the movie, kept saying "the one with Tony Curtis & Sidney Poitier, chained together, on the run" but I'm sure Alex wouldn't have accepted that answer.

 

That's exactly how I would have answered it too.  I would have added "You know the one - I watched it just a couple of months ago!".

All I could remember, besides the stars, was the title has a word beginning with O.

[gwlisa]

I'm not doubting what your husband saw. But nobody knows how sick the Supply Chain Specialist *really* was, except for the Supply Chain Specialist. She could have been putting on an act. She sounded fine her first game until she got her ass handed to her.

That's pretty far fetched. I can't imagine a contestant faking being sick. This isn't Big Brother. Julia is a huge champ. She took her loss in good spirits. I think you see a conspiracy where there is none.

[Chicken Wing]

For what purpose would a Jeopardy contestant need to fake being sick? So her competitors will feel sorry for her and let her answer all the questions?

[dcalley]

I knew the movie, kept saying "the one with Tony Curtis & Sidney Poitier, chained together, on the run" but I'm sure Alex wouldn't have accepted that answer. 

I've seen it but couldn't remember the title and joked, Guess Who's Coming Everywhere With You?

[Mumbles]

There's been a lot of hype about this tournament - the big showdown between Arthur and Julia (I'm obviously rooting for contestant #3, whoever it is.) Julia's motivation for letting the world know she's sick (whether fake or not) is that if she loses, people will think, oh, she losy, but she was sick so who knows what would have happened if she was well. If she wins, everyone will say, how amazing she won- and she was sick, too! Announcing to the world that she was sick -true or not - creates a win-win, PR-wise, for her.

In my many years of watching this show, I have absolutely no memory of any contestant's physical condition (other than Eddie, the blind contestant) being mentioned. Maybe someone can remember otherwise. Yet, it seems unlikely that there weren't at least some contestants who were physically under the weather while playing. I wonder why they made mention of Julia's sickness.

Someone above commented that Julia got to sit down between rounds. I hope that everyone who played her games with her was also allowed to do so. It would be unfair if not.

[Chicken Wing]

It would be unfair if not.

 

Only if she was using that time to study.

[mojoween]

Isn't Alex the one who brought up her illness?

[DXD526]

If it actually comes to pass, I'm not sure I'd survive a Julia/Arthur match-up. 

[M. Darcy]

Interesting fun fact Julia posted in twitter just now "By Friday, I'll have gotten to play 25 games of Jeopardy.  Only Ken Jennings (duh) and Brad Rutter (by 2) have played more. Woo!"

 

Heh, Ken's advice was to play 3 games of Wii Jeopardy just to pull ahead of Brad.

[teebax]

For what purpose would a Jeopardy contestant need to fake being sick? So her competitors will feel sorry for her and let her answer all the questions?

I agree with you. To me it's a silly thing to accuse her of. She sounded sick to me, and even if she didn't,  who cares?

 

The woman is a 20-time champion. Whether she wins the whole TOC, lost in the first round, or loses in the finals, nothing will change that. I guess there are bragging rights that come with winning a TOC, but nothing about Julia has indicated to me she's anything other than a nice, down-to-Earth lady who happens to be really good at Jeopardy. And Alex brought up her illness, not Julia.

[ChicagoCita]

For folks in the Chicago area -- my DVR is listing J! on at 3:10 am.  (We had a new archbishop installed today, so the live coverage preempted the show.)  I always set my DVR for an additional hour ahead/behind when they move it around like that.

[zoey1996]

I'm so glad Julia won last night!  She's a good player who is fun to watch.

Can't wait for tonight's show!

[Roaster]

Today's clue:

"Element whose compound is seen here"

 

I didn't get that at all.  I guess they were talking about sunscreen, (the correct response "What is zinc?") but I didn't even notice the sunscreen.

 

And the gods of TV game shows have set up the final internet fans have been waiting for: Arthur vs Julia!  And some third contestant who will be an afterthought, no doubt.

Edited November 18, 2014 by Roaster

[Moose135]

"General Delivery" was also a surprising TS to me, along with several others already mentioned.

 

Well, mailing letters was before their time...

[opus]

Not the best time to be referencing Bill Cosby.

[mojoween]

Sounds like the crowd was really rooting for Rebecca. I was too, but alas, 'twas not meant to be. But if Sandie can win tomorrow, I will have a 66.67% chance of happiness by Friday's end.

Enigma as a Daily Double hurts my very soul.

[CarpeDiem54]

Surprising TSs - James Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Patty LaPone and the two perfumes, White Linen and Daisy.

Rebecca sticking her tongue out at the end was weird.

[Roaster]

Arthur Chu was introduced as a compliance analyst today.  That's more vague than supply chain professional.  At least I have some idea of what a supply chain person does.

[opus]

I'm deliberately vague for privacy reasons with people I've just met/don't know well. I honestly don't see what the big deal is about her profession or lack of specifics. She's appearing on television and I don't think oversharing has to be a necessary part of the experience. 

 

GaryE, I've been half-listening tonight - what Cosby reference did I miss? I must admit, I am surprised they were doing questions from the late August Emmys. I always thought the show was filmed so far in advance (like, they wrapped most of the filming up for the entire year very early on in the year). I thought that was a bit too easy of a category but then again, I'm big television person (hence, me commenting here).

The guy in the middle was saying nice things about Bill Cosby during his interview.

[HelenBaby]

Reading all this speculation about Julia's profession, it seems I remember from her previous appearances that she gave an interview to her local paper and she wasn't working at the time. That she had taken a sabbatical.

Anyway, I fully expect Ben to be the third finalist.

As an aside, when I was a contestant, I taped my episode two months before it aired.

[alias1]

Go, Arthur!