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Jeopardy! Season 34 (2017-2018)

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MrAtoz
MrAtoz

I hope it's not inappropriate for me to drop in here.  I'm Scott from last night's game.  I've actually lurked here for quite awhile, long before I was ever scheduled to actually be on the show, but I

MrAtoz
MrAtoz

Suzanne's not a librarian; she's a museum education manager.  I'm the librarian.  But then, I did badly in the books category, too, because I didn't catch on to the "month" gimmick. :-) I know I'

MrAtoz
MrAtoz

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.  Watching the show, it wasn't the fiasco that I remembered it being!  I'll cop to making a few silly mistakes, that Suzanne was able to capitalize on.  I don't thi

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trow125

trow125

3 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

I would not want him taking over for Alex.  I know that was probably a joke, but I don't like him that well. 

Even if Austin wins another 50 games (doubtful), Ken Jennings has been mentioned numerous times as the obvious choice to take over for Trebek when he retires. I mean, Ken has made a career out of being a trivia expert. And most people find him likable. Based on his GMA appearance, Austin seems to enjoy being polarizing.

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DrSpaceman73

DrSpaceman73

1 hour ago, trow125 said:

Even if Austin wins another 50 games (doubtful), Ken Jennings has been mentioned numerous times as the obvious choice to take over for Trebek when he retires. I mean, Ken has made a career out of being a trivia expert. And most people find him likable. Based on his GMA appearance, Austin seems to enjoy being polarizing.

I wouldn't mind Ken Jennings taking over and could see him has host. 

I always liked Ken.  Seemed very humble and down to earth, and likeable, in his appearances. 

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saber5055

saber5055

Would Austin have spelled "sherbet" correctly if it were a FJ answer? "What is ... sherBERT! That's how we spell it in New York." Yes, I'm still dwelling on that.

M.Darcy: "I am not worthy!" You were in the realm of real greatness having played with Mr. Jenning. Lucky -- and unlucky -- you, at the same time!

I meant Jennings with an 's.' I obviously am NOT worthy.

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Misslindsey

Misslindsey

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2 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Would Austin have spelled "sherbet" correctly if it were a FJ answer? "What is ... sherBERT! That's how we spell it in New York." Yes, I'm still dwelling on that.

I would have spelled it wrong. 

I am sort of hipster-lite so I kind of dig Austin's look. Though on his Twitter he has shorter hair and some clean shaven pics. I do like his live tweeting the episodes.

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saber5055

saber5055

Someone upthread posted that Austin had two months of rest. I don't have a clue when that was or what that means. I just interpret it as he's not in this year's TOC. And since I could be dead before the 2018 TOC, that works for me. I'm looking forward to people playing who aren't self-absorbed look-at-me tools. I loved the tournament with Alex, Matt and Kerry, three of my favorite players. (I don't mind board jumpers.)

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Browncoat

Browncoat

God, Austin is insufferable.  I liked Rain, and was hoping she'd do better.  Alas.

Surprised they all missed Texas and Christian Science -- those seemed obvious to me.  I also got bunting, kiting and goji berries.  I can't believe the judges even considered flying for kiting!  There is no such thing as flying a check.

I was clueless on FJ.

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Miss Chevious

Miss Chevious

I got kiting, 2008, Christian Science, brioche and edam. Thanks to Mr. Chevious being a Bond fan & his relentless watching of Bond-a-thons on TV, I ran the Bond category. Osmosis, I guess. Got FJ tonight too. 

Hope they get some actual competition for Austin. Tonight's two other contestants seemed like nice people, but nice doesn't always get you Jeopardy wins. We need someone with a huge competitive streak. 

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CarpeDiem54

CarpeDiem54

"Yeah, yeah, $2,000".  STFU, you smug tool.  That Typhoid Mary DD was way too easy.

I got Texas, bunting, certified check, kiting, 2008, Christian Science, Edam, and goji berry.

Yo, Alex!  Gouda isn't pronounced goo-da, it's pronounced houw-da.  Take that, you multi-lingual expert.  Ha!

I wild assed guessed Wales for FJ.  When Alex said, "Julius Caesar" I knew what it was and smacked my head.

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dcalley

53 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

Someone upthread posted that Austin had two months of rest. I don't have a clue when that was or what that means. I just interpret it as he's not in this year's TOC. And since I could be dead before the 2018 TOC, that works for me.

Apparently Jeopardy filmed all of the season 34 episodes that aired before today at the end of season 33 because of the potential for a writers' strike. The show wanted to have a good number of new episodes to air in case they had to shut down for a while. So the long break in filming that Austin had just before this show was the summer break. I believe the TOC only filmed fairly recently. It airs starting Nov. 6.

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GreekGeek

GreekGeek

34 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Me too! (Usually I just know things from reading mysteries, like Sookie Stackhouse.)

I was surprised at a lot of the TSes tonight.

I was surprised that two out of three missed FJ. I know people don't read Julius Caesar the way they used to, but "all Gaul is divided into three parts" always seemed like one of those quotes even the Latin-less know, on a par with "carpe diem."

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saber5055

saber5055

Typhoid Mary ... what, is this Jeopardy! Grade School Edition? Everything was so easy. And the woman only wagering $2,000 on the DD was brainless, since she was obviously going to come in second. So why not go for broke since the DD have all been no-brainers anyway ... like hers was. I would crack up if the two new contestants (yes, contestants, not "victims" as Austin calls them) do mime acts during their intros tomorrow. I'm also not sure what it says about me that I know about kiting a check. That was easy peasy.

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peeayebee

peeayebee

1 hour ago, CarpeDiem54 said:

"Yo, Alex!  Gouda isn't pronounced goo-da, it's pronounced houw-da.  Take that, you multi-lingual expert.  Ha!

Alex missed a golden opportunity. Or should I say, a GOUDA opportunity. OK, I shouldn't.

 

26 minutes ago, GreekGeek said:

I was surprised that two out of three missed FJ. I know people don't read Julius Caesar the way they used to, but "all Gaul is divided into three parts" always seemed like one of those quotes even the Latin-less know, on a par with "carpe diem."

I had no idea about this. I guess it's a big area of ignorance for me. I don't know if I've ever heard "all Gaul is divided into three parts." I need to check out a Cliff Notes for the subject.

I liked Rich and Rain, not only because their names went together well. It almost sounds like an expression of some sort. "Things going ok for you, Bob?" "Oh you know. Rich and rain, rich and rain."

Anyway, Rich's comment that he wasn't "Thumb-y" enough to win was cute. I also liked his FJ answer: "I had fun."

My TSs were Texas, chardonnay, Christian Science, brioche, and edam (and weep... Sorry. I feel goofy. Or Thumby.) I couldn't think of goji berry. I bought a bag of them from HomeGoods one time. They were ok. Didn't get me excited. Oh, and I also got the DD of Monument Valley.

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secnarf

secnarf

1 hour ago, GreekGeek said:

I was surprised that two out of three missed FJ. I know people don't read Julius Caesar the way they used to, but "all Gaul is divided into three parts" always seemed like one of those quotes even the Latin-less know, on a par with "carpe diem."

As someone who has never read Julius Caesar and never heard the quote...it's definitely not on par with carpe diem, which is almost annoying in how frequently it is used.

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DrSpaceman73

DrSpaceman73

I didn't know FJ.  I have read Julius Caesar, but it was about 30 years ago and that doesn't not stick out in my mind about the story. 

Austin was more annoying than normal tonight.  Bad jokes and high fiving Alex?  He is not as cool as he thinks he is.

At least he got a haircut.   

I still can't figure out what was meant by that Frogger clue in Video games, even though I got the right answer. 

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DrScottie

DrScottie

1 hour ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

I still can't figure out what was meant by that Frogger clue in Video games, even though I got the right answer. 

"The Dog Policeman" is the theme song to Frogger. I didn't find it helpful for the clue either. I never realized it had another name until I looked it up. It's not like "Korobeiniki" which was already a famous Russian folk song before it was the Tetris theme.

1 hour ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

I didn't know FJ.  I have read Julius Caesar, but it was about 30 years ago and that doesn't not stick out in my mind about the story. 

Just to clarify, it's not the Shakespearean play. It's Caesar's own writing, Commentaries on the Gallic War. 

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DrSpaceman73

DrSpaceman73

18 minutes ago, DrScottie said:

"The Dog Policeman" is the theme song to Frogger. I didn't find it helpful for the clue either. I never realized it had another name until I looked it up. It's not like "Korobeiniki" which was already a famous Russian folk song before it was the Tetris theme.

Just to clarify, it's not the Shakespearean play. It's Caesar's own writing, Commentaries on the Gallic War. 

Well that would be why I don't know it then.  I certainly never read Caesars own writing. 

1 hour ago, M. Darcy said:

Ha!  I knew I was right in disliking Austin.  He didn't know Pride and Prejudice and Mr. Darcy.

They were all missing such easy questions on last night's show. Jeez. 

Yes but he was on the right track, just picked the wrong well known Jane Austen 3 word title

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Mystery Author

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Austin got a very long break in filming here (at least 2 months).

Ah, that explains his haircut and beard trim. He looks much better (and definitely less fatigued), and yes, I've seen his Twitter pic where he's beardless. He's actually a good looking dude.

I bartended and waited tables at night for many years, writing my books during the day --- you wouldn't believe how many years it takes to be self-supporting, even after publication --- so I tend to root for bartenders (and servers), and although I know he's polarizing on this forum, I like and admire Austin. As far as I'm concerned, he can get another "break" during the TOC and keep winning.

I wonder how many marriage proposals he's received.

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teebax

teebax

1 hour ago, M. Darcy said:

All the categories from the Double Jeopardy round on Monday were from Ken Jennings's appearance on the Simpsons last year.   They were the categories shown in the class Ken was teaching using Jeopardy. 

(I'm not that big of a nerd that I knew that myself - Jeopardy just tweeted it.) 

I have never seen The Simpsons, so thanks for that information. 

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Trey

Trey

I agree with @Mystery Author that Austin is quite good looking and the shorter hair and beard trim makes that more evident.

The other two contestants just weren't up to Austin's standards, at least in this game, plus he was the only one to get FJ, so he deserved the win.

I know I got quite a few ts's but I've been neglecting to write them down lately and now I forget them:)

Re FJ, Celts made me think of British Isles (where does the word 'British' come from, anyhow) but the other two groups are French so I quickly got to Gaul.

I am looking forward to tonight's game.

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GreekGeek

GreekGeek

1 hour ago, Trey said:

Re FJ, Celts made me think of British Isles (where does the word 'British' come from, anyhow) but the other two groups are French so I quickly got to Gaul.

I am looking forward to tonight's game.

British comes from Britannia, the Roman name for the place, which in turn came from Old French Bretaigne.

Tonight's game was pre-empted here by the New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates Debate, but I looked up the outcome on thejeopardyfan,com.

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