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Jeopardy! Season 35 (2018-2019)

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teebax
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Sp those weren't my categories, and the buzzer killed me, but it was better than I remembered. I played the oboe in orchestra and know it wasn't four feet freaking long. How embarrassing!  If I'd

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teebax

It had not. Jeopardy decided no longer to name our schools, and it was important to me that I mention mine. We're a small alternative public high school in a very large district, and very few people I

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This is a little off-topic, but I wanted all of you to see it. I made the Teachers Tournament for this year! I'm taping at the beginning of April, and it will air May 5-17th.

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CarpeDiem54

CarpeDiem54

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Congrats to Kyle again.  I figure "good for him" and "good for you" are both drink worthy.  ??

I got bone, meatballs (total guess), and the LBJ missed DD.

I was clueless for FJ.

6 hours ago, ABay said:

Sometimes I feel like the only person in the world who didn't think the cowbell skit was a work of comedic genius. 

Count me in.  In fact, I had to once Google what "more cowbell" meant because I didn't know what it was.  I didn't see the skit on SNL originally because I've always loathed Will Ferrell and must have not watched the episode.  It wasn't even mildly amusing to me. JMO.

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saber5055

saber5055

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1 hour ago, Browncoat said:

Ra was not acceptable because it isn't in "ovation". 

Oh, thanks Browncoat. I guess being able to spell would have helped. I must have added an "r" to orvation to get "ra." Heh.

29 minutes ago, CarpeDiem54 said:

I didn't see the skit on SNL originally because I've always loathed Will Ferrell and must have not watched the episode.

I associate Christopher Walken with More Cowbell, which is better than associating Will Ferrell with anything.

23 minutes ago, lb60 said:

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Ending a craptacular week of FJ for me.

Congrats on your streak, IB60. You'll be depressed when you get one and ruin your run. I know this from my experience last season.

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peeayebee

peeayebee

7 hours ago, illdoc said:

I think it mentioned "5 letters"---it's/its doesn't fit.

Thanks. I forgot about that part.

 

2 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Andrew's son got a "Good for him." Is that half a drink?

Ha! I was wondering about that too!

 

1 hour ago, secnarf said:

I got 'Shen Yun' today due to the incessant commercials that would often play during Jeopardy last season.

I knew what they were asking for but couldn't remember the name. Chen Fe? Shun Fei? 

I got the DD of Johnson as well as spider crab.

For FJ I took a wild guess at ice skating. I wasn't sure if we were supposed to know who Axel whatever was, but I decided that his name was a nickname because of the jump. I was surprised that the jump was named after him.

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Driad

Driad

Just watched on Youtube because my station prefers f**tb*ll.

Decibel question -- a decibel is 1/10 of a bel, a unit named after Bell. The decibel turned out to be more practical so the bel is seldom used now, but it is a legitimate unit. Unless I missed something in the clue, bel should have been ruled correct. At least they could have asked the contestant to spell it.

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GenerationX

GenerationX

At least the sponsored category on this show, TV Guide, lent itself to the show's game play better than some of the ones they've had in the past.  I still have 20-25 TV Guide Fall Preview issues somewhere in the house.  Start collecting them as a kid in the 70s, along with baseball cards, coins, stamps, beer cans, Wacky Packages, Star Wars comics, etc.

4/5 FJs on the season.

Current champ has a great sense of timing on the buzzer.

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Clanstarling

Clanstarling

1 hour ago, saber5055 said:

I associate Christopher Walken with More Cowbell, which is better than associating Will Ferrell with anything.

Thank you. I ONLY associate Christopher Walken with it - never knew it had anything to do with Ferrell.

17 minutes ago, Driad said:

Just watched on Youtube because my station prefers f**tb*ll.

Decibel question -- a decibel is 1/10 of a bel, a unit named after Bell. The decibel turned out to be more practical so the bel is seldom used now, but it is a legitimate unit. Unless I missed something in the clue, bel should have been ruled correct. At least they could have asked the contestant to spell it.

The clue specified a 7 letter word, as I recall. So the three letter word wouldn't have been right.

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Trey

Trey

12 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Andrew's son got a "Good for him." Is that half a drink?

Only if he's legal drinking age - 19 in Ontario. Oh, you mean us? At least half a drink!

I was pulling for Andrew, although I like Kyle well enough; he nearly kept it from being a runaway.

As Browncoat said, there seemed to be fewer TS's than usual.  Maybe the questions are just easier or the contestants smarter. 

I should have figured out the sport was figure skating, with Axel whoever in the clue but I immediately blurted out soccer and never thought about it anymore.

Three out of five Fj's for me this week -better than my usual score.

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saber5055

saber5055

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2 hours ago, Trey said:

I should have figured out the sport was figure skating, with Axel whoever in the clue but I immediately blurted out soccer and never thought about it anymore.

To dwell on my ignorance, I never thought of figure-skating people being in a sports hall of fame. So said 'hockey' because Axel sounds more like someone who skates than plays football.

Hey, I was partly correct.

My FJ score is 2-3. I'm comin' for ya lb60.

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saber5055

saber5055

14 hours ago, Driad said:

Decibel question -- a decibel is 1/10 of a bel, a unit named after Bell. The decibel turned out to be more practical so the bel is seldom used now, but it is a legitimate unit.

Thank you for adding another wee nugget of knowledge to my brain cell's storage area Driad. I did not know this background of a word I took "for granted."

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Brookside

Brookside

1 minute ago, saber5055 said:

Thank you for adding another wee nugget of knowledge to my brain cell's storage area Driad. I did not know this background of a word I took "for granted."

I'm impressed that you still have room in your brain's storage area.  My tiny one filled up eons ago so something now has to be discarded to fit in something new.  Which now that I think about it, may explain why I get questions wrong.

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saber5055

saber5055

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34 minutes ago, Brookside said:

Which now that I think about it, may explain why I get questions wrong.

Hey, since this is a new season, it would be fun for each of us to keep a running total of FJ right vs. wrong answers. Anyone up for that? Only five FJs so far. We can award prizes, like a meal prepared by Mindthnkr. Who, BTW, is notably absent.

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opus

opus

6 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

Hey, since this is a new season, it would be fun for each of us to keep a running total of FJ right vs. wrong answers. Anyone up for that? Only five FJs so far. We can award prizes, like a meal prepared by Mindthnkr. Who, BTW, is notably absent.

I could try to keep up, but eventually I'll probably get embarrassed and bow out.

Can someone post a reminder of the 5 we've had so far?

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lb60

lb60

14 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

We can award prizes.....

Who, BTW, is notably absent.

Looks like I'm firmly in the lead for the Booby Prize.  

Off the top of my head, I don't remember seeing Toothbrush or Mystery Author, since the new season started.  Also, teebax has only popped in maybe one time.  Hmmmm, do I sound like a stalker?  :-/

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saber5055

saber5055

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Here you go Opus, the FJ for the first week of S35:

1. To set a record for longest solo journey by kayak, 2,010 miles, Helen Skelton traveled through this nation for a month.

2. Switching the syllables in the German word for building of a home gave this design & architecture school its name.

3. In 1789 this doctor proposed 6 articles on penal reform to the French Assembly, including one on capital punishment.

4. On Oct. 4, 1940, for the premiere of what’s been called his most famous movie role, Ronald Reagan was in this city.

5. POSTHUMOUSLY, AXEL PAULSEN WAS AMONG THE FIRST GROUP OF INDUCTEES INTO THE WORLD HALL OF FAME FOR THIS IN 1976.

7 minutes ago, lb60 said:

Looks like I'm firmly in the lead for the Booby Prize.  

The season is young yet. I expect to overtake you and leave you in my SD*.   

*stupid dust

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Because none of the FJ sentences had periods at the end.
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opus

opus

39 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

Here you go Opus, the FJ for the first week of S35:

1. To set a record for longest solo journey by kayak, 2,010 miles, Helen Skelton traveled through this nation for a month.

2. Switching the syllables in the German word for building of a home gave this design & architecture school its name.

3. In 1789 this doctor proposed 6 articles on penal reform to the French Assembly, including one on capital punishment.

4. On Oct. 4, 1940, for the premiere of what’s been called his most famous movie role, Ronald Reagan was in this city.

5. POSTHUMOUSLY, AXEL PAULSEN WAS AMONG THE FIRST GROUP OF INDUCTEES INTO THE WORLD HALL OF FAME FOR THIS IN 1976.

 

Cool.

Okay, if a Final Jeopardy tote board thread or something like that pops up, put me down at 3 for 5 in week one.

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Brookside

Brookside

2 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Here you go Opus, the FJ for the first week of S35:

1. To set a record for longest solo journey by kayak, 2,010 miles, Helen Skelton traveled through this nation for a month.

 

What was the answer to this?  I ask because the 2,010 miles she kayaked was the length of the Amazon, which traverses Brazil, Columbia, and Peru - not one nation.

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saber5055

saber5055

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42 minutes ago, Brookside said:

What was the answer to this?  I ask because the 2,010 miles she kayaked was the length of the Amazon, which traverses Brazil, Columbia, and Peru - not one nation.

Answer was Brazil. I guess the clue is it took her a month to get through Brazil. There's always that little nit pick that ruins our answers.

ETA: Hats off to Trey, who beat me to it while I was checking (and correcting!) my spelling.

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saber5055

saber5055

I started a Final Jeopardy Contest thread. To play, all anyone has to do is update their win/lose FJ totals daily or weekly. Two prizes will be awarded at the end of season 35. Yes, real tangible prizes purchased by me and sent to you. More prizes might be awarded as the mood strikes me. I'm going to post FJs weekly so even if you go on vaca or your station wants to play football instead of Jeopardy, you can still keep up with the contest. I posted my first-week score so if the rest of you don't get in the game, I'm winning everything. Don't let that happen!

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The Wild Sow

The Wild Sow

13 hours ago, saber5055 said:

I started a Final Jeopardy Contest thread. To play, all anyone has to do is update their win/lose FJ totals daily or weekly. Two prizes will be awarded at the end of season 35. Yes, real tangible prizes purchased by me and sent to you. More prizes might be awarded as the mood strikes me. I'm going to post FJs weekly so even if you go on vaca or your station wants to play football instead of Jeopardy, you can still keep up with the contest. I posted my first-week score so if the rest of you don't get in the game, I'm winning everything. Don't let that happen!

4/5 for me.  I missed The Gipper.

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PaulaO

PaulaO

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I'm 2 for 5.  I got bauhaus and Guillotine.

IMHO, Bedtime for Bonzo was Regan's most famous movie, or, the movie most closely associated with him.  He titled his autobiography "Where's The Rest of Me?" after his role in "King's Row" but I didn't think King's Row was a real place.  I wouldn't have come up with South Bend, Indiana if I thought all night.  Of course it doesn't help that my family is anti Notre Dame.

Wild Sow, maybe we have a separate thread to post our scores?  That way you don't have to wade through our foolishness.

Edited to add:  I need to read for comprehension.  Just saw the separate thread.

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M. Darcy

M. Darcy

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On ‎9‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 2:01 PM, saber5055 said:

If I were ever on this show, I would require a full staff of at least 20 people, then a cart to wheel my body out after taping ended.

I kind of needed that.  I was just sitting in total shock off to the side during FJ thinking WTF just happened (I ended in $0 after double Jeopardy and back then if we weren't around for FJ we disappeared from the stage).

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Sometimes I feel like the only person in the world who didn't think the cowbell skit was a work of comedic genius. 

  It could have been but I always think Jimmy Fallon ruined it by laughing during the skit.  But I still enjoy everyone else - especially Walken. 

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bythelake

bythelake

On 9/15/2018 at 2:15 PM, saber5055 said:

Hey, since this is a new season, it would be fun for each of us to keep a running total of FJ right vs. wrong answers. Anyone up for that? Only five FJs so far. We can award prizes, like a meal prepared by Mindthnkr. Who, BTW, is notably absent.

Mindthnkr also posts on the Duggar thread. Walnutqueen posted there that she had been in touch and was okay, but she was worried about her daughter who was in a flooded area.

Sorry for OT.

I like Trebeck’s beard;it humanizes him.

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Browncoat

Browncoat

D'oh!  I probably missed FJ because it was Steinbeck.  I despise Steinbeck.  I know, that is a terrible excuse, since I've heard of the book, but, oh, wait!  I know!  It was before my time!  :)

I actually laughed out loud when Kyle got the Colorado state song for his DD.  I also chuckled at Alex's comment about his George Clooney/Sean Connery beard.

And despite missing FJ, I did get dust storm, McMaster, The Supremes, and pika.  I love pikas.  They're adorable.

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secnarf

secnarf

I wonder if 'abracadabra' would have been accepted for the rhyming magician clue. I thought of hocus pocus first, but then wondered about abracadabra.

I also could only come up with 'Cain and Abel' for FJ although I didn't think it was a book title.

As a side note - anyone know how to find the day's final jeopardy on the new Jeopardy website? I can't find it anywhere on the homepage. It used to have the NYT clue of the day (which was the FJ clue 99% of the time) about 2/3 of the way down.

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saber5055

saber5055

25 minutes ago, secnarf said:

I also could only come up with 'Cain and Abel' for FJ although I didn't think it was a book title.

Same here, which is kind of like coming up with "Where is Notre Dame located" for the Ronald Reagan FJ last week. A close-but-no-cigar kind of thing.

2 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

I also will admit to singing “The Love Boat” just like the contestant did.  I probably would not have done so on national TV, though.  :)

I was stunned that this didn't irk me. I attribute that to having downed a couple Mt. Dews before the show started. I guess I need to watch this show highly caffeinated. It evens out my bad temperament.

I got Blackjack Pershing. And a laugh out of Jude the Obsure since one of my favorite PTV posters is JudyObscure. I hope she was watching.

What was up with Kyle giving the three Baltic state names and Trebek telling him he got the last one in "in time." What, if the answer is multiple words you still get X seconds to pronounce them all? Even on Family Feud they give the second person more time on that final list of questions (forgot what it's called).

30 minutes ago, secnarf said:

As a side note - anyone know how to find the day's final jeopardy on the new Jeopardy website? I can't find it anywhere on the homepage.

Jeopardy.com has calmed down a bit and the NYT FJ question is back. J6 works pretty well, except the last two DJ questions go spazzy so I'm not able to answer them. But anyway, here's where I can find FJ if that helps Secnarf.

 

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CarpeDiem54

CarpeDiem54

Yay, Kyle!  I, too, cracked up that he got the Colorado State song for his DD.

I got dust storm, McMaster, Patton, House of Bourbon (why didn't Reese, the "enthusiast" know this?), and the Supremes.

FJ wasn't an instaget because I first had to reject the novel Kane and Abel (I remember reading that in the 80's).  Then I slapped my forehead and yelled "East of Eden".

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lb60

lb60

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The streak continues!  Go, me!  I got as far as, it must be about Cain and Abel, so I'm getting closer.  lol

I'm not doing badly during the actual game, but FJ is kicking my arse.

2 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I despise Steinbeck.  

Same here.

1 hour ago, CarpeDiem54 said:

FJ wasn't an instaget because I first had to reject the novel Kane and Abel (I remember reading that in the 80's).  

Good miniseries, too.  I miss miniseries.

I still remember watching Rich Man, Poor Man-Book ll in high school, while I was on the phone with my best friend.

I digress.

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teebax

teebax

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On 9/15/2018 at 11:37 AM, lb60 said:

Looks like I'm firmly in the lead for the Booby Prize.  

Off the top of my head, I don't remember seeing Toothbrush or Mystery Author, since the new season started.  Also, teebax has only popped in maybe one time.  Hmmmm, do I sound like a stalker?  :-/

I'm still here but watching too late to comment. I have four preps this school year. That means I'm teaching four different classes for which I have to write lesson plans. Anyone who thinks teachers work short days is nuts! 

I'm enjoying and impressed by the current champion. I'm not at all interested in this beard contest or all star tournament. Hard pass on both. Jeopardy is trying too hard, and I don't need Austin, Colby, or Buzzy back on my screen this soon. If ever. 

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