saber5055 July 28, 2019 Author Share July 28, 2019 35 minutes ago, lb60 said: I'm having flashbacks to having one of those teachers that liked to pass back tests according to percentage order, so the whole class knew how everyone did. Don't worry, Saber's scores will be in there too. You'll be vindicated! And look smart by comparison. 1 Link to comment
peeayebee July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 4 hours ago, saber5055 said: I had fun being The Ref (great Denis Leary film, BTW) I love that movie. You make me want to rewatch it right now. Quote I'd like to nominate me to be scorekeeper for Season 36 FJ Contest. All who vote for me, say EYE. 5 1 Link to comment
Fex July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 3/5, one *. Can I get partial credit for saying The Eagles on Thursday? Lol Really fun contest, thanks @saber5055!!! Definitely count me in for next season. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 July 28, 2019 Author Share July 28, 2019 Four players left to post, then *drum roll* the winners. I was thinking it would be fun to do a Summer Everyone Wins contest to see how many of us improve our scores by remembering the answers from shows we've already seen. I'm pretty sure if I had no clue the first time, I'll have the same no clue the second time. But my totals might go up a tad on the Duh No Brainer clues. I own the Hotel California album and even saw the Eagles in concert, but had no idea Rolling Stone said that about it. I answered Pink Floyd's The Wall since that was the only album besides Beatles albums I could come up with. And shout out to my favorite illustrator, Maurice Sendak. I talked about him when I was in the Season 35 thread back when. I got that answer instantly. Missed the episode where he was FJ, so assume the "Carl" answers were for Good Dog Carl. Or not. 1 Link to comment
opus July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 18 hours ago, saber5055 said: I'd like to nominate me to be scorekeeper for Season 36 FJ Contest. All who vote for me, say EYE. I mean, aye. 4 more years! 4 more years! 7 Link to comment
Toothbrush July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 3/5 2 asterisks Love The Ref - funny movie & a Christmas must-see for the adult Toothbrushes. This was great fun @saber5055 Thank you & GFY 🍹 4 Link to comment
Abstract July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 I'm looking forward to jumping in for the Season 36 contest. My scores tend to be somewhere between 1-2 each week, so don't anyone start worrying about competition from me, haha. Do we get extra points for asterisks? Link to comment
saber5055 July 28, 2019 Author Share July 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Abstract said: Do we get extra points for asterisks? This season there are prizes for high-score asterisk, and maybe second-high asterisk. Some players elected not to compete for asterisks so the emphasis isn't on them. It will probably be the same next season. Will be fun to add you to the Season 36 Contest! Everyone is welcome; I hope even more join. 2 Link to comment
SoMuchTV July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 5:48 PM, JeezumCrow said: i got way too far behind a few months ago and colluding keep up, but I’d love another chance to play next season! No way I could keep up but I'm enjoying following along. I just have to say you must have gotten the latest update for your autocorrect. (I'm assuming that was supposed to be couldn't keep up?) 4 Link to comment
Abstract July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, saber5055 said: This season there are prizes for high-score asterisk, and maybe second-high asterisk. Some players elected not to compete for asterisks so the emphasis isn't on them. It will probably be the same next season. Will be fun to add you to the Season 36 Contest! Everyone is welcome; I hope even more join. Good to know! I will admit that I only figured out last week what the asterisks meant. Link to comment
JeezumCrow July 29, 2019 Share July 29, 2019 6 hours ago, SoMuchTV said: No way I could keep up but I'm enjoying following along. I just have to say you must have gotten the latest update for your autocorrect. (I'm assuming that was supposed to be couldn't keep up?) Haha you are correct! And since it took me so long to catch it, I think that warrants an asterisk for you, too! 1 1 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane July 29, 2019 Share July 29, 2019 1/5, no *. So I go out with a whimper, not a bang. Many thanks to @saber5055 for all the hard work in running this contest. 3 Link to comment
M. Darcy July 29, 2019 Share July 29, 2019 22 hours ago, saber5055 said: I was thinking it would be fun to do a Summer Everyone Wins contest to see how many of us improve our scores by remembering the answers from shows we've already seen. I'm pretty sure if I had no clue the first time, I'll have the same no clue the second time. But my totals might go up a tad on the Duh No Brainer clues. I'm actually crap at remembering FJ answers so that might be fun to do. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 July 29, 2019 Author Share July 29, 2019 Just missing scores for @Trey and @lb60, then winners can be announced. I will be gone tomorrow (Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014, the largest steam locomotive in the world, is going by just a few miles from my house, on its way from Chicago to Iowa, and I'm all about going to see/photo it. Weighs 1.3 million pounds, 135 feet long, 17 feet high. Hey, it could be a subject on Jeopardy some day. You're welcome.) so it might be Wednesday before our totals are posted and winners get to claim their prizes. I'm still lamenting the lost of @Sharpie66 from the contest players. We did end with 20 players, not counting me, Lucky No. 21. 5 Link to comment
Trey July 29, 2019 Share July 29, 2019 My score for last week was 3/5. I thought you had it already. Link to comment
saber5055 July 29, 2019 Author Share July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Trey said: My score for last week was 3/5. I thought you had it already. Gah, you did post it and I HEARTED your post but obviously the brain cells that were suppose to tell me to actually, you know, RECORD it skipped town. But you are in now. Thanks for reposting and not laughing at me. Out loud anyway. @lb60 isn't going to get that golden sceptre without posting a final score! 6 hours ago, M. Darcy said: I'm actually crap at remembering FJ answers so that might be fun to do. I looked at today's FJ and missed it the same as I missed it the first time. Yeay Teen Tournament for easy answers. Not. 3 Link to comment
lb60 July 29, 2019 Share July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, saber5055 said: @lb60 isn't going to get that golden sceptre without posting a final score! Look up, silly! Link to comment
saber5055 July 30, 2019 Author Share July 30, 2019 40 minutes ago, lb60 said: Look up, silly! Oh, man. Winners to be announced ... soon. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 July 30, 2019 Author Share July 30, 2019 Final Scores and Winners: Season 35 Final Jeopardy Contest **Note some people did not play asterisks.** Biakbiak — 193-27* HIGH SCORE • HIGH ASTERISK Browncoat — 123-14* Clanstarling — 124-17*Driad — 165-19* SECOND HIGH ASTERISK DXD526 — 86-5* SECOND CONSOLATION PRIZE Fex — 149-14*GenerationX — 130-14* POTLUCK PRIZE GoodQueenJane — 126-13* POTLUCK PRIZE GrannySmith — 107-5*Helpmerhonda — 121-14* POTLUCK PRIZE Ib60 — 107-12* Illdoc — 142-16* j5cochran — 157-17* M.Darcy — 149-15* Opus — 96 Peeayebee — 131-10*SHD — 82 FIRST CONSOLATION PRIZE Toothbrush — 168-14* SECOND HIGH SCORE Trey — 128 Zoey1996 — 121-14* Saber — 92-10* I will PM the winners in this order: Biakbiak, Toothbrush, Driad, SHD, DXD526, GenerationX, GoodQueenJane and Helpmerhonda to choose their prize. For the Potluck Prizes, I put numbers in a cottage cheese tub -- minus the cheese -- and shook them up, then pulled out the numbers, eyes closed. I have six prizes, but was so bummed that more players couldn't get one that I added two more as Potluck winners. Once the six prizes are claimed, I'll purchase two more for the last two potluck winners. I really wanted to send prizes to everyone. And I didn't cheat pulling numbers. (Although it did cross my mind lb60. Heh.) 7 Link to comment
lb60 July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, saber5055 said: Adorbs!! 47 minutes ago, saber5055 said: And I didn't cheat pulling numbers. (Although it did cross my mind lb60. Heh.) It's the thought that counts????? ;-) 1 Link to comment
biakbiak July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 I would like to thank my couch for supporting me through most of this competition, lack of pressure for making my brain not freeze, and the Jeopardy writers for limiting the Bible and English Royal history Questions in Final Jeopardy! 9 1 Link to comment
saber5055 July 30, 2019 Author Share July 30, 2019 p.s. All players are getting a personalized 11x8.5 full-color Certificate of Achievement to frame and hang on your Award Wall. I'll PM them to everyone over the next day or so. You get a certificate, you get a certificate ... and YOU get a certificate! 9 Link to comment
peeayebee July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 I didn't think there'd really be prizes! I thought it was all virtual. biakbiak, congrats for your high-scoring ways. 1 Link to comment
Driad July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 Congratulations, everyone! Especially Biakbiak, Toothbrush, and Saber. 2 Link to comment
Browncoat July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 Wow, look at the brain on @biakbiak! Congrats to all the winners! I am pleasantly surprised at my score. I am, however, going to try to do better next season. Bring on the Teen Tournaments! 1 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 (edited) Hah! I saw my name 3rd on the list and went "BRONZE!" not even noticing the bolding, or realizing it was alphabetical. Such a sharp brain is the reason I'm nowhere near the top. LOL. 12 hours ago, saber5055 said: Congrats to all you smarty pants(es?). This was loads of fun. And thank you @saber5055 from coming up with the idea and running with it. Looking forward to participating next season (and hopefully I'll sharpen that brain just a touch - maybe I need to go to the kids section of the library to get some help 😉 ) Edited July 30, 2019 by Clanstarling 5 3 Link to comment
M. Darcy July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 So, its Biakbiak we must destroy next season! I mean....congrats Biakbiak !!!! 7 1 Link to comment
Fex July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 Wow, huge difference between 1st and 2nd place!!! Congrats @biakbiak The rest of us have some studying to do. Thanks again, @saber5055 😁 1 3 Link to comment
saber5055 July 30, 2019 Author Share July 30, 2019 (edited) Long day today, chasing Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 steam locomotive through Illinois and Iowa. Traffic congestion on the rural two lanes and single-lane dirt roads was worse than Chicago during rush hour. The National Guard was called out in Rochelle, Illinois to combat the gigantic crowds. Still, it was all worth it. Anyway, @biakbiak, your prize is on its way. Still waiting for @Toothbrush to choose the second-place prize, then we'll work down the list of prize winners. I'm so glad everyone had fun. So did I. Everyone's kind words have dimmed the memory of my 0 and 1 weeks. If only my weak brain cells could forget them totally ... Edited July 30, 2019 by saber5055 3 Link to comment
GenerationX July 31, 2019 Share July 31, 2019 That was cool, thank you @saber5055!! Although there were 230 shows during the season, I think there were only 228 FJs due to the wacky All-Stars tournament with the excessive yakking on Days 1 and 3. At 130 out of 228, I'm barely in F+ territory. A couple more baseball and popular music FJs, and I would've been solidly in F+ territory. 1 2 Link to comment
saber5055 July 31, 2019 Author Share July 31, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, GenerationX said: Although there were 230 shows during the season, I think there were only 228 FJs due to the wacky All-Stars tournament with the excessive yakking on Days 1 and 3. There were 217 FJ clues. Which, in my book, puts you in a strong B- slot. So, congratulations! Edited July 31, 2019 by saber5055 2 Link to comment
Clanstarling July 31, 2019 Share July 31, 2019 27 minutes ago, saber5055 said: 42 minutes ago, GenerationX said: Although there were 230 shows during the season, I think there were only 228 FJs due to the wacky All-Stars tournament with the excessive yakking on Days 1 and 3. There were 217 FJ clues. Which, in my book, puts you in a strong B- slot. So, congratulations! Whew! I was starting to feel really sad about my performance. Thanks for clarifying. I might be in a "C" spot (not going to do the math), but I'm okay with that. 1 Link to comment
zoey1996 August 2, 2019 Share August 2, 2019 I was starting to feel kind of bummed to be second from the bottom. Then I realized that the list was in alphabetical order. 🤭 What a great season! One of our own in the Teacher Tournament, and Mr. Atoz, who joined us after he was a contestant! Just lots of laughs, and a few tears. 2 3 Link to comment
saber5055 August 2, 2019 Author Share August 2, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, zoey1996 said: What a great season! One of our own in the Teacher Tournament, and Mr. Atoz, who joined us after he was a contestant! And not to be forgotten, @j5cochran, who did a stellar job on the show as well as being a contest participant! One of my contest highlights was, one week, getting a better score than hers. Hey, rocking one week out of 46 isn't that bad, is it? Edited August 2, 2019 by saber5055 1 4 Link to comment
Clanstarling August 2, 2019 Share August 2, 2019 3 hours ago, zoey1996 said: I was starting to feel kind of bummed to be second from the bottom. Then I realized that the list was in alphabetical order. 🤭 Opposites! I was thrilled to be third until I had the same realization. 3 2 Link to comment
biakbiak August 4, 2019 Share August 4, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 12:50 PM, Clanstarling said: Opposites! I was thrilled to be third until I had the same realization. First alphabetically and in the contest! Yay me! 6 Link to comment
biakbiak August 6, 2019 Share August 6, 2019 My prize arrived! My prize arrived!!! Thank you so much @saber5055! Ugh it’s not letting me post a photo but thanks so much for Travia: The Ultimate Book of Travel Trivia! 8 Link to comment
saber5055 August 6, 2019 Author Share August 6, 2019 As high scorer in the Season 35 Contest, we* expect @biakbiak to take the Jeopardy test next time it is offered and then let us know when he/she will appear on the show so we can set our DVRs. It's only fitting, right? *That's the Kingly We. 1 9 Link to comment
biakbiak August 8, 2019 Share August 8, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 11:21 AM, saber5055 said: As high scorer in the Season 35 Contest, we* expect @biakbiak to take the Jeopardy test next time it is offered and then let us know when he/she will appear on the show so we can set our DVRs. It's only fitting, right? *That's the Kingly We. Since being on Jeopardy is a literally nightmare for me that will never happen. 1 Link to comment
Driad August 16, 2019 Share August 16, 2019 Saber, thank you for my prize, Secret Lives of U.S. Presidents. It just arrived. I look forward to reading it so that next season, when FJ questions are about POTUSes, I can ... well, I can be extra embarrassed if I miss them. 3 6 Link to comment
Toothbrush August 30, 2019 Share August 30, 2019 I'm so, so sorry to hold up the works - just saw my message from @saber5055 Congrats @biakbiak And of course a big thank you to @saber5055 for keeping track of it all. It was a lot of fun! 1 Link to comment
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