Driad December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 4/5 this week. We don't get Friday shows during f**tb*ll season so I watch them on Youtube. For some reason we don't see the tops of contestants' heads but it's fine aside from that. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 December 29, 2018 Author Share December 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, GrannySmith said: 5/5. Finally! Great recovery from last week @GrannySmith. Well done. 12 minutes ago, Driad said: For some reason we don't see the tops of contestants' heads but it's fine aside from that. But that's where their brains are! Gah! 2 Link to comment
DXD526 December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 3/5. Started off 2/2, faltered in midweek, then rallied on Friday! 1 Link to comment
Trey December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 3/5 Don't know nothin' about the Supreme Court and I was absolutely positive last night's FJ was Stephen King - wrong. 4 Link to comment
Clanstarling December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 56 minutes ago, Trey said: 3/5 Don't know nothin' about the Supreme Court and I was absolutely positive last night's FJ was Stephen King - wrong. JK Rowling was an instaget, but if I'd waffled at all, it would have been Stephen King - it's a good guess. 4 Link to comment
saber5055 December 29, 2018 Author Share December 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Clanstarling said: JK Rowling was an instaget, but if I'd waffled at all, it would have been Stephen King - it's a good guess. Same here. I wonder what King's worth is. Although Rowling I am sure gets $ from all the theme park stuff which would really put her up on the list. Good on her for donating to charities. 3 Link to comment
illdoc December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 Week 16: 3/5 0 asterisk Overall: 52/80 (65%) 6 asterisk 1 Link to comment
Toothbrush December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 My mind immediately went to Stephen King because I was sure it would be a male since the category was not Women Authors. But I knew that was wrong because I recall it being big news when JK Rowling went from billionaire to "only" mulit-multixxxxx millionaire thanks to her charitable contributions. It would have really been a no-brainer if the category had been Woman Authors with this clue :-p 2 Link to comment
DXD526 December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 Quote It would have really been a no-brainer if the category had been Woman Authors with this clue Maybe that's why they went with just 'Authors'. I was hoping it was because they were reading this forum and saw all our criticisms, but maybe it's merely because it would have been too easy for FJ. Perhaps one day the writers will realize that it's fine to refer to JK Rowling as just an author, 'woman author' isn't necessary. 4 Link to comment
Fex December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 3/5.... Agghhh can't believe I didn't get JK Rowling. Maybe I had subconsciously discounted women because of the category, too! 2 Link to comment
saber5055 December 29, 2018 Author Share December 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, Fex said: Agghhh can't believe I didn't get JK Rowling. Or you are not a Harry Potter fan? That's a great excuse if so! 1 Link to comment
biakbiak December 30, 2018 Share December 30, 2018 5/5 being around my family brings out my competiveness. 2 Link to comment
helpmerhonda December 31, 2018 Share December 31, 2018 3/5. Slight rebound for me. I'll take it. 1 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane January 2, 2019 Share January 2, 2019 Week 16: 3/5 Sorry to be late again. I don't have access to this forum unless I'm at work. I'll be on time next week (although my score so far is bleak). I watched Jeopardy Monday at a New Year's Eve party. I told my friends about the contest so they wouldn't shout out the answer to FJ and they all wondered how we could be sure that people were accurately reporting their scores. I told them that I trust the honor of the people in this forum and I do. Jeopardy fans don't cheat! 8 Link to comment
Clanstarling January 2, 2019 Share January 2, 2019 48 minutes ago, Good Queen Jane said: I watched Jeopardy Monday at a New Year's Eve party. I told my friends about the contest so they wouldn't shout out the answer to FJ and they all wondered how we could be sure that people were accurately reporting their scores. I told them that I trust the honor of the people in this forum and I do. Jeopardy fans don't cheat! Good for you! (in a non-sarcastic, non-Trebekian way). If we can't trust each other, who can we trust? 2 Link to comment
opus January 2, 2019 Share January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said: I watched Jeopardy Monday at a New Year's Eve party. I told my friends about the contest so they wouldn't shout out the answer to FJ and they all wondered how we could be sure that people were accurately reporting their scores. I told them that I trust the honor of the people in this forum and I do. Jeopardy fans don't cheat! If I'm cheating I must be really bad at it, since I'm putting down 1/5 many weeks. 5 Link to comment
saber5055 January 2, 2019 Author Share January 2, 2019 7 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said: Sorry to be late again. No problem, plus you are not late. People (some people!) have real lives so late and even later reports are recorded. It's all the same to me as long as totals are reported so people stay in the contest. So, no worries @Good Queen Jane. 6 hours ago, Clanstarling said: If we can't trust each other, who can we trust? It's my feeling is that if someone feels inclined to cheat at this goofy little contest, then let them. Karma will bite them in the butt later on. (Karma literally killed one person I knew personally as a liar and cheat.) Nice total on your Jeopardy board, @opus. That's an excellent amount going into FJ. And I know you didn't cheat to achieve it! 2 Link to comment
opus January 2, 2019 Share January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, saber5055 said: Nice total on your Jeopardy board, @opus. That's an excellent amount going into FJ. And I know you didn't cheat to achieve it! Now if only the FJ category can be SEINFELD I'll be golden Link to comment
saber5055 January 2, 2019 Author Share January 2, 2019 (edited) More like: Edited January 2, 2019 by saber5055 1 Link to comment
GenerationX January 3, 2019 Share January 3, 2019 Still catching up on this week's shows after a visit to the in-laws. Binged last week's shows and ended at 4/5 (incorrectly guessed Stephen King on Friday's show). 1 Link to comment
illdoc January 5, 2019 Share January 5, 2019 Week 17: 2/5 0 asterisk Overall: 54/85 6 asterisk 1 Link to comment
saber5055 January 5, 2019 Author Share January 5, 2019 Man, these weeks are FLYING by. WEEK 17 — ONE asterisk 81. 21st Century Oscars. Before she was 25, she became the youngest performer to receive a second Best Actress nomination.* 82. U.S. Navy Ships. “Peace Through Strength” is the motto of the U.S. aircraft carrier named for this man who professed the same policy. * 83. British Memoirs. Before his death in 1996, this famous son wrote the memoirs “The Enchanted Places” & “The Hollow on the Hill.” 84. 1940s History. Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen earned the nickname “Candy Bomber” for his actions during this 1948-49 event. 85. Transportation. Carretera Transistmica, aka the Boyd-Roosevelt Highway, runs parallel to this waterway. Link to comment
j5cochran January 5, 2019 Share January 5, 2019 4 out of 5, but no asterisk. I guessed TR, not RR! 2 Link to comment
GenerationX January 5, 2019 Share January 5, 2019 Eh, 2/5, but one asterisk for the Gipper. 1 Link to comment
Trey January 5, 2019 Share January 5, 2019 2/5 for me. I was so close to saying Jennifer Lawrence for Monday's FJ but went with Emily Blunt instead, for unknown reasons. 1 Link to comment
Toothbrush January 5, 2019 Share January 5, 2019 4/5, no asterisk. Jeopardy was not aired here Tuesday, and I read the answer here before I could look the clue up on-line. 1 Link to comment
DXD526 January 5, 2019 Share January 5, 2019 A nasty week, 0/5. 5/5 weeks are rare, but not as rare as 0/5. Usually I manage to get at least one. Yikes. 1 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 3/5. I finished the week strong. 1 Link to comment
zoey1996 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 Getting caught up. Week 16 - 2/5, no * Season to date - 43/80, 4* Week 17 - 2/5, 1* Season to date - 45/85, 5* Had a great time with family, but glad to be back. I missed my dogs, and all of you too! 1 Link to comment
saber5055 January 8, 2019 Author Share January 8, 2019 Welcome back @zoey1996! We missed you too! Link to comment
Fex January 9, 2019 Share January 9, 2019 Oh dear, 1/5 for week 17. I'm blaming night shifts. Which I am doing again this week, so.... 1 Link to comment
saber5055 January 9, 2019 Author Share January 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Fex said: Oh dear, 1/5 for week 17. I'm blaming night shifts. At least you have something to blame. So there's that! 1 Link to comment
Browncoat January 11, 2019 Share January 11, 2019 I'm all caught up! Week 16: 4/5 Week 17: 4/5 with one * 1 Link to comment
saber5055 January 12, 2019 Author Share January 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Browncoat said: I'm all caught up! Smarty pants. The cold air agreed with you., Link to comment
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