Jeopardy! Season 36 (2019-2020)

[Katy M]

I got FJ.  Honestly nobody else even occurred to me.  I was like, New Hampshire? Frost.

I got the TSs Everglades, a good man, China, A Tale of Two Cities, Carbon and Franks (Francs?). 

I got the entire categories of Phrase and colors correct, and didn't get any categories completely wrong.

I would like to point out that Heather(?) wasn't completely incorrect when she said that the Subways wraps are wrapped in paper.

[Browncoat]

4 minutes ago, Katy M said:

I would like to point out that Heather(?) wasn't completely incorrect when she said that the Subways wraps are wrapped in paper.

I freely admit I thought the same thing.

[chessiegal]

When I saw the FJ category I starting chuckling. My husband was a double major English/History undergraduate. His school required an oral exam to graduate. At one point he was asked to name his favorite Elizabethan poet. He couldn't think of one, and started to panic, so the committee started asking easier questions about poets, but he was so rattled he couldn't answer any of them, including their last question, name a poet, any poet. He said at that point he couldn't remember what a poet was! So it is now family legend - name a poet, any poet. 🤣 He graduated. And got FJ right.

[annzeepark914]

Thank God for that TS (Everglades) and FJ. I was feeling rather dumb tonight. But, I just knew it had to be Frost. He's so New England. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors!

[Bliss]

45 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

I actually had no idea for FJ, but picked Frost just because Jeopardy! loves Frost.  Imagine my surprise (and glee!) to find out I was right!

I also managed to get the Everglades, a good man*, A Tale of Two Cities, Bodhi tree, and maladroit.  

*Not IRL, just on this game 🙂

One of my sweatshirts (which I don't wear anymore - and you'll understand why) reads:

"A good man is hard to find and a hard man is good to find."

I'll see myself out the door now... *blushing*

[lb60]

I have loathed poetry since high school (thanks Mr. Hamilton), so there was approximately a 0% chance I would get FJ correct. 

I did manage to get Everglades, a good man, and China, so I'm not a complete moron.

12 hours ago, zoey1996 said:

Now, The Art of Racing in the Rain, I sat on my couch and just sobbed. 

I was a blubbering mess by the end. 

 

[saber5055]

1 hour ago, Bliss said:

"A good man is hard to find and a hard man is good to find."

If you had watched "Funny You Should Ask" today, you would have heard Byron Allen say approximately the same thing for a question about Viagra. I consider him good company.

Meanwhile, shout out to Newfoundland, the first clue off the board.

I liked all the interviews today. Trebek was nice to all the women, and everyone had a fun story.

Too bad Heather didn't take advantage of those DD bets. I'm sure she was reviewing hindsight after the game.

FJ = Poets = Big Fail Subject For Me. I could only come up with one name so went with that because, as I've posted here, it's better to grasp at the wind and say something, anything, than nothing. The amazing part is Frost was the only name I could come up with.

No, I don't feel smart. Just lucky. But sometimes luck is all ya need.

[Bastet]

Good game!  I thought quite a few DJ clues were better suited to first round values, but I really enjoyed the close competition and all three contestants.

The Everglades, China, and "a good man" TS surprised me.  JPMorgan Chase surprised me a bit, too - more that no one even took a guess.  I incorrectly figured someone would get Bodhi tree and carbon, but Sarah Polley was one of those clues I just knew was going to be a TS.  I had a sense about maladroit, too.  And I was right about FJ, predicting only one would get it.  (I know, good for me.)

 

[BuckeyeLou]

I thought the FJ was fairly easy, Robert Frost seemed obvious to me.  The years, 1933 and 1955 were key.....I was surprised that Whitman & Thoreau were guesses since they lived in the 1800s. 

[zoey1996]

9 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Well, OUCH. I'd never suggest someone has bad taste in books just because they like something different than I do. Books are a personal and private journey for the reader. I would never denigrate someone for having a better trip than someone else.

I'm so sorry! That isn't what I meant to suggest at all. I am sorry.

[peeayebee]

40 minutes ago, BuckeyeLou said:

The years, 1933 and 1955 were key.....I was surprised that Whitman & Thoreau were guesses since they lived in the 1800s. 

I was kinda shocked rather than surprised that those two were guesses.

In addition to Frost, I got Everglades, Sarah Polley, a good man, and A Tale of Two Cities.

[Mario500]

I had wished a more specific version of the date given in response to this clue for the edition of this program I had seen through a certain programming feed for a certain TV station I would describe as a local one this past Monday was given instead of that one (even though it was accepted): 

"American Airlines Captain Beverley Bass was piloting one of the 38 planes that were diverted to Newfoundland on this date"

(note: I would had used a version involving a calendar year if I were responding to this clue) 

Edited January 28, 2020 by Mario500

[PaulaO]

12 hours ago, Bliss said:

One of my sweatshirts (which I don't wear anymore - and you'll understand why) reads:

"A good man is hard to find and a hard man is good to find."

I'll see myself out the door now... *blushing*

I used to say that out loud when I was much younger.  Now I keep my thoughts to myself.  But the sentiment is true!

[M. Darcy]

I thought either Frost or TS Eliot but went with TS Eliot (just because the dates were the right time area). 

[Clanstarling]

13 hours ago, Katy M said:

I would like to point out that Heather(?) wasn't completely incorrect when she said that the Subways wraps are wrapped in paper.

It was the first thing I said, then I finally got what they were asking. Even after reading the clue again just now, I think it was not actually wrong, so much as an answer they didn't think they'd get. I've seen worse wrong answers given slack.

12 hours ago, Bliss said:

One of my sweatshirts (which I don't wear anymore - and you'll understand why) reads:

"A good man is hard to find and a hard man is good to find."

I'll see myself out the door now... *blushing*

I remember that quote - I was never brave enough to wear it.

10 hours ago, BuckeyeLou said:

I thought the FJ was fairly easy, Robert Frost seemed obvious to me.  The years, 1933 and 1955 were key.....I was surprised that Whitman & Thoreau were guesses since they lived in the 1800s. 

I was only shocked by Thoreau - because I don't think of him as a poet (which I guess he was).  As for Frost/Whitman - I had "and miles to go before I sleep" in my head, but Whitman came out of my mouth.

Frost was born in the 1800s, and I'm always a bit fuzzy as to who lived how long, and doing the math and all.

[peeayebee]

Thinking of Frost usually brings to mind that he had read a poem at JFK's inauguration. (I was only 2 at the time, so I didn't see it first hand, not that I recall.)

[Trey]

I said Carl Sandburg for FJ, thinking he was likely to have been around in 1933 and 1955 - he was but he was still wrong.

My ts's were China, A Tale of Two Cities, and maladroit. 

1 hour ago, Mario500 said:

"American Airlines Captain Beverley Bass was piloting one of the 38 planes that were diverted to Newfoundland on this date"

(note: I would had used a version involving a calendar year if I were responding to this clue) 

I agree, the year should have been given for this clue.

[Clanstarling]

50 minutes ago, Trey said:

I said Carl Sandburg for FJ, thinking he was likely to have been around in 1933 and 1955 - he was but he was still wrong.

My ts's were China, A Tale of Two Cities, and maladroit. 

I agree, the year should have been given for this clue.

I'm not sure I agree. The shortened dates of  9/11 and September 11 have become so iconic that a year isn't needed.  I think in this specific case, the month and day are like the last names in clues. Acceptable as long as there are no other individuals who might fit the category. In this case, there is no other year that fits.

[Sharpie66]

Whitman started to get famous right after the Civil War (thank you for referencing him, Winona Ryder and Gabriel Byrne in Little Women), so I knew that wasn’t right. I settled on Frost remembering his recitation at JFK’s inauguration in his later years and vaguely remembering he was from New England. The only other early to mid-century poet I could think of was Carl Sandburg, but he was definitely Midwest.

Edited January 28, 2020 by Sharpie66

[saber5055]

2 hours ago, Trey said:

I said Carl Sandburg for FJ, thinking he was likely to have been around in 1933 and 1955 - he was but he was still wrong.

While Frost was the only poet I could come up with, later in the day I thought of Sandberg, and was proud of myself that I knew he couldn't be the answer given he was born some 30 miles south of me, and Carl Sandberg College is in his birth town of Galesburg, Illinois. I looked him up, and he died in North Carolina. I have no idea how he got there, but I don't blame him leaving Illinois.

I think of Sandberg every time I cross the Spoon River, which is whack since that poem was by Masters. Good thing that wasn't a FJ.

[zoey1996]

56 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

I think of Sandberg every time I cross the Spoon River, which is whack since that poem was by Masters. Good thing that wasn't a FJ.

We lived in Illinois for a few years, and in Canton IL for less than a year.  I had read Spoon River Anthology, and was able to visit the cemetery that was inspiration for it.

When my DD was living in New Hampshire, we were able to visit the Robert Frost farm at Derry.

Edited January 28, 2020 by zoey1996

[proserpina65]

On ‎01‎/‎27‎/‎2020 at 1:02 PM, saber5055 said:

Well, OUCH. I'd never suggest someone has bad taste in books just because they like something different than I do. Books are a personal and private journey for the reader. I would never denigrate someone for having a better trip than someone else.

I don't think it's saying someone has bad taste or denigrate someone to say that I was completely mystified by the appeal of that book, which I was.  I'm sure there are plenty of things I've enjoyed over the years which other people would find unappealing as well.

Last night's game was really good.  The scores at the end of DJ were all impressive, they only left one clue on the board, and I don't remember a lot of TS clues.

FJ - New England poet is always Robert Frost to me.  Always.  (well, except when it's Emily Dickinson.)

And now I must shamefully admit to getting Leif Erikson wrong.  I said Erik the Red, completely forgetting the PBS thing about Vikings I saw JUST THIS WEEKEND which talked about Erik the Red finding Greenland and his son, Leif, getting blown off course and landing in Newfoundland.  Oops.

Oh, and I've never considered The Divine Comedy to be a medieval work even though the date is;  it just seems more Renaissance to me, but I knew that was what they wanted.

 

Edited January 28, 2020 by proserpina65

[proserpina65]

16 hours ago, lb60 said:

I have loathed poetry since high school (thanks Mr. Hamilton), so there was approximately a 0% chance I would get FJ correct. 

I did manage to get Everglades, a good man, and China, so I'm not a complete moron.

I was a blubbering mess by the end. 

 

That particular book's not one which I would've read because that type of thing doesn't generally interest me, but anything involving an animal dying makes me bawl.

15 hours ago, Bastet said:

I had a sense about maladroit, too.

I have heard the word, but never knew what it meant.  See, Jeopardy is educational!

15 hours ago, BuckeyeLou said:

I thought the FJ was fairly easy, Robert Frost seemed obvious to me.  The years, 1933 and 1955 were key.....I was surprised that Whitman & Thoreau were guesses since they lived in the 1800s. 

The dates didn't help me at all.  I don't have a good sense of when various American poets were alive, other than Poe.  English poets, now that's a whole different matter.

[Bliss]

Had a good game tonight, knew FJ, and I'm in a better mood now because they cleared the board! Why do I get sort of annoyed when they don't?

I do my best to not be triggered by personal quirks of contestants; however, I discovered I didn't want Adella to win for purely selfish reasons. I didn't want to be annoyed tomorrow (her voice). Shallow, I know.

Sarah is playing and wagering well. Don't let me jinx her by wishing her continued success!

[Katy M]

I did not get FJ. I did not know there were 2 Tripolis

I got the TSs of interjection, adverb, preposition, general, Horatio, Leaky and Maine.

I got the entire categories of Biopics, parts of speech, antonyms and anniversaries right.  I actually came out in the black even getting FJ wrong.  I had a pretty good night.  I also thought the online test wasn't as difficult as it has been in some years, but I'm sure I still didn't pass.   Always fun just to take it.

and, of course thanks to the categories tonight, I now INterjection for thoughts or emotiions, there usually set apart by an exclamation point, or a comma if the feelings not so strong, and conjunction junction what's your function, hooking up words and phrases and clauses going through my head and will all night!!

[Browncoat]

I had not the first clue for FJ.  Even when the answer was revealed, I had no idea.  

But I would like to thank Schoolhouse Rock for all the parts of speech that I got that they didn't -- Interjection!, adverb, and preposition (although I can't actually remember a preposition one).  I also got cirrus, Gibralter, General, Horatio, and Leakey.

[saber5055]

9 minutes ago, Katy M said:

I also thought the online test wasn't as difficult as it has been in some years

I just posted the same in the Test Have You Taken It thread. I did the practice test earlier and thought it funny that the answer for the Iran clue was Kuwait, pretty much the same clue/answer as was on today's episode.

[Katy M]

3 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

I just posted the same in the Test Have You Taken It thread. I did the practice test earlier and thought it funny that the answer for the Iran clue was Kuwait, pretty much the same clue/answer as was on today's episode.

Oh, bummer.  I was hoping I got smarter:)  Especially since I did so well on the show clues.  Besides the sample category (where I only got the $2000 clue right), I didn't really miss that many.

[saber5055]

5 minutes ago, Katy M said:

Oh, bummer.  I was hoping I got smarter:)

I would put money on you being smarter. I just know for a fact that I'm getting progressively not smarter! I hope you passed though. I probably still didn't, although I'd love to get on the show so you guys can rank on me. That would be such a hoot!

[Katy M]

3 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

I probably still didn't, although I'd love to get on the show so you guys can rank on me. That would be such a hoot!

That's part of what I'm afraid of.  People online can be so brutal to the contestants. And I know I'm weird.  I also tend to squint, and I've seen people complain about that.  And I'm very high-strung, so I'm sure i'd be one of those buzzermashing people that really get people going on here.

[zoey1996]

I call foul on the Valentine’s hearts clue, rejecting “page me,” then accepting “beep me,” when the answer was supposed to be “fax me”!

Also Sarah’s story, wanting to visit all the California state parks, but having no idea how many, seems ridiculous to me.  I also find that head toss thing she does a bit annoying.  But her voice is fine.

[SHD]

47 minutes ago, zoey1996 said:

I call foul on the Valentine’s hearts clue, rejecting “page me,” then accepting “beep me,” when the answer was supposed to be “fax me”!

I think it was the other way around (but could be remembering wrong), but I agree that neither is more right than the other! That was an odd judgment call.

[Prevailing Wind]

48 minutes ago, zoey1996 said:

I call foul on the Valentine’s hearts clue, rejecting “page me,” then accepting “beep me,” when the answer was supposed to be “fax me”!

Beep & page are pretty much the same thing, neither of which is "fax."

There was another one that was wrong, too...Antediluvian is NOT "after the biblical flood," it's before.  Ante = pre, like in antenuptial, anteroom, antedate, antecede, antechamber, etc.

[suebee12]

16 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

There was another one that was wrong, too...Antediluvian is NOT "after the biblical flood," it's before.  Ante = pre, like in antenuptial, anteroom, antedate, antecede, antechamber, etc.

But the category was "A"tonym meaning opposite or am I reading that wrong?

[Prevailing Wind]

Maybe I read it wrong. It just struck me as wrong, but, then, I had a purring cat demanding attention on my lap. That Feliway Diffuser stuff is fabulous. Stella has been so stressed over all the workmen coming in & out, fixing the water damage from the flood I had, I got her the diffuser and she's back to her normal, needy, but purring, self.

[kathyk2]

It was obvious that none of the contestants watched Schoolhouse Rock. I ran that category. I had no clue on final Jeopardy.

[Bastet]

The Gibraltar TS surprised me, as did adverb and preposition.  Interjection didn't surprise me, but their guesses for that clue did. 

I agree with those saying if they were going to accept "page me" they needed to accept "beep me", since pagers were commonly called beepers.

11 minutes ago, suebee12 said:

But the category was "A"tonym meaning opposite or am I reading that wrong?

No, you've got it - all the clues were asking for the word (beginning with A) that is the antonym of the given definition.

[chessiegal]

I found it amusing that an English professor didn't know the parts of speech, although it's probably been awhile since she learned grammar.

I found it curious that none of them didn't recognize the rock of Gibraltar, or maybe they didn't know Gibraltar is a country.

Mayflower had no business in being in this tournament, let alone DJ.

[peeayebee]

I, too, didn't like that they accepted Page Me when the answer was Fax Me.

I got cirrus, Gibraltar, adverb, preposition, General Issue, and Leakey.

I didn't know FJ. I guessed Alexandria.

 

[The Wild Sow]

22 minutes ago, kathyk2 said:

It was obvious that none of the contestants watched Schoolhouse Rock. I ran that category.

 

13 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Interjection didn't surprise me, but their guesses for that clue did. 

Iiinnn-terjections!  Show excitement!  Or emotion!  They're generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point!  Or by a comma, when the feeling's not as strong.

[secnarf]

20 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

 

I found it curious that none of them didn't recognize the rock of Gibraltar, or maybe they didn't know Gibraltar is a country.

Well, it's not a sovereign nation. It's a British territory.

Of course, my entire definition of what a country is is based on Jetpunk's countries of the world quiz. If it's not on there, it's either not a sovereign country or is disputed.

[zoey1996]

1 hour ago, SHD said:

I think it was the other way around (but could be remembering wrong), but I agree that neither is more right than the other! That was an odd judgment call.

You're right; I looked it up on J! Archive.  

[DrScottie]

3 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I had not the first clue for FJ.  Even when the answer was revealed, I had no idea.  

But I would like to thank Schoolhouse Rock for all the parts of speech that I got that they didn't -- Interjection!, adverb, and preposition (although I can't actually remember a preposition one).  I also got cirrus, Gibralter, General, Horatio, and Leakey.

I ran quickly through the African countries on the Mediterranean and figured that Tripoli means three cities in Greek so that fit.

I've been to the Rock of Gibraltar. In fact, there are a colony of Barbary monkeys that live there. There's a legend that says that if there are no more monkeys on the Rock, Gibraltar will return to Spain. 

I was singing the SchoolHouse Rock songs during that category. Unlike Interjections!, Lolly, and Conjunction Junction, I didn't remember Busy Prepositions either so I looked it up. 

[Mystery Author]

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I discovered I didn't want Adella to win for purely selfish reasons. I didn't want to be annoyed tomorrow (her voice). Shallow, I know.

Not shallow at all. I felt the same. And so did Mr. Author.

"I'll take blah-blah-blah for two hun-dread." Argh.

[Mystery Author]

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I didn't like Bridges of Madison County at all!

I didn't like "Bridges of Self Indulgent County," either.

Funny story. I was hired to ghost-write a novel "just like the Bridges of Madison County." So my first draft was a story about adultery.

The woman who hired me (via my agent) was shocked. Adultery?! No way! BOMC was "a sweet love story." Her husband had even called her from the airport. He was bawling. She asked why and he said he'd just finished BOMC.

Oh-kay. One sweet love story coming up... 

[Katy M]

10 hours ago, zoey1996 said:

I call foul on the Valentine’s hearts clue, rejecting “page me,” then accepting “beep me,” when the answer was supposed to be “fax me”!

Well, I have no idea, but maybe there actually was one that said "beep me" but not one that said "page me."  Otherwise, I agree.  Because if it's what was said on a Necco candy heart, it has to be the exact wording, no matter what the clue might lead you to believe.

 

ETA:  I looked it up and found NECCO hearts that said "Beep Me."  I did NOT find any that said "Page me."    I also did not do an exhaustive search because quite frankly I have better things to do. Or, not, but either way.

 

Edited January 29, 2020 by Katy M

[TaraS1]

On 1/26/2020 at 2:22 PM, Clanstarling said:

I couldn't even begin to approximate how Louisville is said by natives (I have family there), but I can say it just fine. 🙂 Same with New Orleans.

I'm a few days behind, but in my part of KY, we say "Lew-uh-vul" when we're being fancy and using all three syllables, but it kind of gets condensed down to "Lewvul" when we're talking fast to other hillbillies lol

[Katy M]

9 hours ago, secnarf said:

Well, it's not a sovereign nation. It's a British territory.

Of course, my entire definition of what a country is is based on Jetpunk's countries of the world quiz. If it's not on there, it's either not a sovereign country or is disputed.

The clue did say territory.  I distinctly remember.

[zoey1996]

2 hours ago, Katy M said:

ETA:  I looked it up and found NECCO hearts that said "Beep Me."  I did NOT find any that said "Page me."    I also did not do an exhaustive search because quite frankly I have better things to do. Or, not, but either way.

Well, all righty then.  That would explain accepting "Beep Me." Not the answer they were looking for, but still correct.  Thanks!

[Clanstarling]

4 hours ago, TaraS1 said:

I'm a few days behind, but in my part of KY, we say "Lew-uh-vul" when we're being fancy and using all three syllables, but it kind of gets condensed down to "Lewvul" when we're talking fast to other hillbillies lol

Yep, that's the pronunciation. Thanks! We tend toward "Lewvul." Not fancy people.