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by StevenH
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL 100
Replies: 132
Views: 5990

Re: LL 100

After five straight losses I won 8(5)-1(1) yesterday. At .516 I have played the worst defense in my rundle, and that would also be my worst defensive season since my rookie season. I am currently the second highest ranked person who is in the relegation zone in my C rundle. It will be interesting to...
by StevenH
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament
Replies: 52
Views: 5526

Re: 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament

I was under the impression that he was a controversial figure for the show, hence him not being invited back since he played in his ToC (though I don't know that there were any real opportunities for him aside from the tournament that was played in teams?). This impression is mistaken; he was never...
by StevenH
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament
Replies: 52
Views: 5526

Re: 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament

I rarely watch the show anymore, but seeing the names in this tournament brings back good memories. I feel like TPTB did a very good job picking great players and memorable personalities. Some thoughts about the field: It's a pleasant surprise to see Arthur Chu. I was under the impression that he wa...
by StevenH
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, March 4, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 28
Views: 2434

Re: Monday, March 4, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I had FJ narrowed down to Vergil, Horace, or Ovid. I guessed Ovid based on who I thought would be most likely to be the correct response to a QF ToC FJ clue where I can't tell what exactly the TOM is.

Congrats to Ike on the win!
by StevenH
Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL 100
Replies: 132
Views: 5990

Re: LL 100

Yesterday I tied 0(1)-0(1). I made the educated lucky guess on Nyquil, but I had no chance at all on any of the others. But it was funny to see Humpty Dumpty come up. Humpty Dumpty was my guess on last season's "Jack and Jill" question, but it was not on my radar at all for yesterday's que...
by StevenH
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL 100
Replies: 132
Views: 5990

Re: LL 100

It has kind of been a rough season for me. I am .065 points below my career average in TCA, and at .475 I have played the worst defense of anyone in my rundle. But somehow I have lucked into two straight wins with only two questions correct and am not in the relegation zone in my C rundle. It feels ...
by StevenH
Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, January 25, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 13
Views: 1546

Re: Thursday, January 25, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

One of my favorite bands is The Decemberists. There was no way that I was missing that FJ clue.
by StevenH
Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 27
Views: 2501

Re: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I was nowhere close on FJ, but one thing that may have prevented me from guessing Scarface if it had been on my radar at all was that I knew that it was a remake (or a loose remake) of an earlier film with the same title. Without more knowledge I don't think that I would have ever thought that the c...
by StevenH
Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:42 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread
Replies: 191
Views: 405453

Re: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread

I had 71 TCA going into the last day, so I was hoping I could break 75 TCA for only the third time in my LL career. But it was not to be, as yesterday's set was rough for me and I only knew El Chapo. But I was pretty lucky this season overall and will be staying in C. And I am up to 800 career regul...
by StevenH
Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:51 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread
Replies: 191
Views: 405453

Re: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread

My opponent for yesterday in my C rundle had a career .621 batting average in art, and it was their 7th best category. I gave them a 3 for de Lempicka, as I was predicting that the answer would be someone obscure. They were one of the 4% who knew her. Luckily I still escaped with a 5(2)-4(3) win. I ...
by StevenH
Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:18 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread
Replies: 191
Views: 405453

Re: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread

For the first time in my LL career I drank a beer two days in a row. They were only my 6th and 7th six-packs in 791 career MDs. I may buy a lottery ticket today.
by StevenH
Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:34 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread
Replies: 191
Views: 405453

Re: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread

Well yesterday sure did hurt. I had one correct, but was close on 4 of the other 5. For the nursery rhyme I locked in on Humpty Dumpty and then never really considered anything else. I had Spartans under consideration, but ended up guessing Arcadians. Then I lost out on the koin flip between identic...
by StevenH
Sat Dec 02, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread
Replies: 191
Views: 405453

Re: LearnedLeague 99 (LL99) Thread

Anyone else think this season has been relatively easy so far? If the season were over, I'd have my highest percentage ever(though not necessarily to this point in a season). This season has felt harder than normal to me, though I am currently about .024 points better than my career batting average...
by StevenH
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:43 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20245

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

I was pretty lucky this season and finished 13th out of 36 in my rundle, so I will be staying in C. The questions played tough for me through the first 11 MDs, but I was lucky in terms of CAA and was never really in danger of relegation. But the last 14 MDs played easy by my standards, as I had at l...
by StevenH
Sun Sep 10, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20245

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

Belated congratulations to those boardies who participated in this year's LLRC, which I at least found significantly more difficult than in years past. On the leaderboard, we have my OQL teammates teapot37 in 18th and BigDaddyMatty in 26th, Seaborgium in 73rd, jeff6286 in 209th, mahatma in 232nd, E...
by StevenH
Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20245

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

I opened the season with a 4(3)-6(3) loss. Interestingly I got the three that my opponent missed (Karakoram, eggplant, Over There) and they got the three that I missed (barrel, Archimedes, gaffer). I guessed Bernoulli for Archimedes. It also doesn't feel great to miss "barrel" when that q...
by StevenH
Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:15 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20245

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

I opened the season with a 4(3)-6(3) loss. Interestingly I got the three that my opponent missed (Karakoram, eggplant, Over There) and they got the three that I missed (barrel, Archimedes, gaffer). I guessed Bernoulli for Archimedes. It also doesn't feel great to miss "barrel" when that qu...
by StevenH
Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:52 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20245

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

Best of luck, everyone!