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by SBurrus
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL 100
Replies: 132
Views: 5990

Re: LL 100

This is my 33rd LL season...and there have been several days I answered 5 correct but never all 6 on the same day.

On MD23, I recorded another 5-answer day, winning 9(5)-2(2)...but the one I missed was the math question...and I teach college mathematics.

Sigh! Some things are just not meant to be.
by SBurrus
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20252

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

This Is Kirk! wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:29 pm
SBurrus wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:31 pm I also wanted to mention that in the Chaos rundle, I finished 2nd-worst in DE (0.291)
Is that a misprint? I didn't even think it was possible to have a DE that low.
Ha...no misprint. The goal in the Chaos rundle is to give away as many points as possible, so you aim to have a low DE.
by SBurrus
Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20252

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

I also wanted to mention that in the Chaos rundle, I finished 2nd-worst in DE (0.291), missing out on the "championship" by 0.005 points.
by SBurrus
Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:28 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20252

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

I did claim the Dawkins trophy in Foundry for LL98 and finished tied for 12th overall in MCW out of all players in LL.
by SBurrus
Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 RIP thread
Replies: 289
Views: 272769

Re: 2023 RIP thread

The Sycamore Gap Tree, which had stood for hundreds of years and was featured in the Kevin Costner film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and in Bryan Adams' video for "Everything I Do, I Do For You", was cut down by a 16-year old boy Thursday morning in what appears to be an act of deliberat...
by SBurrus
Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:59 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20252

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

Well, it's official. I am now locked into relegation for the second season in a row. I don't know how many people go from "C" back to "E" in consecutive seasons but I take pride in being an overachiever! Speaking of overachieving...there are over 20,000 LL players...and according...
by SBurrus
Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:35 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20252

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

Not only am I running away with the Dawkins race in Foundry (I now have 29 MCW...the next highest has 24), but I have made the LL leaderboard! I've never had this many MCW in my 30 LL seasons.
by SBurrus
Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:49 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20252

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

I notched another 4 MCW on MD20, and have now taken the lead in the Dawkins race in Foundry.
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by SBurrus
Sat Sep 23, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20252

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

So, heading into the final days of LL98, I'm making a run at the Dawkins award in Foundry.
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This is the first time I've been on the leaderboard. If I take the Dawkins, will my cash award be enough for me to retire? :lol:
by SBurrus
Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:06 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread
Replies: 139
Views: 20252

Re: LearnedLeague 98 (LL98) Thread

I spent all of LL97 in the relegation zone in a disaster of a season in "C"...and now, I'm stuck in relegation zone in "D"; it appears I'm headed to "E" next season. I can't go any lower. One bright spot: I'm tied for 3rd in MCW in Foundry league. Screenshot 2023-09-17 ...
by SBurrus
Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: What changes are in store for Season 40?
Replies: 100
Views: 78828

Re: What changes are in store for Season 40?

Sometimes, I wish this board had a "like" button for posts. There are several in this thread I like. I worry sometimes about the future of our beloved Jeopardy!
by SBurrus
Tue Aug 01, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 97
Replies: 182
Views: 22074

Re: LL Season 97

For the first time ever, I got 12 out of 12 on a 1DS, this time for the Daytime TV 1DS. Finished 32nd out of 1315 entrants, with 414 points, just 25 points out of first place.
by SBurrus
Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:43 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 25
Views: 3924

Re: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I got 21 right in the J! round...and only 10 correct in the DJ round. ISS was my only guess for FJ.
by SBurrus
Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, July 17, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 33
Views: 3522

Re: Monday, July 17, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Interesting game. Each player was in first place at some point...and each player was in last place at some point.
by SBurrus
Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fourth Podium Poll for Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 1288

Re: Fourth Podium Poll for Wednesday, July 5, 2023

$8000 for me from the fourth podium (thank you for the math category!) and I did get Lesotho for FJ so I could have managed a win.
by SBurrus
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:36 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 97
Replies: 182
Views: 22074

Re: LL Season 97

I finished LL97 with a 2(2)-2(2) tie on MD25; both me and my opponent answered the same two questions correctly (Bedknobs and Broomsticks; Barbra Streisand) and we both assigned the same points for those answers. I finished LL97 in 21st place in my rundle, with a record of 4-19-2, ending a humiliati...
by SBurrus
Tue Jun 27, 2023 6:02 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 97
Replies: 182
Views: 22074

Re: LL Season 97

So, after submitting my answers on MD24, I thought maybe I had my first 9(6) ever. Georgia? Check! Pyrex? Check! Arnold and Al? Check! And on and on it went until the last one, which I missed but claimed a 6(5)-4(4) win; I actually have a two-match win streak in what has been an otherwise miserable ...
by SBurrus
Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:35 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fourth Podium Poll for Friday, June 16, 2023
Replies: 10
Views: 647

Re: Fourth Podium Poll for Friday, June 16, 2023

Plethora was easy for me; I had to spell it during a spelling bee once.
by SBurrus
Sat Jun 17, 2023 4:16 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 97
Replies: 182
Views: 22074

Re: LL Season 97

I almost pulled off one of the greatest upsets in the history of LL on MD19, but ultimately used poor defense to snatch a 2(2)-3(2) loss to the top-ranked person in my rundle. So close...yet, so far away. Now 2-16-1 on the season.
by SBurrus
Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:40 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: LL Season 97
Replies: 182
Views: 22074

Re: LL Season 97

I tried calling the Associated Press but kept getting a busy signal so I guess I'll use the discussion thread to announce that I won on MD18, 2(1)-0(F), ending a 13 match non-win streak. It was almost a 0(0) for me because I only got the last one correct because I knew Imhotep was a mummy and if the...