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by slam
Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:46 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, January 20, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 39
Views: 4174

Re: Friday, January 20, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I can understand Troy being gunshy about monetizing the FJ in his second game so soon after the scare in his debut. But now that he has some bank, I will even agree with the "left money on the table" crowd. I usually disagree with that accusation for regular players because people aren't ...
by slam
Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:33 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Mike Richards OUT as host
Replies: 130
Views: 32960

Re: Mike Richards OUT as host

The story would have been so much better if they'd been escorted from the sound stage and...well, put in front of a firing squad would be too much even for MR, but told to go home would have been a fitting addition to the articles of impeachment. The authoritarian era begins...! L'J!, c'est moi! Le...
by slam
Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:20 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, March 8, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 61
Views: 11984

Re: Monday, March 8, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Did I miss it or did nobody post anything about the meaning of "The Cake is a Lie"? Anyway, the source is the video game Portal. I've never played it, but it was popular with my then-teen age sons about a decade or so ago. Portal also possibly had the best end song of any video game, &quo...
by slam
Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:43 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, March 8, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 61
Views: 11984

Re: Monday, March 8, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

+1 for piece of cake. If anything, I think 'piece of cake' was the intended response. (I.e., what does a 'cakewalk' have to do with no layers or icing?) Nah I think they wanted cakewalk but I have no objection to piece of cake as a valid alternative. A surprisingly easy victory is known as one of t...
by slam
Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:10 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: J! hosting plans post Alex
Replies: 10
Views: 3246

Ken Jennings named as interim host

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/media/je ... index.html

Presumably, this is also a tryout to be the permanent host though it looks like there will be several other interim hosts.
by slam
Sun Nov 08, 2020 1:51 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: OBIT: Alex Trebek
Replies: 92
Views: 19653

Re: OBIT: Alex Trebek

Thanks, Alex!

You truly made the world a better place.
by slam
Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Jeopardy! Contestant Test
Replies: 0
Views: 4978

Jeopardy! Contestant Test

I don't pop in here that often, so I may have missed the discussion of this issue. If so, I apologize for the repetition. Back in the early days of the contestant test, TPTB announced that 35/50 was a passing score. I specifically heard them say this at a contestant search way back in 1985. But then...
by slam
Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:44 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 39
Views: 11517

Re: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Odd FJ wager from Kayla. Did she make a math error there? We'll find out on Thursday or Friday unless she makes an online comment earlier. There are many individual targets and goals for wildcard scores. She may have felt 16500 was the spot to be above? I felt that it was a reasonable wager for a Q...
by slam
Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:06 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"
Replies: 724
Views: 201282

Re: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"

I enjoyed this as well, if for no other reason than the fact I would have beaten Ken Jennings in those final 5 questions :mrgreen: How did you "beat" him when he got them all right? I was beat the to buzzer for my first comment. (BrigadierSolo13's post was on Sunday so the remark was abou...
by slam
Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:03 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"
Replies: 724
Views: 201282

Re: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"

I enjoyed this as well, if for no other reason than the fact I would have beaten Ken Jennings in those final 5 questions :mrgreen: How did you "beat" him when he got them all right? Unless you are referring to some other episode, I referred to the episode posted by MarkBarrett in the firs...
by slam
Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:58 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"
Replies: 724
Views: 201282

Re: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"

I liked the faster pace. I don't think it's must watch TV, but I did prefer it to its previous incarnation. I agree. The faster pace packing in more questions made the show much more enjoyable to watch. I stopped watching the previous incarnation after a handful of episodes because it didn't grab m...
by slam
Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:42 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"
Replies: 724
Views: 201282

Re: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"

BrigadierSolo13 wrote: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:24 pm I enjoyed this as well, if for no other reason than the fact I would have beaten Ken Jennings in those final 5 questions :mrgreen:
How did you "beat" him when he got them all right?
by slam
Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:17 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Dreams About Jeopardy!
Replies: 18
Views: 8263

Re: Dreams About Jeopardy!

My Jeopardy! dreams usually look like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUZijEuNDQ

I never noticed this before, but there's no exclamation point in the name of the show in this video.
by slam
Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:19 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Central), January 29, 2020
Replies: 90
Views: 47247

Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Central), January 29, 2020

To be a bit contrarian - I found the Wed test (43) a little easier than Tuesday's (41), thought most of my misses on Wed were in the second half. As long as they get a certain number of passers, I don't know why they would care about the perceived relative difficulty of certain tests. You can't wat...
by slam
Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:54 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Central), January 29, 2020
Replies: 90
Views: 47247

Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Central), January 29, 2020

I think the examples of the tests of Tuesday and Wednesday present an excellent example of the value of grading these tests on a curve. It seems that the overall impression here (and mine, too) is that the Wednesday test was noticeably more difficult than the Tuesday test. I would hope that TPTB are...
by slam
Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:42 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Central), January 29, 2020
Replies: 90
Views: 47247

Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Central), January 29, 2020

WHAT? I actually passed this one? I'm in shock! I had my kid stay up past bedtime to keep my score for me (writing checkmarks / question marks / X's depending on my confidence in each answer). I felt like I was doing pretty good but I normally get around 30-32 so I was surprised when we counted up ...
by slam
Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:50 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Central), January 29, 2020
Replies: 90
Views: 47247

Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Central), January 29, 2020

After scoring a 47 playing from the video last night, dropped to a 41 tonight. Definitely harder. The difference was not only because of the "real" vs. the "simulated" taking of the test. Started off great with a quick 12 in a row. Drew a blank on mixologist, not my only blank of...
by slam
Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:51 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2020 Online Test announced - Jan 28, 29, 30
Replies: 54
Views: 19535

Re: 2020 Online Test announced - Jan 28, 29, 30

I'm wondering if TPTB adjust the passing score based on how people do on each sitting. At this point, they have LOTS of historical data plus tens, if not hundreds, of thousands, taking each test. In the very old days (like when I first took the test back in 1985), the passing score was announced as ...
by slam
Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), January 28, 2020
Replies: 100
Views: 32896

Re: Online Test Recap & Discussion (Eastern), January 28, 2020

Got 47/50 playing from Sherder's video. Thanks, yet again! Will most likely take it for real Wednesday though I may wait until Thursday. Got confused by the phrasing on the Tunisia question. Did they mean Tunisia's western border or the border of the question. When I figured this out a few seconds l...