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by Fleeboy
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:21 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions alternates - who were they
Replies: 74
Views: 28035

Re: Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions alternates - who were they

On my tape date (the next-to-last in the opening round), there were no alternates present. Josh DenHartog, who played at the last Round 1 tape date, reports to me that he was the alternate on one tape day before actually getting to play, and that he thinks there was someone there when he taped, but...
by Fleeboy
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions alternates - who were they
Replies: 74
Views: 28035

Re: Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions alternates - who were they

Does anyone know who the alternate(s) for the Ultimate Tournament of Champions were? I don’t think I’ve seen that discussed in this thread yet and I’m curious to know if there were any. On my tape date (the next-to-last in the opening round), there were no alternates present. I suspect the staff ha...
by Fleeboy
Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:56 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 40
Views: 59973

Re: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

The poll will tell if even having watched the show equals a solve. In my case, it did not. I love this show and it did not occur to me in those 30 seconds. Maybe given more time it would have. Major head slap. Same here. "Title locale" in the clue led me to try to think of a recent series...
by Fleeboy
Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: New old games in the J! Archive
Replies: 9472
Views: 2835119

Re: New old games in the J! Archive

The person mentioned in the answer has a Wikipedia article describing his career in that profession so it’s possible one might have been familiar with him that way. (I have no idea how well he might have been during his career). He died six weeks prior to the tape date given in the archive so it’s ...
by Fleeboy
Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:56 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 RIP thread
Replies: 289
Views: 272499

Re: 2023 RIP thread

Actor David McCallum, of Man from U.N.C.L.E and NCIS and many other roles, aged 90: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/25/david-mccallum-man-from-uncle-ncis-dies-age-90 Sad to read this. In addition to what you mentioned, he was also (I think) the last surviving adult cast member of ...
by Fleeboy
Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: What changes are in store for Season 40?
Replies: 100
Views: 78660

Re: What changes are in store for Season 40?

The only thing I can think of is that he is worried that people are going to lose on purpose to get into the second chance. but that is something that just came out of the top of my head The only thing I thought of is that the SCT could lead to some FJ wagers that aren’t ideal. Player A (champ): $2...
by Fleeboy
Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:06 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 RIP thread
Replies: 289
Views: 272499

Re: 2023 RIP thread

Robert K S wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:24 am
opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:07 am
RandyG wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:41 am
cthulhu wrote: Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:51 pm .... So Carole King and Jeff Barry are the last ones standing....
Barry Mann is still standing.
Does that make him the last Mann standing?
There's still Terrence Mann and Michael Mann...
Not to mention Manfred Sepse Lubowitz, aka Manfred Mann ...
by Fleeboy
Fri May 26, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Jeopardy Podium, Anyone?
Replies: 13
Views: 1016

Re: Jeopardy Podium, Anyone?

Pam Mueller scored Podium No. 3 from the "sushi bar" set when it was auctioned for charity in 2002. Now we know what happened to Nos. 1 and 2.

https://nypost.com/2002/12/12/jeopardy- ... anks-alex/
by Fleeboy
Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 62
Views: 6762

Re: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

I've always associated John Barry with the Bond theme. Norman's name was new to me. Still, the elements in the clue pointed to no one else but 007.
by Fleeboy
Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:45 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, March 3, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 22
Views: 2837

Re: Friday, March 3, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Kudos to Lucas for that single get. Glad to know some among his generation are familiar with Tim O'Brien.

I have a copy of Going After Cacciato on my bookshelf and figured they were going for the more famous O'Brien/Vietnam book, but all I could remember was The Things They ...
by Fleeboy
Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Friday, February 17, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 48
Views: 3033

Re: Friday, February 17, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

The only place I can remember hearing the phrase is in the chorus of the John Prine song "Sam Stone" but it was an instaget because I've heard the song about a zillion times since Prine's debut album in 1971. I'd provide a link but that seems beyond my ken, sorry. We lost John in the earl...
by Fleeboy
Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Reretaken Down
Replies: 5469
Views: 1452850

Re: Reretaken Down

Poor Bette Davis is misquoted yet again ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKHUGvde7KU
by Fleeboy
Thu Feb 02, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 21
Views: 2722

Re: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

A few minutes ago, some clown spoiled the result of this game on J!'s Facebook feed.
by Fleeboy
Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:10 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 54
Views: 4996

Re: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

opusthepenguin wrote: Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:10 pm
alietr wrote: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:43 pm Liz was totally Natalie Teeger. Great comeback on her part. If you ask me, contestants with negative totals should be able to do FJ just for bragging rights.
I like that idea.
Glad somebody else made the Liz/Natalie connection.

Congrats, Jake!
by Fleeboy
Fri Jan 20, 2023 9:43 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)

OrchidEntity wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 9:30 pm I like Troy and really hope he isn't given too much grief for his Uhhs.
This, times 1,000.

As for FJ, I briefly considered Cop Rock (which also premiered in 1990), but concluded it was too obscure for regular play. From there, it was an easy leap to the correct response.
by Fleeboy
Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:07 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Reretaken Down
Replies: 5469
Views: 1452850

Re: Reretaken Down

Frogs 51, Wolverines 45.

Let's lift one in memory of our favorite TCU fan, TomKBaltimoreBoy.
by Fleeboy
Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:27 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2022 RIP thread
Replies: 328
Views: 65323

Re: 2022 RIP thread

Gaylord Perry, Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young winner, dies at 84 Perry was known as the master of the spitball. This raises the question of how many people mentioned in "Talkin' Baseball" are still alive. I count at least seven: George Brett, Pete Rose, Reggie Jackson, Rod C...
by Fleeboy
Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:47 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 29
Views: 3568

Re: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Never judge a Jeopardy player by the gray in their hair. Score one for supposed slower synapsed set. A little digging showed he graduated high school in 1979, so that would make him approximately 61 years old. A nice representation of the AARP crowd indeed. Would Sam be the oldest ToC finalist ever?
by Fleeboy
Tue Nov 08, 2022 9:36 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, November 7, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 32
Views: 3189

Re: Monday, November 7, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Wow the boxscore is out and it's even more impressive than I imagined for Sam. 52 buzzer attempts, dwarfing all of the other 17 TOC players we saw in the quarterfinals. And 34 right answers, not sure how that ranks all time for TOC games but one person I checked, James Holzhauer, topped out at 33 i...
by Fleeboy
Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:35 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with ABC's "Celebrity Jeopardy!"
Replies: 147
Views: 93840

Re: Fun with ABC's "Celebrity Jeopardy!"

Don't forget his songwriting royalties from hit records by The Folksmen, The Thamesmen, and Spinal Tap.