Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
BUSINESS
FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
This company founded in 1945 offers a special deal on the last day of January, March, May, July, August, October & December
Kevin Shrum: 12400+3900=16300 (2x = $33,500)
Madeline Wilson: 4200-2600=1600
Emlen Smith: 15800-9001=6799
Correct response:
Daily Doubles
Kevin: 3800+2000
Emlen: 11200+3000
Kevin: 12600-3000
Coryats
Kevin: 14200
Madeline: 4200
Emlen: 14800
Combined: 33,200
BUSINESS
FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
This company founded in 1945 offers a special deal on the last day of January, March, May, July, August, October & December
Kevin Shrum: 12400+3900=16300 (2x = $33,500)
Madeline Wilson: 4200-2600=1600
Emlen Smith: 15800-9001=6799
Correct response:
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Baskin-Robbins (Madeline β Thirty One) (Emlen β 31 Club)
Daily Doubles
Kevin: 3800+2000
Emlen: 11200+3000
Kevin: 12600-3000
Coryats
Kevin: 14200
Madeline: 4200
Emlen: 14800
Combined: 33,200
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Watching the game with a good enough resolution helped me get a clue I would not have known otherwise thanks to spotting the help in the lower left:
Kevin is 2/2 with the sole solve from second place in the FJ! round. Having the lead in such scenarios is the easier path to victory and a way to make more money as well.
Today's DD3 miss for 3K in J! dollars cost Kevin over 15K in real dollars.
I looked at the FJ! clue and had no idea, yet by the time Alex was finishing his reading the clue became a double scoop delight as I realized what it had to be. There was a time there were multiple franchise locations in less than a mile radius from me. Now, I only know of one in town and that one is further away in distance than the next nearest one in Daly City.
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Kevin is 2/2 with the sole solve from second place in the FJ! round. Having the lead in such scenarios is the easier path to victory and a way to make more money as well.
Today's DD3 miss for 3K in J! dollars cost Kevin over 15K in real dollars.
I looked at the FJ! clue and had no idea, yet by the time Alex was finishing his reading the clue became a double scoop delight as I realized what it had to be. There was a time there were multiple franchise locations in less than a mile radius from me. Now, I only know of one in town and that one is further away in distance than the next nearest one in Daly City.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
34 right.
Profile (5), "ANTI" (3), Human (3), TV (4), Splendide (4), Jacket (2)
Publish (4), Bold (4), Squat (2), Telecommunications (1), Jazz (1), U.K. Cities (1)
Lach Trash: Virginia Woolf, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, access, Jacques Cartier
Instaget FJ.
Profile (5), "ANTI" (3), Human (3), TV (4), Splendide (4), Jacket (2)
Publish (4), Bold (4), Squat (2), Telecommunications (1), Jazz (1), U.K. Cities (1)
Lach Trash: Virginia Woolf, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, access, Jacques Cartier
Instaget FJ.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Final Jeopardy came to me this way:
They listed a lot of months but there are a few missing. What's signifacant about those months in the clue? They all have 31 days. What company has something related to number 31? Baskin Robbins. Done.
That process took about 8-10 seconds. Not an instaget but I can't see anyone getting it any quicker than that unless they were/are regular patrons of Baskin Robbins on the 31st of the month.
Some folks are gonna claim Kevin should have 'bet it all' on that last DD but this is a case where it could have cost him the game. I wanted him to wager 5000 but he may not have even been inside a crush if he had lost that much.
They listed a lot of months but there are a few missing. What's signifacant about those months in the clue? They all have 31 days. What company has something related to number 31? Baskin Robbins. Done.
That process took about 8-10 seconds. Not an instaget but I can't see anyone getting it any quicker than that unless they were/are regular patrons of Baskin Robbins on the 31st of the month.
Some folks are gonna claim Kevin should have 'bet it all' on that last DD but this is a case where it could have cost him the game. I wanted him to wager 5000 but he may not have even been inside a crush if he had lost that much.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Congrats to Kevin on his second win.
I had no idea on FJ.
I had no idea on FJ.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Pretty good game, but I have to admit that it's a little sad that they could get Urkel but no one recognized a Renoir. When, as pointed out, his signature was even visible!
Good FJ - never heard of that special but what else could it be? Still, good on Madeline and Emlen for putting something down; they were on the right track, at least.
Good FJ - never heard of that special but what else could it be? Still, good on Madeline and Emlen for putting something down; they were on the right track, at least.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
It was a great clue. I'd nominate it for the best FJ of the season, even though we're only half way through.Elijah Baley wrote: βWed Mar 22, 2017 9:36 pm Good FJ - never heard of that special but what else could it be? Still, good on Madeline and Emlen for putting something down; they were on the right track, at least.
I was somewhat surprised that all three honed in on the '31' factor. I never bothered to memorize which months had 30 days until I was about forty years old. Without knowing that, I doubt I would have had any idea what they were going for. Not in 20 seconds anyway.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Baskin Robbins was instaget for me - I should have actually checked that those were the months with 31, but I could tell what they were going for.
We had a pretty big laugh at my house for the "Loneliest Internet Cafe" storybook, imagining an anthropomorphic internet cafe.
We had a pretty big laugh at my house for the "Loneliest Internet Cafe" storybook, imagining an anthropomorphic internet cafe.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Quickly got to 31 and promptly got stuck at 31. I wanted to say we don't have Baskin-Robbins in Manhattan! but apparently there's one just 6 blocks from my apartment!
TS: Virginia Woolf, Renoir, Cartier, Paisley, cones, FaceTime, DD: phone booth - would they accept telephone booth?
Hidden words on Jeopardy is probably my least favorite category, but I guess the trick is to focus on the proper names and ignore the rest?
Curious how people with little to no fluency in French did on Le Restaurant Splendide. Impressed the players got all 5.
Best category tonight? Rhymes with Squat!
TS: Virginia Woolf, Renoir, Cartier, Paisley, cones, FaceTime, DD: phone booth - would they accept telephone booth?
Hidden words on Jeopardy is probably my least favorite category, but I guess the trick is to focus on the proper names and ignore the rest?
Curious how people with little to no fluency in French did on Le Restaurant Splendide. Impressed the players got all 5.
Best category tonight? Rhymes with Squat!
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
If you're a contestant, at least, it wouldn't be visible unless you've got a zoom lens for an eye: the TV's too far away.Elijah Baley wrote: βWed Mar 22, 2017 9:36 pm Pretty good game, but I have to admit that it's a little sad that they could get Urkel but no one recognized a Renoir. When, as pointed out, his signature was even visible!
I was getting a water lilies vibe from the plants so my DD guess would've been Monet.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Kevin seems to understand FJ wagering, I like that. Not thrilled about the DD wagers today however.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
*grumbles* I wish they had finished the Jazz category...I wish they had finished the Jazz category...
INSTAGET FJ...had Baskin-Robbins as I beat Alex to reading the months. And I still would have gotten it if my birthday didn't happen to fall on the 31st (October...boo! ).
Ran The 'Anti' Category and almost ran Posthumous Publishing (got caught by Joseph Heller). LOVED what was revealed of the Jazz category, natch...got the Branford Marsalis and Woody Allen/clarinet LTs. Also got the Virginia Woolf, access, and Cartier LTs too.
*walks off and continues grumbling into the night* I wish they had finished the Jazz category...I wish they had finished the Jazz category...
INSTAGET FJ...had Baskin-Robbins as I beat Alex to reading the months. And I still would have gotten it if my birthday didn't happen to fall on the 31st (October...boo! ).
Ran The 'Anti' Category and almost ran Posthumous Publishing (got caught by Joseph Heller). LOVED what was revealed of the Jazz category, natch...got the Branford Marsalis and Woody Allen/clarinet LTs. Also got the Virginia Woolf, access, and Cartier LTs too.
*walks off and continues grumbling into the night* I wish they had finished the Jazz category...I wish they had finished the Jazz category...
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
For me, the trick is to focus on the word(s) that seems like it just doesn't belong or looks like it had to be shoehorned into place.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Good description -- the visual clues for contestants show up on a medium (40-45 inch maybe?) monitor just to the left of the game board, at floor level right in front of the straight-on camera. You may see contestants looking down and to their left when the camera jumps back to them after displaying a visual clue.Volante wrote: βWed Mar 22, 2017 10:33 pmIf you're a contestant, at least, it wouldn't be visible unless you've got a zoom lens for an eye: the TV's too far away.Elijah Baley wrote: βWed Mar 22, 2017 9:36 pm Pretty good game, but I have to admit that it's a little sad that they could get Urkel but no one recognized a Renoir. When, as pointed out, his signature was even visible!
I was getting a water lilies vibe from the plants so my DD guess would've been Monet.
Monet would have been my guess if I'd been required to make one for an FJ. But it would have been a low-confidence guess. Glad I didn't have to make it.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Similar process for me, with one brief flash of a flirtation with a wrong answer I rejected pretty quickly. After following the bread crumbs to "31," I had a quick vision of the scene of main street in "Blazing Saddles" with a big sign saying, "Howard Johnson's. ONE FLAVOR!" Fleeting smile, but HoJo's has been around a lot longer than 1945.Category 13 wrote: βWed Mar 22, 2017 8:59 pm Final Jeopardy came to me this way:
They listed a lot of months but there are a few missing. What's signifacant about those months in the clue? They all have 31 days. What company has something related to number 31? Baskin Robbins. Done.
That process took about 8-10 seconds. Not an instaget but I can't see anyone getting it any quicker than that unless they were/are regular patrons of Baskin Robbins on the 31st of the month.
During the end-of-round handshake, Alex said, "Took you a while to start writing. Did you know it?" I had to admit that I didn't and had to reason it out. Our local B-R closed about 20 years ago, so it's quite a while since I've seen the "31 Flavors" sign.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Great job with another sole solve comeback, Champ! It might not be good for ratings, but I'm sure most the boardies would like you to have a crush tomorrow.Kevin S. wrote: βWed Mar 22, 2017 11:29 pmSimilar process for me, with one brief flash of a flirtation with a wrong answer I rejected pretty quickly. After following the bread crumbs to "31," I had a quick vision of the scene of main street in "Blazing Saddles" with a big sign saying, "Howard Johnson's. ONE FLAVOR!" Fleeting smile, but HoJo's has been around a lot longer than 1945.Category 13 wrote: βWed Mar 22, 2017 8:59 pm Final Jeopardy came to me this way:
They listed a lot of months but there are a few missing. What's signifacant about those months in the clue? They all have 31 days. What company has something related to number 31? Baskin Robbins. Done.
That process took about 8-10 seconds. Not an instaget but I can't see anyone getting it any quicker than that unless they were/are regular patrons of Baskin Robbins on the 31st of the month.
During the end-of-round handshake, Alex said, "Took you a while to start writing. Did you know it?" I had to admit that I didn't and had to reason it out. Our local B-R closed about 20 years ago, so it's quite a while since I've seen the "31 Flavors" sign.
I don't like ice cream but easily got there in FJ because numbers are my thing. Faces, car models, not so much - makes it impossible for me to watch an old movie with identical dark haired actors. I can't remember the jingle, or the finger/hands trick for the month, but once you get old enough you know there isn't an April 31 and so on, sadly enough. 31 is a hot number because it is prime, (it's even a Mersenne prime), and its the number of strands in 4 hex packed strings (1+6+12+18), and the first two digits of pi for starters.
Me too on the Pavlov for Monet.
Another very fun provocative clue cooked up by the J! writers - TOM clues are much more fun than YEKIOYD's. Jodhpurs may be at least half YEKIOYD, since many boarders professed to NHO them.
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I guess Manet for the painting but I can never tell the Impressionists apart.
I'm surprised after "rods" was wrong on that one clue no one guessed "cones".
Go Kevin!
I'm surprised after "rods" was wrong on that one clue no one guessed "cones".
Go Kevin!
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Re: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Judges: The $400 clue in TELECOMMUNICATIONS read:
"Access" was given, whereas I plead before you that "network" fits all three parts of the clue. What say ye for my Coryat's sake?It's the ability to connect; it can follow "internet" or, in Wayne's World, "cable"
As opposed to an anthropomorphic telephone booth, which is apparently so commonplace it wouldn't elicit a big laugh.
I don't think TPH got any, to him those are all "hoity toity" foods.
This is my usual advice as well, the linguistic gymnastics are there because they have to shoehorn the word in, that's your cue to look there.
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