Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]

[Archivists]

J! Round

[Archivists]

DJ! Round

[theFJguy]

FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
20th CENTURY FAMOUS NAMES

FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In a 1905 diary entry, Nicholas II wrote of this man, “We have made the acquaintance of a man of God”

Deborah Elliott: 14800+5000=19800 (2x = $56,600)
Darcy Shapioro: 10400+8801=19201
Martin Chetlen: 3200+2000=5200

Correct response:

Spoiler

Rasputin

Daily Doubles
Deborah: 3800+1000
Darcy: 10000-2000
Deborah: 12800+2000

Coryats
Deborah: 14400
Darcy: 12400
Martin: 3200

Combined: 30,000

[MarkBarrett]

Even if Darcy had converted DD2 she still would have been shy of the lead for the FJ! round. Deborah still has a clean sheet with 4/4 on DDs and 2/2 on the FJ! clues.

Deborah’s wagering for the FJ! round could have cost her as 19800 does not cover Darcy’s potential of 20800. Math, strategy, pretty number? Something was going on. Darcy seemed to aim for Deborah betting her lead of 4400 and going a buck better.

Unlike many who will play the FJ! clue with only one name to lock in I had two on my paper for consideration as I recalled Houdini (thanks to watching the Adrien Brody miniseries) meeting with the Romanovs. My Marktiple choice went the right way as my inkling was the clue would have needed more of a magical hint and less of a religious one to go the Houdini way. [Wipes brow]

[Bamaman]

I would have gone for the lock on the last DD and been rewarded for my hubris. Not that it would have mattered, as I was just as quick as the players on FJ.

If you are willing to toss away at a chance at a win on a TS FJ, you might as well go all in.

[JayK33]

I quickly thought of the correct answer and stuck with it. It should also be noted that December of last year marked the 100 year anniversary of his death.

[doihavetoreally]

Easy fj. I guess Deborah miscalculated by 1k.

Other than the 400 clue, NHO any of the witch movies.

[KellyLasiter]

Alex was puckish today!

[jpr281]

Very questionable wagers from the contestants today. You play to win the game, people. You play to win the game.

[Elijah Baley]

Very questionable wagers from the contestants today. You play to win the game, people. You play to win the game.

No, I think some folks want to be asked about their bewildering wagers at parties.

[xxaaaxx]

The one time the all-in suicide wager would've worked, and punished a bad wager by the leader...*sigh*

Instag...ok that isn't saying much.

[boson]

Alex Ovechkin (Russian NHL superstar), shirtless at his wedding last weekend, singing and dancing to Boney M's version of the FJ answer.

You've been warned
https://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.c ... e-wedding/

[DBear]

Wow, I thought yesterday's FJ was easy....

[nlw44]

I find it nearly inconceivable that anyone involved in writing or vetting or reading that FJ clue could have thought it was anything other than a complete snowball. AT's comment before the contestant reveals seemed kind of a "Ya Think?" moment, at least as pertains to this one FJ.

[floridagator]

What was the $2000 clue in committee chairs (last in dj)?

[MarkBarrett]

What was the $2000 clue in committee chairs (last in dj)?

Copied from the Reddit thread: DD3 - CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS - Kevin Brady wonks out as Paul Ryan’s successor heading the House Committee on these 2 things

[floridagator]

What are ways and means?

[cf1140]

DOUBLE bad wager alert

[econgator]

I guess I'm the only one who's missed it so far. That's not a connection I was ever going to make.

[cf1140]

The one time the all-in suicide wager would've worked, and punished a bad wager by the leader...*sigh*

Instag...ok that isn't saying much.

I wouldn't call an all-in bet in this example a suicide wager because 2nd can't cover a zero from the leader.