Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS
FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
An account of a deposed Duke of Genoa in a 1549 "History of Italy" is a presumed source for this play
Tyler Combs: 5200-5000=200
Nibir Sarma: 25200-3005=22195
Xiaoke Ying: 8800-8000=800
Correct response:
Daily Doubles
Nibir: 1000-1000
Tyler: 5600-2400
Nibir: 8000+8000
Coryats
Tyler: 7600
Nibir: 19400
Xiaoke: 8800
Combined: 35,800
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Tyler: 4400
Nibir: 6400
Xiaoke: 3200
Edited to adjust for the score reversal.
SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS
FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
An account of a deposed Duke of Genoa in a 1549 "History of Italy" is a presumed source for this play
Tyler Combs: 5200-5000=200
Nibir Sarma: 25200-3005=22195
Xiaoke Ying: 8800-8000=800
Correct response:
Spoiler
The Tempest (Tyler – Coriolanus) (Nibir – Twelfth Night) (Xiaoke – Othello)
Daily Doubles
Nibir: 1000-1000
Tyler: 5600-2400
Nibir: 8000+8000
Coryats
Tyler: 7600
Nibir: 19400
Xiaoke: 8800
Combined: 35,800
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Tyler: 4400
Nibir: 6400
Xiaoke: 3200
Edited to adjust for the score reversal.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Watching Millionaire last night helped me get a clue in MOVIE COMEDIES today that I would not have got otherwise.
Nibir should have been busted immediately on botching the Train title and given Tyler & Xiaoke the chance for the rebound.
Too close to call and I'm looking forward to seeing who can eke it out tomorrow. For 2nd place. Nibir has played too well this week to let a 21K+ lead get way. It would take some hard-to-find DD placements to give Tyler or Xiaoke a chance to close the gap before the FJ! round.
Like the students today I threw a dart at the Shakespeare board. Mine landed on The Merchant of Venice for a Genoa is Italy and Venice is Italy attempt. I'll guess over 12 plays I would have named before hitting upon the right one. morbeedo can enjoy his get since that is his wheelhouse.
Nice work by Nibir to run away with this game, not match.
After getting the Tuesday FJ! clue correct I told myself I was guaranteed at least 70% for the tourney. That didn't mean I wanted to finish there. Grrr!
Nibir should have been busted immediately on botching the Train title and given Tyler & Xiaoke the chance for the rebound.
Too close to call and I'm looking forward to seeing who can eke it out tomorrow. For 2nd place. Nibir has played too well this week to let a 21K+ lead get way. It would take some hard-to-find DD placements to give Tyler or Xiaoke a chance to close the gap before the FJ! round.
Like the students today I threw a dart at the Shakespeare board. Mine landed on The Merchant of Venice for a Genoa is Italy and Venice is Italy attempt. I'll guess over 12 plays I would have named before hitting upon the right one. morbeedo can enjoy his get since that is his wheelhouse.
Nice work by Nibir to run away with this game, not match.
After getting the Tuesday FJ! clue correct I told myself I was guaranteed at least 70% for the tourney. That didn't mean I wanted to finish there. Grrr!
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It's finished: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=6604
Eh, what's 6W by Nibir when so many (28) were correct?
Eh, what's 6W by Nibir when so many (28) were correct?
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I guess the key here was knowing that Prospero was a deposed Duke. That's a deep cut, congrats to anyone who pulls it.
Fun fact: The words Caliban, Caribbean, and cannibal are all etymologically related, stemming from legends of a fierce tribe said to inhabit the area.
Fun fact: The words Caliban, Caribbean, and cannibal are all etymologically related, stemming from legends of a fierce tribe said to inhabit the area.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Especially if you knew he was a deposed Duke of Milan. Still, the only straw to grasp onto here, if you knew it.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 3:01 pm I guess the key here was knowing that Prospero was a deposed Duke. That's a deep cut, congrats to anyone who pulls it.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I don't know if it's too deep; Tempest is easily in the top five performed Shakespeare plays and the whole plot hinges on ex-duke-turned-wizard Prospero having been deposed and ending up founding his own little magical dukedom on the island where the title storm shipwrecks the characters who incite the rest of the events. Spoiler alert, at the end of the play amends are made and Prospero's title and lands are reinstated.MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 3:01 pm I guess the key here was knowing that Prospero was a deposed Duke. That's a deep cut, congrats to anyone who pulls it.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
DD2 threw me off with the "16th century" bit. I would have guessed Galileo if not for that, but went with Machiavelli because I think of Galileo as a 17th-century guy (most of his biggest contributions were between about 1604 and 1635). Grr.
Not that Machiavelli was a physicist anyway...
Redeemed myself on FJ with the instaget.
Not that Machiavelli was a physicist anyway...
Redeemed myself on FJ with the instaget.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
on DDs.
Guessed Romeo & Juliet for FJ.
Guessed Romeo & Juliet for FJ.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Put down Macbeth even though I know he was Scottish.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Put me in the "Merchant of Venice" group, with a brief mental sidetrack on "Taming of the Shrew".
It feels like there have been a lot of DDs in the $2000 row this week.
It feels like there have been a lot of DDs in the $2000 row this week.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Nope! I’m wildly inconsistent on Shakespeare. I eliminated Othello off the bat, considered “As you like it” then landed on “merchant of Venice” with no confidence at all. This is one of those finals (like last night) where I should really pause and take as much time as I need to see if I can get there.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:27 am
Like the students today I threw a dart at the Shakespeare board. Mine landed on The Merchant of Venice for a Genoa is Italy and Venice is Italy attempt. I'll guess over 12 plays I would have named before hitting upon the right one. morbeedo can enjoy his get since that is his wheelhouse.
Apart from Xiaoke’s thumbs up, I’m completely lost on the weird gestures these kids are making during the intro.
Alps? Can’t be. But what else fits? Alps. Doh.
Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Unannounced pre-emption. Anyone got a copy? Opus?
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I'm in the Othello crowd along with Xiaoke - wrong side of Northern Italy, with Venice vs Genoa. Oops. Still, I can't hate my guess completely. I remember reading The Tempest in high school, but it was rushed at the end of the year, and didn't stick in my head like the tragedies. I think I wanted to see the Helen Mirren film where she was cast as Prospera, but I never got around to it. Seems more recent than 10 years ago, but all time is meaningless now.
I called the "Soul Sister" correction, but in a sense, having "Hey" in the clue makes it slightly excusable.
I can't hear "See (not take) a penny pick it up" without remembering the pivotal scene in a movie....
I would have had a "moment" on J! if I'd been there by saying "diarrhea" instead of "food poisoning". I think BMSing might have gotten me to say "diarrhea and vomiting?"
Mill-a Kewnis? Is that right? I thought it was me-lah koo-nis, but I know Alex is usually on point with respect to his pronunciation.
Couldn't pull "Booksmart" even thought I knew the movie had had the recent WWTBAM exposure. One of those titles like "Something's Gotta Give" that I can rarely pull.
I called the "Soul Sister" correction, but in a sense, having "Hey" in the clue makes it slightly excusable.
I can't hear "See (not take) a penny pick it up" without remembering the pivotal scene in a movie....
I would have had a "moment" on J! if I'd been there by saying "diarrhea" instead of "food poisoning". I think BMSing might have gotten me to say "diarrhea and vomiting?"
Mill-a Kewnis? Is that right? I thought it was me-lah koo-nis, but I know Alex is usually on point with respect to his pronunciation.
Couldn't pull "Booksmart" even thought I knew the movie had had the recent WWTBAM exposure. One of those titles like "Something's Gotta Give" that I can rarely pull.
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I was surprised Nibir was given a BMS opportunity on "desert"-->"high desert" when the category was "H.D."
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K8RX is a real ham radio call-sign, belonging to Neil Dorfman of West Bloomfield, Michigan.
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It's decent. Saw it back in January and definitely was the reason I insta got this FJtalkingaway wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:34 pmI think I wanted to see the Helen Mirren film where she was cast as Prospera, but I never got around to it. Seems more recent than 10 years ago, but all time is meaningless now.
I think Nice qualifies as negbait. "A sweet sight to sailors," leads you to Nice if you don't know how large the cities are. Doesn't exactly lead you to 'Marseille'
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Re: Thursday, April 16, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I had The Merchant of Venice for FJ.
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