Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
AMERICAN AUTHORS
FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
The year before his 1809 birth, his parents acted in "King Lear", leading scholars to believe he was named for a "Lear" character
Sam Kavanaugh: 20400+2401=22801 (Semi-Finalist)
Andy Wood: 7400-7300=100
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan: 22800-340=22460 (Wildcard)
Correct response:
Daily Doubles
Veronica: 600+1000
Sam: 3600+3600
Sam: 8800+4000
Coryats
Sam: 16000
Andy: 7400
Veronica: 22600
Combined: 46,000
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Sam: 2000
Andy: 7000
Veronica: 6400
AMERICAN AUTHORS
FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
The year before his 1809 birth, his parents acted in "King Lear", leading scholars to believe he was named for a "Lear" character
Sam Kavanaugh: 20400+2401=22801 (Semi-Finalist)
Andy Wood: 7400-7300=100
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan: 22800-340=22460 (Wildcard)
Correct response:
Spoiler
Edgar Allan Poe (Andy – Dickens) (Veronica – Hawthorne)
Daily Doubles
Veronica: 600+1000
Sam: 3600+3600
Sam: 8800+4000
Coryats
Sam: 16000
Andy: 7400
Veronica: 22600
Combined: 46,000
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round
Sam: 2000
Andy: 7000
Veronica: 6400
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Took me twenty seconds, but i dodged the 0/5.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
The tribute for Brayden is at the end of the J! round so slow down a little on the accelerator for those that speed through their recording.
Andy won the J! round with 7000 and went into the FJ! round with 7400 without any self-inflicted wounds from DDs. He was still in position to move on if he solved the FJ! clue. That's tough to do when you don't even remember the category. Or if he did remember the category and thought Dickens was American, then that's even worse.
All those who had Veronica down for the 2nd highest Coryat of the QF round raise your hand. That's what I thought. I think she was like me and really enjoyed the boards having more fun stuff than usual. My Coryat was very happy with 15/15 on King, TV and Movie.
Sam was +7600 for the DDs so coupled with solving the FJ! clue he was in great position to make the semis. Being a winner instead of a wildcard can affect the draw so it will be interesting to see who he gets next week.
The FJ! category had me think of J! favorites Twain, Fitzgerald, Faulkner and Alcott.
The FJ! clue had me stumped. Booth (any of them) were not going to be under AMERICAN AUTHORS. Lear and the daughters is the extent of my Shakespeare knowledge I had at the ready for that work.
That left me to pick an author, any author. I did 1809 and added 30 years to get a time frame. With a shrug of the shoulders I wrote the correct guy. I still had no match to Lear, but I could not know I was wrong either so I left it for lack of anything better. It was a pleasant surprise while no great shock I was right.
The big unexpected delight was going 5/5 this week as my modest hope was 3/5 and 6/10 for the tourney. It will be a dream crushed to go 0/5 next week and I'll be quite content to end with 7/10.
For making the semis Steve was the only one to get the QF round FJ! clue correct and still miss out.
I would expect Karen, Jennifer and Veronica to appear in separate games.
Jason won't play Ryan B.
Karen won't play Nibir.
Jennifer won't play Ryan H.
Sam won't play Veronica.
Ryan B. as W1 could get Nibir and Veronica in one semi
Another one could have Karen against Jason and Ryan H.
A last semi would leave Jennifer to play Sam and Kevin.
I'm always wrong on these, so that's 3 combos to cross out.
Andy won the J! round with 7000 and went into the FJ! round with 7400 without any self-inflicted wounds from DDs. He was still in position to move on if he solved the FJ! clue. That's tough to do when you don't even remember the category. Or if he did remember the category and thought Dickens was American, then that's even worse.
All those who had Veronica down for the 2nd highest Coryat of the QF round raise your hand. That's what I thought. I think she was like me and really enjoyed the boards having more fun stuff than usual. My Coryat was very happy with 15/15 on King, TV and Movie.
Sam was +7600 for the DDs so coupled with solving the FJ! clue he was in great position to make the semis. Being a winner instead of a wildcard can affect the draw so it will be interesting to see who he gets next week.
The FJ! category had me think of J! favorites Twain, Fitzgerald, Faulkner and Alcott.
The FJ! clue had me stumped. Booth (any of them) were not going to be under AMERICAN AUTHORS. Lear and the daughters is the extent of my Shakespeare knowledge I had at the ready for that work.
That left me to pick an author, any author. I did 1809 and added 30 years to get a time frame. With a shrug of the shoulders I wrote the correct guy. I still had no match to Lear, but I could not know I was wrong either so I left it for lack of anything better. It was a pleasant surprise while no great shock I was right.
The big unexpected delight was going 5/5 this week as my modest hope was 3/5 and 6/10 for the tourney. It will be a dream crushed to go 0/5 next week and I'll be quite content to end with 7/10.
For making the semis Steve was the only one to get the QF round FJ! clue correct and still miss out.
I would expect Karen, Jennifer and Veronica to appear in separate games.
Jason won't play Ryan B.
Karen won't play Nibir.
Jennifer won't play Ryan H.
Sam won't play Veronica.
Ryan B. as W1 could get Nibir and Veronica in one semi
Another one could have Karen against Jason and Ryan H.
A last semi would leave Jennifer to play Sam and Kevin.
I'm always wrong on these, so that's 3 combos to cross out.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
15 down to 9: https://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7028
Only 1 TS in the DJ! round and only 4 total. Well done and especially so considering it was game 5 in a long day.
Only 1 TS in the DJ! round and only 4 total. Well done and especially so considering it was game 5 in a long day.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Gotta catch 'em all - hope I did - 3x champs in the Toc and how they finished:
David Tiemann QF
Pam Mifflin QF
John Skelton Semis
Seth Alcorn Semis
Tom Baker Semis
David Rozenson QF
Vik Vaz 2nd
Doug Dorst QF
Michael Falk 1st
Aaron Thompson Semis
Doug Hicton 2nd
Nick Swezey QF
Michael Bilow QF
Emma Boettcher 2nd
Steve Moulds QF
David Tiemann QF
Pam Mifflin QF
John Skelton Semis
Seth Alcorn Semis
Tom Baker Semis
David Rozenson QF
Vik Vaz 2nd
Doug Dorst QF
Michael Falk 1st
Aaron Thompson Semis
Doug Hicton 2nd
Nick Swezey QF
Michael Bilow QF
Emma Boettcher 2nd
Steve Moulds QF
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Coryat: $41,200. By far the best game for me all week.
41 R (2 DDs), 3 W (Missed South Korea)
FJ-- Had no idea.
LT: Yugoslavia
41 R (2 DDs), 3 W (Missed South Korea)
FJ-- Had no idea.
LT: Yugoslavia
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
That's my extent, too. Maybe one of these day 1809 will click for me. I just guessed 'Regan' to say something.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 1:50 pm Lear and the daughters is the extent of my Shakespeare knowledge I had at the ready for that work.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I worked off “Edgar sounds like it could be a Lear character, Nathaniel (Hawthorne) does not”. Otherwise I only knew Lear, the Fool and the daughters.econgator wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 7:29 pmThat's my extent, too. Maybe one of these day 1809 will click for me. I just guessed 'Regan' to say something.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 1:50 pm Lear and the daughters is the extent of my Shakespeare knowledge I had at the ready for that work.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Sam and Ryan shouldn't meet as they met in the season. If anything, it would be a possibility for the finals.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 1:50 pm The tribute for Brayden is at the end of the J! round so slow down a little on the accelerator for those that speed through their recording.
Andy won the J! round with 7000 and went into the FJ! round with 7400 without any self-inflicted wounds from DDs. He was still in position to move on if he solved the FJ! clue. That's tough to do when you don't even remember the category. Or if he did remember the category and thought Dickens was American, then that's even worse.
All those who had Veronica down for the 2nd highest Coryat of the QF round raise your hand. That's what I thought. I think she was like me and really enjoyed the boards having more fun stuff than usual. My Coryat was very happy with 15/15 on King, TV and Movie.
Sam was +7600 for the DDs so coupled with solving the FJ! clue he was in great position to make the semis. Being a winner instead of a wildcard can affect the draw so it will be interesting to see who he gets next week.
The FJ! category had me think of J! favorites Twain, Fitzgerald, Faulkner and Alcott.
The FJ! clue had me stumped. Booth (any of them) were not going to be under AMERICAN AUTHORS. Lear and the daughters is the extent of my Shakespeare knowledge I had at the ready for that work.
That left me to pick an author, any author. I did 1809 and added 30 years to get a time frame. With a shrug of the shoulders I wrote the correct guy. I still had no match to Lear, but I could not know I was wrong either so I left it for lack of anything better. It was a pleasant surprise while no great shock I was right.
The big unexpected delight was going 5/5 this week as my modest hope was 3/5 and 6/10 for the tourney. It will be a dream crushed to go 0/5 next week and I'll be quite content to end with 7/10.
For making the semis Steve was the only one to get the QF round FJ! clue correct and still miss out.
I would expect Karen, Jennifer and Veronica to appear in separate games.
Jason won't play Ryan B.
Karen won't play Nibir.
Jennifer won't play Ryan H.
Sam won't play Veronica.
Ryan B. as W1 could get Nibir and Veronica in one semi
Another one could have Karen against Jason and Ryan H.
A last semi would leave Jennifer to play Sam and Kevin.
I'm always wrong on these, so that's 3 combos to cross out.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
In my experience, Poe's lifespan(1809-1849) comes up in trivia far more than one would think. Right up there with Joan of Arc and King George III.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
That was a very nice tribute to Brayden.
I enjoyed this board, but I thought that both DJ round DDs were pretty easy. Eurydice (in the second row) struck me as a tougher clue than Pegasus.
I was able to guess correctly on FJ from the year of birth. I didn't know that there was a King Lear character named Edgar, but it definitely seemed possible.
After a week of shows I can confidently say that Buzzy has passed Anderson Cooper as my favorite guest host so far.
I enjoyed this board, but I thought that both DJ round DDs were pretty easy. Eurydice (in the second row) struck me as a tougher clue than Pegasus.
I was able to guess correctly on FJ from the year of birth. I didn't know that there was a King Lear character named Edgar, but it definitely seemed possible.
After a week of shows I can confidently say that Buzzy has passed Anderson Cooper as my favorite guest host so far.
Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I still think Buzzy is a little too loud and strident.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Edgar speaks these words: "I know thee well; a serviceable villain,Leander wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 7:34 pmI worked off “Edgar sounds like it could be a Lear character, Nathaniel (Hawthorne) does not”. Otherwise I only knew Lear, the Fool and the daughters.econgator wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 7:29 pmThat's my extent, too. Maybe one of these day 1809 will click for me. I just guessed 'Regan' to say something.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 1:50 pm Lear and the daughters is the extent of my Shakespeare knowledge I had at the ready for that work.
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress
As badness would desire."
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Edgar-- "Sit you down, father; rest you."
I'm smart and I want respect.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
toughest boards in the tournament so far
runs: none, not even in usually strong categories like mythology
DDs:
trash: Yugoslavia, perforating stamps,
FJ: Had nuthin'.
NHO Torygraph. shoulda got Pegasus.
Welp, I was wrong. Ryan's 11600 made it after all.
runs: none, not even in usually strong categories like mythology
DDs:
trash: Yugoslavia, perforating stamps,
FJ: Had nuthin'.
NHO Torygraph. shoulda got Pegasus.
Welp, I was wrong. Ryan's 11600 made it after all.
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Movements on the leaderboard post-quarterfinal games for eliminated players:
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41st place: MacKenzie Jones - $209,808
148th place: Paul Trifiletti - $111,801
176-185th place: Ben Henri - $105,000
217th place: Andy Wood - $96,999
229th place: Sarah Jett Rayburn - $94,300
239th place: Steve Moulds - $90,603
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137th place: Brayden Smith - $115,798
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41st place: MacKenzie Jones - $209,808
148th place: Paul Trifiletti - $111,801
176-185th place: Ben Henri - $105,000
217th place: Andy Wood - $96,999
229th place: Sarah Jett Rayburn - $94,300
239th place: Steve Moulds - $90,603
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137th place: Brayden Smith - $115,798
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Man, you should have seen (me) kicking (myself over) Edgar Allen Poe
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Re: Friday, May 21, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Best I could muster was J.F. Cooper for FJ. At least I went 6/6 on DDs to close the week.
I spent a while on this and settled on an almost identical pairing as yours. The only change I made was swapping Nibir and Kevin.. I can also see a case for swapping Karen and Veronica if regular season wins come into the equation, but that gives you a 3W match and a 3WC match in my hypothetical.
Great tribute. Truly wish he could have competed again.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 1:50 pm The tribute for Brayden is at the end of the J! round so slow down a little on the accelerator for those that speed through their recording.
I thought she'd win the game, but that was a convincing performance, no doubt. Some excellent showings out of the 4 and 5 day champs this week, fun mix in the final nine with the 19 and 8 day champs still kicking around. Should be an epic week of gameplay coming up.All those who had Veronica down for the 2nd highest Coryat of the QF round raise your hand.
Ryan B. and Ryan H. will also be separated. I also like to think the show would not pair Jennifer and Jason based on regular season numbers. What complicates things is that Sam is W2, and I'm not sure it's possible to separate him from W1 and W3 while keeping the women separated and preventing name issues/QF rematches. Not sure what the matchup selectors have historically prioritized here.Ryan B. as W1 could get Nibir and Veronica in one semi
Another one could have Karen against Jason and Ryan H.
A last semi would leave Jennifer to play Sam and Kevin.
I spent a while on this and settled on an almost identical pairing as yours. The only change I made was swapping Nibir and Kevin.. I can also see a case for swapping Karen and Veronica if regular season wins come into the equation, but that gives you a 3W match and a 3WC match in my hypothetical.
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