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QuikSand · 05-09-2023, 08:35 PM

The J! Masters contests thus far (8pt ET, ABC) have been very entertaining, but oddly stretch my willingness to sit still and pay attention to J!

Oh, and on the "bet to win" notion... interesting twist in Game 4.

JPhillips · 05-09-2023, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

The J! Masters contests thus far (8pt ET, ABC) have been very entertaining, but oddly stretch my willingness to sit still and pay attention to J!

Oh, and on the "bet to win" notion... interesting twist in Game 4.

It worked, but that had to be a low-odds bet. You simply can't play assuming Holzhauer is going to miss questions.

QuikSand · 05-10-2023, 09:39 AM

Agreed, I do not like the play, despite it working there.

QuikSand · 05-10-2023, 09:41 AM

I will say that only a few games into the J! Masters series, it seems like all the participants have agreed that betting everything in most DD situations is optimal. The doom from a loss is nowhere near as severe as in the regular game when it just sends you home. And the 3-1-0 points scheme (which I support) is enough to make shooting for first place still the obvious goal.

JPhillips · 05-10-2023, 07:07 PM

The last answer in Double Jeopardy might have been the worst answer I've ever seen.

Lathum · 05-11-2023, 07:50 PM

The questions are too hard.

larrymcg421 · 05-12-2023, 09:59 AM

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It worked, but that had to be a low-odds bet. You simply can't play assuming Holzhauer is going to miss questions.

I think the fact that 2nd place points are in play makes it more acceptable. He wins if Holzhauer gets it wrong and gets 2nd if Holzhauer gets it right.

If he bets everything, his best case scenario is to tie and hope to beat James on the tiebreaker.

JPhillips · 05-12-2023, 10:39 AM

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I think the fact that 2nd place points are in play makes it more acceptable. He wins if Holzhauer gets it wrong and gets 2nd if Holzhauer gets it right.

If he bets everything, his best case scenario is to tie and hope to beat James on the tiebreaker.

But I think you have to go for 3 if the opportunity is there. If you're willing to settle for 1 you've already lost. There are so few matches that each 3 points is huge.

Ksyrup · 05-15-2023, 06:58 PM

Tonight's final jeopardy answer might have surpassed the Walt Disney answer a few weeks ago as the most obvious final jeopardy answer I've ever seen.

Edward64 · 12-15-2023, 07:11 PM

Some news. No idea if she was good or bad.

Mayim Bialik Out At ‘Jeopardy!’ – Deadline

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Mayim Bialik will no longer be part of the Jeopardy! hosting team.

The actor posted the news on Instagram on Friday.

The move comes as Ken Jennings has been hosting Season 40 of the syndicated show by himself.

Deadline revealed in May that The Big Bang Theory and Call Me Kat star walked away from hosting the final week of season 39 of the gameshow as a result of the strike.

Ghost Econ · 12-16-2023, 05:07 AM

She was unbelievably horrendous.

cuervo72 · 12-16-2023, 09:42 AM

Good; still catching up on the episodes from earlier this season -- all Ken -- and I remarked to my wife "you know, I'm really not missing Mayim." Which really didn't need saying -- neither of us liked her hosting -- but it really did seem like Ken was superior, the show is running along smoothly (even if the writing was occasionally weak)...why bother going back to the [clunky] shared duties?

Ksyrup · 12-16-2023, 11:12 AM

I didn't hate her, but she's nowhere near as good as Ken. And I will definitely not miss her pauses when she reveals the question on Double Jeopardy answers. God that was annoying.

JPhillips · 12-16-2023, 11:33 AM

Ken has gotten a lot better with the banter between himself and the contestants.

JPhillips · 03-08-2024, 06:21 PM

Yogesh working really hard not to be so hatable in the tourny.

QuikSand · 03-09-2024, 10:52 AM

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Ken has gotten a lot better with the banter between himself and the contestants.

+1

05-10-2023, 07:07 PM	#805
JPhillips General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	The last answer in Double Jeopardy might have been the worst answer I've ever seen. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

05-15-2023, 06:58 PM	#809
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Tonight's final jeopardy answer might have surpassed the Walt Disney answer a few weeks ago as the most obvious final jeopardy answer I've ever seen. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

12-16-2023, 09:42 AM	#812
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Good; still catching up on the episodes from earlier this season -- all Ken -- and I remarked to my wife "you know, I'm really not missing Mayim." Which really didn't need saying -- neither of us liked her hosting -- but it really did seem like Ken was superior, the show is running along smoothly (even if the writing was occasionally weak)...why bother going back to the [clunky] shared duties? __________________ null

12-16-2023, 11:12 AM	#813
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I didn't hate her, but she's nowhere near as good as Ken. And I will definitely not miss her pauses when she reveals the question on Double Jeopardy answers. God that was annoying. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

12-16-2023, 11:33 AM	#814
JPhillips General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Ken has gotten a lot better with the banter between himself and the contestants. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

05-09-2023, 08:35 PM	#801
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	The J! Masters contests thus far (8pt ET, ABC) have been very entertaining, but oddly stretch my willingness to sit still and pay attention to J! Oh, and on the "bet to win" notion... interesting twist in Game 4.

05-10-2023, 09:39 AM	#803
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Agreed, I do not like the play, despite it working there.

05-10-2023, 09:41 AM	#804
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I will say that only a few games into the J! Masters series, it seems like all the participants have agreed that betting everything in most DD situations is optimal. The doom from a loss is nowhere near as severe as in the regular game when it just sends you home. And the 3-1-0 points scheme (which I support) is enough to make shooting for first place still the obvious goal.

05-11-2023, 07:50 PM	#806
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	The questions are too hard.

12-16-2023, 05:07 AM	#811
Ghost Econ College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2020	She was unbelievably horrendous.

03-08-2024, 06:21 PM	#815
JPhillips General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Yogesh working really hard not to be so hatable in the tourny. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

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