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Thanks for the reminder, Nelly. I had this nagging suspicion that someone's airdate was today but couldn't remember for sure if it was, and who it was.

Is this one of the One-a-day shows or only in the Two-a-day markets?

I am so happy, I will be home and watch live in addition to taping it.

I better check that it is still on at 4:00 here.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Is this one of the One-a-day shows or only in the Two-a-day markets?

We have only one show in the Louisville market, so this would be for everybody. For the twofers, Ellyn's show will be first.

Jimmy, the guy who started on the front row with me, was the Red Tag guy in the GM commercials for three years. We were pals by the start of taping.

Nathan, on the back row, was a 5-time Jeopardy champion and has written several books.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

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Great job on the last-minute exit from the losing podium and spoilage of the winning podium!

But tough luck on completing the puzzle for the grand prize.

I did get the answers that you missed:

Emulate a doorman--ADMIT
Simple guidance system...--REINS
Gold medalist skier Hermann--MAIER

Easy for me to speak--many of the clues in the front game were downright impossible.

Thanks for the reminder!

We don't get it here and I had my son, who has Direct TV, check their schedule and he couldn't find it anywhere.

Lynn, if you have an extra copy, I'll pay you back for the cost of getting one to me sometime later.

I'll have discs, and will send you one.

Just watched.

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Wow wow wow wow wow!

Nice chance for me to test the 'spoiler' function:

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Got home from work early to see it live. Nice to see one of our BB's on the winning side of the game's wackiness! The winning clue was SSS making me think of my BB WWTBAM PAF. I too was thinking the acronym was SSS but blanked out on what the selective service SSS stood for, at least with the third S.

jacorbett70 wrote:Nice chance for me to test the 'spoiler' function:

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Got home from work early to see it live. Nice to see one of our BB's on the winning side of the game's wackiness! The winning clue was SSS making me think of my BB WWTBAM PAF. I too was thinking the acronym was SSS but blanked out on what the selective service SSS stood for, at least with the third S.

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I even said it wrong but all you have to do is spell it correctly.

Catfish wrote:

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Brilliant!

You must have made quite the impression on Ty. At the Chicago audition, he mentioned you by name as someone who had used great strategy.

Congrats!

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Ty said when I misspelled "nests" he knew I was up to something. I told him it was just like a sac fly.

I won't get to see this, so if someone wants to recap for me, spoil away, please. I don't even know the format of the game except I suspect it has to do with solving crossword puzzles...


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I just watched it.

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Congrats on the win, and the good strategy toward the end, when it looked hopeless. At first I thought you were just having an off day, but then I realized some of it was intentional. A lot of people wouldn't be willing to intentionally look bad, even if it was their only chance to win, but you did what you had to do.

I knew the name Nathan Walpow immediately as not only a 5-time J! champ from season one (he lost in the QFs of his TOC), but also from "The Challengers."

I enjoyed seeing him join me at home going for Maryland the Old Line State. Yes, former J! champs don't let good trivia like that get by.

The strategy used and the finish of the game was exciting.

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Congratulations, Skoop!

Unimportant observation/question: Is that how you normally clap, using the heels of both palms?

I just watched on my TiVo.

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That's a pretty good day's work! Congratulations!

Great job, 'skoop. At first I wasn't sure what you were up to, but when you deliberately misspelled "Astaires" and "nests" I realized what was up. I noticed that after the word "rhetoric" came up you turned around and looked behind you - I'm curious to know why. Also I'm curious to know why you were judged correct for SSS - I know that's how it's "spelled", but I thought you had to say the right answer AND spell it.

And how can you have knees older than you are?

I have an additional observation about today's show.

Skoop, if you will permit me to quote Billy Crystal doing Fernando Lamas, "You looked mahvelous. Simply mahvelous."

Maddie says that you are so "fricken lucky!" She was hooting and hollering about your win.

Jeff admires your strategy! He was yelling for you as well.

Congratulations on a game that we well-played!