WWTBAM Bored

Posted: **Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:13 pm**

Ok. So this gets posted a little early.

As jsuchard has noted twice now, it's a definite flaw in the game that you can't wait until you know where everyone stands going into FJ before you make your wager. I wish I knew a good way to do it otherwise (and if y'all have one, I'm all ears come game 2), but it takes time for people to answer questions, it takes time for me to grade and post the scores, and it takes time for people to make wagers. If we halted the game until everyone had a chance to answer all the questions, see the scores, and then bet, we'd have a 3-day pause in the QOD, which brings the phrase "grinding halt" to mind. On the other hand, I've got 28 days' worth of stuff put together, so maybe we can do that at the end of game 4.

"All", "half my score", "all but $4000", "if I'm in first going into FJ, enough to cover the 2nd place person by $1, otherwise $500", etc, are all fine as wagers. And if you bet more than you end up having, I'll adjust your bet.

People for whom I still don't have a FJ wager (or you've posted it and I managed to miss it):
mrkelley23
Appa23
jsuchard
DadofTwins
themanintheseersuckersuit
traininvain
ulysses5019
andrewjackson
plasticene

All of y'all, please make a bet before the end of the day Sunday (the Saturday and Sunday games are open until the end of Monday, but the wagering period closes when I post the FJ question)

Jeopardy round - "The River"

In this round, I want the biggest, or main, river that goes through or right by the city in question. In at least one question, I know there is more than one right answer. You only have to give one (and as per J!, if you give a right answer, and then go on to give a wrong one, i have to score you as wrong).

$200 - Chicago

$400 - Hartford (CT)

$600 - Dublin, Ireland

$800 - Portland, OR

$1000 - Timbuktu

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

Posted: **Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:32 pm**

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$200 - Mississippi

$400 - Pass

$600 - Shannon (which isn't really a river)

$800 - Columbia

$1000 - Pass

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - Declaration of Independence Missouri

$800 - That'll Be the Day After

$1200 - Pass

$1600 - Pass

$2000 - Pass

OK, can I do a different FJ wager? Since you are agreeable to using things other than fixed numbers, I would like to do it differently, if that is OK.

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I would like to wager 95% of whatever it is that I might have at the time in question.

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:13 am**

Here is my FJ wager:

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Posted already, but here it is again: Everything

Here are my responses:

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Jeopardy round - "The River"

$200 - What is the Chicago River?

$400 - What is the Connecticut River?

$600 - What is the Liffey River?

$800 - What is the Columbia River?

$1000 - What is the Niger River?

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - What is the Declaration on Independence, Missouri?

$800 - CLAM

$1200 - What is Joker's Wild Bill Hikock?

$1600 - CLAM

$2000 - CLAM

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:23 am**

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ToLiveIsToFly wrote: Jeopardy round - "The River"
$200 - Chicago
CHICAGO

$400 - Hartford (CT)
CONNECTICUT

$600 - Dublin, Ireland
LIFFEY

$800 - Portland, OR
WILLAMETTE

$1000 - Timbuktu
NIGER

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie
THAT'LL BE THE DAY AFTER

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.
THE JOKER'S WILD BILL HICKOCK

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers
PASS (maybe walking after midnight -- something??)

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush" PASS (William Butler Travis --something)

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:21 am**

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Jeopardy round - "The River"

In this round, I want the biggest, or main, river that goes through or right by the city in question. In at least one question, I know there is more than one right answer. You only have to give one (and as per J!, if you give a right answer, and then go on to give a wrong one, i have to score you as wrong).

$200 - Chicago

CHICAGO RIVER

$400 - Hartford (CT)

$600 - Dublin, Ireland

RIVER LIFFEY

$800 - Portland, OR

WILLAMETTE RIVER

Our downtown streets were named N/S for mountain ranges and E/W for rivers. Until a couple years ago, I lived one block south of WILL-a-met. Ha!

$1000 - Timbuktu

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown

Declaration of Independence Missouri

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie

That'll Be the Day After

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.

The Joker's Wild Bill Hickok

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

Walkin' After Midnight's Children

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

William Travis McGee

re: Final Jeopardy

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I thought it was coming up the next day, so I think I have more than 10k. Can I just change it to 80% of what I have, please?

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:29 am**

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$200 - Chicago - CHICAGO RIVER

$400 - Hartford (CT) - CONNECTICUT RIVER

$600 - Dublin, Ireland - SHANNON

$800 - Portland, OR

$1000 - Timbuktu

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown tHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie THAT'LL BE THE DAY AFTER

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil. JOKER'S WILD BILL HICKOCK

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers - It annoys the crap outta me I can't get this one.

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:30 am**

Okay - I am no longer annoyed. I never woulda got it.

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:17 am**

ToLiveIsToFly wrote:Ok. So this gets posted a little early.

Jeopardy round - "The River"

In this round, I want the biggest, or main, river that goes through or right by the city in question. In at least one question, I know there is more than one right answer. You only have to give one (and as per J!, if you give a right answer, and then go on to give a wrong one, i have to score you as wrong).

$200 - Chicago

$400 - Hartford (CT)

$600 - Dublin, Ireland

$800 - Portland, OR

$1000 - Timbuktu

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

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200 Chicago?
400 No Guess
600 Shannon
800 No Guess
1000 No Guess

DJ
400 The Declaration of Independence, Missouri
800 That'll be the Day After
1200 The Joker's Wild Bill Hickok
1600 No Guess
2000 William B. Travis McGee

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Final Jeopardy Wager: Everything I"ve got.

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:00 am**

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Jeopardy round - "The River"

$800 - Columbia River

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - Declaration of Independence Missouri
$800 - That'll Be The Day After Tomorrow

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:53 am**

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Jeopardy round - "The River"

In this round, I want the biggest, or main, river that goes through or right by the city in question. In at least one question, I know there is more than one right answer. You only have to give one (and as per J!, if you give a right answer, and then go on to give a wrong one, i have to score you as wrong).

$200 - Chicago What is the Chicago River

$400 - Hartford (CT)

$600 - Dublin, Ireland

$800 - Portland, OR What is the Columbia River

$1000 - Timbuktu What is the Niger River

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown

What is the Declaration of Independence MO.

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.

Who is Jokers Wild Bill Hitchcock

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

Who is Col Wiliam Travis McGee.

FJ wager $6,000

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:34 am**

Hee -- I'm one of those weirdos who loves "Before & After" -- I ran the category at my audition.

They were impressed. But not impressed enough to call me

Gotta jump in for these even though I haven't been playing this month.

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

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$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown

What is Declaration of Independence Missouri?

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie

What is That'll Be The Day After?

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.

What is Jokers Wild Bill Hickock?

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

What is Walkin' After Midnight's Children?

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush

Who is William Travis McGee?

Thanks for letting me jump in for a quick round!

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:45 am**

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Jeopardy round - "The River"

$200 - Chicago River

$400 - Connecticut River

$600 - River Liffey

$800 - Columbia River

$1000 - Niger River

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - The Declaration of Independence, Missouri

$800 - That'll Be The Day After

$1200 - Joker's Wild Bill Hickok

$1600 - PASS

$2000 - William Travis McGee

FJ Wager

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10,000 points

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:23 pm**

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Jeopardy Round

$400 - Connecticut River

$800 - Willamette River

$1000 - Niger River

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - Declaration of Independence Missiouri

$800 - That'll Be the Day After

$1200 - The Joker's Wild Bill Hickock

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:12 pm**

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"The River"
$200 - Chicago
$400 - Connecticut
$600 - Liffey
$800 - Williamette
$1000 - Niger

The Dreaded Before & After
$400 - The Declaration of Independence Missouri
$800 - That'll be the day after
$1200 - The Joker's Wild Bill Hickock
$1600 - Walkin' After Midnight's Children
$2000 - Colonel William Travis McGee

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:42 pm**

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$200 - Chicago

$400 - Hartford (CT)
The Connecticutt River

$600 - Dublin, Ireland
The Shannon River

$800 - Portland, OR
The Columbia River

$1000 - Timbuktu
The Niger River

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown
Declaration of Independence, Missouri

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie

That'll Be The Day After

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:31 pm**

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$200 - Chicago -- the Chicago River (IIRC)

$400 - Hartford (CT) -- the Connecticut River?

$600 - Dublin, Ireland

$800 - Portland, OR

$1000 - Timbuktu

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown -- the Declaration of Independence, Missouri

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie -- That'll Be The Day After

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil. -- The Joker's Wild Bill Hickock

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:37 pm**

ToLiveIsToFly wrote:Ok. So this gets posted a little early.

Would it be possible to have the final Jeopardy for the week before be posted in the middle of the second week? For example. FJ for the first 6 days would be posted on this wednesday along with a list of the current scores up through January 6th. That way you have time to grade and post totals and people know who has how much when they make their wager.

Doesn't really matter to me as I am not likely to win and couldn't host next month even if I did. But for those who are at the top might make it easier to wager.

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Jeopardy round - "The River"

In this round, I want the biggest, or main, river that goes through or right by the city in question. In at least one question, I know there is more than one right answer. You only have to give one (and as per J!, if you give a right answer, and then go on to give a wrong one, i have to score you as wrong).

$200 - Chicago
Wouldn't that be the multidirectional Chicago River?

$400 - Hartford (CT)
Connecticut River?

$600 - Dublin, Ireland
Only thing I can think of is Shannon but don't think that is right so no guess.

$800 - Portland, OR
Willamette

$1000 - Timbuktu
I dunno. Thought it was out in the desert.

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown
Declaration of Independence, Missouri

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie
That'll be the Day After

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.
Joker's Wild Bill Hickock

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers
Nope

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"
William Barrett Travis McGee

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:58 pm**

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Jeopardy round - "The River"
$200 - Chicago
Chicago; I hope there's not some obscure river I don't know about
$400 - Hartford (CT)
Connecticut
$600 - Dublin, Ireland
{{Keeping clam}}
$800 - Portland, OR
Willamette
$1000 - Timbuktu
{{Keeping clam}}

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After
$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown
Declaration of Independence, MO
$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie
That'll Be the Day After
$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.
The Joker Is Wild Bill Hickock
$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers
{{Keeping clam}}
$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"
{{Keeping clam}}

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:14 pm**

ToLiveIsToFly wrote:Ok. So this gets posted a little early.

As jsuchard has noted twice now, it's a definite flaw in the game that you can't wait until you know where everyone stands going into FJ before you make your wager. I wish I knew a good way to do it otherwise (and if y'all have one, I'm all ears come game 2), but it takes time for people to answer questions, it takes time for me to grade and post the scores, and it takes time for people to make wagers. If we halted the game until everyone had a chance to answer all the questions, see the scores, and then bet, we'd have a 3-day pause in the QOD, which brings the phrase "grinding halt" to mind. On the other hand, I've got 28 days' worth of stuff put together, so maybe we can do that at the end of game 4.

"All", "half my score", "all but $4000", "if I'm in first going into FJ, enough to cover the 2nd place person by $1, otherwise $500", etc, are all fine as wagers. And if you bet more than you end up having, I'll adjust your bet.

People for whom I still don't have a FJ wager (or you've posted it and I managed to miss it):
mrkelley23
Appa23
jsuchard
DadofTwins
themanintheseersuckersuit
traininvain
ulysses5019
andrewjackson
plasticene

All of y'all, please make a bet before the end of the day Sunday (the Saturday and Sunday games are open until the end of Monday, but the wagering period closes when I post the FJ question)

Jeopardy round - "The River"

In this round, I want the biggest, or main, river that goes through or right by the city in question. In at least one question, I know there is more than one right answer. You only have to give one (and as per J!, if you give a right answer, and then go on to give a wrong one, i have to score you as wrong).

$200 - Chicago

$400 - Hartford (CT)

$600 - Dublin, Ireland

$800 - Portland, OR

$1000 - Timbuktu

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - "When in the course of human events" you have to go to Harry S Truman's hometown

$800 - Buddy Holly Song about a Jason Robards nuclear holocaust movie

$1200 - This Jack Barry game show met its demise holding a dead man's hand. Hope he beats the devil.

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

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Chicago River
Connecticut River
Liffey
Columbia River
pass

The Declaration of Independence, MO
That'll Be The Day After
The Joker's Wild Bill Hickok
nope
nope

I'll be betting 78.6549% of my winnings (rounded up)

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:06 pm**

People for whom I still don't have a FJ wager (or you've posted it and I managed to miss it)

traininvain - All

Jeopardy round - "The River"

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$200 - The Chicago River

$400 - The Connecticut River

$600 - Dublin, Ireland

$800 - Portland, OR

$1000 - Timbuktu

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - The Declaration of Independence

$800 - That'll be the Day After

$1200 - The Joker's Wild, aces & eights (That's all I got on this one)

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

Posted: **Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:50 am**

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$200 - What is the Des Plaines River?
$400 - What is the Connecticut River?
$600 - What is the River Shannon?
$800 - What is the Columbia River?
$1000 - What is the Niger River?

$400 - What is the Declaration of Independence, Missouri?
$800 - What is "That'll Be The Day After"?
$1200 - What is "The Joker's Wild Bill Hickok"?
$1600 - pass
$2000 - pass

Posted: **Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:38 am**

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$200 - Chicago River

$400 - Connecticut River

$600 -

$800 - Columbia River

$1000 -

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - The Declaration of Independence (Missouri?)

$800 -

$1200 - The Joker's Wild Bill Hickock

$1600 -

$2000 -

Posted: **Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:41 am**

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$200 - What is the Chicago River?
$400 - What is the Connecticut River?
$600 -
$800 -
$1000 -

$400 - What is Declaration of Independence Missouri?
$800 -
$1200 -
$1600 -
$2000 -

Posted: **Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:44 am**

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Jeopardy round - "The River"

$200 - WHAT IS CHICAGO?

$400 - WHAT IS MYSTIC?

$600 - Dublin, Ireland

$800 - WHAT IS COLUMBIA?

$1000 - Timbuktu

Double Jeopardy Round - The Dreaded Before & After

$400 - WHAT IS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI?

$800 - WHAT IS THAT'LL BE THE DAY AFTER?

$1200 - WHAT IS THE JOKER'S WILD BILL HICKOCK?

$1600 - Patsy Cline song that was named the Booker of Bookers

$2000 - Commander of Texas forces at the Alamo who lived on the houseboat "Busted Flush"

Posted: **Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:24 am**

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200 - Chicago River
400 - Connecticutt RIver
600 - River Liffey
800 - WIllamette
1000 - Niger

DJ LOVE these!

400 - Declaration of Independance, Missouri
800 - That'll Be The Day After
1200 - Joker's Wild Bill Hickock
1600 - nope
2000 - William Barett Travis McGee

t.

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