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Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 10:27 am
by Bob78164
Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Harv will be a contestant on Jeopardy! on Monday. Retroactive good luck to him! --Bob
Re: Big news from hbomb
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 11:56 am
by BackInTex
Yea Harv!
Harv will be a contestant on Jeopardy! on Monday.
and hopefully Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and so on and so on.
Re: Big news from hbomb
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:01 pm
by Bob Juch
I gave up trying; there's too much pop culture. I aced the online tests until the last few years.
Re: Big news from hbomb
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:51 pm
by hbomb1947
It's not quite a lifelong dream - I was 14 years old when the current iteration of J! premiered in 1984, and I was not quite 31 when I first took the qualifying test (and 34 the first time I passed). But yeah, I've been at this for a while. So I'm excited that y'all will finally be able to watch me on the playing on the Alex Trebek Stage tomorrow (Monday), March 10!
And after nearly 24 years, the universe is compensating me for the frustration of coming within an O-Town question of making it onto prime-time WWTBAM when I played the last-ever round 2 of the phone game . . .
Re: Big news from hbomb
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:53 am
by tlynn78
hbomb1947 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:51 pm
It's not quite a
lifelong dream - I was 14 years old when the current iteration of J! premiered in 1984, and I was not quite 31 when I first took the qualifying test (and 34 the first time I passed). But yeah, I've been at this for a while. So I'm excited that y'all will finally be able to watch me on the playing on the Alex Trebek Stage tomorrow (Monday), March 10!
And after nearly 24 years, the universe is compensating me for the frustration of coming within an O-Town question of making it onto prime-time WWTBAM when I played the last-ever round 2 of the phone game . . .
This is just OUTSTANDING news, hbomb! Congrats and retroactive best wishes!
Re: Big news from hbomb
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:52 am
by Bob78164
As a courtesy to those who haven't yet had an opportunity to watch the show, please avoid spoilers for any game (or at least use spoiler tags) until after 8:00 p.m. PDT of the day the game airs. --Bob
Re: Big news from hbomb
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 3:02 pm
by Bob Juch
tlynn78 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:53 am
hbomb1947 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:51 pm
It's not quite a
lifelong dream - I was 14 years old when the current iteration of J! premiered in 1984, and I was not quite 31 when I first took the qualifying test (and 34 the first time I passed). But yeah, I've been at this for a while. So I'm excited that y'all will finally be able to watch me on the playing on the Alex Trebek Stage tomorrow (Monday), March 10!
And after nearly 24 years, the universe is compensating me for the frustration of coming within an O-Town question of making it onto prime-time WWTBAM when I played the last-ever round 2 of the phone game . . .
This is just OUTSTANDING news, hbomb! Congrats and retroactive best wishes!
Break a retroactive leg!
Re: Big news from hbomb
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 3:28 pm
by flockofseagulls104
hbomb1947 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:51 pm
It's not quite a
lifelong dream - I was 14 years old when the current iteration of J! premiered in 1984, and I was not quite 31 when I first took the qualifying test (and 34 the first time I passed). But yeah, I've been at this for a while. So I'm excited that y'all will finally be able to watch me on the playing on the Alex Trebek Stage tomorrow (Monday), March 10!
And after nearly 24 years, the universe is compensating me for the frustration of coming within an O-Town question of making it onto prime-time WWTBAM when I played the last-ever round 2 of the phone game . . .
Maybe I should give it another try. I missed out on the prime time WWTBAM by never having heard of A Flock Of Seagulls in the last phone game question.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 5:46 pm
by Vandal
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:30 pm
by earendel
What an impressive win!! Even without FJ he put up some big numbers. Had he hit FJ, he'd have made $50,000, which would be one of the largest non-Holzhauer amounts ever.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 7:07 pm
by SportsFan68
WTG HARV!!!
YOU DID GREAT!!!
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:25 pm
by a1mamacat
Damn Harv that was so great to watch! Continued retroactive vibes.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:04 pm
by TheCalvinator24
I have play rehearsal every weekday at a time that only allows me to catch the first 5 minutes of the show. Unless HBomb becomes a 10-day Champ, I won't be able to see much of his run.
The way he dominated today, that 10-Day Champ thing certainly looks possible.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:11 pm
by Timsterino
An absolutely dominating performance Harvey! Well done! Can’t wait until tomorrow!
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 4:53 am
by kroxquo
And considering that one of the other players was an eight-day champ herself - WOW! Not to mention that I loved your mid-game interview. Congratulations and enjoy the accolades.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:46 am
by Beebs52
Kudos and whoohoos! You ruled!
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:26 am
by BackInTex
Great job Harvey! But you know that.
I will add that I truly enjoyed watching you steamroll through though the first set of questions before you "allowed" one of your opponents to buzz in. Truly magnificent.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 11:59 am
by Vandal
Well done, sir! You kicked some major butt.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:44 pm
by earendel
Is the J! board down? I keep getting a 403 Forbidden error.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 3:03 pm
by Vandal
TheCalvinator24 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:04 pm
I have play rehearsal every weekday at a time that only allows me to catch the first 5 minutes of the show. Unless HBomb becomes a 10-day Champ, I won't be able to see much of his run.
The way he dominated today, that 10-Day Champ thing certainly looks possible.
Time to fire up the Betamax machine and record it.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 3:03 pm
by vettech
earendel wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:44 pm
Is the J! board down? I keep getting a 403 Forbidden error.
I've been getting that error for a few days.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 7:06 pm
by MarkBarrett
vettech wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 3:03 pm
earendel wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:44 pm
Is the J! board down? I keep getting a 403 Forbidden error.
I've been getting that error for a few days.
Yes, JBoard is down since Saturday evening. Robert KS is working on the problem and having trouble fixing it.
What he shared with me:
for now I have to block the general population because if I open it up, server CPU utilization shoots to 100% instantly and the site becomes useless
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 8:39 pm
by elwoodblues
ABC News did a segment on him this evening.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:23 pm
by Bob Juch
elwoodblues wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 8:39 pm
ABC News did a segment on him this evening.
Youtube tags no longer work.
Re: Big news from hbomb (Please avoid spoilers until 8 p.m. PDT)
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:49 pm
by littlebeast13
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:23 pm
Youtube tags no longer work.
Maybe for you they don't...
lb13
