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QoD 06/13/08 Daily Double

#1 Post by mrkelley23 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:34 pm

If you haven't played the regular Jeopardy! round, go back and play, then come back here after ward. Post your wager, either here or there, and make it either none, 1/4, 1/2 or all of your points. Remember that you can only bet points that you earned in the Jeopardy! game today, and I know that you don't know for sure how many that is, which is why I give fractions, rather than point values, for you to wager.

Today's Jeopardy! category is Friday the 13th.
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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.
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#2 Post by Catfish » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:43 pm

Wagering ALL
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#3 Post by Catfish » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:46 pm

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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.

What is Friday the Thirteenth, aka, I have no clue?
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#4 Post by jarnon » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:51 pm

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What is a full moon?
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#5 Post by andrewjackson » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:00 pm

I'll bet it all.

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Seems like it would be something astronomical. Eclipse, full moon, transit, something like that.

I should not have bet it all.

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#6 Post by AnnieCamaro » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:17 pm

I will bet 1/4 of my points. I'll be right back with my answer.
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#7 Post by AnnieCamaro » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:22 pm

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mrkelley23 wrote:
Today's Jeopardy! category is Friday the 13th.

Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.
Oh. I was alive for only one of these events, 2000, and that was back when I was young and foolish. I couldn't read yet, and I didn't pay attention. I will guess the following, because it seems scary and Friday-the-13ish to me:

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#8 Post by tlynn78 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:35 pm

wager half

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what is a full moon

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#9 Post by kroxquo » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:07 pm

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#10 Post by T_Bone0806 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:59 pm

I haven't known a Final J q yet in this qod, so I'll be keeping my points for myself, thank you very much. No wager.
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#11 Post by T_Bone0806 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:01 pm

A wise decision on my part.

Cowardly, but wise.

I could guess, but it'd just be a guess.

My guess might sound more foolish than my keeping my mouth shut, so the lip is zipped.
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#12 Post by tanstaafl2 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:30 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:If you haven't played the regular Jeopardy! round, go back and play, then come back here after ward. Post your wager, either here or there, and make it either none, 1/4, 1/2 or all of your points. Remember that you can only bet points that you earned in the Jeopardy! game today, and I know that you don't know for sure how many that is, which is why I give fractions, rather than point values, for you to wager.

Today's Jeopardy! category is Friday the 13th.

I will risk 1/2 of the points.
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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.

Hmm, not sure. I will guess:

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#13 Post by tanstaafl2 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:32 pm

tanstaafl2 wrote:
mrkelley23 wrote:If you haven't played the regular Jeopardy! round, go back and play, then come back here after ward. Post your wager, either here or there, and make it either none, 1/4, 1/2 or all of your points. Remember that you can only bet points that you earned in the Jeopardy! game today, and I know that you don't know for sure how many that is, which is why I give fractions, rather than point values, for you to wager.

Today's Jeopardy! category is Friday the 13th.

I will risk 1/2 of the points.
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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.

Hmm, not sure. I will guess:

What is a lunar eclipse?
Damn! So close...
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#14 Post by ulysses5019 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:47 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:If you haven't played the regular Jeopardy! round, go back and play, then come back here after ward. Post your wager, either here or there, and make it either none, 1/4, 1/2 or all of your points. Remember that you can only bet points that you earned in the Jeopardy! game today, and I know that you don't know for sure how many that is, which is why I give fractions, rather than point values, for you to wager.

Today's Jeopardy! category is Friday the 13th.
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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.
I'll bet all my sploofus points.

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#15 Post by VAdame » Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:09 pm

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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.

What is a Lunar Eclipse?
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#16 Post by fantine33 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:21 pm

Guess what? Clicking a private message window takes away your reply box! I was in the middle of answering and I don't see that it posted, so if it shows up later, this is my official reply.
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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.

It has to be some sort of astrological event, so I will say an eclipse. If pressed, I will say lunar eclipse. 50/50/90, whee!
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#17 Post by fantine33 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:27 pm

Crap, assuming everybody else is rifght,
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I had talked myself into full moon and then decided that the private message taking away my reply beofre I could post it was fate so I switched back to eclipse because it was more exotic.
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#18 Post by mellytu74 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:35 pm

I bet half.
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#19 Post by Evil Squirrel » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:22 am

If you haven't played the regular Jeopardy! round, go back and play, then come back here after ward. Post your wager, either here or there, and make it either none, 1/4, 1/2 or all of your points. Remember that you can only bet points that you earned in the Jeopardy! game today, and I know that you don't know for sure how many that is, which is why I give fractions, rather than point values, for you to wager.

I'll be bold and try 1/2

Today's Jeopardy! category is Friday the 13th.
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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.
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What is a full moon on Friday the 13th? !!!!! Thank you Mr. Noeth! I was in 6th grade.... er, I mean LB was in 6th grade in February 1987, and his teacher actually mentioned this oddity, and of course he remembered it since it had to do with his favorite day of the year! What a guy!
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#20 Post by JBillyGirl » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:19 am

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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019. -- What is a solar eclipse?
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#21 Post by Bob78164 » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:52 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:If you haven't played the regular Jeopardy! round, go back and play, then come back here after ward. Post your wager, either here or there, and make it either none, 1/4, 1/2 or all of your points. Remember that you can only bet points that you earned in the Jeopardy! game today, and I know that you don't know for sure how many that is, which is why I give fractions, rather than point values, for you to wager.

Today's Jeopardy! category is Friday the 13th.
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Half my points.
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What is a lunar eclipse?
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#22 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:02 am

I'll bet half once again.
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I have no clue on this. What is a total eclipse of the sun?
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#23 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:21 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:If you haven't played the regular Jeopardy! round, go back and play, then come back here after ward. Post your wager, either here or there, and make it either none, 1/4, 1/2 or all of your points. Remember that you can only bet points that you earned in the Jeopardy! game today, and I know that you don't know for sure how many that is, which is why I give fractions, rather than point values, for you to wager.

Today's Jeopardy! category is Friday the 13th.
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Special event that happened on Friday, February 13, 1987 and Friday, October 13, 2000, and will happen again on Friday, September 13, 2019.
What is a full moon on a Friday the 13th?

Pts:

Pts:
Catfish 20 - 20 = 0
Jarnon 40 + 20 = 60
AJ 44 - 44 = 0
AnnieC 36 - 9 = 27
Jai 44
Uly 40 + 40 = 80
Tgirl 60 + 30 = 90
Kroxquo 40 + 20 = 60
TBone 44 + 0 = 44
Tan 56 - 28 = 28
VADame 60 - 30 = 30
Fanny 40 - 20 = 20
Melly 56 - 28 = 28
EvilSquirrel 40 + 20 = 60
LFHP 12
Jbg 56 - 28 = 28
Bob#s 40 - 20 = 20
Nelly 52 - 26 = 26
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