As I understand it, part of the problem was that Alex was injured and therefore wasn't available to tape the next day as scheduled. She was prepared to defend if taping had proceeded as originally scheduled. --Bobghostjmf wrote:I did not find Q hard. My brain immediately gave me Brown vs Board of Education. Complete w/ Norman Rockwell cover of tiny kid escorted by National Guard legs. What took time, but not through end of J! music, was coming up w/ Little Rock.
I don't think J! should have let contestant who couldn't defend because they got good job come back. Ididn't know they did that.
Other people have to decide not to play based on jobs.
That gate swung both ways. Her original tape date was canceled because Alex Trebek had surgery (on his hip or knee, I don't remember). I imagine since she got bumped to a day that didn't work for her, they decided to accommodate.ghostjmf wrote: I don't think J! should have let contestant who couldn't defend because they got good job come back. Ididn't know they did that.
Yes, this happened once before, in 1984. The second ever Trebek episode, I think. All three contestants lost everything when they gave the same incorrect response of "What is January 1, 2000?" to a clue that asked for the first day of the 21st century.geoffil wrote:Has that ever happened before? Wow all one person needed was $1 to win.
Didn't feel that hard to me, but obviously those things are subjective, and I bet there's lots that easy for you but impossible for me. To me, it boiled down to "Something historic happened in 1957, in a state capital where later there was a president from there" So the Presidents' states are MA, TX, CA, MI, GA, CA, TX, AR, TX, IL. Of those, AR/Clinton/Little Rock makes the most sense.jarnon wrote:Category: State capitals
Answer: A 1957 event led to the creation of a natl. historic site in this city, signed into law by a pres. whose library is now there too.
Randi had $6,000 and bet it all. She thought it was, which was wrong. Claudia, tied for first at $13,800, also bet everything, wroteSpoiler
Springfieldand was wrong too. Defending champ Mike bet everything and wroteSpoiler
Austin, which was also wrong. (I thought it wasSpoiler
Atlanta.) The right city wasSpoiler
Boston.Spoiler
Little Rock
Mike and Claudia got $2,000 and Randi just $1,000. There will be 3 new players tomorrow.
Good logic, except that Brown vs Board of Education happened in Topeka in 1954.ghostjmf wrote:I did not find Q hard. My brain immediately gave me Brown vs Board of Education. Complete w/ Norman Rockwell cover of tiny kid escorted by National Guard legs. What took my slower & slower these days brain time, but not through end of J! music, was coming up w/ Little Rock.
Did she assume she was going to lose pretty quickly? Otherwise, the same tape date she walked away from could have come up on the normal schedule if she had gone on to win several more matches. It seems to me that the defending champ needs to make Jeopardy! enough of a priority to come back whenever asked, or expect to be disqualified. Jobs come and go, but Jeopardy! is a once in a lifetime opportunity.Bob78164 wrote:As I understand it, part of the problem was that Alex was injured and therefore wasn't available to tape the next day as scheduled. She was prepared to defend if taping had proceeded as originally scheduled. --Bobghostjmf wrote:I did not find Q hard. My brain immediately gave me Brown vs Board of Education. Complete w/ Norman Rockwell cover of tiny kid escorted by National Guard legs. What took time, but not through end of J! music, was coming up w/ Little Rock.
I don't think J! should have let contestant who couldn't defend because they got good job come back. Ididn't know they did that.
Other people have to decide not to play based on jobs.
That would be almost as stupid.jarnon wrote:That's interesting. There were 2 returning players today, but none tomorrow. It all balances out.
Randi's probably kicking herself for not betting $5,999.
Point of order: ties resulting in co-champions were abolished this past year. A tie game will now result in a tiebreaker.silverscreenselect wrote: The two players tied for first have two intelligent bets, 0 or everything. Bet 0 and they ensure a win if the other player misses the question; bet everything and they ensure a win if they get it right.
