Jeopardy Spoilers

[Entity]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
There is nothing about _________ that could ever be a spoiler to me, because that would insinuate that I give a rat's ass.

Insert ANYTHING IN THE WORLD on the line and it would be just as true. You hate everything, we get it.

Except Hudson Hawk. I still don't get that one.

 

[Yossarian]

ha I just watched the west coast show, damn that guy kicked ass. he even insinuated that alex shut up at one point, it was priceless.

 

[her209]

Did someone say SPIDAH???

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Goddamn, he was $1000 away from the record BEFORE Final Jeopardy? :-O

What did the other two players get?

I want to see this, but I don't really want to blow off my friend and say "Hey I have to watch Jeopeardy".

He actually had the record beaten before Final Jeopardy, then missed a question and dipped back just below it.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Just FYI for everyone -

Originally posted by: Jeopardy Website
"By all accounts, Ken now holds every JEOPARDY! record for winnings? and he?ll be back to try for more. From July 26 ? September 3, JEOPARDY! will present encore shows of some of the highlights from the past year, notably the College Championship from Yale University, the Teen Tournament and Power Players and Kids Week from Washington, D.C. Then, on Monday, September 6, Ken Jennings returns to defend his championship in his 39th appearance, kicking off the 21st season of JEOPARDY!

Im looking forward to September.

 

[Platypus]

quiz fvcking show.

 

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: Rudee
I watched him on Leno and found him to have quite the ego. He was referring to himself as the smartest man in America and such.

Knowing facts != smart. He could claim he is the most well read man in America, but that is about it.

 

[simms]

I thought he was over when I saw Yale week this week.. whew.

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: simms
I thought he was over when I saw Yale week this week.. whew.

sept. 6 I believe

 

[tcsenter]

Knowing facts != smart. He could claim he is the most well read man in America, but that is about it.

Right. Being smart = smart. Jennings has given no indication that he isn't smart.

However, being very well read and knowledgable isn't what sets Jennings apart, enabling him to dominate the competition almost without effort on a daily basis. There are lots of very well read and knowledgable people, and Jeopardy is where you might expect to find some of these persons.

What sets Jennings apart is the uncanny way in which he seems to command virtually instantaneous recall of all these facts, figures, people, places, things, and events. There are many times where one or both competitors attempted to ring in, their demeanor indicating they knew the correct answer (or question), but alas, Jennings beat them to the punch.

There have been many answers to which I knew the question, but there is no way I could 'retrieve' that information from the 'database' as rapidly or seemingly instantaneous as Jennings can and does consistently. In analogous computer speak, Jenning's hard drive may not contain more data than some of his competitor's, but it has the fastest access times in the industry. ;-)

I believe if Jennings were placed into a format of competition where contestants are given the same amount of time to answer each question (say...10 seconds), the most correct answers at the end of the game determing the winner, Jennings might still do well, but this ability to gain such commanding leads by being the fastest draw would largely disappear.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

I believe if Jennings were placed into a format of competition where contestants are given the same amount of time to answer each question (say...10 seconds), the most correct answers at the end of the game determing the winner, Jennings might still do well, but this ability to gain such commanding leads by being the fastest draw would largely disappear.

You basically summarized Final Jeoparody, except it is one question that Ken gets most of the time while others seem to get a little less than half the time. (as in, usually of the other two, one gets it, one doesn't. It is more common for both of them to miss than for both of them to get it, too.)

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
ha I just watched the west coast show, damn that guy kicked ass. he even insinuated that alex shut up at one point, it was priceless.

He told the trebek to shut up!!?!?!?!
OMGWTFBBQ!
Please elaborate.

 

[Syringer]

Damn, thought this was a new thread about the new season. I saw it a few days ago but didn't want to click, but boredom sprung curiosity spawning me to click here.

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Damn, thought this was a new thread about the new season. I saw it a few days ago but didn't want to click, but boredom sprung curiosity spawning me to click here.

same thing. couldn't help myself.

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: Syringer
Damn, thought this was a new thread about the new season. I saw it a few days ago but didn't want to click, but boredom sprung curiosity spawning me to click here.

same thing. couldn't help myself.

HAHAH Me too. September 6th baby - KEN IS BACK!