rollercoaster87
May 23 2005, 10:48 PM
That category during Double Jeopardy today (5-23) ... Did anybody find it utterly confusing? I can understand Before and After, but adding a third clue to the mix? It makes it a lot more challenging, yet confusing.... Pretty soon the category will evolve into simply "Chain Reaction (without a gameboard to help)"
TLEberle
May 23 2005, 11:10 PM
Not confusing as such. It's still a Before/After, just with the extra stage. You can use a clue at the beginning or end to fill in the gaps, too.
Kevin Prather
May 23 2005, 11:12 PM
I still love Ken's reaction to it.
"Jeez..."
What makes it even better is what the interjection "Jeez" is supposed to mean. lol.
clemon79
May 23 2005, 11:18 PM
I thought it was great. Took some thought to piece together the correct responses, and was totally satisfying when you did it. A completely appropriate and challenging category for these three fantastic players.
Gromit
May 24 2005, 02:12 AM
Yup, loved it too. As a home viewer, I think I got two parts out of two of the answers, so their getting 4 of the 5 perfect just gives you a nice sense of awe.
They're getting 2 million bucks, they should have to work for it. :)
tvwxman
May 24 2005, 03:07 AM
QUOTE(whoserman @ May 23 2005, 11:12 PM)
I still love Ken's reaction to it.
"Jeez..."
What makes it even better is what the interjection "Jeez" is supposed to mean. lol.
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Second that. It's "Smush" with a bit more intellect.
dmota104
May 24 2005, 05:18 AM
QUOTE(tvwxman @ May 24 2005, 03:07 AM)
Second that. It's "Smush" with a bit more intellect.
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Speaking of which, didn't Before, During & After also make an appearance in J!'s MDM tourney? Seems like the category was in the tourney and Bob Harris, who won the top $8000 prize on
Smush, got to play at least part of that J! category.
Matt Ottinger
May 24 2005, 10:23 AM
QUOTE(clemon79 @ May 24 2005, 12:18 AM)
I thought it was great. Took some thought to piece together the correct responses, and was totally satisfying when you did it. A completely appropriate and challenging category for these three fantastic players.
I'm also proud to say that I got the one that none of them got.
(OK, I got it by freezing my TiVo and working it out for about thirty seconds, but I got it!)
Fedya
May 24 2005, 01:41 PM
I got Fanny and Alexander Haig last week. Does that count? :-)
Seriously, is it me or are the writers on Jeopardy! writing more wordplay categories?
uncamark
May 24 2005, 01:56 PM
QUOTE(Fedya @ May 24 2005, 01:41 PM)
I got Fanny and Alexander Haig last week. Does that count? :-)
Seriously, is it me or are the writers on Jeopardy! writing more wordplay categories?
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You can make a pretty safe bet that the right end category on every board will be some sort of wordplay category (and that includes the letters-in-quotes categories under their system, IIRC).
rollercoaster87
May 24 2005, 09:52 PM
Well, it wasn't in the right hand category, but you were right. Crossword Clues T was in today's game
Craig Karlberg
May 25 2005, 03:49 AM
QUOTE(rollercoaster87 @ May 24 2005, 09:52 PM)
Well, it wasn't in the right hand category, but you were right. Crossword Clues T was in today's game
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The right half(2nd on the board) but NOT the far right. That honor went to Desperate Housflies(writter's play on words there).
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