I never guessed a jeopardy thread would be getting a page full of posts a day.
Yesterday's show. No need for a spoiler.jjmanzano said:
SPOILER ALERT (because apparently we need that now)
James mentioned that he will be donating a lot to charity because the Holzhauer family is financially secure. I wonder if he was already rich before gambling/Jeopardy. It would make sense why he is so willing to bet big.
NY Ag said:
I'm a huge Jeopardy fan and I avoided this thread until I caught up on a few of James' episodes. It's in the news so much that I already know he gets 3 more of the top scores ever. Since it's so visible elsewhere, it doesn't matter to me any more.
I've tried the online test about 6 times, including the other day, but I was called in for an audition a few years back. It was fun, but also pretty intense. You have to take a second 50 question written test that is very similar to the online test, but I feel like it was harder than any of the online attempts I've made. Then there is a kind of quick interview, where you start to get into personal stuff, especially to see if you have some good stories for the interview time. Finally, you play mock games against the other folks there, with the signaling device and everything. That's after the written test where you don't answer in the form of a question, but in the mock games you do.
I thought I did well on the interview and mock game I participated in. I answered more of the questions than the other two people I played against. I did not feel good at all about the written test. Needless to say, even if you do really well with everything there, you likely still won't get called back to be on the show, so I walked out predicting that and of course didn't get called. In the article posted, James said he didn't make it to the show until the third audition try.
I find that just shocking.Rudyjax said:
I signed up for the online test. I took the mock practice test and didn't do as well as I could've. Some I knew right away, others took longer to think about it.
I decided Jeopardy is not in my future.
Zombie Jon Snow said:
I just got 19 on the adult test.... hmmmm..... was blank on the other 11 no clue. but i knew what i knew.
feeling rather dumb now. lol.
Redstone said:
Brad, contestant in early 2000s, was limited to 5 wins, they changed the rules shortly before Jennings
Really? I'm more interested than I was normally. Like, Id watch I happened to catch it. Now it's the first show at night I watch.Zombie Jon Snow said:Redstone said:
Brad, contestant in early 2000s, was limited to 5 wins, they changed the rules shortly before Jennings
I think they should have limited it all along - to 1 more than the previous record holder. it gets a little boring with the same person really.
Rudyjax said:Really? I'm more interested than I was normally. Like, Id watch I happened to catch it. Now it's the first show at night I watch.Zombie Jon Snow said:Redstone said:
Brad, contestant in early 2000s, was limited to 5 wins, they changed the rules shortly before Jennings
I think they should have limited it all along - to 1 more than the previous record holder. it gets a little boring with the same person really.