album covers were the only ones i knew today ha
― Spottie, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 05:12 (ten years ago) link
xp not sure, but then i didn't see games where he was this far ahead of the second place contestant
yeah i was like omg c'mon that's Wish You Were Here mannnnnnnn
― Nhex, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 05:27 (ten years ago) link
they did allow it! alex got snarky about it but gave him the points.
Ah, ok, I missed that. I was too wrapped up in their little spat.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 10:59 (ten years ago) link
The other day I was in Milwaukee eating breakfast at a place with an early edition of Trivial Pursuit questions on the table. I had my daughter quiz me, and man, by shifting the time frame 30 years or so what might have once been challenging trivia had turned into utterly impossible esoteric shit totally devoid of any contemporary cultural or practical relevance. Made me wonder what a hilarious clusterfuck it would be to host a "1984 Trivial Pursuit" night, with all the questions being about flying cowboys, outmoded facts and random athletes who were past their prime in the '80s.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:01 (ten years ago) link
there's any number of pointless things I know about that era solely because of trivial pursuit
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:34 (ten years ago) link
But see, the 1984 edition isn't about 1984. It's just random trivia that was maybe relevant back in 1984, or maybe semi-obscure in 1984, but has since fallen deep, deep, deep into the dustbin. There's not anyone in 2014 who would get questions about Kirby Grant, star of Sky King, the Flying Cowboy, a forgotten radio show from the '40s.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:40 (ten years ago) link
The entertainment questions from early 80's Trivial Pursuit games are insanely hard for people under 40 or so. My dad cleans up on them.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:44 (ten years ago) link
my mom's childhood crush was sky kinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ut6QMIjpw
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:47 (ten years ago) link
Trust me, ALL the questions from that edition would be hard for someone under 60, at least. I mean, I'm 39, which is pretty close to 40, and most of the questions were totally bonkers obscure. There's a reason they update the sets.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:53 (ten years ago) link
Oh, I remember bein'Bucktoothed and skinnyWritin' fan letters to Sky's niece Penny
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:57 (ten years ago) link
Good match so far today.
― Corporal Clegg, you've got a lovely daughter (WilliamC), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 19:12 (ten years ago) link
http://www.willswift.com/images/king_george_vi.jpg
― balls, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 21:49 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Smtj8Id.jpg
― 龜, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 23:33 (ten years ago) link
:(
― Mordy , Wednesday, 12 March 2014 23:36 (ten years ago) link
sadness
― Nhex, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 23:37 (ten years ago) link
WHAT
how can this be
― j., Wednesday, 12 March 2014 23:40 (ten years ago) link
this is not the world we were promised
PEPT- WHAT??? AND YOU STEAL MCDORMAND FROM CHU
― dylannn, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 23:45 (ten years ago) link
damn. he missed a lot of questions today, and his opponents used his strategy against him. RIP big man
― k3vin k., Thursday, 13 March 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
o man did they really? i just caught final jeopardy and girl was giddy as fuck she won
― balls, Thursday, 13 March 2014 00:03 (ten years ago) link
http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/274/207/1207274.gif
― j., Thursday, 13 March 2014 00:16 (ten years ago) link
V v sad day no lie
― Spottie, Thursday, 13 March 2014 01:09 (ten years ago) link
That girl was so psyched I thought she was gonna wet herself but tbh I probably would if I won. Arthur grew on me. I'm sad to see him go.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Thursday, 13 March 2014 01:11 (ten years ago) link
kingslayer
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Thursday, 13 March 2014 01:28 (ten years ago) link
Guess I'll go back to never watching this show again
― Spottie, Thursday, 13 March 2014 01:53 (ten years ago) link
She was good, he threw out some really bad/lazy answers, and he only got 1 of 3 Daily Doubles (and lost his entire stack on it). Game theory couldn't help him today.
― Corporal Clegg, you've got a lovely daughter (WilliamC), Thursday, 13 March 2014 02:39 (ten years ago) link
"got" as in found
I think yesterday's show -- which, for Arthur, preceded today's show by a few minutes -- rattled him. Trebek's dickishness threw him off his game.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 March 2014 02:58 (ten years ago) link
Couldn't help but notice that he didn't even bother ringing in for today's Eagles question.
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Thursday, 13 March 2014 03:46 (ten years ago) link
ha, i saw that too
― Nhex, Thursday, 13 March 2014 03:51 (ten years ago) link
well, yeah
― balls, Thursday, 13 March 2014 04:06 (ten years ago) link
And seriously, "The Two Penny Opera?"
― nickn, Thursday, 13 March 2014 05:22 (ten years ago) link
Ugh, that made me think he was throwing the game on purpose, mainly because the name of the category was something like "Everything in Threes."
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 March 2014 11:59 (ten years ago) link
Although this explains a lot:http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2014/03/arthur_chu_is_beaten_on_jeopar.html
Chu said fatigue took a toll on him. What most people don't know is that Jeopardy! tapes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. His first four wins were on a Wednesday and he went home to Broadview Heights until the following Tuesday. On that day, he won five straight games. Then returned Wednesday for more."At one point, I was kind of mad because Alex is like, 'Our champion Arthur had two weeks to rest.' No I didn't. I had NO time to rest."
"At one point, I was kind of mad because Alex is like, 'Our champion Arthur had two weeks to rest.' No I didn't. I had NO time to rest."
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 March 2014 12:03 (ten years ago) link
"And seriously, "The Two Penny Opera?"
― nickn, Thursday, March 13, 2014 1:22 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink"
YES. That was surprising.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Thursday, 13 March 2014 14:14 (ten years ago) link
Felt like Alex could have big upped the guy a little more at the end tbh. I mean that was a pretty impressive streak and he was basically just like see yea later, dude.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Thursday, 13 March 2014 14:15 (ten years ago) link
Trebek had to establish who was the big dog there without Sean Connery around to correct him.
― President Frankenstein (kingfish), Thursday, 13 March 2014 14:23 (ten years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-qYubSv_Qhw
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 March 2014 14:57 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qYubSv_Qhw#t=59
hahaha
― Nhex, Thursday, 13 March 2014 22:44 (ten years ago) link
Reddit AMA: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/20cyz7/i_am_arthur_chu_3_winningest_jeopardy_contestant/
On the "McDarmand" controversy:
Oh, losing $10,000 on a judgment call is infuriating and leaves a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach. I'm amazed I was able to come back from that and still win that game.What makes it worse is that Trebek didn't "shut me down" -- he initially GAVE me that Daily Double, congratulated me, everyone applauded me, etc., and then the producers shouted "CUT!" and stopped taping while they conferred with each other and then said they were taking it away from me. That's a really nerve-racking process, and it really really sucks to go "back in time" and have Alex basically undo the victory he just gave you and "rule you wrong" for the cameras.And yes, I did kind of act like a dick after that but I'd challenge all of you to ask yourselves how you'd feel if you just lost $10,000 for pronouncing a syllable wrong.
What makes it worse is that Trebek didn't "shut me down" -- he initially GAVE me that Daily Double, congratulated me, everyone applauded me, etc., and then the producers shouted "CUT!" and stopped taping while they conferred with each other and then said they were taking it away from me. That's a really nerve-racking process, and it really really sucks to go "back in time" and have Alex basically undo the victory he just gave you and "rule you wrong" for the cameras.
And yes, I did kind of act like a dick after that but I'd challenge all of you to ask yourselves how you'd feel if you just lost $10,000 for pronouncing a syllable wrong.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 14 March 2014 20:21 (ten years ago) link
Especially with the "Peptide, . . . Peptic" answer on his last day.
― nickn, Friday, 14 March 2014 20:26 (ten years ago) link
He talked about that, too. As long as you correct yourself within the allotted time, you're ok -- it's the second answer that counts (and apparently, this has been the rule on the show from the beginning).
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 14 March 2014 20:39 (ten years ago) link
OK, I didn't know that rule. I was expecting more of a jaw-drop from Chu after that that I didn't see. Wasn't sure if that meant it was OK to do that or if he just didn't want to get upset and throw off his game.
― nickn, Friday, 14 March 2014 20:42 (ten years ago) link
On the episode where Arthur lost to Diana, they had all three contestants place their wagers, then suddenly stopped everything. At this point, while not home-free, Diana couldn't be caught by Arthur. She was visibly shaking and had to hold on to the podium to steady herself.
They suddenly announce that they're erasing the wagers, and Arthur's score jumped up, putting him in striking distance. They asked all three to wager again and then held tape again to review another answer.
After several moments, Diana slowly turned to the contestant wranglers and waved. One of them came over to her, and Diana whispered something. The PA ran off to the greenroom and quickly came back with a folding chair and bottle of orange juice... just as Diana went timbeeeer.
She fell straight into the chair and almost completely passed out from the stress.
After a few minutes, she'd recovered enough to complete the game, and was the only contestant to correctly answer Final Jeopardy!. The whole place went nuts, and both she and Arthur got standing ovations at the end of taping.
The whole time this was happening, Diana's mom was in the audience, barely coherent from the stress and literally crying with joy. Arthur's family was practically luminescent with pride at the end as Alex taped a special clip inviting Arthur to the tournament of champions and the show's executive producer came to shake Arthur's hand.
[–]firstordercondition 115 points 23 hours ago
You seemed off your game in that last show. Was it fatigue?
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[–]ThisIsArthurChu[S] 301 points 20 hours ago
Alex said to me during one of those credits segments "I think fatigue will be the thing that takes you down" and he was right.
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[–]PorcupineTheory 399 points 18 hours ago
Did he brush his hand against your cheek and whisper this?
― balls, Friday, 14 March 2014 23:46 (ten years ago) link
hahahaha
― Corporal Clegg, you've got a lovely daughter (WilliamC), Friday, 14 March 2014 23:53 (ten years ago) link
that's some dude arthur beat posting that anecdote, don't want ppl to think arthur was going third person on us
― balls, Saturday, 15 March 2014 00:07 (ten years ago) link
miss u dude but what a soldier
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 15 March 2014 13:24 (ten years ago) link
One of the things that Arthur's streak illustrated is how insanely difficult what Jennings did was. Even if you accept that other guys were as smart/fast on the buzzer/poised as him, it's getting hard to imagine that anyone else will top his streak at this point.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 15 March 2014 14:17 (ten years ago) link
i think there was a point where having clocked more hours playing real jeopardy than any of the newcomers gives jennings an advantage, i.e. the streak was more likely to continue the longer it got. did arthur ever get to the point where he could be relaxed and just coast through?
― Philip Nunez, Saturday, 15 March 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link