Will that guy on Jeopardy ever lose?

bonus arthur chu essay:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/27/your-princess-is-in-another-castle-misogyny-entitlement-and-nerds.html

man this guy is great

That's a really nice essay - glad it seems to be making the rounds. As we've touched on periodically in Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in video games than other forms of media (these days)? , and as the comments sections of most articles about anything make clear, nerd culture reeeeeeally has a hard time having even a remotely nuanced conversation about sexism or privilege at any level. Also nice to see a nerd using their fifteen minutes to challenge these things (as he did to probe the reasons for the anti-Chu sentiments) rather than just to do Nerd Pride Week or whatever. I like this guy.

Just started watching his run back-to-back on the ShowForYou youtube this morning (after burning through the Julia run to date), so good.

goddamn, julia's last two wins have been so smooth and yet so suspenseful! She's put everybody away before final jeopardy but she's done it with no panic, no worry, no hurry. She gets five or six in a row, finds her groove, nails a daily double, bets intelligently and then doesn't miss. It's not as exciting, abrasive or explosive as Chu's run was but it's just flat out masterful gamesmanship. Really loving this lady right now!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/wilmette_kenilworth/chi-north-shore-jeopardy-champion-breaks-second-place-record-20140530,0,6860998.story

http://holykaw.alltop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Screenshot-2014-02-23-16.32.51-744x420.png

are they running some kind of side tournament right now? or will Julia be on on Monday

the latter

she's kinda my favorite person on television right now

ohohoh, beyonceclaus

She seems immune to tiredness or nerves. Rooting for a long million-dollar run.

she has ice water in her veins....love her.

http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/women-are-dominating-jeopardy-this-year.html

After win No. 16, Jennings tweeted his compliments and she replied that she was now in even more awe of his epic streak.
“If you’re a white male they give you the answers,” Jennings quipped.
“When you’re a woman they tell the other contestants not to try,” she volleyed back.

My favorite part of that exchange: https://twitter.com/KenJennings/status/471100517221797888

The guy today deserved to win if only because he had to endure Alex's Irish accent in the lead-in to Double Jeopardy.

she looked so sad at the end there.
bravo to her tho'

Crap, I slept through this

I was never so bummed to see someone lose on this show as I was last night! Really hoping for Julia vs. Arthur in the finals of the next Tournament of Champions.

https://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/855692961.gif?1401914755

awesome

I suppose this is the default Arthur Chu thread?

Whoever upthread who wanted him to keep on writing more cultural commentary is getting their wish

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/24/who-died-and-made-you-khaleesi-privilege-white-saviors-and-the-elusive-male-feminist-who-doesn-t-suck.html

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its funny bc hes not v handsome

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu4PPsZCIAAj0On.jpg

idk the look in his eyes says it's all a damned lie to me

Ken Jennings on right now fyi (battle of the decades)

http://www.avclub.com/article/jeopardy-tells-women-what-they-want-completely-wro-209910

ha, that's SO explicitly grampa sexist it's almost cute

Tournament of Champions starts tonight. Arthur Chu appears Tuesday, Julia Collins Wednesday.

http://i.imgur.com/hd5Xsbr.jpg

thanks for the heads up

I am so crazy about Arthur Chu! He's got a good heart and a good head on his shoulders.

he got harassed by gamergaters recently

he earned +5 resilience

Julia's in the finals!

she was so giddy!
i think chu is on tonight?

arthur vs julia would be difficult for me to divine my allegiance

Chu is tonight. Rooting for Sandy Baker/against Ben Ingram on Wednesday.

I'm definitely rooting for Julia but <3 Chu regardless.

Did not know they actually were talking or that this stuff existed anywhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZf15jetgAU

very weird; this feels like watching teachers getting drunk after class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3RSAEKfWds

CHU! CHU! CHU!

fuuuuuuck

I like the other guy! They're all excellent players.

lool @ channing tatum movies by role as a category in the fuckin last game of the tourny of champs

xp He just rubs me the wrong way! The mouthing to the camera during the introductions, the "Huh!? I knew that!?" bewildered expression after ~50% of his correct answers...I dunno, he sort of toned it down for the tournament but he drove me nuts during his initial run.

aw, i'm a sucker for that guys taylor swift-isms
it was a really good final this year, dumb question selection and all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HmizQEznFo

is there anywhere online i can watch the episode? google is failin' me

http://thepiratebay.se/search/jeopardy