Will that guy on Jeopardy ever lose?

Or DVR or TiVo or whatever it is people do.

Or are you unemployed.

If so, sorry to hear it, man.

But at least you get to watch Jeopardy!

but yeah, the mathematic multiples category was one of those moments where he straight smoked everyone and it was a thing to behold.
Also the first few minutes against the "gadabout" when he absolutely destroyed dude and gadabout was all but holding the buzzer over his head trying to get a question in was straight comedy.
This kid has a system for buzzing that really seems to work; he straight monopolizes the board for minutes at a time.

uh, xpost.

This kid has a system for buzzing that really seems to work

This is supposedly a big, big part of success on the show. Jennings admits that one reason he was able to last for weeks at a time is that he'd gotten so comfortable with the buzzer and knowing exactly when to press down on it after Alex finished reading the clue; in some cases, he may have been evenly matched, knowledge-wise, but he just had that experiential advantage.

current dude's father was a multi-day champ; I think pops imparted some advice.

Also the first few minutes against the "gadabout" when he absolutely destroyed dude and gadabout was all but holding the buzzer over his head trying to get a question in was straight comedy.

OH GOD THAT GUY! Watching him try to answer and freaking out with his buzzer was amazing.

btw I used to watch Jeaopardy with while holding a calculator and keeping score while I was in high school. Yes, I was that sad.

yeah I dvr the series, jaymc. somehow I owned a dvr for months before realizing I should be.

Also the first few minutes against the "gadabout" when he absolutely destroyed dude and gadabout was all but holding the buzzer over his head trying to get a question in was straight comedy.

hahahaha yes! Was so glad that tool had his ass handed to him. A lot of being a good Jeopardy contestant comes down to having quicker reflexes than your opponents. The gadabout's strategy seemed to be to press that mofo a bazillion times as soon as you know the answer, whereas Stefan's seems to be press it once as soon as the question (er, answer, i mean) is "open".

xps

x-post uuuhhhh Jeopardy, rather

Based on what I've read, you have to trust yourself enough to be ready to buzz in as soon as alex is done talking if you even THINK you know the answer to get that rhythm.
and i click the "clear" button on the tivo to buzz in. and shout at the screen a lot.

Buzz-in timing skills are the key to my unbeatability at PS2 Jeopardy vid game.

press that mofo a bazillion times as soon as you know the answer

duuuuuuuuuuuuude I think he learned his Jeopardy skills (nil) from Soul Calibur

I think gadabout was there to write a short story wherein he fulfills the dying wish of his sister. He was more emotional than anyone I've seen play jeopardy ever. When he all but swept the Dylan category he FINALLY calmed down, but dude was really out of control. That's kind of what I imagine I'd be like if they ever let me on.

Does anyone else enjoy the Jeopardy video game?

'The 1 Bill'

They should just put that shit up on Hulu.

God help anyone near me if I know the answer and nobody playing the game does.
"Pimento. Pimento. Pimento! PIMENTO MOTHERFUCKERS! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL IT'S PIMENTO! PIMEEENTOOOOO! SAY IT YOU COCKSUCKERS! PIMENTO!"
"...and no one knew, 'What is... Pimento.'"
"GOD I HATE YOU FUCKERS!"

Based on what I've read, you have to trust yourself enough to be ready to buzz in as soon as alex is done talking if you even THINK you know the answer to get that rhythm.

Well, the main issue, I think, is that if you buzz in before Alex is done talking, even by a microsecond, then you'll be locked out for an entire second, giving your opponents an opportunity to buzz in instead.

(Actually, it might only be a quarter-second, but that's still long enough.)

I've always wondered how the Jeopardy buzzer system works. Also, is there some guy whose only job is to judge when Alex is done talking? Or is it done with a computer?

God help anyone near me if I know the answer and nobody playing the game does.
"Pimento. Pimento. Pimento! PIMENTO MOTHERFUCKERS! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL IT'S PIMENTO! PIMEEENTOOOOO! SAY IT YOU COCKSUCKERS! PIMENTO!"
"...and no one knew, 'What is... Pimento.'"
"GOD I HATE YOU FUCKERS!"

― im a fucking unicorn you douchebags (forksclovetofu), Monday, July 27, 2009 6:03 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Haha me, too, and the only time I ever watch Jeopardy is in the laundromat, so that's kind of fun.

From Ken Jennings's (highly recommended) book Brainiac:

http://i28.tinypic.com/34yzak8.jpg

CHILL OUT POINDEXTER YOURE NOT IN A MOSH PIT

Also the first few minutes against the "gadabout" when he absolutely destroyed dude and gadabout was all but holding the buzzer over his head trying to get a question in was straight comedy.

OH GOD THAT GUY! Watching him try to answer and freaking out with his buzzer was amazing.

― ENBB, Monday, July 27, 2009 3:58 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

And what was with the sequined cravat? Or was it an ascot?

I don't know but whatever it was it was awful. I hated him instantly but then he pulled out the dead sister dying wish thing and I felt sort of bad about it.

ARGH i forgot that was the last episode of the season and that guy is on ice for the next several months!
When's the next season start? January?

MOTHERFUCKER SERIOUSLY? I just watched today's episode and was pissed there'd be 2 weeks of teen tournament, but there's no new ones til winter? I don't think of Jeopardy as having seasons.

I love it when contestants get so frustrated with someone else constantly ringing in first that it becomes their only mission to edge them out, and then they finally do and for a milisecond they're thrilled but then they realize they have no clue what the correct response is.

according to youtube: Jeopardy! usually starts on the first Monday in September (occassionally, it may start the second Monday in September), so the 26th season should start Monday September 7th.

ken jennings has blogged about the henry gates arrest. huh.

The coverage of the Professor Gates arrest is starting to astound me–mostly Internet comments. I violated the First Rule of Staying Sane Online: “never look at the comments section under any non-sports story on a newspaper’s website.”

Having occasionally had the misfortune to read comments on sports stories I don't think you're helping your sanity reading those either. Jennings come off as an incredibly balanced guy.

http://www.jeopardy.com/showguide/virtualsettour/
Hope they fix the goddamn music.
Looking forward to seeing the return of captain nerdy.

new set is bonkers

Yeah and they fixed up the music alright too! I'm pleased.

The only time I have ever thought about getting TiVo/DVR/whatever is to watch Jeopardy! A total travesty that it's nowhere online or on DVD.

After the digital switch I lost the network that shows Jeopardy! in my town.
Totally pissed.

That sucks! I get Jeopardy on two channels: one American, one Canadian.

man Wolf Blitzer getting his ass handed to him by Andy Richter tonight was one of the greatest Celebrity Jeopardy moments EVER

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3526/jeopardy.jpg

that new set is great; for some reason I am thinking they should change the Jeopardy intro music to AWK's "It's time to PARTY" except he'll sing "It's time for JEOPARDY" instead

haha, you suck Wolf Blitzer!

it was seriously staggering how boneheaded a lot of his responses were -- in a category where all the answers had 3 E's in them, after Dana Delaney fumbled and said "excerpt" instead of "excerpted," Blitzer rang in to say: ANNOTATED

HAAA OWND BY A COMEDIAN

are people really surprised that wolf blitzer got schooled by andy richter in matters of general knowledge??

not surprising. columbia college education.
xp

not surprised per se, it was just crazy how BADLY wolf did, like it was almost like an SNL skit

that is way beyond a schooling just fyi - im not surprised wolf lost but gdamn - i mean negative on celebrity jeopardy where the questions are sooo easy - AWKWARD

yeah, he was in the red for pretty much the entire episode, and then at the end they gave him a free thousand to bet on w/ Final Jeopardy, and he got to double it with the softest of softball questions (something about "an actor that ironically lost a role as Vice President in 1960 for not looking 'presidential' enough")

Wolf was pretty bad in the training game, too. I thought The Tonight Show just edited to make him look bad, but it's clear that they didn't have to.

http://www.wimp.com/alextrebek/

HA!