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Post by librarylady on Mar 12, 2024 23:23:52 GMT
I have never watched an entire show. I tried and became so annoyed at the poor grammar created by the responses having to be given in the form of a question, I just could not do it. However, we record the show that follows Jeopardy and my settings allow us to see the final question and response each night.
More than once, a contestant wagers lots of money on his/her answer and then when we see the answer given, that person doesn't know the answer at all (doesn't even make a guess).
I keep wondering, "Why did you bet any money at all if you knew you didn't know the answer?"
DH insists the contestant has to place the wager before seeing the question. Is this true? Does any Pea know--are the wagers placed before the contestant sees the question?
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Post by compeateropeator on Mar 12, 2024 23:27:28 GMT
Yes, wagers are done before the question but after they know the category.
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Post by librarylady on Mar 12, 2024 23:46:22 GMT
Yes, wagers are done before the question but after they know the category. That is just bizarre and another reason why I "am not compatible" with this show.
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Post by peabay on Mar 12, 2024 23:47:07 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me.
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Post by Zee on Mar 13, 2024 0:09:02 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. How did I not know this? |
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Post by myshelly on Mar 13, 2024 0:13:13 GMT
Yes, wagers are done before the question but after they know the category. That is just bizarre and another reason why I "am not compatible" with this show.
It wouldn’t be much of a gamble if you saw the question first…what would be the point of that? What would be the game aspect of it? |
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Post by bandjmom on Mar 13, 2024 0:28:42 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. Wow! I am so impressed. You weren’t the one to stop his winning streak, but you beat him at Final Jeopardy! I made it as far as an in-person audition a number of years ago but never got called. |
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Post by peabay on Mar 13, 2024 0:58:30 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. How did I not know this? I know I talked about it on the old board - there were two of us who had been on. |
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Post by Zee on Mar 13, 2024 1:03:34 GMT
I know I talked about it on the old board - there were two of us who had been on. That's the kind of thing that I would remember, so I must have missed that! How cool! |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Mar 13, 2024 1:35:27 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. Wow, I love this!! All I have is a pencil that says *I tried out for Wheel-of-Fortune!* I actually made it to the final round in the try out but they picked this guy who had the personality of dryer lint. Go figure. |
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Post by disneypal on Mar 13, 2024 1:41:45 GMT
They are asked the question after they place their wager.
They only know the topic before placing their wager.
For example, the topic might be 19th Century Poets. If they know a lot about that, they most likely will wager more than if they are weak in that topic.
After they place the wager, they will then see/hear something like “ In 1817 he published anonymously, 'Poems, founded upon the Poems of Meleager,' which were re-edited in 1818 under the title of 'Trifles, imitative of the Chaster Style of Meleager.'
Then they will guess “Who is Edward William Barnard?”. If they get it right, their total increases by the amount waged and if they are wrong, they lose the amount waged.
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Post by supersoda on Mar 13, 2024 1:47:34 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. That is an amazing story and I bow to your awesomeness. I auditioned about 25 years ago but didn't make the cut. My geography will never be up to par. My whole family is a bunch of Jeopardy nerds, though, and we record episodes and play competitively at home when the kids are here. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 13, 2024 1:52:00 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. Amazing! Now I need to know the question you bested Ken jennings on! |
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Post by quietgirl on Mar 13, 2024 2:28:22 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. Wow! Cool! |
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Post by lisae on Mar 13, 2024 12:12:09 GMT
Final Jeopardy betting is a big part of whether some contestants win or lose. There are a couple of strategies to it. It depends on 1) what you think you know about the final category. 2) what would happen if you bet everything and won/lost and your opponents bet everything and won/lost. The 2nd place person often seems to be the most challenging position if they are close enough to overtake the lead. Do they bet big and try to take the lead or bet conservatively and hope the 1st place person misses? This is where the strategy of the game comes in.
We watched Jeopardy every night for years but quit several months ago as they have been doing non-stop tournaments. I like regular play where you can root for a particular player winning several games in row and one championship tournament a year. I know they started this because of the writer's strike but it has gone on far too long. Add that to the primetime play and I think they are taking a good thing and running it into the ground.
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Post by workingclassdog on Mar 13, 2024 15:44:38 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. How did I not know this?  |
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Post by milocat on Mar 13, 2024 16:34:31 GMT
Yes, wagers are done before the question but after they know the category. That is just bizarre and another reason why I "am not compatible" with this show.
The category can be really broad like literature or it could be 18th century literature. The wager involves some strategy. It's not just bet it all even if you're confident in the category. If the first place person had $9000 and the second place person had $3500 even if 2nd place bet all $3500 they couldn't catch 1st place. So first place will often bet $1999 so they will win even if they don't get the answer. Like what happened to @peababy vs Ken Jennings. If there isn't that big of lead then it becomes a real gamble on what to bid. |
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Mar 13, 2024 17:24:38 GMT
peabay That is SO. COOL. I have taken the test, oh, hell, I've lost count of how many times. The closest I've gotten to being on the show is when DH and I went to see it being filmed in DC a few years ago. cadoodlebug My cousin was on WoF. There's a quick clip of it before a 20/20 segment that was done on her a few years ago due to some medical advancements she was part of the testing for. She aided in part of a study that allows disabled people to move limbs with their thoughts (she is a quadriplegic from the neck down). It absolutely blows my freaking mind that stuff like this is possible.
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Post by scrappert on Mar 13, 2024 17:40:57 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. I remember this! So awesome that you met Alex and Ken! |
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Post by librarylady on Mar 13, 2024 17:44:49 GMT
My nephew is addicted to Jeopardy. He say a chance to apply for the show. He signed up but didn't make the first round(?). He was shocked at how hard the questions were.
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Post by peabay on Mar 13, 2024 21:53:55 GMT
I was on Jeopardy many years ago (went up against Ken Jennings haha) and yes, you do not know the answer but you are gambling that the other people might not know it either. I won Final Jeopardy (and Ken Jennings didn't know the answer) but he had so much more money accrued that he still beat me. Amazing! Now I need to know the question you bested Ken jennings on! I can't remember the exact wording, but it was (generally) "In the NATO alphabet, the two words that are named after Shakespearean characters." I got them both; Ken and the guy who came in third only got one. |
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Post by mikewozowski on Mar 15, 2024 19:26:35 GMT
I know I talked about it on the old board - there were two of us who had been on. who was the other one? |
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Post by mikewozowski on Mar 15, 2024 19:27:50 GMT
Amazing! Now I need to know the question you bested Ken jennings on! I can't remember the exact wording, but it was (generally) "In the NATO alphabet, the two words that are named after Shakespearean characters." I got them both; Ken and the guy who came in third only got one. you would think knowing one of thm might tickle your brain to figuring out the other. guess not! |
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Post by mikewozowski on Mar 15, 2024 19:30:29 GMT
Final Jeopardy betting is a big part of whether some contestants win or lose. There are a couple of strategies to it. It depends on 1) what you think you know about the final category. 2) what would happen if you bet everything and won/lost and your opponents bet everything and won/lost. The 2nd place person often seems to be the most challenging position if they are close enough to overtake the lead. Do they bet big and try to take the lead or bet conservatively and hope the 1st place person misses? This is where the strategy of the game comes in. We watched Jeopardy every night for years but quit several months ago as they have been doing non-stop tournaments. I like regular play where you can root for a particular player winning several games in row and one championship tournament a year. I know they started this because of the writer's strike but it has gone on far too long. Add that to the primetime play and I think they are taking a good thing and running it into the ground. primetime jeopardy is not worth the watch. the "celebrities" are mostly barely known, and the questions are too easy for regular jeopardy watchers. |
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Post by Mel on Mar 15, 2024 19:34:43 GMT
What I hate is that the losers don't get to keep their money. 2nd place gets $2000, and 3rd place gets $1000.
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Post by peabay on Mar 15, 2024 21:30:41 GMT
I know I talked about it on the old board - there were two of us who had been on. who was the other one? I wish I could remember her pea name. I'm friends with her on fb and I know her real name but I don't know her pea name. She hasn't been to this board. |
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