Posted on 11/22/2004 9:32:36 PM PST by Congressman Billybob
Thanks for the update. Good luck to Kem. I hope she's not just fodder to Ken Jennings cannon, or whatever BIG GUN takes him down.
He's a nice man, a brilliant man, he may be the greatest man who's ever lived, but I just wish he'd GO AWAY!
bump!
I thought it was Peter Jennings' job in Jepordy.
Bummer.
What is a bump to the top, Alex?
Just kidding, is there anything this guy doesn't know? I wonder what the catagories are for the show that he loses on:
- History of womens Undergarments
- Automotive Engine Maintanence
- Famous Bowlers in the 60's
- Progressive-Punk Rock Lyrics from bands that begin with "Death"
??? Any Ideas ???
Well, he'll certainly know ALL the answers in your proposed catagories, sleeper.
Yes, even women's underwear!
The thing he is really good at is figuring out that good response. He's an excellent figurer-outer, and I say that with the highest respect.
But hey! College Jeopardy has been on the past week or so, it's so much fun NOT KNOWING who will win.
And tonight I got Final Jeopardy and none of the little Geniuses did, so I felt very good about myself.
Less good about America today, because the CORRECT response was "Helen Keller" and the answer the 3 incredibly bright students came up with was "Rachel Carson".
The ultimate lesson here: the enviro-wackie-commies are doing a great job immortalizing their heros to the young. Those who champion the triumph of the individual, even over extreme hardship, less so. The catagory was: 20th Century Americans.
GOOD LUCK KEM! AGAIN! WIN BIG BUCKS!
Congrats to Kem on making it thus far, and don't get discouraged if you have to wait a long time for the phone call. It was just a couple of weeks shy of one full year between when I tried out and when Jeopardy! called to say they wanted me on the show. I'm glad I didn't have to face Ken Jennings. In a bit of personal trivia, the returning champion in my first game--who I knocked off--was Kevin Olmstead, who later went on to win $2.18 million on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Jennings recently passed him to become to all-time winningest game show contestant.
I hope Kem does as well as you did. I know she has the horses, and she won't freeze up. So I have high hopes for her, and when she gets into the second day of taping, I'll fly to L.A. to join her and root her own.
Billybob
I used to think that I could do pretty well on Jeopardy!, maybe even win for a few days in a row. I even tried out for the show years ago, missing selection by an eyelash. But watching this guy play a couple of times has pretty much convinced me that my going up against him would be like a Pop Warner team taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ken Jennings is a force of nature.
Bet you can't find ANYBODY to play Trivial Pursuit with you... :)
I think Jeopardy wanted to have an "event" to boost their show....JMHO.....
really, we all know he's going to go on til he reaches the reported 2.6 million...why bother watching.....
Kevin O. is a good friend of mine!!! small world huh?
btw i have personally passed the Jeopardy test a few times and the mock game that you described is more to find out more about your personality then your brains. They know that you are smart enough from the 50 quiz and they just dont want a jerk or a guy that is really boring to be on the show. I ve heard that if you get to the interview process, which it sounds Kem did, that there is about a 50- 75% chance that theyll be calling.
I noticed his strategy. When he picks a category he starts in the middle values. He answers a few in a row and takes all the high value ones. If the other contestants get to pick, they get the lower value ones and can't catch up to him.
She wasn't going on Jeopardy!, but on other, more luck-based shows. I haven't had a chance to watch TV in a while, but I used to notice a couple of things about Wheel of Fortune. First, they keep a black tube top or wrap to put on women with low cut dresses for when they spin the wheel. Second, they sometimes cool people's jets during breaks in the show. Several times, I've seen people going beserk during an early segment, then break for a commercial, and they're very subdued for the rest of the show.
Another somewhat interesting thing I've read is that about half of the prizes on game shows are turned down by the contestants, because they don't want to pay the taxes. This is particularly true for The Price is Right. Are they still trotting out that stupid $4,000 popcorn cart as a prize every other show?
He looking for Double Jeopardy answers.
My Dad can't find anyone to play Trivial Pursuit with him, either! Everyone eventually got frustrated and said "no thanks."
When I was a kid, we got a set of encyclopedia. He, over the course of a winter or two,....READ THEM! Cover to cover; and then started over.
REMEMBER. "Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?" is NOT an acceptable answer...
"I think Jeopardy wanted to have an "event" to boost their show....JMHO....."
I knew that "play until you lose" was a bad idea. I'll be a lot of the past super champs could have gone as far a Ken, and no doubt they'd have been as boring. It's like "flashcards on tv" now.
I'm a little heartened by watching these college games at least I know I CAN still enjoy the show.
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