Game shows

[Green Monstah]

So did goofball James forever change the way Jeopardy is played?

I think the days of going top to bottom in a category are over and everybody will be doubling up all the time.

I think we'll see his bottom-up, side to side clue selection being replicated.

I don't think we'll see his aggressive daily double betting copied (for long, anyhow). The rank-and-file Jeopardy player is likely still not confident enough to go all in or make 9-15k bets, and for good reason.

[smokymountainrain]

I think we'll see his bottom-up, side to side clue selection being replicated.

I don't think we'll see his aggressive daily double betting copied (for long, anyhow). The rank-and-file Jeopardy player is likely still not confident enough to go all in or make 9-15k bets, and for good reason.

Guy yesterday had $7000, bet $6000 on a daily double and lost. Basically cost him the game. So you're right- they may think they can do what James did, but he made it look a lot easier than it really is.

[Green Monstah]

Guy yesterday had $7000, bet $6000 on a daily double and lost. Basically cost him the game. So you're right- they may think they can do what James did, but he made it look a lot easier than it really is.

There was a dude last year who was great with the Daily Doubles as well (I can't recall his name, but a bartender from NYC; his in-game perspiration and demeanor made me think he snorted a few lines before every game). He was not as smart as James, but was really good at using the in-clue prompts to deduce the right answer.

One of my favorite moments was a true DD that would essentially put the game out of reach. The clue was something like "A fluologist is another name for this profession." He waited and waited and the just before time expired, he realized the rights answer (I assume he was thinking epidemiologist or something to that effect initially) "What is a chimney sweep?" The game was essentially over after that.

[old_gregg]

There was a dude last year who was great with the Daily Doubles as well (I can't recall his name, but a bartender from NYC; his in-game perspiration and demeanor made me think he snorted a few lines before every game). He was not as smart as James, but was really good at using the in-clue prompts to deduce the right answer.

One of my favorite moments was a true DD that would essentially put the game out of reach. The clue was something like "A fluologist is another name for this profession." He waited and waited and the just before time expired, he realized the rights answer (I assume he was thinking epidemiologist or something to that effect initially) "What is a chimney sweep?" The game was essentially over after that.

austin was that guys name

[Green Monstah]

austin was that guys name

Lol. That's right.

[BigFatMeanie]

Lol. That's right.

You were distracted by all his sweat.

[HBCoug]

austin was that guys name

Austin Rogers. The best was when Trebek called him Austin Rivers, which probably caused Doc to immediately want to distance himself from Jeopardy.