QB'er on Jeopardy tonight
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QB'er on Jeopardy tonight
Probably a little late to catch it on the East Coast, but Jason Thweatt, coach of the Va Tech team is playing tonight against a 5-game winner.
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Re: QB'er on Jeopardy tonight
$800 difference heading into Final Jeopardy; both look pretty evenly matched.GoffManProphecies wrote:Probably a little late to catch it on the East Coast, but Jason Thweatt, coach of the Va Tech team is playing tonight against a 5-game winner.
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My brother couldn't understand why I found it to be so funny. I was really hoping for the champ to miss it too, but alas.rchschem wrote:FJ was a hose.
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I thought I recognized him. Too bad the Final Jeopardy was complete and utter garbage, even by Jeopardy standards.
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It was something like:
Aviation History
This man was the 100something (I think 181st) man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
Answer here
Aviation History
This man was the 100something (I think 181st) man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
Answer here
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close 118thBentley Like Beckham wrote:It was something like:
Aviation History
This man was the 100something (I think 181st) man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
Answer here
But yes, total hose.
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I also share this opinion. I thought it was obvious that there was a little trick to it considering they didn't mention solo/nonstop.Matt Weiner wrote:I don't see how it's a "hose." What answer really came to mind there? I guess the tidbit about Lindbergh's solo and nonstop status being his actual mark of distinction is not as well known as I thought, but it seemed like a pretty standard Jeopardy "figure it out" question.
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It's a horrid question ..... but to be honest ... who the heck else is it?
It has to be an individual ..... as if it was someone flying in a group, you couldn't delineate this person being eexactly the 118th ..... so start thinking ...
males
solo flights
Atlantic.
This might even be too tough for hte NAC.
It has to be an individual ..... as if it was someone flying in a group, you couldn't delineate this person being eexactly the 118th ..... so start thinking ...
males
solo flights
Atlantic.
This might even be too tough for hte NAC.
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Let me also vote for this opinion. I had it before Alex was done reading.Matt Weiner wrote:I don't see how it's a "hose." What answer really came to mind there? I guess the tidbit about Lindbergh's solo and nonstop status being his actual mark of distinction is not as well known as I thought, but it seemed like a pretty standard Jeopardy "figure it out" question.
I hate to criticize Jason because I thought he did a good job. But had I hit a Daily Double on a literature category, I'd bet more than $1200.
It was nice to see a quizbowler on the show. The number of adult contestants with quizbowl background has taken a bit of a dive since Ken. (And did you know you have to declare all QB affiliations when you tryout so they can weed us out?)
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The folks at J! must not complete be against QB, because Jason's interview consisted of he and Alex talking about his affiliation with the Va Tech team and a very general overview of the college circuit.Stat74 wrote:(And did you know you have to declare all QB affiliations when you tryout so they can weed us out?)