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Jeopardy: Greatest of All Time

igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,394
edited January 2020 in All Encompassing Trip
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Jeopardy: Greatest of All Time 20 votes

Ken Jennings
50%
igotid88PoncierThe JugglerGary Cartermace1229HesCalledDyerBLACK35F Me In The Braindrakeheuer14PJWGIII 10 votes
James Holzhauer
40%
hedonistjeffbrpatrickredeyesdarwinstheoryjwhjr17Cliffy67451ThoughtKnownSmallestOceans 8 votes
Brad Rutter
10%
pjhawksLedbetterman10 2 votes
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,601
    James Holzhauer
    Haven’t decided yet but that was fun 
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    Ken Jennings
    Have them on record setting....
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    James Holzhauer
    Team James here!
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    James Holzhauer
    Did anyone catch that special last week about Alex?  It was a good watch, and confirmed my sense that he's a man of humor, introspection, and class.
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,394
    Ken Jennings
    hedonist said:
    Did anyone catch that special last week about Alex?  It was a good watch, and confirmed my sense that he's a man of humor, introspection, and class.
    Yes. Jean is gorgeous
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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,728
    Brad Rutter
    Cheering for Brad but he really struggled tonight. Ken was great. When James was on his streak and Ken was being asked how he thought he’d fare against James, he said he thought he’d be too slow now that he’s older. But that sure wasn’t the case tonight. 

    Fun stuff. I like the format too. Basically a three-way best-of-7. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden

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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    James Holzhauer
    Yeah, Ken is kicking ass so far. 
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    I’m rooting for Alex Trebek. 
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    ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,633

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    Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,479
    Austin Rogers :)
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Ken Jennings
    I want to see the personification of a brain (Ken) beating an algorithm (James).  Nothing against James. He's super intelligent and a fun, quirky guy, but he relies on his board navigation algorithm to win.  Ken just relies on pure knowledge. Who cares about Brad?!
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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,728
    Brad Rutter
    HesCalledDyer said:
    I want to see the personification of a brain (Ken) beating an algorithm (James).  Nothing against James. He's super intelligent and a fun, quirky guy, but he relies on his board navigation algorithm to win.  Ken just relies on pure knowledge. Who cares about Brad?!
    Brad's the man. He just couldn't have a huge streak like James or Ken because he played back when you could only win 5 games in a row. He has beaten Jennings in every tournament of champions they've played in and has won the most money of any player ever. But he didn't look too sharp last night.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden

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    Jason PJason P Posts: 19,123
    reaction time.   that is all that matters in this tournament.  so who has the fastest fingers in the west?
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    drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,391
    Ken Jennings
    A lot of knowledge in that room. Go Ken!
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    pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,883
    ed243421 said:

    The real all time champion 
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,878
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUZijEuNDQ

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    1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited January 2020
    James Holzhauer
    He cracked the game. He played it exactly how I thought it should be played when I watched it as a kid. Why start with the easy questions? Go for the jugular. Attack. play every daily double aggressively.  Know where the daily doubles usually are located and go there. 
    Never watched a single episode, but read about his approach. He is an assassin. 
    Post edited by 1ThoughtKnown on
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,394
    Ken Jennings
    Ken doesn't need to wager any money and should win his 2nd game. But let's see
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,601
    James Holzhauer
    Feel like I should want ken but have found myself pulling for James 
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,015
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    He cracked the game. He played it exactly how I thought it should be played when I watched it as a kid. Why start with the easy questions? Go for the jugular. Attack. play every daily double aggressively.  Know where the daily doubles usually are located and go there. 
    Never watched a single episode, but read about his approach. He is an assassin. 
    Funny you mention this.  For years I would watch when they set up the board and the last square that was set up was the daily double.  I have no idea if it has ever changed but it was something I noticed.

    Anyone?
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,394
    Ken Jennings
    Bump for today
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,601
    James Holzhauer
    God dammit. That was tense for a second 
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    James Holzhauer
    tempo_n_groove said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    He cracked the game. He played it exactly how I thought it should be played when I watched it as a kid. Why start with the easy questions? Go for the jugular. Attack. play every daily double aggressively.  Know where the daily doubles usually are located and go there. 
    Never watched a single episode, but read about his approach. He is an assassin. 
    Funny you mention this.  For years I would watch when they set up the board and the last square that was set up was the daily double.  I have no idea if it has ever changed but it was something I noticed.

    Anyone?
    My husband said the same thing. 

    C’mon, James!
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,539

    Would it be more interesting to get rid of the Daily Doubles in this competition?  I guess it allows for comebacks, but when you have two equally smart people it just becomes luck of who finds it (obviously have to be in control to get it). 

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    mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,008
    Ken Jennings
    James always seemed odd to me. Ken always seemed like a super nice guy. Don’t even remember Brad, but he seemed like a great guy too
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    James Holzhauer
    Poor Brad. He was a good sport. 

    Much as I was hoping James would win, Jennings was beyond stellar. Well-done!
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    mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,008
    Ken Jennings
    bootlegger10 said:

    Would it be more interesting to get rid of the Daily Doubles in this competition?  I guess it allows for comebacks, but when you have two equally smart people it just becomes luck of who finds it (obviously have to be in control to get it). 

    I thought the same thing. But that’s how James broke all those records, always going all in when Ken plays it safe. So makes it interesting I guess.
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,539
    mace1229 said:
    bootlegger10 said:

    Would it be more interesting to get rid of the Daily Doubles in this competition?  I guess it allows for comebacks, but when you have two equally smart people it just becomes luck of who finds it (obviously have to be in control to get it). 

    I thought the same thing. But that’s how James broke all those records, always going all in when Ken plays it safe. So makes it interesting I guess.
    Yeah, I'm not saying get rid of it in the normal contests.  That's fine.  Don't want to penalize really smart people on the show.  But if you are trying to see who is the smartest then I don't think Daily Double's help.   But then it wouldn't be Jeopardy I guess. 
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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,728
    Brad Rutter
    I was floored by how great Ken was. I watched a lot of his streak when it happened, but that was song long ago. He was amazing. I could live without his dramatic pauses on daily doubles that we KNOW he knows the answer to. But ya gotta be a performer out there too I guess. Great job by him. 

    Brad seemed to have lost the touch on the buzzer, and really struggled on daily doubles. It was a shame because he consistently kicked Ken's ass in tournament of champions over the years (Brad never lost of game before losing these four in a row) Because his original run was before they lifted the 5-day limit, people aren't as familiar with him as they are with James and Ken because of their long streaks. So I was a little sad to see him perform so poorly with so many people watching, many of whom weren't familiar with how great he's been on the show over the years. 

    James played well as expected, but he's the most awkward weirdo I've seen on TV in a while. His attempts at "jokes" are cringeworthy, his facial expressions are creepy, and his one-liner to Brad during game 4 about Brad finishing the first half of the game with zero points was fucking lame as hell. Again, trying to be funny, but incapable of doing it. Even if he and Ken were beating Brad's ass, show some respect (as Ken does). Brad seems a little washed-up now, but he's still the highest money winner ever. James taunting him would be like Patrick Mahomes taunting Tom Brady. 
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,539
    Brad’s money came in tournament of champions though. Not from a streak.  Still, tough competition.  
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