Jeopardy: Greatest of All Time

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. 

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

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.

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. 

I, for some.e reason felt unsatisfied with this. I really felt bad for Brad. And initially, I liked the whole concept of James and wanted him to win. Now, I think he's kind of a douche canoe. After watching these shows, I:

•can recall just how dumb I really am
•am glad Ken Jennings won

KJ, the best!

The right guy won. Ken played his way and won. Ken gave James a taste of his own medicine and won. Ken dominated this tournament.

I recorded the episodes, bit social media did the whole spoiler thing, so watching beyond the first show became pointless, since I was behind by a day or two. It was disappointing, as I was looking forward to it.