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Jeopardy is Coming

I had hopes to post much more this month, and I was actually doing a pretty good job and then the election came and bitch-slapped me, and work is its own set of interesting things, so yeah, this month is officially the worst.  One of the only things that I’m looking forward to and simultaneously […]

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Post-Game Analysis & Thoughts, a Few Days After

So I have to admit that it’s been slightly difficult to let the Jeopardy experience go.  I wrote extensively on the emotions of the whole day here: Day-Of Jeopardy! Taping Thoughts & Reactions There’s a few reasons for that: Fucking hindsight, which is some bullshit.  It’s killing me and is the main reason I am […]

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Day-Of Jeopardy! Taping Thoughts & Reactions

The Morning Of: Holy crap, this day was just surreal.  Ended up spending last night with Larry trying to figure out what my 3 outfits would be, as you are instructed to bring that many outfits in case you end up winning.  That proved to be surprisingly more of a task than I had expected.  […]

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So About That 50/50 Opportunity?

Well Jeopardy! fans, today’s taping in which I was going to be an alternate on the 5th show being taped today?  Everything changed this morning due to some other poor person’s unfortunate luck, as suddenly it was no longer a 50/50 chance:  I, along with the other alternate, were IN.  We were going to be […]

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Let’s See If I Can Avoid Going Completely Stupid in the Next 24 Hours

Tomorrow is finally the first opportunity I have to actually be a contestant on Jeopardy! So, Yeah, This Will Be Happening So It’s Actually Going to Happen! I’m set to be an alternate for the last show of the taping day, with 50/50 odds I’ll actually make it on.  That uncertainty is almost more nerve-wracking […]