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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:05 am Post subject: James Holzhauer on Jeopardy
Has anyone been watching this guy play? He won last night for the 14th time and has amassed $1,061,554 during that time. He won $131,000 on one show. He is a professional gambler from Las Vegas and uses some gambling techniques, including jumping around the board so his opponents can’t get comfortable with a category. And he is as aggressive as hell, he will bet $10,000 to $20,000 on double jeopardy. Last night he was at about $60,000 and bet $40,000 on final jeopardy. As long as he is winning I won’t miss a show. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:13 am Post subject:
Yeah, pretty crazy. First he crushed the previous record for one night's winning of $75k with a $110k and then he had the $131k night.
In 14 games, he's almost half way to Ken Jennings overall $2.5 mil which he made in 74 shows! _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
He is unbelievable, his knowledge and quick reactions are uncanny and he is using his sports gambling background to high advantage by doubling on practically every Daily Double.
No one is beating this guy any time soon. _________________ Love, Laker Lanny
Joined: 14 Apr 2001 Posts: 144476 Location: The Gold Coast
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:19 pm Post subject:
Semi-related but ABC did a segment on the news last night, and said that Trebek has been the only host of Jeopardy. How can we forget Art Fleming? In the late 80's he had a 4-hour Sunday night "Trivia Spectacular" on KMOX in St. Louis. I used to listen every Sunday night. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:54 pm Post subject:
venturalakersfan wrote:
Semi-related but ABC did a segment on the news last night, and said that Trebek has been the only host of Jeopardy. How can we forget Art Fleming? In the late 80's he had a 4-hour Sunday night "Trivia Spectacular" on KMOX in St. Louis. I used to listen every Sunday night.
Must have meant to say “modern era” version.
Interesting fact, he had a bit in the Weird Al video “I Lost on Jeopardy.”
Bye. _________________ "This trophy removes the most odious sentence in the English Language. It can never be said again that 'the Lakers have never beaten the Celtics.'" -Dr. Jerry Buss (1985) R.I.P., 33 x M.V.O.
Semi-related but ABC did a segment on the news last night, and said that Trebek has been the only host of Jeopardy. How can we forget Art Fleming? In the late 80's he had a 4-hour Sunday night "Trivia Spectacular" on KMOX in St. Louis. I used to listen every Sunday night.
Must have meant to say “modern era” version.
Interesting fact, he had a bit in the Weird Al video “I Lost on Jeopardy.”
Bye.
His version was shown in Twilight Zone: The Movie. How's that for trivial knowledge? Kick The Can segment, Scatman Crothers. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL SEDALE TRIBUTE EDDIE DONX!
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:58 am Post subject:
gumby wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
Semi-related but ABC did a segment on the news last night, and said that Trebek has been the only host of Jeopardy. How can we forget Art Fleming? In the late 80's he had a 4-hour Sunday night "Trivia Spectacular" on KMOX in St. Louis. I used to listen every Sunday night.
Must have meant to say “modern era” version.
Interesting fact, he had a bit in the Weird Al video “I Lost on Jeopardy.”
Bye.
Or in Ventura and Jodekes case "before television"
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:55 am Post subject:
I get IQ ranges, etc., but I am still at a loss for how someone retains so much knowledge on so many different subjects. Bouncing from Modern Field Sports to 16th Century Art to WWII to Animal Kingdom: South America is something that I have a hard time understanding how a young man could gain and retain moderately deep knowledge with such broad subjects.
He did an interview with ESPN recently and he said they taped 5 episodes per day. Obviously what you are watching was taped months in advance so only he or the producers of the show know if he is still on or not. But I would assume the other contestants know what a buzz saw they are going thru and you can see it when they realize they are witnesses and both clap their hands when he goes thru the board with ease and claims the double jeopardy questions. The other two contestants right now are just there to claim their appearance fees.
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:31 am Post subject:
adkindo wrote:
I get IQ ranges, etc., but I am still at a loss for how someone retains so much knowledge on so many different subjects. Bouncing from Modern Field Sports to 16th Century Art to WWII to Animal Kingdom: South America is something that I have a hard time understanding how a young man could gain and retain moderately deep knowledge with such broad subjects.
He said that he prepares for the show by hanging out in the kids book section, that things are there in a way that is easy to understand. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:48 pm Post subject:
adkindo wrote:
I get IQ ranges, etc., but I am still at a loss for how someone retains so much knowledge on so many different subjects. Bouncing from Modern Field Sports to 16th Century Art to WWII to Animal Kingdom: South America is something that I have a hard time understanding how a young man could gain and retain moderately deep knowledge with such broad subjects.
The human brain is a phenomenal instrument and probably the most complex thing that exists in the known universe. We barely even know anything about it at this point of history, as we don't know what causes some mental disorders, let alone what accounts for mental phenomena like consciousness, dreams, ESP, hunches, etc.
A better question would be, how has this guy found the time to accumulate all this knowledge while still having a social life (assuming he has one), a job, a family (if he has one), etc. _________________ Lakers 49ers Chargers Dodgers
I get IQ ranges, etc., but I am still at a loss for how someone retains so much knowledge on so many different subjects. Bouncing from Modern Field Sports to 16th Century Art to WWII to Animal Kingdom: South America is something that I have a hard time understanding how a young man could gain and retain moderately deep knowledge with such broad subjects.
The human brain is a phenomenal instrument and probably the most complex thing that exists in the known universe. We barely even know anything about it at this point of history, as we don't know what causes some mental disorders, let alone what accounts for mental phenomena like consciousness, dreams, ESP, hunches, etc.
A better question would be, how has this guy found the time to accumulate all this knowledge while still having a social life (assuming he has one), a job, a family (if he has one), etc.
He has a wife and kid. He is a professional gambler and this isn't his first time on a TV game show. He was on another game show before see the clip below. Notice he pretty much did all the work for his team....
I notice there were some trolls questioning the legitimacy of his Jeopardy wins saying it might be rigged but if you look at this appearance on the other show in the past, it shows that he is legit.
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 40345 Location: Dirty South
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:55 am Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
slavavov wrote:
adkindo wrote:
I get IQ ranges, etc., but I am still at a loss for how someone retains so much knowledge on so many different subjects. Bouncing from Modern Field Sports to 16th Century Art to WWII to Animal Kingdom: South America is something that I have a hard time understanding how a young man could gain and retain moderately deep knowledge with such broad subjects.
The human brain is a phenomenal instrument and probably the most complex thing that exists in the known universe. We barely even know anything about it at this point of history, as we don't know what causes some mental disorders, let alone what accounts for mental phenomena like consciousness, dreams, ESP, hunches, etc.
A better question would be, how has this guy found the time to accumulate all this knowledge while still having a social life (assuming he has one), a job, a family (if he has one), etc.
He has a wife and kid. He is a professional gambler and this isn't his first time on a TV game show. He was on another game show before see the clip below. Notice he pretty much did all the work for his team....
I notice there were some trolls questioning the legitimacy of his Jeopardy wins saying it might be rigged but if you look at this appearance on the other show in the past, it shows that he is legit.
Didn't I read his wife appeared on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" a few years ago?
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