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TLEberle

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« Reply #30 on: May 22, 2013, 01:50:07 AM »
Where does it say \"winners\"?
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« Reply #31 on: May 22, 2013, 02:12:36 AM »
Well don\'t I feel stupid.


I blame it on the Percodan. That stuff rots your brain.
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« Reply #32 on: May 22, 2013, 04:36:50 AM »
[quote name=\"TLEberle\" post=\"309779\" timestamp=\"1369201319\"]Do we know for a fact that this is a tournament and not just exhibition games?[/quote]
Who confirmed there is gameage involved?  I\'m thinking a nightly \"Where are they now?\" segment going into breaks.

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« Reply #33 on: May 22, 2013, 04:48:06 AM »
But why do it again if they already tried it five years ago?
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« Reply #34 on: May 22, 2013, 07:14:20 AM »
Well don\'t I feel stupid.


I blame it on the Percodan. That stuff rots your brain.

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« Reply #35 on: May 22, 2013, 07:25:11 AM »
But why do it again if they already tried it five years ago?

 


Ratings were good? Why not. Given just about any reasonable format, I\'m sure most of us will be following it.


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« Reply #36 on: May 22, 2013, 08:18:30 AM »
But why do it again if they already tried it five years ago?
If you\'re talking about a \"Where are they now?\" segment, if they get 2/3 feedback, they\'ll have enough filler for the entire season. I\'m hoping it\'s not a bloated reboot of the Ultimate Tournament 8 years later. A potential 300+ person tourney is way too big plus on a selfish level, I am in the pool through the end of season 30 and such a tournament means my probability of making the show gets lower and lower.

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« Reply #37 on: May 22, 2013, 10:18:59 AM »

Do we know for a fact that this is a tournament and not just exhibition games?

Who confirmed there is gameage involved? I\'m thinking a nightly \"Where are they now?\" segment going into breaks.


Fair cop.
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« Reply #38 on: May 22, 2013, 11:13:32 AM »
In terms of ratings, I don\'t believe the UTOC led to a significant ratings bump, if any ratings bump at all, for the show.  It was a great one-time experiment, but I doubt it will be returning anytime soon.

 

A \"where are they now\" segment seems to be the best option.  We\'re two years ahead of Trebek\'s expected retirement, so I doubt it\'s some kind of a segment saluting Trebek.

 

 

PS -- Now imagining an Alex Trebek roast with Gilbert, Sajak, 1-2 famous contestants and various SNL personalities (Ferrell as Trebek, Hammond as Sean Connery, McDonald as Burt Reynolds) as roasters.

 

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« Reply #39 on: May 22, 2013, 11:17:56 AM »
PS -- Now imagining an Alex Trebek roast with Gilbert, Sajak, 1-2 famous contestants and various SNL personalities (Ferrell as Trebek, Hammond as Sean Connery, McDonald as Burt Reynolds) as roasters

 


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« Reply #40 on: May 22, 2013, 10:16:27 PM »
The way I saw it, it seems to me that if they\'re asking them to have their contact info updated and they \"may have plans\" it sure seems to me like a tournament of some sort is in the offing.
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« Reply #41 on: May 26, 2013, 09:29:02 PM »

Going back to Art Fleming\'s version, I know Mel Gibson\'s father is still alive - but I think that\'s a door they\'re better off not opening.



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« Reply #42 on: May 27, 2013, 01:26:01 AM »

Sheesh. Like father, like son?


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« Reply #43 on: July 14, 2013, 03:52:31 PM »

As it stands right now, here is some information on how the upcoming Jeopardy! Decades Tournament is going to work.


Forty-five notable players from the past are divided into decades of Jeopardy! (1984-1993, 1994-2003, 2004-2013). They will compete against players who participated in the same decade. Five matches for each decade in the standard one-match win format. Each qualifying week will air in a different month in the winter/spring. The winners of those matches, fifteen in total, will go on to compete in a standard Jeopardy! tournament format for a top prize of one million dollars.


Interestingly, some candidates will be automatically included by producers but some will also be selected in an online vote by fans via the website and social media.



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« Reply #44 on: July 14, 2013, 04:24:34 PM »
Huh. That manages to be both very clever and very annoying all at the same time. Thanks for the heads up, Chad.
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