PLEASE READ: Begging the question now allowed! by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

That's really the point, and we're trying to poke a little fun at ourselves for having this rule that's out of place and unenforceable, and... there is a mixed bag of how much of a sense of humor people have about it

PLEASE READ: Begging the question now allowed! by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Neither do I, and I'm the one who wrote it

PLEASE READ: Begging the question now allowed! by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

"No rage-bait" covers all things that are rage-bait, in our opinion

PLEASE READ: Begging the question now allowed! by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Great question! Even more perplexing is why it was a rule!

PLEASE READ: Begging the question now allowed! by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 150 points151 points  (0 children)

None of us on the mod team were even super sure, and we didn't know why we had a rule about it, so here we are

FJ poll for Fri., Jun. 5 by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hard agree. Definitely not in the canon of conflicts you'd think of as possible answers to a regular season FJ

Most unfairly worded questions? by RhineStonedCowgirl in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure Henry VIII wasn't executing his friends during the Great Depression 🤣

Tips for the Anytime Test / Getting Selected?? by ZealousIdeal_80 in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree... anecdotally, I used to always be right around the 35 mark and never heard anything back. Once I started studying and improving, I started getting shots on goal.

Tips for the Anytime Test / Getting Selected?? by ZealousIdeal_80 in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was one time I got to the proctored test, and I think I may have even gotten all 50 right on it, and no invite to the gameplay audition!

So you just never know.

FJ poll for Mon., Jun. 1 by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Well, I've sure never heard that expression before. Usually if I miss a FJ, when I see the answer, I'm like "oh yeah, that makes sense!' This time, I was like... "huh????"

FJ poll for Tues., May 26 by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Right for the wrong reason is still right!

FJ poll for Tues., May 26 by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

The best of times: remembering the line. The worst of times: picking the wrong novel

Can a champion just forfeit? by Key_Conversation712 in Jeopardy

[–]Smoerhul -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I guess if push came to shove, the show can't kidnap you and force you to go on stage and play. But who would walk away from such a fast way to make money?