Anybody watched Jeopardy lately?

[barrysloate]

I agree with Glenn that the way he will eventually lose is by wagering big on daily doubles and getting them wrong. I don't think he can be beaten by trying to get more answers right than him. He's too quick, too knowledgeable, and really very intimidating.

[Butch7999]

His other major advantage seems to be his timing with the clicker. Lesser skill with that is the downfall
for many otherwise highly knowledgeable contestants. Others may know 90% of the answers as well,
but if they're not first in with the clicker, they're skunked. This guy gets the first answer correct,
and then owns the board thereafter because he's always first in.
Apropos of nothing, he also creeps us out. There've been thousands of bland or eccentric or likeable
or annoying contestants over the years, but we just find this guy creepy.

[barrysloate]

Another $74,000 tonight for an 11-day total of $771,000.

I've watched the last two nights and he did not answer a single question wrong. The depth of his knowledge is incredible. It doesn't matter what the category is.

And as far as his being creepy, he's a very cocky type-A personality, and that could rub people the wrong way. I am so impressed with his skills that I can overlook his quirks.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

but we just find this guy creepy.

He is creepy, its his smile, looks very forced.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I like him so far. I'm hoping he breaks a million.

[CW]

OK, now I have Jeopardy set on my DVR.

YouTube has a video montage from a few years back when James appeared on the game show The Chase on GSN. He was a standout on that show as well, often giving the correct answer before the hostess even finished the question. He led his team to win $175,000, with the hostess mentioning she had never seen anyone do so well on the show.

After watching clips of James on both shows, I don't really get the impression that he's cocky at all. He actually seems soft spoken and unassuming.

[barrysloate]

Another $80,000 tonight for a 12 day total of almost $852,000. And he was actually struggling early and got a bunch wrong.

[pokerplyr80]

I watched today as well. Assuming this board is anything like the rest of the country, which is also assume isn't always the case, this guy is probably good for ratings. I will probably keep it on the DVR until he loses. I was surprised to see him get a couple wrong, including the first daily double.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I agree with Glenn that the way he will eventually lose is by wagering big on daily doubles and getting them wrong. I don't think he can be beaten by trying to get more answers right than him. He's too quick, too knowledgeable, and really very intimidating.

Last night was the first one I watched. In the second round he was more cautious with the daily doubles, only risking about 40% of what he had. He got them both right. I can see why he bothers some people. He should at least let Alex finish talking before asking for the next answer.

[barrysloate]

He is hyper and likes to keep the small talk to a minimum. I still don't know how he can know so much about so many diverse categories, and pull out the answer so quickly. I can do that with a handful of questions every night, but the breadth of his knowledge is many multiples of mine. There are particular ones he doesn't know, but no category is off limits for him.

For example, I got all five last night on movie actors first roles, but there are others I can easily go oh for five. You can't be an expert in everything.