I'm going to be on Jeopardy tonight!

[NicePete]

I'm Frank. Check me out.

Please do not seach for all my posts before you decide whether to root for me or not.

[Duckster]

Congrats!

No spoilers, eh?

[UncleBeer]

I'd wich you good luck, but well, it's too late for that, ain't it?

[My Darn Snake Legs]

Way to go!

Doesn't Trebeck look weird without the moustache?

[swampbear]

Was it fun? Were you nervous? Did you get any good swag? Would you do it again? Come on dish!

[ShibbOleth]

Yesterday's match was great; I hope yours can live up to the Final Jeopardy yesterday. It's always more exciting to watch when all three go in with a chance to win.

Hope you did well! Or at least made the SDMB proud. Did you mention Cecil or this place?

[Shirley Ujest]

How exciting!

[Uncommon Sense]

There`s a Bagdad in Kentucky? Whooda thunk.

Congrats, you must update the thread when you get back.
Maybe with some behind the scenes stuff.

[MoodIndigo1]

Rooting for you-- unsure whether that works in retrospect, as you probably know already how things went.

Congratulations on making it to the show. Lots of disappointed hopefuls are out there.

I'll be watching tonight with my family, wouldn't miss this one for anything!

[Khadaji]

Cool beans! Good luck!

[Eve]

I would be terrified. I'm one of those people who freeze up when you ask me a question point-blank, even if I know the answer.

Teacher: "Eve, who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?"

Eve: "I dunno! I didn't do it!!"

[5 time champ]

Originally Posted by Eve

I would be terrified. I'm one of those people who freeze up when you ask me a question point-blank, even if I know the answer.

Teacher: "Eve, who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?"

Eve: "I dunno! I didn't do it!!"

That's the wonderful thing about Jeopardy! Eve-- they supply the answer, all you have to do is come up with the question.

I hope you had very good luck Frank. Any special viewing plans?

And as always, any of you Dopers who have ever dreamed of appearing on Jeopardy!, I would advise you to go for it. I mean, a goofball like me was able to blunder his way into 5 Jeopardy! wins.

[Mr. Moto]

I had to settle for second place.

Of course, the consolation prize was a week at the Wyndham El Conquistador in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Mrs. Moto and I used it as a honeymoon.

I encourage all Dopers to try out for Jeopardy. Even total failures get to keep the cool Jeopardy pens.

[Silver Fire]

I'd rather go on Wheel of Fortune. I watch Jeopardy! a lot, but I can't answer questions (question answers? whatever) correctly often enough to not embarrass the hell out of myself. I'm super good at WoF though.

[Helen's Eidolon]

I'll be watching!

[Craneop2]

I watched... But I REFUSE To give away the outcome!! Good game Frank!!






Nope I won't tell!

[Stuffy]

Congrats. I'll be looking to cheer you on.

[screech-owl]

Oooh, it's on in a couple of minutes! And on the ONLY tv channel I get! (No cable, no dish, lousy antenna.... )

I promise I won't laugh at any question-answers you miss.

[Marsie]

Originally Posted by AugestWest

I'm Frank. Check me out.

Please do not seach for all my posts before you decide whether to root for me or not.

That is just too, too cool! When did you tape? One of my high school pals, Dave Abbot won the big tournament a few years ago. We all went crazy with joy! You go, FRANK!

[harmless]

I'm the couch-queen of Jeopardy so you've got some stiff competition!
Good luck and have fun!

[Helen's Eidolon]

Wow, great game! I KNEW you were going to get The Onion question!

[CWN]

WOO HOO
Great game. Congratulations!

[Leaper]

Originally Posted by My Darn Snake Legs

Way to go!

Doesn't Trebeck look weird without the moustache?

Wow, you haven't watched for a while, have you? He's had it shaved off for years now.

[NutMagnet]

FRANKIE!!!

Ya done good!
Wasn't the Final Jeopardy question screwed up? "What city's capitol had it's blah blah lowered 3 inches blah blah blah..."

I wasn't aware a city had a capitol. Shouldn't that have been "What state's capitol...?"

[Bear_Nenno]

I was yelling at the screen the whole time. Now everyone thinks I'm nuts for being so excited about Jeopardy!!

Congratulations. You did us Dopers proud!!!

[citrus x paradisi]

Amazing! You did well, and I hope you enjoyed the vacation.

I'd love to be on J!, but I'm too old for kids' Jeopardy! and too young for the college edition.

Thanks!

C "Inventive Pseudonyms for 200, Alex" P

[citrus x paradisi]

I wasn't aware a city had a capitol. Shouldn't that have been "What state's capitol...?"

NutMagnet--- That question caught in my ear, as well; I just took it to mean the capitol building.

Thanks again.

[Brynda]

That's what they meant. I had read the thread before watching the show, so I was prepared to figure it out.

Congrats, AugestWest! We will be rooting for you!

[chaoticbear]

Augest West: You look pretty sharp in that suit.

Huh? No, I haven't seen it. Damn work

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Duuuuuuude!!!!

[chefIL11]

I missed it and didn't even read this thread until this evening! did you win?

[Sternvogel]

Originally Posted by Uncommon Sense

There`s a Bagdad in Kentucky? Whooda thunk.

And, as Frank said during the interview portion, the residents have no plans to change the name, as it's gotten the town a bit of publicity during the ongoing unpleasantness in Iraq.

I passed the Jeopardy! audition once, but wasn't selected to appear on the show. Hope that I'll acquit myself at least as well as AugestWest did when/if I finally make the cut!

[FatBaldGuy]

Originally Posted by NutMagnet

FRANKIE!!!

Ya done good!
Wasn't the Final Jeopardy question screwed up? "What city's capitol had it's blah blah lowered 3 inches blah blah blah..."

I wasn't aware a city had a capitol. Shouldn't that have been "What state's capitol...?"

A state has a capital city. A capital city has a capitol building.

[the Lady]

Nice work! Congrats! (after the Onion question I said to the husband "Well, of course he would know that!)

[Stuffy]

Damn I was hoping to be the first to mention the Onion. Way to go Frank.

[whiterabbit]

And I didn't see this thread until now! How'd ya do?

My mom was on back in 1994 -- St. Patrick's Day. She ended up tying for second, but got a trip to Ireland. :-)

[NicePete]

Thanks very much, everyone.

The city/capital issue didn't register with me at the time, but it did ring alarm bells when I was watching tonight.

Make sure you watch tomorrow night so you can see me get frustrated when I can't ring in on time!

[Silver Fire]

Damn! I missed it! And I totally forgot about WoF tonight, too. I hope my SPIN didn't come up!

So what was the Onion question anyway?

[Teelo]

Originally Posted by AugestWest

Thanks very much, everyone.
...
Make sure you watch tomorrow night so you can see me get frustrated when I can't ring in on time!

But, how did you do?

[Abbie Carmichael]

Go Frank!!! You're sorta cute, btw, in that "I'm married so I'd never even consider it but yes he's adorable" kind of way.

Anyone else wondering if Frank told Trebek to suck it?

[Hal Briston]

Woohoo! Go Augest! (I know, it's late in the thread, but I just finished watching a DVR of it). Add me to the list of those who answered "What is The Onion? And Frank better get this one right!"

[TroubleAgain]

Hell, Frank would have been disowned had he missed the "Onion" question. In fact, I told my husband as much last night, while we were watching. Mr. Trouble was rooting for you, too, Frank!

[TwistofFate]

Is Mr. Trebeck really likely to cut to commercial and punch your jaw loose?

[NutMagnet]

FatBaldGuy

A state has a capital city. A capital city has a capitol building.

Yes, you're right, of course.

I don't remember if the question was "What city's capitol...?" or "What city's capital...?" The answer (Denver) only makes sense if it were the former. If the question was "capital", then it should have been "What state's capital...?"
Does anyone know which way they spelled it?

Sorry if I seem so hung up on this, but this is the first time I've noticed anything like this on Jeopardy. They're usually quite precise.

[Captain Lance Murdoch]

I was on Jeopardy three times and I blew off watching it on TV. This is not because I’m so cool, but because the shows were on at 2:00 AM. I did tape them, but the TV station screwed up and showed a public service announcement over one of the Final Jeopardy questions. By the way, if you think listening to a tape recording of your voice is awkward, you should watch yourself sweating it out on TV.

I never got no stinking pen though.

[NicePete]

Amen brother! What the hell is up with my eyebrows, anyway?

[NicePete]

Originally Posted by TwistofFate

Is Mr. Trebeck really likely to cut to commercial and punch your jaw loose?

This did not happen while I was there, but I am a big guy and reasonably confident that I could take Alex. Also, my taping was on a Tuesday after he had been in a fairly serious auto accident the previous Saturday. So he was probably sore from that incident and not itchin' for a fight. He's also pretty old and may no longer desire to engage in fisticuffs with contestants. It could also be that shaving his moustache has had a Samson-like effect on him rendering unable to perform his previous feats of superhuman strength and random violence.

[Snooooopy]

I started watching you, AugestWest, but you just infuriated the hell out of me by buying all those vowels when it was OBVIOUS what the puzzle was, so I turned the channel. I turned back just in time to watch you lose the Showcase Showdown. Wow, you really overestimated the cost of a trip to a Turkish prison! You should have used one of your lifelines.

It's a good thing you won the immunity challenge, because I think they'd have voted you off the island.

[Anonymous Coward]

Can we get a recap of the highlights here? I didn't watch it last night.

[whiterabbit]

Originally Posted by Captain Lance Murdoch

IBy the way, if you think listening to a tape recording of your voice is awkward, you should watch yourself sweating it out on TV.

We can't watch the tape of Mom -- it's just...I don't know, it's not like she made an idiot of herself or anything (anything but!) but it brings back the nausea I felt sitting in the studio watching the taping. Ulp. And it's worse for her. Nonetheless, it's seriously cool.

I will definitely watch today!