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Bobby B.

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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2014, 12:44:02 PM »
I didn't see anything specifically stating this, but I'm wondering if a contestant on the sports version would still be eligible for the main show.

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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2014, 12:55:32 PM »
The general Eligibility rules for Jeopardy! states that if you were ever on a version of Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek, you're ineligible.

Which is why that's my next try. Bob Bergen is no Alex Trebek.

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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2014, 02:58:46 PM »
They released more information.  Each game, the winner will receive $5,000, second place $2,000, third place $1,000.

http://sportsjeopardy.azurewebsites.net/download-about.pdf

And the three highest scorers will come back at the end of the season for a $50,000 two-game playoff as well...
That's a great way to make the wagering matter in a runaway game!
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2014, 03:18:48 PM »
How many people would forego a guaranteed $5,000 for the chance at a further $50k (and that's all it would be; a chance) while jeopardizing their sure $5,000!

/realized that Jay's point wasn't about the championship, but the method of entry!
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2014, 03:26:53 PM »
How many people would forego a guaranteed $5,000 for the chance at a further $50k (and that's all it would be; a chance) while jeopardizing their sure $5,000!

The same number of them that would subsequently be in my kitchen.
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #20 on: May 20, 2014, 03:27:44 PM »
They're only risking $4,000 of the $5,000.  Setting that aside, it would depend on how public the scores are during taping.  If a contestant knew how much he had to wager to enter the leader-board, and he was one in of the last games taped, he might consider that to be a worthy gamble.  Without that information, one would likely not enter into such a Jeopardy!
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2014, 03:30:35 PM »
How many people would forego a guaranteed $5,000 for the chance at a further $50k (and that's all it would be; a chance) while jeopardizing their sure $5,000!

/realized that Jay's point wasn't about the championship, but the method of entry!

Don't fully underestimate the idea. I can't speak for wagering but can and will for taking gambles you might not necessarily consider.

If I'm there and I've got a good enough lead where I can play with my points and still walk with the top prize if I get it wrong, I'm probably gonna take the gamble and try to improve my position as much as I feel I can without jeopardizing my chance to win, knowing that I might also be in the running for something better.

I would also need to be fairly certain that I knew the subject well enough. Can't forget that.
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2014, 03:38:24 PM »
If I'm there and I've got a good enough lead where I can play with my points and still walk with the top prize if I get it wrong, I'm probably gonna take the gamble and try to improve my position as much as I feel I can without jeopardizing my chance to win, knowing that I might also be in the running for something better.
But that's not very interesting.

The situation I think Jay was imagining is a contestant who has the win locked up and can vault onto the leaderboard with a big bet and a correct response in FJ; but if he's wrong he stands to lose the game entirely. No mention was made of what the championship runners-up would take home, so that can't enter into the discussion as yet. If this was done privately ("And for everyone at home here's what the leaderboard looks like after this game") I think it becomes much more interesting an exercise.

I forgot the part where there's fifty regular season games. I didn't care for it when Hollywood Squares did that during their tournaments, I don't care for it here.
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2014, 05:18:41 PM »
I will definitely sign up for an audition...if and when they make that info available.
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #24 on: May 20, 2014, 05:33:22 PM »
I will definitely sign up for an audition...if and when they make that info available.

http://www.crackle.com/outreach/sportsjeopardy/

As mentioned before, they've already announced the following audition sites for June and July -- NYC/Philly, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.  The wording seems to suggest that other audition sites are a possibility but not definite (surprised there's no audition site in the sports-crazed Southeast).

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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #25 on: May 20, 2014, 05:36:39 PM »
I will definitely sign up for an audition...if and when they make that info available.

http://www.crackle.com/outreach/sportsjeopardy/

Redirects to crackle.com main. Hence my point.
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #26 on: May 20, 2014, 05:37:59 PM »
Redirects to crackle.com main. Hence my point.
Maybe on your device: I didn't have any problem getting to the relevant page.
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #27 on: May 20, 2014, 05:41:48 PM »
Redirects to crackle.com main. Hence my point.
Maybe on your device: I didn't have any problem getting to the relevant page.

Probably it. Will need to dig out the compy for this one.
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #28 on: May 20, 2014, 07:33:41 PM »
And done...we'll see where this leads.
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Re: Crackle Getting Sports Jeopardy! with Dan Patrick
« Reply #29 on: May 20, 2014, 09:46:02 PM »
The situation I think Jay was imagining is a contestant who has the win locked up and can vault onto the leaderboard with a big bet and a correct response in FJ; but if he's wrong he stands to lose the game entirely. No mention was made of what the championship runners-up would take home, so that can't enter into the discussion as yet.
Even still, why would you give up $5,000 (or $4,000) that you've already got locked up for a tourney slot when you presumably won't know how much you even need to get in? I only say presumably because after 30 years of tournaments, I wouldn't see why the Jeopardy staff would ever give contestants in later games that distinct advantage.

This could be really interesting in that contestants who stand pat in runaway games could very well lose out to contestants who play high scoring, yet close games and need to bet the farm to win.
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