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Goodheart

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12. Roey (the guy who lost) comments:
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 10:54 PM
Jul 2019

"The way I looked at it, "Notorious" was a very broad category and I expected it would be something about John Dillinger, Al Capone, etc. and I knew that was a weakness of mine. I thought I had a less than 50% chance at getting the clue and assumed I had a 50% chance at a tiebreaker. In effect, I was playing for the tiebreaker instead of risking a $1 loss. I played the odds and knew from there I'd have to hope for the best.

But Nathan kept me on my toes all game and then played final and the tiebreaker perfectly. At that point, you just tip your cap and feel fortunate that you were part of a thrilling finale!"

I really liked Roey... hoped to see him for a while.

So did I malaise Jul 2019 #1
Momentary lapse of reason? marble falls Jul 2019 #3
Spoilers, some of us live in the west. RGinNJ Jul 2019 #2
Maybe he didn't feel comfortable with the category .. CatMor Jul 2019 #4
didn't they used to both come back until recently? rurallib Jul 2019 #6
Yes, I'm disappointed they changed it. CatMor Jul 2019 #7
We were quite surprised rurallib Jul 2019 #5
What happened? underpants Jul 2019 #8
no Jeopardy blunder quite like this one: mnmoderatedem Jul 2019 #9
Sheesh. A titmouse is a bird. cwydro Jul 2019 #11
Looks like he froze customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #14
Used to be, tied players would return and compete the next day Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #10
Roey (the guy who lost) comments: Goodheart Jul 2019 #12
Yeah, he was bright and quick, but Ilsa Jul 2019 #13
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