😆 " How did that happen 😳 " 👍

@gregXxo

Ай бұрын

Ok, that's someone who doesn't take herself to seriously 😊

I appreciate the final Jeopardy’s when anyone can be a winner

Yay, high school Latin- I got this!😁

I love it when I get a clue right not because it's something I happen to already know, but because it's something I can figure out. Being the word nerd that I am, this was one of those.

@gnirolnamlerf593

Ай бұрын

Congratulations. Same as me. I was surprised that I actually worked it out. Great ending for us viewers. Two players always lose, though.

Nox is the Roman Goddess of the night

@bobbyfeet2240

Ай бұрын

Or more simply, Latin for night is nox, noctis. But this word angers me because meso- is Greek. Grrrrr.

@stephenbyerly5887

Ай бұрын

Noctis Lucis Caelum is a Final Fantasy XV protagonist.

“How did that happen?” I love that!

@gregXxo

Ай бұрын

That's someone who doesn't take herself to seriously smile 😊

I guessed it because nox is the counter to lumos. 😂

@michaelkostrub

Ай бұрын

This also helped me, in particular when Harry is confronted by Snape as he traverses the corridors at night with the Marauders Map

That was a very impressive comeback from Jennifer Quail, loved seeing the competition in this quarterfinal matchup.

Sometimes that 5 years of Latin in DCPS pays off...

I feel stupid for not getting this one.

@gf4453

Ай бұрын

Don't exaggerate...

@scottleung9587

Ай бұрын

Me too - at first I thought "middle nights" and then for some reason I switched to "equinox"?

Fun fact: Brandon Blackwell is the first player to face two giant killers since Ben Chan in the Tournament of Champions. Ben Chan faced Jared Watson and Ike Barinholtz (Cris Pannullo's and Ray Lalonde's giant killers in the TOC, respectively) and Brandon faced Jennifer Quail, who defeated Jason Zuffranieri in the 2021 Tournament of Champions Semifinals, and Alex Jacob, who defeated Matt Jackson in the 2015 Tournament of Champions Finals in a lock tournament.

@slimcourage901

Ай бұрын

Brandon also turned in a very impressive performance on the BBC’s University Challenge. I believe he went to grad school in London. Alex’s cancer diagnosis was revealed during his taping and Brandon wore a sweater with his face on it in tribute.

1:36 Yes, Jen - I'm just as surprised as you are. Congrats on making it to the semis!

Yes, nicely done! 🙂

1:36 How did that happen?

I picked Jennifer to win this quarterfinal and I'm happy she did 🙂

First half was yesterday repeat!

From the bottom to the top, nice!

Lets go Janeane Garofalo!!

He had to wager against the $14,200 player. This is one of those fairly rare occurrences where the top 2 wager against each other, lose, and the 3rd place player gets the win.

I thought of noxious (like fumes) and answered fart. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I got this Final Jeopardy! clue right.

μπράβο !

I can just watch what they show on the Jeopardy channel. Semifinals? Is there another Tournament of Champions im the making, or what?

why didnt brandon bet 0

I don’t like how this clue is written. I think it should just end with “pertaining to this” because it pertains to the idea, not the word itself. This is especially confusing (to me anyway) because the category is “old words”.

@joeym5243

Ай бұрын

I don't think there's really a big difference

@user-fr7uz7ismj

Ай бұрын

@@joeym5243 maybe it’s just me. I didn’t know the answer, and probably wouldn’t have guessed it even if the clue had been the way I was suggesting.

I am sad that Alex is gone bring him bakc to anothet tournament

@manodakshin6020

Ай бұрын

Me too. Alex Jacob is very strong when it comes to getting Daily Doubles correct, but apparently luck when it came to finding them became his Achilles heel today.

Are you afraid of spoilers? DONT READ THE COMMENTS! Lol

@ZdzichuWiertara96

Ай бұрын

Kinda hard when the top rated comment shows up automatically on the screen while using mobile.

Comment to prevent spoilers.

@roguesonly

Ай бұрын

Been loving my routine of watching and then liking this comment before going

@judith_thordarson

Ай бұрын

To prevent spoiling your diet, don't eat after midnight.

@Psychonaut316

Ай бұрын

Doing gods work, brother

@theemmjay5130

Ай бұрын

Spoiler to prevent comments.

@kornobi_3165

Ай бұрын

Doing the lord’s work.

this one felt really easy, but I'll take it hehe

Congratulations Jennifer quail on advancing to the semi finals

NFC

When these perspicacious contestants, whose minds are replete with all manner of proficuous and inutilious lore, are presented with such non-consuetudinary and grandiloquent terms, it is with the expectation that they have the sagacity to break the word down: "meso" (as in Mesozoic, Mesolithic, Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, etc.), and "noxian" (goddess Nox, nocturnal, noctambulist, etc.). My favorite players are those who can come up with the correct response on Final Jeopardy (and have enough money going into the final to make it matter).

@theemmjay5130

Ай бұрын

Felicitous salutations, fellow aficionado of polysyllabic verbiage!

Spoiler blocker

Not to shit on the other competitors since I'm a big fan of Brandon's UC dominance, but what could mesonoxian have possibly meant other than midnight? I feel like these guys are way too smart and knowledgeable to not have gotten that

Too easy

Midnight that correct, Jennifer is a semifinals congratulations 🎉