well, this game was unexpected.

This description is going to be short because dictation and my throat. That is why Morgan handled most of the speaking work today. She kindly offered because my allergies are turning my throat into a sandpaper bin.on

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this game looked like a theoretical lock, but as I said in the episode, on a scale from common household lock to fort Knox, this was a lock on someone's diary. Strategy. Could have made all the difference in this game. It literally could have come down to the wire. Did that happen? Guess you'll have to hit play and find out.

I don't put spoilers in my episode descriptions.

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this is a double episode, half because my phone battery ran out and half because I fell asleep waiting for it to get charged.

In the first game, we saw it come right down to the wire, and we saw the risks of unwise wagering. Strong theoretical lock. Was that lock in fact theoretical, or did it hold? That's for me to know and you not to find out unless you watch the episode or listen to this podcast or bothre

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and we wrap up the week with one of the most intense games I have seen all season.

It literally came down to a correct answer and a wager. Also, the Bob rules are in effect for the first time this season. For those who don't remember because we've been absent so long, the Bob rules happen when I cannot pronounce a contestant's name because I cannot get a three-way consensus between Johnny, Ken, and at least one of my screen readers. It will be better explained in the episode itself, so I will not write the full explanation here.er

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first of all guys, forgive us for any errors.

We're exhausted. second of all, this game took a U-turn. It looked like it was going to be insanely close, and then it was decidedly just not. All three of our players played really really well today, and I do believe they all had fun. Once again, Morgan utterly obliterated me in the score department. ed

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you guys want to talk about down to the wire, that's this episode in a sentence.

Very narrow lead , and we're talking very narrow. Clues could have tied it up, or at least come close. Arthur's sister is capable of sarcasm. She cracked me up and I almost dropped things.

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so this game is important. If this game goes well.

For one particular contestant, we could see our first tournament of champions qualifier of the season. What happens? Well that's for me to know and you to find out by listening to this episode.on

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today's game is a prime example of how an entire game can flip on one clue.

That is exactly what we saw to determine the outcome. I also had to yell at someone over daily double wagering because you do not wager everything you have on the last daily devil of the game. How many more times must I say this. That is dangerous. I don't care if your name is James holzhauer. You just don't do it. Also, a fun personal story from my childhood that was tied to one of today's categories. Yes, I used to be afraid of a letter of the alphabet. Deal with it.me

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