Jeopardy contestant wagers "1337" on final jeopardy.. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Tex · 11-11-2004, 07:30 PM

Not sure if anyone saw today's episode, but the dude who won the match wagered "1337" on the final jeopardy question. It was obvious it was meant in the "leet" sense because earlier there had been a category on video games and he easily knew all the questions. Anyway, I found it amusing and I'm sure he's gonna have a ball talkin about it on irc later. :P

BTW, the guy was like 20 years old...(it was the college championship)

Destrox · 11-11-2004, 07:39 PM

hehe, thats pretty cool and so very nerdy.

Keep up the good work I say.

Redjake · 11-11-2004, 07:44 PM

I would pay good money to see that.

Loup · 11-12-2004, 11:04 AM

Averett · 11-12-2004, 11:07 AM

Awesome! What a geek

Did he win?

Coppertop · 11-12-2004, 11:37 AM

My girl was wondering what in the hell I was laughing at when we saw this. She's not a gamer so I had to 'splain.

She's so cute.

Coppertop · 11-12-2004, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Averett

Awesome! What a geek

Did he win?

Yeah, he kicked everyone's ass. He was so far ahead he couldn't lose, hence the bet.

LaughingCow · 11-12-2004, 12:14 PM

Haha, yeah I saw it and had a good laugh.

meepa · 11-12-2004, 12:17 PM

YES! I saw that. It took me a minute to realize why I recognized that number, and then I busted out laughing. The silent shout-out to all the nerds and gamers! That was just cool.

Redlemon · 11-12-2004, 12:43 PM

(nevermind)

1slOwCD8 · 11-12-2004, 12:58 PM

Can someone please explain to me what 1337 is, cuz i have no idea whats you guys are talking about?

freeload · 11-12-2004, 01:06 PM

Ah...thanks to WikiPedia I can say:
1 = l, 3= e and 7=t => leet

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Leet (often also leetspeak or 1337) from the phonetic form of the word "elite", is a cipher, or novel form of English spelling. It is characterized by the use of non-alphabet characters to stand for letters bearing a superficial resemblance, and by a number of spelling changes such as the substitution of "z" for final "s" and "x" for "(c)ks". Leetspeak is traditionally used on the Internet and other online communities, such as bulletin board systems. Leetspeak is used by hackers, script kiddies, gamers and lamers.

1337 means he's the best

1slOwCD8 · 11-12-2004, 01:17 PM

Hehehe...... thats awesome. I wish i would of seen that, to see the other people on the shows reactions.

Charlatan · 11-12-2004, 01:21 PM

That's ballsy...

UberMinion · 11-12-2004, 01:42 PM

That is pure comedy! I love low key geek references like that

m0rpheus · 11-12-2004, 02:31 PM

That is so good. I wish I'd seen it. Thanks for bringing to our attention man

00111000 · 11-12-2004, 02:31 PM

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!! That is pretty damn funny though.

SecretMethod70 · 11-12-2004, 07:58 PM

haha that's awesome

With such an obscure wager, did Trebeck make any comment on it at all? I suppose he wouldn't, but you never know.

oblar · 11-12-2004, 09:39 PM

hmm, this is one time I would like to find a torrent to that particular episode. I wish I caught Jeopardy more often, but it is just difficult at times.

I would have laughed my ass off if I had seen that wager. I think it was last week I had to explain to my roommate what 1337 meant.

mastermac2000 · 11-12-2004, 09:51 PM

makes me wonder how many of the average americans were going what is he wagering so low for

soloist124 · 11-12-2004, 09:55 PM

wow, that is awesome, he's reppin the computer industry!

Derwood · 11-13-2004, 12:14 PM

Makes me wish I had my camera with me when I saw a billboard on the subway tagged in leet. I was like "are the 14 year old nerds packing heat now?"

Slavakion · 11-13-2004, 04:56 PM

In regards to that wikipedia excerpt, do any true hackers use 1337-speak anymore? I know that if I ever become one, I wouldn't. Too much association with lame CS players.

Paradise Lost · 11-13-2004, 05:24 PM

You'd like to think the association with lamers would stop people from using it, but every time
I talk with my one buddy on AIM (who's definitely NOT a lamer) always uses leet speak at
least once, or a weird computer-forums word in place of the real word, like b7 instead of banned.

Esoteric · 11-13-2004, 06:00 PM

Hahaha, that would've been funny to see.

11-11-2004, 07:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tex Crazy Location: Orange County, CA	Jeopardy contestant wagers "1337" on final jeopardy.. Not sure if anyone saw today's episode, but the dude who won the match wagered "1337" on the final jeopardy question. It was obvious it was meant in the "leet" sense because earlier there had been a category on video games and he easily knew all the questions. Anyway, I found it amusing and I'm sure he's gonna have a ball talkin about it on irc later. :P BTW, the guy was like 20 years old...(it was the college championship) __________________ "All I know is that I know nothing..."

11-11-2004, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	hehe, thats pretty cool and so very nerdy. Keep up the good work I say. __________________ You bore me.... next.

11-11-2004, 07:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	I would pay good money to see that. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

11-12-2004, 11:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Loup Pup no More Location: Voted the Best	__________________ "If you cannot lift the load off another's back, do not walk away. Try to lighten it." ~ Frank Tyger

11-12-2004, 11:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	Awesome! What a geek Did he win? __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

11-12-2004, 11:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	My girl was wondering what in the hell I was laughing at when we saw this. She's not a gamer so I had to 'splain. She's so cute.

11-12-2004, 12:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
LaughingCow Tilted Location: Ontario, Canada	Haha, yeah I saw it and had a good laugh. __________________ Haacha!

11-12-2004, 12:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
meepa Insane	YES! I saw that. It took me a minute to realize why I recognized that number, and then I busted out laughing. The silent shout-out to all the nerds and gamers! That was just cool.

11-12-2004, 12:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	(nevermind)

11-12-2004, 12:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
1slOwCD8 Psycho Location: chicago, illinois	Can someone please explain to me what 1337 is, cuz i have no idea whats you guys are talking about?

11-12-2004, 01:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
1slOwCD8 Psycho Location: chicago, illinois	Hehehe...... thats awesome. I wish i would of seen that, to see the other people on the shows reactions.

11-12-2004, 01:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	That's ballsy... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

11-12-2004, 01:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
UberMinion Psycho	That is pure comedy! I love low key geek references like that

11-12-2004, 02:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
m0rpheus bad craziness Location: Guelph, Ontario	That is so good. I wish I'd seen it. Thanks for bringing to our attention man __________________ "it never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson

11-12-2004, 02:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
00111000 Psycho Location: Mostly standing in a blue semi-circle	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!! That is pretty damn funny though. __________________ - And so he says, 'I don't like the cut of your jib.' And I go I says, IT'S THE ONLY JIB I GOT, BABY! -

11-13-2004, 06:00 PM	#25 (permalink)
Esoteric Tired Location: Florida	Hahaha, that would've been funny to see. __________________ From a head full of pressure rests the senses that I clutch Made a date with Divinity, but she wouldn't let me fuck I got touched by a hazy shaded, God help me change Caught a rush on the floor from the life in my veins

11-12-2004, 07:58 PM	#18 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	haha that's awesome With such an obscure wager, did Trebeck make any comment on it at all? I suppose he wouldn't, but you never know. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

11-12-2004, 09:39 PM	#19 (permalink)
oblar Über-Rookie Location: No longer, D.C	hmm, this is one time I would like to find a torrent to that particular episode. I wish I caught Jeopardy more often, but it is just difficult at times. I would have laughed my ass off if I had seen that wager. I think it was last week I had to explain to my roommate what 1337 meant.

11-12-2004, 09:51 PM	#20 (permalink)
mastermac2000 Upright	makes me wonder how many of the average americans were going what is he wagering so low for __________________ If you can read this thank a teacher If you can read this in English thank a soldier

11-12-2004, 09:55 PM	#21 (permalink)
soloist124 Crazy	wow, that is awesome, he's reppin the computer industry!

11-13-2004, 12:14 PM	#22 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	Makes me wish I had my camera with me when I saw a billboard on the subway tagged in leet. I was like "are the 14 year old nerds packing heat now?" __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

11-13-2004, 04:56 PM	#23 (permalink)
Slavakion Mjollnir Incarnate Location: Lost in thought	In regards to that wikipedia excerpt, do any true hackers use 1337-speak anymore? I know that if I ever become one, I wouldn't. Too much association with lame CS players.

11-13-2004, 05:24 PM	#24 (permalink)
Paradise Lost "Afternoon everybody." "NORM!" Location: Poland, Ohio // Clarion University of PA.	You'd like to think the association with lamers would stop people from using it, but every time I talk with my one buddy on AIM (who's definitely NOT a lamer) always uses leet speak at least once, or a weird computer-forums word in place of the real word, like b7 instead of banned. __________________ "Marino could do it."