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Economists on Jeopardy! Tonight (27 Oct 2009)

Economists on Jeopardy! Tonight (27 Oct 2009)

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Le Master Posted: Tue, Oct 27 2009 7:44 PM

0714.EconomistsJeopardy.mp4

 

Look at the befuddled looks on their faces. There's no excuse for being so economically illiterate.

Every time there's an economists category on Jeopardy!, I cross my fingers in hopes of Mises being the correct response. Who knows -- maybe he was was behind the 2000-dollar clue. Hayek was part of a clue once. That's the only time an Austrian has been mentioned on the show in its history.

(Sorry for the crappy quality. I record Jeopardy! every night, but I have no idea how to get my recordings from my Comcast DVR to my PC.)

 

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Laughing Man replied on Wed, Oct 28 2009 12:33 AM

I didn't get Adam Smith but got the rest. I thought it was James Mill

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Justin Laws replied on Wed, Oct 28 2009 1:51 AM

I actually missed half of those questions.  BooO~

 

Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune are still my favorite all time game shows.  They rank in my top 10 to watch tv, if I happen to be watching tv.  Which I don't do all that much anymore... TV is boring mostly. :(

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Esuric replied on Wed, Oct 28 2009 2:06 AM

Justin Laws:
I actually missed half of those questions.  BooO~

you're bad.

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Angurse replied on Wed, Oct 28 2009 2:18 AM

Got 'em all!

(I just guessed Milton Friedman though.)

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Amadeus replied on Wed, Oct 28 2009 2:31 AM

I loved the last girls face on the Milton Friedman one. 

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Daniel replied on Wed, Oct 28 2009 3:48 AM

Laughing Man:

I didn't get Adam Smith but got the rest. I thought it was James Mill

The first one went too quickly for me. I thought the guy said "Hoppe," but then I went back and it was "happiness." :D I got the rest. Btw, Scot + 1776 + Economist == Adam Smith, always.

Edit:

Supply side + curve + Reagan == Laffer

Free to Choose, or PBS + Economist, == Friedman

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Telpeurion replied on Wed, Oct 28 2009 9:48 PM

I got 100%. =]

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