Trying to beat a USA Sporcle logic puzzle... (very hard)

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[@StewieGriffin111]

Borders Lake Michigan not borders the Great Lakes. Michigan, Illinois, Indiana border Lake Michigan, and Michigan and Wisconsin were already on the board so the only answer was Indiana

[@chad5483]

RIP to the midwestern folks watching these guys on that one

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

@@chad5483 Pretty much. Even at the end, Jimmy's like "they both touch it".

[@harrisonbaylor1432]

When they got stuck on that one I wanted to play the game myself because I just wanted to see the end lol.

[@mattmccarthymusic]

I hope Chris Rose isn’t watching. Edit: or Jose Ramirez for that matter…

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

@@mattmccarthymusic Fear J-Ram

[@TrocarSlushWeasel]

Oh Boy, Jimmy completely locked in that Ohio borders Lake Michigan (even after looking at a map) is hair pulling time.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

He really had it in his mind that ohio and indiana had swapped locations

[@JustOneAsbesto]

@@ExileOnDaytonStreet Don't they do that sometimes?

[@lsapg09]

shameful

[@lsapg09]

oh my god he said "they both touch it" after looking at a map jesus christ

[@sethh5106]

I think he got it in his head that it was all great lakes for whatever reason, and didn't deviate from that logic even when looking at the map

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Side note: 11:00 If the Brewers ever win a World Series, I need to see a WINsconsin t-shirt on your website.

[@mpgrubb]

Sitting in my Northeast Ohio office trying to talk Jimmy off of Ohio, knowing he is going to type it...still loved every second of Sporcle

[@9Rollotomasi]

My last Jomboy and Jake puzzle video was long enough ago I forgot how unpleasant it is to watch them struggle.

[@noahdoss1967]

This video has convinced me to make sure I explain what I mean by “along a diagonal” when I teach linear algebra

[@deepowls]

The resigned anticipation with how Jomboy said, "Comment below" at the end was gorgeous.

[@JustOneAsbesto]

If he asks, we'll give it to him.

[@AlexLaneEnglish]

100x times harder to watch this than geoguessr

[@MikeP2055]

Especially as someone with an enormous U.S. map on the wall at the foot of my bed for the last 20+ years and a general obsession with geography my entire life.

[@20000fatman]

Hate geoguessr same dumb shit everytime

[@MrChefzor]

The washington answer with no hesitation from Jimmy, love it

[@mike-mz6yz]

looks at a map and still thinks Ohio is on Lake Michigan lol

[@rangerowneg]

You didn't fail us Jim, keep doing challenging logic puzzles like these. It's super fun hearing you and the boys talk it out and piece it together! Great vid

[@maxwellsings]

he failed me by thinking Ohio borders lake Michigan tbh

[@kadestewart321]

Jake is like that guy who can’t understand that a kilogram of feathers is the same weight as a kilogram of steel

[@micycles1200]

For the final 5 minutes, I was screaming Indiana at my screen. That was devastating to watch

[@asdfaeou]

The killer here is that not all answers that fit ARE the answer (Example: Both Vermont & North Dakota are in-between NY and Washington spelling wise, but they both can't be there) so it's not just coming up with correct logical answers, but narrowing them down. Watching the boys contend with this has been fantastic.

[@JustOneAsbesto]

I watched pretty carefully, and I'm PRETTY sure it's 100% deterministic. You maybe need multiple clues for certain squares, but to use that one as an example, the clues about both Dakotas being in the same column, everything in row 1 bordering Canada, and row 1 being in reverse alphabetical order, tells you that that one HAD to be North Dakota. Vermont doesn't work, unless they changed the name to Vermont Dakota without anyone noticing.

[@kevins6800]

Ohio doesn't border Lake Michigan. So that clue was a lock. They had that one early on. It would have unlocked Vermont with the Capital. So Vermont would have been off the board so it could only be North Dakota.

[@ItsGamingFancy]

​@@JustOneAsbestoAt the point where they guessed Vermont I don't think they had enough information to know for sure it was North Dakota. The Dakotas could have been anywhere on column B. They needed to figure out the Indiana one first to eliminate Vermont. They just kind of guessed it without remembering North Dakota. This is 100% deterministic though. No guessing needed

[@nbutler]

19:05 jake is locked in. Need to listen to him!

[@cody6685]

Jimmy and Jake horse carriage ride would be an all-timer.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

with flowers

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

I was on pins and needles waiting for them to get Maine much earlier than they did

[@AlvinTostig2]

I'm from northwest indiana. Nastiest steel mill water ever... except in Michigan City, which despite its name is also in Indiana.

[@Jacob_Ray]

Poor Jake. Had South Dakota and South Carolina figured out but no one would listen to him.

[@adamb7533]

Ohio touches Lake Erie, not Lake Michigan

[@kfizz21]

The order of the most populous was the order in which they joined the union: California (1788), Florida (March 1845), Texas (December 1845), California (1850).

[@el_pastor]

*NY

[@dchandler5]

You guys should do an Oregon Trail episode

[@hathgeja]

Love your videos !! Had a very entertaining yet frustrating time watching you lock in Ohio - I’m in New Zealand but knew it was Indiana 😬

[@QuacksThePoet]

@JomboyJakeTV we actually want your drafts back in rotation

[@samplautz5586]

I will never understand how “shares a diagonal” caused jimmy to think it was C3, which was 2 squares above Illinois lol

[@justinbrenner9757]

I didn’t get the shares a diagnosable hint in general because Massachusetts didn’t end up sharing a diagonal with Illinois

[@Jeremy-The-Bullfrog]

Yes it did. Sharing a diagonal means on the same diagonal line. F2(Mass), E3, D4, C5(Illinois) is a diagonal.

[@Jeremy-The-Bullfrog]

I think Jimmy thought that it meant they have a space immediately bordering diagonally that is shared. Which would mean he thought Mass was in A3, A5, C3, (all border B4) E3, or E5 (border D4). Obviously he is wrong, and I was yelling at him through the screen.

[@calhaudegelokorinokoishi4120]

The thing you missed was geography!

[@oliverkassenbrock9611]

Only one of the great lakes is Lake Michigan, and it is not the one near Ohio.

[@KyleMechler]

"Shares a diagonal" is some kind of bologna.

[@loganb7081]

we love the sporcle vids

[@richardsports15]

Hey can anyone help me with figuring out what headset and mics they are using? I'm trying to get into radio broadcasting and I'm trying to find a nice headset. Thanks!

[@historygirl26]

Definitely read great lakes and not just lake michigan.

[@harrisonbaylor1432]

All you missed was the clue specifically said “Lake Michigan” not the Great Lakes. And only four states border Lake Michigan and Ohio isn’t one of them.

[@MikeP2055]

🎶Halfway between Erie and Pittsburgh / you're putting me through hell / On the highway / to the Bittersweet Motel🎶

[@JustOneAsbesto]

Ohio touches Lake Erie, not Lake Michigan. Indiana was the only option. Also at the end there you were missing out on the clue "The only island state is in row 3." Hawaii, obviously. I think you actually got that one in an early game. And "All states that start with the word 'New' are in this quiz." You already had New Hampshire and New Jersey, which only leaves New Mexico for B5.

[@matthewneild]

What’s relevant about the Hawaii clue?

[@JustOneAsbesto]

@@matthewneild Oh, it doesn't help anything else, but it's pretty obvious what "the island state is" when you already have Rhode Island filled in; and they were like "we have no clues for these last 3"

[@matthewneild]

@@JustOneAsbesto they also had Hawaii already in A3

[@JustOneAsbesto]

@@matthewneild Goddamnit, you're right. Do I have to watch the whole video over again?

[@rileymoulton7]

As a Hoosier that one hurt

[@peterharris6409]

Jimmys why don’t u guys catch the fckup was priceless. He was 3 thoughts ahead of everyone. Everyone questions him and they’re all the idiot not him. Awesome instant comeback Jimbo

[@Top10WizardReviews]

4:08 Can you guys please bankroll a new series of Ernest movies where Jake plays Ernest.

[@papasmurph131]

This was endlessly frustrating to watch 😂

[@deepowls]

Michigan not only borders Canada, but Detriot is famously directly *north* of Windsor, Ontario. That was irrelevant as Michigan was already on the board. It also amused me that Jomboy thought that New York was the most populous state. That suggests he doesn't pay attention to presidential elections and the Electoral College. California has almost exactly twice the population of New York. Texas is more than 50% more populous. New York was 3rd for the 2010 Census, but Florida has since opened a 2.5 million person gap on them.

[@1983bartman]

Who else was screaming INDIANA!! Not OHIO!!

[@caliboymojo]

This was fun

[@casperkonijn1997]

I got it wrong on the exact same spot with the 'diagonal' clue. Very annoying and unclear clue in my opinion. Oh well. Nice video, would like to see more!

[@johnkredit9072]

it's the same way they give clues in every sporcle logic puzzle

[@casperkonijn1997]

@@johnkredit9072 could be. I don’t play them that often. But will keep in mind for the future, thanks

[@jayjay12387]

Is anyone else bothered that Virginia is in Column A but also does not border the Pacific?

[@neelt2604]

it took me an hour and about 7 wrong answers but i finally completed it.

[@jefftheworthlessnut]

Not remembering the Rhode Island clue slowed them way down.

[@philarcuri6338]

Was thinking the same thing...E5...:/

[@austinfrandsen6537]

Yes Ohio and Indiana both touch a Great Lake but Lake Michigan is the side of Michigan with Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois, Ohio is touching the other lakes. So the only logical answer was Indiana. I’ve lived in Michigan all my life so I was definitely screaming not Ohio

[@user-mo4mu9eb8s]

26:56 Ohio doesn't touch Lake Michigan

[@artaxAF]

For the record, Ohio does not touch Lake Michigan at all.

[@EPiche09]

Indiana to the right of Ohio? What?

[@grime-ndofficial9894]

New York baseball people, not geography people lol

[@gettinrobbed]

Midwesteners know Ohio started lake Erie on fire

[@aro3275]

How does virginia border the pacific

[@lyndon4010]

hard one

[@RoboticTechnician]

I don’t know if anyone has told you this already but Ohio doesn’t border Lake Michigan.

[@randomdudez00]

Am i going insane or is Nevada not in this quiz

[@joshdavis3743]

Indiana was the correct answer, Ohio boarders lake Erie. Lake Michigan is only bordered by Wis, Ind, Mich, and Ill.

[@johnzarrella381]

Does anyone in the comments know if Ohio borders Lake Michigan?

[@MikeP2055]

I think it's on the Hudson River. 😉

[@JustOneAsbesto]

@@MikeP2055 Mississippi. The Hoover Dam is at Niagara Falls, right?

[@seantimmons5900]

Wow. Not knowing how a diagonal works. Woof.

[@meghanm6282]

I still dont know what Jim's logic was for "shares a diagonal". Think you learn that in 1st grade

[@Maazin5]

He was thinking Massachusetts and Illinois are both diagonally adjacent to the same square

[@californiagirl_77]

Me screaming North Dakota for B5 after you filled in South Dakota toward the end.

[@nickreda3987]

I don’t know if this is cheating but you could guess every state that borders Canada and answer it for every box in row 1 and get the whole row off jump street

[@andrew66862]

TF does "shares a diagonal" mean

[@Aren_G]

Ohio touches Lake Erie not Lake Michigan

[@JL1009]

Wtf was Jimmy saying about Massachusetts??

[@Nate_Allen]

Ohio only touches Lake Erie :/

[@Dasim6786]

These are painful

[@DJXR35]

NORTH DAKOTA !

[@Maazin5]

I got screwed by the Massachusetts diagonal too.

[@joeyalvis6507]

If anyone complains they took a picture I’ll knock you out like Tim Anderson

[@j66gv]

Ohio doesn't touch Lake Michigan.

[@dbr2211]

Bro this is painful to watch lol You will never have to guess on these. It's all logic

[@zachbrobst9473]

The only island state is in Row 3 so D3 was Hawaii Edit: i was wrong 🤷

[@JustOneAsbesto]

The Rhode Island controversy begins.

[@matthewneild]

D3 was Vermont

[@nickyv9588]

Ohio doesn't border Lake Michigan

[@organicorange37]

Ohio doesn't border Michigan contrary to your belief

[@marisaa.tamayo]

ohio does not touch lake michigan lol be fr

[@JakeTPE]

I don't think "shares a diagonal" is that confusing, so I'm curious how those GGGs are interpreting it.

[@gamemassa7769]

Yeah, it's actually painful for me watching them spend almost two straight minutes to still not figure out that F2 also shares a diagonal with C5 (just the opposite diagonal from B4). Also, MA isn't even in the top 10 for population so it can't be in the C column.

[@Cheapiebeepie]

At first I wasn’t sure if it meant they were diagonally touching or just in line diagonally in general. It was the latter but enough to give me pause. I at least wasn’t confused as to what “diagonal” means though haha.

[@wwpjd28]

It blows me away how coastal folks just don’t know the Midwest at all.

[@evanotey7228]

I love these guys and these videos, but I often wonder if Jim just acts dumb or if he’s really just not that bright. This is probably one of the easiest logic puzzles on the website and I’ve never been more mad watching them trying and talking over each other

[@realyahtzee]

Ohio does not border lake michigan

[@bossmt2]

The Red Sox clue is so bad. It tripped me up the first time then I put it away until I realized they were going bishop rules not adjacency

[@JohnVanBuiten]

OHIO DOESN'T TOUCH LAKE MICHIGAN!

[@tjtolbert95]

Not realizing the big states were in reverse order by population was frustrating 😂

[@Kilby72]

First?

[@rickhopper2732]

Its like a bad version of the Yak