Jeopardy! Part 11

New suits up a dream from the neck down, but I'm not wild about the ponytail. Although I liked Austin myself, this guy seems to have similar narcissistic traits that people dislike. Would have preferred the nerd to win.

Where is Art Flaming??

So glad to see the chrome domed champion go down in flames.

I have hunch this new guy will be around for a while. His long pauses before selecting questions are already irritating though.

So, if one is selected as a Jeopardy! contestant, their airfare, hotels, meals, etc. are totally their responsibility while in Los Angeles?

Is it me or are a lot of the contestants already pretty well off (lawyers, physicians, executives, world travelers, etc.) lately?

Final was quite a give away as far as I was concerned. Jack lost me when he mentioned a wife.

I'll miss Jack. The pauses and his unfortunate straightness aside, he was a nice change from the recent parade of self conscious showboats.

Two-time champ Lane Flynn is apparently a Republican

R9 Good thing we no longer have to deal with him! He was a sore loser too.

I didn't notice the sore loser part. What happened? If he had not missed that last Jungle Book question, it would've been a runaway.

Final was yet another giveaway! The female contestant reminded me a bit of Leila Dunbar, the dyke sports appraiser on Antiques Roadshow. Speaking of dykes, the new champ seems slightly androgynous to me.

I wouldn't say Lane was a sore loser although he was obviously disappointed in himself after flubbing an easy final and having wasted his big lead. He quickly shook hands with the lady and then nodded towards the winner as Alex approached. My guess is he shook the winner's hand after.

So Edna Ferber wrote “Show Off,” Alex?

Rather a snoozefest I thought. The lady seemed to have her mental faculties weighted down by all those scarves. Not sure what to make of the new champ?

R15, He idolizes Aaron Sorkin???

I found the middle lady a bit rude, constantly cutting off Alex.

I had no idea who Aaron Sorkin might be, so thought I may have misheard Eero Saarinen?

One of the contestants tonight was Paris Themmen, aka Mike Teevee from WILLIE WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. No mention was made that he was a former actor. When Alex spoke with him at the beginning, he described him as an "entrepreneur" or something like that. And since Paris didn't win, they won't be discussing his acting background in future. P.S. It seems that Paris's wife was a previous JEOPARDY contestant.

Did anyone else find FJ misleading today? It’s true that DC has three electors, but it doesn’t have any Senators or Representatives, which I thought Alex implied.

No, the question was just fine. It was also yet another giveaway, even though the stupid gal couldn't figure that out. I'm shallow; Peter is my type.

Then I'm stupid, too.

Apologies for insulting people, it's just such an easy thing to do when an answer seems obvious. There's a lot I don't know, including tonight's Final where I wildly guessed Poland.

I was rooting for the teacher lady to win. The lady lawyer's sleeve of tattoos turned me off.

Damnit!!

Freaking basketball!!

Anyone else think that "What Ukraine" might have been deemed unacceptable at one time?

No comments on Rahul, the guy who defines hotness?

I guess the Minotaur for final also.

I'd do Rahul in a heartbeat. So glad he won.

Rahul Gupta is hot AF!!!

Rahul is hot. Even his ears are hot.

**SPOILER**

Christ, that was a run that should have lasted longer. I could watch Rahul for many episodes. Don't mind Harry Potter girl but Rahul is hot!

I find the Harry Potter girl rather a brat. Was disconcerted as I kept thinking that Amy Klobuchar was on Jeopardy? The dam guy was good, except I really didn't care for his ponytail. Rahul was so hot that it's like having an overdose of food that's too rich.

Final was easy, but can't blame the dam guy for second guessing himself.

So missed the last two episodes, so the Indian was one and done for me.

I got FJ as well.

March Madness is screwing up viewing for many of us. Even when I set to record the 2am rebroadcast the cable ended up recording Wheel of Fortune (which I hate) instead. There hasn't been a continuing champion in awhile.

R33, Boston didn't even air Rahul's first appearance due to basketball. He's the total package, tall, dark and handsome. Me like.

These episodes are available on YouTube later in the evening if you want to see Rahul both days.

Forgot to mention before about the husband on Wheel of Fortune who was so excited at the idea of attending Streisand concerts. Ummmm .... okay ...

I like Lisa. She pulled one out even though it didn't seem to be her game tonight. She's going to have to bet more boldly if she wants to keep winning.

I like Alex and Lisa together.

Good finish.

Anyone watch Wheel of Fortune? I felt bad for the woman who said "embroiDED" instead of "embroidered".

I felt the finish seemed very strange, as though she were either cheating or psychic to know what he had bet?

To me it's the champ herself who seems strange.

R40 yeah that bitch ain’t right.

Jesus, that dude in the middle with his mad masturbatory thing he had going on with his buzzer. I am SO glad we never have to witness that again.

The checked sport coat kind of told me what I needed to know about that guy.

Anyone else notice Alex perving on our champ Lisa - he's got it bad for her!

Yes, it was obvious.

Second recent contestant to lose by $1.00.

I want Rahul back.

R47, I want more than his back.

Nice victory (and justice) for Rebecca.

But way too easy clues tonight.

I really hate to see somebody win who b itched about losing and fought to come back.

Anyone recall her FJ gripe?

Which Broadway show did Chris boo? Was it Man on the Moon?

It "almost came to blows"? Little odd...

Mama Cass could have saved that show.

[quote]I really hate to see somebody win who b itched about losing and fought to come back.

Has that ever happened before? I don't recall it ever happening.

I still say it would make for a better show if they did a tournament with the highest 2nd Place finishers every year to give them another shot at fame and fortune.

Rebecca did seem very smug throughout the episode like she was doing the show a favour for coming back.

Only Rahul would do the show a favor by coming back.

r56 and us a favour.

Rebecca's previous appearance was that oddly worded final from January that they had to film the clarification about.

And if only Lisa had been scheduled a few days earlier, she could have competed against Mike Teevee himself!

r54, it's happened maybe a couple of other times. Let's hope she loses tonight.

Won’t see tonight or tomorrow night, thanks to March Madness!

Yup. 😑

I had a dream where Rahul was the next Ken Jennings and was on our tv screens for an entire year. I never wanted to wake up.

Transitioning FTM or just a butch dyke? Inquiring minds want to know!

Final seemed easy for me.

I'm really not saying this to be snarky, but like R64, I have no idea if the toothsome Lynn is male or female. Does anyone know?

I think you meant "toothy"? Definition of toothsome: informal (of a person) good-looking; attractive.

Usually, it's used for food to mean delicious or highly desirable.

A search reflects that she's married with an adopted child. No mention of a husband or wife.

Lynn is an enigma.

Lynn reminded me of Julia Sweeney's "It's Pat"

I can't believe "What is Shawshank?" was accepted.

R70 Me neither. I was sure there would be a correction before the show was over.

Ditto, R70. What’s next? Gone? Double? Bonnie? Pulp?

I think the question referred to a location (in Ohio?) used to portray the fictional prison, so not the film/book title but the name of the fictional prison itself is correct.

Shocker - Lynn was into soccer in high school!

Stoner Tristan looks gay af but he has a girlfriend - who knew.

How did no one get Ashley Judd??

Daniel was adorable.

R73 is correct.

I miss Jeopardy. March madness is MADNESS. Can’t wait til Monday.

[quote] I miss Jeopardy. March madness is MADNESS. Can’t wait til Monday.

If you have access to the internet (which presumably you do since you're posting on the DL) you can watch Jeopardy! on youtube. From a quick search, I was able to find yesterday's episode already posted.

I couldn't figure out Lynn's sex at all.

Friday was the third recent win by just $1.00

Lynn was obviously pissed that she lost.

Back after a drought....New Champ is interesting.....

He was easily the best of the lot.

Kind of humorous that the defending champion couldn't go to Final Jeopardy because he was at 0.

Then the other challenger bet it all and went to 0.

The new guy won but his bet was 0.

I knew FJ!!

The returning champ was sort of pathetic.

Can "Tournament of Sexiest Players" become a new thing? I want Rahul back.

R85, He was the definitive one day wonder.

Another one day champ.....what's in the water over there? FJ was easy - although I could only think of one of the songs.

It was a great game with everyone getting high scores!

Let's have a good week!

How does the song Eight Days a Week have anything to do with heavy workloads?

I don't think the lyrics have much to do with working, but they were going for the idea of a workaholic? I felt it was a very poor question, correctly guessing the answer.

Visiting my family, with my mom exclaiming "Great game!" as they ended Double Jeopardy.

I guessed The Four Seasons, although I had no idea. The Beatles were just too damn obvious.

I agree, R89. I remembered Workin' in the Coal Mines by Lee Dorsey but didn't consider either of those two songs to reference heavy workloads. I wonder what the results would have been if the question had been what two songs by the Beatles refer to being overworked or having heavy workloads.

I was thinking the Coasters, with Yakety Yak and Get a Job. But I guess those songs were in the late '50s anyway.

I read somwehere yjis is the week that Alex came back after the surgery? And that he is wearing a wig? I didn't even notice. FJ category seems to be a challenge to the champ. lol .But once you hear the clue, it's really an easy one.

Joey, you idiot!!!

That FJ was ridiculously easy. A giveaway.

R96 - I was blasted earlier in saying that only a stupid person would not know the answer to something, and someone else said they didn't get it. In this case, I had no idea of what the Final answer was and incorrectly guessed Flashdance. I did, however, immediately recognized that the category would be a Datalounge special. I like the way the outgoing champ made a joke about not recognizing the term chaparral. Is it really all that common even in Los Angeles? Poor Joey was someone I could take as a winner, but he seemed a bit off; not as off as new champ though.

I was struck by the fact that Alex's hair seemed "too perfect" myself.

I know musical theater, but I has no idea also. I thought it was A Chorus Line. But all three got it.

It was really more of a pop music question. I didn’t even realize The Bodyguard was made into a musical but I got it.

R99, It opened in London in 2012, but no Broadway run yet.

I'm glad others are mentioning Alex's hair. I noticed it beginning on Monday. It's really poofy, and I think his part has moved a little closer to the center than it was.

I saw a production of The Bodyguard when it made its US debut in 2016 in NJ. (It starred singer Deborah Cox, and it was underwhelming.)

Joey, from yesterday's show, had an Arnold Horshack vibe about him.

I could have gotten VERY used to contestant Alex. He was a hottie. I can't stand the mirthless, lipless champion Emily. Her lips don't move when she talks, as if her teeth are clenched. She looks and acts like a total pill. GO HOME, BITCH!

I have decided that our champion is definitely On the Spectrum as they say. Ugh! Was pleased that Alex appeared to cut off her interview. Other lady was fairly pleasant, so was rooting for her. The guy was very good-looking, but didn't seem to be all that bright. He missed a question that appeared to be related to his job, which is always a bad sign.

As for final, I didn't see the film, so guessed at the census.

WOF: we had that cross-dressing dyke on Jeopardy recently, and now yet another one on the other show tonight. The winner was very, very hot!

I thought it was another easy FJ.

R103, Not only very, very hot . . . his wife and two kids were straight from Central Casting.

R104, So easy, I shouted out "NASA" after hearing Alex read it while in another room.

Emily needs to run a brush through her hair.

Emily needs to unclench her fucking jaws. She talks like she has Jerry Mahoney on her lap.

Not the brightest trio today. How do you miss a clue that mentions "brother and sister", "top of the world" and "Karen and Richard"? Also, what's with the 3-time champion? Does she EVER smile?

I have a problem hearing and understanding Emily's responses and am surprised Alex doesn't, as well.

I was rooting for Tyler, who I found adorable.

Emily has the personality of someone with no personality.

Was hoping cute Tyler would win, but again he went with Nevada. I guessed Colorado.

Tyler Tyler Tyler.....it would have been fun to watch him for a day or two.

As others have written, Emily seems to be a humorless little thing. Perhaps she stays in her studio apartment studying Wikipedia entries on Jeopardy subjects....and forgetting to feed her cat.

Some of the clues today - and all this week - have been VERY wordy and some of them a bit confusing.... But yes....they didn't know Richard and Karen?

Ah well perhaps Alex and his Rip Taylor hairpiece will have better contestants for us next week.

Did someone page me?

R113, Alex made them not knowing Richard and Karen worse by saying "Before your time . . .".

Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy I could see, but The Carpenters?

R115 you and I are probably the only ones who remember Peter Loves Mary - on CBS....for one season....

While I did not know all of the answers that they passed or choked on, I did know a lot of them. The Carpenters was a bit surprising, but that was the point where I realize that these were whippersnappers who didn't know about elderly stuff.

I did get final, but had to think about it for a minute to be sure that the time fit.

Tyler was cute, but I got the impression that he is very much aware of that. At first, when he seemed to know nothing, I was convinced he had slept his way to the position. I was rooting for the gal in the middle who does seem to have a decent personality. When Champ mentioned her bowling adventures, I was thinking: Friends? You have friends?

OK I'll say it . . .

The champ is creepy.

And to top it off, she's a nanny.

In 20 years she'll be like this lady from The Omen:

Tyler was adorable.

Tyler was actually the cutest contestant ever. Alex ->"tired of palladium yet, Tyler?" Tyler ->*giggles nervously*

And speaking of Richard Carpenter, do you remember the song he made famous after Karen died?

[italic]She Ain't Heavy, She's My Sister[/italic]

All hail Daniel, for dethroning Emily.

FJ was yet another easy one . . . very surprised that two missed it.

Looks like they found today's middle contestant "gleaning" from a dumpster behind an expensive restaurant.

Alex's "Hair Club for Men" wig was much more obvious today.

That really was an easy FJ.

It took me a couple of seconds to get who the portrait was of. It was a very kind portrait. As soon as I knew who the portrait was of I knew the answer. Today's questions throughout the game were the easiest in a while.

I liked Emily. Sorry she lost - it was good to have a nanny as a champ instead of a lawyer. May this guy works for the Dan Quayle paper..

Good game I knew FJ.

Not sure what Indy paper he works for - well there's only one left - and yes it is the one that was owned by Danny Q's wife's family.

Wow it was the battle of the tragic hipster chicks....and the GUY won! Congrats to Daniel.

Yes, easy answers and an easy FJ - but I was glad to see some high scores! GO DANIEL! Make Indiana proud.

At first I was thrown thinking the picture was of JFK. If she's a nanny, I wonder about those kids!

R130, Yeah, me too.

New champ Jack looked like a big bear - until he opened his mouth. He sounded like those people in the Hariboo commercial who have kids' voices dubbed in for them.

Goodbye Daniel. Nice try. I could only understand a few words the middle girl said.....she was talking fast and mumbling....I wonder if her history students ever ask her to repeat herself.

Alex had on the good hair tonight. FJ was very easy - a picture of Teddy Roosevelt had to give it away......

Good luck to Jack - the munchkin-voiced giant....I hope he does well.

To me Jack was simply graced with "gay voice"

I felt the lady deserved a handicap score from that stereo pinging she endured. Final was easy to me.

WOF. College week. Yummy champ last night from Texas State. Pinged a little to me.

Why do I suspect Michael is into really kinky sex?

So the champ is a sports writer. Here’s his Twitter.

Man, bow-tie boy is one PROUD geek! I knew Victoria Falls is on the Zambezi. Final was really easy, even Alex hinted it was a giveaway.

Wanted to share a funny situation: Today at the drugstore as I approached the counter, the clerk was humming the Jeopardy theme song! I asked him if he were an addict, but he said he only watches it occasionally.

R138, He might owe royalties to the Merv Griffin estate.

I'm liking current champ, Jack Dickey . . . wonder if he's any relation to author James Dickey. Jack is smart, personable and down to earth.

So many recent wins by just $1 or $2.

Looks like another androgynous female contestant tonight, Arielle.

The champ looks like he could have been in Deliverance.

R142 - at least Arielle seems to have ditched the necktie.

Another easy FJ.

Would have been more difficult if they used some of the dialogue.

FJ triggered me.

I was molested in a boiler room.

Congratulations to Anthony. He certainly validated the judges decision to choose him over Ken.

Oops. Above comment intended for the Project Runway thread.

WOF: Winner is head of U Mass. Lowell College Republicans - impressive!

Guessed Walking Tall for Final. Not sure which surprised me more: his gf or her husband?

FJ was incredibly easy, amazed that Jack blew it.

Andrews was so full of himself, enjoyed watching him almost flame out.

Dominick seemed to be using former champ Jack's voice.

Is champ Kristen pregnant?

No one could identify Rudolph Valentino?

Curious to know what Mr. Cocoa thought of Friday's WOF winner.

I guessed the Panama Canal!

I guessed Uruguay. The game was sub-par, very little money won. The cute dude in the middle was hopeless.

Yesterday's game was great.

On WoF. My god what a queen!! My jaw dropped when he mentioned, oh so conveniently, that he had a girlfriend 😳😳

Today was a grind of a game. The cute middle dude would have fucked up 2 + 2. The champ looked like she just rolled out of bed

Where to begin ... indeed, today was a grind, with lots of passes and blown questions. I knew Lake Nicaragua, had a "belly laugh" over Machiavelli as an answer earlier (see what I did there WOF watchers?). I was shocked they didn't know Valentino was The Sheik, also; I knew that as a fact rather than recognizing the picture. I'd say the champ lucked out with those dolts today. French mama must've been quite the fag hag to give the teenage boy recipes like that! Andrews reminded me of someone I dislike - he's either narcissistic, or just tries too hard.

On to WOF ... Stanford overachiever was pissed at losing like that to a "state school" dude I'm certain. Being so Yankee I bleed maple sap I was a bit overwhelmed by such a southern name as Mary Chamberlain, I have heard about such but not run into it like that myself. What can I say about the winner? Writer A. J. Jacob's admits that when he first asked his wife out (they worked together) she was surprised "I thought you were gay!" There are queer-appearing hets like that; I will say that tonight's guy was a fairly extreme example of it.

I loathe the college kids, so it figures I'll be away for three weeks as soon as the regular season re-starts! Guess I'll have to watch via You Tube from Europe.

I love the college kids. It's the kids tournament I entirely tune out.

Forgot to mention from yesterday's show: the lady at the end!

She totally looked like a nerdy guy and I was surprised to hear SHE was also married!

😮

Surprised no one mentioned the belly laugh of the night . . . Andrews thinking Sully Sullenberger was Charles Lindbergh.

R157 How did that shithead pass the online test? I think he walked in at the beginning thinking he was going to be a 5 time champ - you could tell there was that air of arrogance about him.

R158, Introduced as "Actor & Writer". Has he ever made any money as either one?

The new champ is good but I hope she does something about her hair. It was distracting watching it slide down her face, her tucking it back in and watching it slide back down. Use a clip or go find a headband or something.

R160, Washing it would be a good start.

The clip of Valentino was too brief, and not the classic profile.

It was a still photo, plus the added clue of "The Sheik" made it a no brainer.

"Andrews" is one of the stupidest first names I've ever heard. There used to be a TV ad for something that featured a kid named "Collins." Not Colin—Collins. It just sounds wrong in that context.

These are obviously family (sur)names used as kids' names.

Which doesn't make them any the less stupid.

Sheldon the RIT ethnically ambiguous gay lover of Science.

Ugh, I feel second-hand embarrassment for the Stanford chick.

The guy seemed a lil bit gay to me. Poor Stanford girl, ethnically ambiguous as well, didn't exactly do the school proud. Champ seemed robotic to me.

Are we supposed to make allowances that these kids didn't seem to know a lot they should have? Harry Potter questions must've been a real life saver for them!

Yeah, the questions seemed easy.

Seriously? Questions for COLLEGE STUDENTS include the Harry Potter oeuvre and nursery rhymes?

Hanna, the young lezzie-bin on the far right side of the panel, bears a striking resemblance to the coo coo lezzie-bin "comedian" Nig Totaro or whatever her name is.

Residence Halls.

Is the winner last night wearing a wig? is she jewish?

Forgot to mention WOF - - I heard the guy say that, too. He was really pissed though he had no choice but move on. Anyone else think the shaved head made him look like a cancer patient?

Grover Cleveland? Really?

College jeopardy y'all- let's talk about Thatcher from Oklahoma. I'd do dirty things to him and his bold eyebrows.

You can have Thatcher. Dhruv is fucking hot. He is my kind of guy.

Mmmm Thatcher from Oklahoma. I hope he gets the Wildcard.

Dhruvy is groovy.

Dhruv is a jumpy aggressive loudmouth tho.. best part of the episode was when he got beat to the buzzer on the Brown question (his school) and Alex joined in laughing because the Columbia girl was giggling about it

Weird names, Thatcher and Dhruv.

At first I thought Thatcher was blind but realized it was his prominent forehead and eyebrows that made his eyes appear non-existent.

Thatcher and Dhruv could star in Of Mice and Men.

When did college students become so fucking bland an dull?

They weren't dull at all. Thatcher was fratastic (wants to be a football team o line coordinator lmfao). Dhruv was in your face and smug about it, the type of kid to study pre med at liberal arts college brown just for the ivy name lol. Columbia girl was just overshadowed but her ditzy bungee jumping wasn't the worst fun fact story ever

I didn't like the Okie at all.

Glad the Indian won.

Dhruv is not a common name, although my ex's nephew was called that. This one I found rather obnoxious, but hey, he knew the answers and they didn't! Why do I think that Thatcher has a jockstrap fetish?

Final was easy.

Rishab lost just a bit of charm for me when he indulged in upspeak.

I am so moist this week watching these college boys. Call me, William.

Thatcher topping William.. mmmhmm

I am missing so much because of prior commitments. Thank you, Datelounge Friends, for keeping me up to date on all the happenings.

That weird smile on the Tufts guy. Forced and creepy.

BTW, anybody catch the spaz Chinese guy on WOF? Life on the spectrum popped into my home tonight!

First of all, the WOF champ skeeved me right out - did he say his father's name was "Dad"?

William, the Tufts guy whom you all are fantasizing about, I found a bit drippy. He did ping for me with his intense interest in art though. I liked the South Asian guy a lot, as he seemed genuine rather than driven to win at all cost. I don't usually notice the girls as much, but I will say that I figured if she won it was because she knew more than they did, which would have been fine.

Art: Honestly, I think the questions for these college kids are easier, so in that sense you're sparing yourself a bit of frustration. Given your medical situation though, please check in every couple of days, even if you have nothing to say. Thanks!

That having been said, I had no idea of Final - LOL

Tonight's Harry/U of Chicago is the hottest contestant so far this week.

Mr. Cocoa . . . please tell us you saw tonight's WOF, with the champ's handsome, single and available roommate in the audience.

Given the way they carried on after the final round . . . they must be more than roommates.

Too bad for cutie Harry,,.he is kinda slow.

Why did two of the contestants try to overcomplicate FJ? If they ask for a French museum, go for the obvious choice.

Phyllis seemed obsessed with Arturo's hotness at the girlfest. Isn't Billy enough for Red?

Oops, wrong thread.

Yes, Harry needed to bring some of his amateur magic to the game.

A hint: Dartmouth dude wears speedos. I learned that watching the previews of week to see what all the Harry fuss was about - I had forgotten him already as he's so boring. So far, Thatcher is the hottest. Indeed, Final was a case of sticking with the obvious; Orangerie was just too precious.

Re: WOF ... going on a limb here to state my opinion that the blond dye was incredibly tacky and distracting. The roommate didn't look thrilled with being pimped out to "the ladies" like that. Carry on they sure did - all the running and jumping was like some sort of mini-Olympics! They seem to cut off the boys' antics rather abruptly? Bros will be bros - or is that "brahs"?

Eric—yum!!!

Wyoming?! Really?

Honestly, I have no idea to where to begin with tonight's fun. First of all, I thought that the answer for final would be Maine, figuring that Augusta was the Duchess of Maine or some such, totally missed Maryland and Annapolis. Poor Ms. Jia ... at least she got a few thousand pictures from her Jeopardy experience (unlike her friends, I would tire of hundreds of pics a day like that). Champ lady knows a lot, so let's see how she does next week?

Eric and Thatcher sittin' in a tree ... K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Those five dorky Dartmouth dudes sound like a real He Man Woman Haters Club to me. I mean ... their combined social skills must be truly awesome to see in action! I had a burning question that you folks will be able to assist with: Does Eric have CSL? I thought so, but wasn't sure?

Kids were too young to know tunes from early 2000s - SAD! I didn't know them either, but I'm an old goat.

Finally ... WOF ... winner is not 'on the spectrum' because he fell off the far end! Are they holding auditions at Aspergers/Autism support groups now?

R202, Indeed, Eric was divine. Would like to see how he matures in about 10 years.

I don't see any of them having a shot at beating Swathmore. She was a damned machine up there.

Bravo, r204. I hope the hell the Dartmouth smartass loses. I can envision the five gorgeous guys in their apartment talking about banging Seven Sisters chicks and watching Jeopardy, yelling out answers and simulating masturbation or some other gesture from the lunatic fringe of preppy. That Swarthmore gal is quite impressive - maybe she'll be curator of the Met one day.

I think you misunderstand. I suspect the Dartmouth Five may be gay/bi/asexual? Probably known as the Dork Pack on campus.

Y'all I am absolutely LIVING for my Jew princess Rebecca Rosenthal with the frizzy brown hair studying at Swarthmore College from New Jersey. She bet 5 grand on double or nothing for the broadway category without flinching and she fucking LUNGED at the buzzer for the 3 Jews in fiddle on the roof question. She's gonna smack Dhruv up and down the block in the next round

I originally wanted Thatcher topping William.. but Eric looks like he'd be head over heels for fratty straight boy Thatcher.. maybe just throw them all together. Vandy Candy sorority girl Carson can join too.. just so it's not gay lol

All I could think of for FJ was Savannah, Georgia.

I guessed Virginia, like one of the dorks did.

Had no idea Annapolis was named after a woman.

"The City of Anna," R213

"The City of Anna" sounds retarded lol. It means 'Anne's city.' Named after Queen Anne. The implication is possessive. It's her city. City OF Anna/Anne implies she is from the city..

I agree with r209. My money's on her.

I won't post details that would be a spoiler, but today's episode irritated me. It's obvious that the two best finalists went head to head today. This makes me wonder how the contestants are picked for the finals? Were today's 3 just luck of the draw? Why isn't it like the basketball playoffs where the top scorer in the early round is paired with the two lowest scorers, then the next highest scorer is paired with the next two lowest and so on? It would make for a better tournament.

I'm with you r217 ^^ I'm absolutely gutted. But fuck yo spoilers. Here's your warning lol-- Rebecca fucking threw up 8 grand for double jeopardy grasping at straws and bet everything for finals because she basically studies classics via art history at the college that's literally known to have the best undergrad classics department in the nation, this FJ was made for her. William knew this and used his snarky ass game theory to make a statement, notice that he beat her by not betting 1$ more than her max total but by betting the exact amount of his money that would give him $1 more at the end if she bet everything and got it. He wanted it that close because he's that type of smarmy lol. She fought hard but he really did outplay her. But that was the most intense FJ reveal of the tourney so far. Rebecca won't ever forget Blake Lively's name now lol, that miss lost her the game. But on the upside Thatcher and Eric will both be on tomorrow for maximum eye candy. That's gotta be an intential tomfoolery setup by the gay intern lol. I expect UCF girl to outbutch them both

William isn’t smarmy! Don’t talk about my future husband like that.

I think William is the one two beat in the finals. He's just a wc but he should've won his match last week but I think his strategy then was just to make the semis. But today, he played to win. Too bad for the Jersey girl. She deserves to be a finalist too, imo.

I’m rooting for three cute boys for the finals.

Great game tonight! (Well at last between two of the contestants. That bitch on the end...)

Ugh, can't believe Swarthmore lost by a fucking dollar.

It's a shame.

I have very little to say about tonight's show, except that I didn't know final. I was not very impressed by her wanting to be a civil rights attorney to help people like that at her age, she sounded like an idealistic high school student strongly considering Oberlin.

lol everybody sleeping on Jordan. Columbia's newest SJW sure did know her Disney channel original movies. Also William is the absolute definition of smarmy. Even Alex was creeped out by his 'I like to make computer programs test my strategies'.. is he trying to take over the world a la napoleon?

I liked Rebecca also. What the hell is Tufts smiling all the time for? He looks like he's in agony. Jeopardy tells the contestants to smile, but he should be taking smiling lessons from Eleanor Roosevelt.

I like William more than today's winner. uggh. Surprise they have the 2 indian kids together in tomorrow's match. They want only at most only one in the finals? lol

[quote]City OF Anna/Anne implies she is from the city.

It really doesn't. "Of" indicates possession, just as an apostrophe does.

Thatcher is HAF!

Thatcher is hot and seems like a genuinely nice guy. I wish his eyebrows were less prominent.

Thatcher Chonka

Babs Bush fucked up my Jeopardy viewing tonight.

The cunt.

R228. Don't start pretending like you know grammatical nuance on the jeopardy thread lol. Of does indeed imply possession.. but the word city is the implied subject in a phrase like "City of Anne/Anna" "City of Brotherly Love." It (the city) would take possession of the possessive quality. The city owns Queen Anne? The fuck not. City of Anne would allude Anne is from the city (still the subject) or, alternatively, "Anne" is a common occurrence in the city. A city of multiple women named Anne. Neither of which makes sense in the context of translating the intent of the name Annapolis.

Guess who was Alex's fav today? Obviously the hefty eyebrowed wonder boy Thatcher lol. He's a dime piece for sure. Hubby material. Smart, knows his art, great reflexes on that buzzer. Let's hope Eric slipped ole Thatch his phone number after filming ;)

However Alex's fav Rebecca lost by $1 yesterday and then Thatcher by $1 today.. so I've got bad news for the pretty girl from WPI tomorrow lol.. because we know he won't pick Dhruv or Georgia Tech Dhruv-lite for his daily fav

I was left wondering whether Thatcher's favorite movie is Waiting for Guffman? I thought both guys were fairly attractive, so probably just as well that she won. From Eric's vibes tonight I'm even less convinced of his being a pussyhound.

Final was easy I thought.

Dhruv! I adore him. Hope he wins the tournament. FJ was easy, by the way. Surprised that two of them missed it.

Was that a PC "apology" Alex gave because two of them were Hindu? Ugh!

Why did Alex say that, after yesterday’s show, he had tears in his eyes?

I am cheap, but I can post again. Thanks the shout out upthread, Coco.....if I'm ever gone.....well now you know why.....

Thanks to all for the updates while I'm stuck in ANNIE land.......

Lmfao Alex in tears because his fav Thatcher didn't make it. I witch cackled as soon as they revealed 'the bible' as FJ category for the two Indian boys. The PC apology was absolutely in response to that seemingly shady setup. I was impressed that we got another close FJ determining the winner. BUT the FJ question intention was obviously not very clearly stated because the two that missed it basically both translated the Latin correctly and just didn't phrase it in the right way. They overthought the question in the exact same way. This should have been a pretty obvious problem identified in some sort of beta testing or focus group trials. The final "clue editor" person dropped the ball. I'd be pissed that the other group got the softball nutcracker question..

I wondered why he explained about the questions being done ahead of time.

I wanted the girl to win, damnit!

At least the dorky girl will represent.

[quote] ...the two that missed it basically both translated the Latin correctly and just didn't phrase it in the right way.

I thought this was another really easy FJ, but I agree that it could have been worded better. However, to say the two who missed it "basically...translated the Latin correctly" is not true.

FJ essentially was testing if you know that particular Bible verse. It's a pretty well-known verse and if you grew up going to a Christian church, you'd likely be familiar with it. I'm not a religious person but was brought up going to church (albeit, it was a Methodist church that substituted Welch's for wine during communion) and heard that verse plenty of times. If you're not a Christian or weren't exposed to Christianity, you'd definitely be at a disadvantage.

I agree though, that the question was poorly worded. The Latin phrase they highlighted was "via et veritas et vita." The verse in English is generally stated as "the way and the truth and the life" - clearly more than three words. I figured out what they were going for, but given how prickly the Jeopardy judges can be about precision (at times), they sure were not precise with the way they worded this FJ.

I was raised mainline Christian and had never once heard that English verse or Latin phrasing at all. I got the right answer because I understood what was being asked, just translate directly. But just like with the above Annapolis debacle if you're translating Latin words directly with no thought to what the meaning actually intended to convey then you're doing it wrong. The two that missed it came up with the best possible -literally- 3 word phrases that make sense given the words way, truth, and life. Road to truth/life of truth or whatever they said. They both missed the intention of the question, which, granted, is their fault alone. However if they'd been asked point blank 'what do these 3 words mean?', then they both would have gotten it. They both clearly knew the meanings of the Latin words. A FJ question is usually a one word or one phrase answer. If not, I've seen Alex say "we want both countries/both names" as clarification. If he'd said, "we want the meaning of each of the words" they'd have both gotten it and we'd pretty obviously have a different winner. But long story short.. they totally did translate well, moving your 6/7 word English direct translation into a similar meaning English -literally 3 word- phrase that sounds pseudo-Christian. Just wasn't what they were "asked" to do.

[quote] The two that missed it came up with the best possible -literally- 3 word phrases that make sense given the words way, truth, and life.

Here's the FJ category and clue:

The Latin Vulgate Bible: "In Latin Jesus says, I am “via et veritas et vita”–in English, these 3 words"

It was poorly worded, but each of the incorrect responses ("living in truth" and "road to truth") left out one of the key words (way and life, respectively). Clearly Rishab and Alli thought they were suppose to come up with a 3-word phrase, though the poorly worded clue didn't ask for a phrase - just "these three words." Given that contestants have a limited amount of time to understand the clue and write out a complete response, there was too much to parse in the way it was worded.

Is there really a need for Alex's disclaimer? I think J's viewers are open-minded enough to know that they are not giving an advantage to a Christian finalist. If any , it's an advantage for one who speaks Latin.

That was very elementary Latin and quite guessable to anybody well read at all in English. Or any romance language such as French and yes Spanish.

These are all honors students raised, if not born, in the United States. I do not come from a religious family at all (sporadic Episcopalian church attendance), and I knew exactly what they were getting at. It's a Western Civilization question.

We are all on the same page. It's just kinda fucked up that the other groups got straightforward 'the louvre' and 'the nutcracker' softball questions instead of a vague 3-parter where you need to know all the word meanings (even if they were just basic Latin and easily guessed)

Question for those who have been on the show or who are in the know: Does Alex see what they write ahead of time, maybe a little screen at his podium? He seems to "guess" with about 99.9% accuracy when he does that "I sensed you struggling with it" routine, and I'm thinking he already knows.

I assume the judges see in advance so they can debate amongst themselves before the reveal?

Without being certain myself, I assume he knows what they've written based on his reactions.

R250, no, I don’t think we’re all on the same page. That was an easy question from either the religion or the language standpoint.

R253 it's pretty clear to see that it wasn't an easy question as compared to the other groups. It required three separate parts, a very usual response type for FJ. That was obviously not made clear enough. It was worded poorly. That made it significantly more tricky than it was surely intended. We all agree. Two of the smartest kids in the nation missed it under pressure because they didn't quickly grasp what was being asked.

So now we need to decide who we're all rooting for in the final.. Dorky laugh Hannah from UCF who's helping all future Orlando area nurses pass basic chemistry semester 2? Or Brown's own Groovy Dhruvy who sings Hindi songs with kids in the nature that is Olympic Park downtown ATL because it looks good on his resume? How about Game Theory wonderkin William from Tufts who may or may not need smiling lessons more urgently than Zuckerberg?

I don't know whom I despise more, the two snarly, loud East Indians or the Nig Totaro-wannabe, Hanna. DAMN, she looks like Nig Totaro!

^r256 damn.. well ok sis.. werk.. we'll just put your vote in the William tally column then..

It seems that I woke from a deep sleep only to find that I was in a steamroom and, my God, I was eighteen again ! To my left I was surprised to see Dhruv (shouldn't he at least wear a towel ?). On my right was Rishab. We lightly kissed as he gestured across the room and said "check out those two". Wow, I had no idea that Thatcher and Eric knew each other let alone.... Oh, awake again. I just wanted to say that I hope that Dhruv wins.

R254, not to belabor the point, but the question was not three-part. It referred to one very famous quote that anyone with a passing knowledge of Christianity should have known.

Let's just say that after tonight's talk to the contestants segment, I'm embarrassed... For all of them!

Dhruv-y is on the move-y !

I was quite proud of myself for getting final jeopardy right while all three contestants got it wrong. Then I remembered they're a bunch of kids... Brought me down from my high.

R262, I got FJ right too. More importantly, I’ve decided to have a three way with Dhruv and William.

R263 Make him smile! Genuinely that is, not that forced one he does for the camera.

The basketball dribble was cute. What will they do tomorrow ? ;)

I lived next to Arlington Cemetery for decades and I didn't know it.

I missed final also, thinking it was probably Gettysburg. I liked William a lot more after Today's Show, he kind of reminds me of a younger version of ... well ... me? Not looks!

I groaned so loudly at the answer of the Lincoln Memorial in 1864 that I'm sure the rest of my datalounge pals heard me doing so wherever they are.

I felt foolish when the answer was revealed as Arlington National Cemetery since I used to work within walking distance of it in Arlington. The finale will be between the UCF girl and Dhruv from Brown. I was glad schools like UCF and WPI were competing with the usual suspects (Ivy League, MIT, Cal, Stanford, U Chicago, etc.)

[quote] The basketball dribble was cute. What will they do tomorrow ? ;)

Cute? That intro made it painfully obvious that none of them have ever played basketball.

My parents are both interred in Arlington Cemetery, and I didn't know the answer either. I guessed Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

I guessed The Alamo for FJ.

Hmmm...really surprising game today on the heels of a close match yesterday.

I cannot STAND Dhruv! He positively oozes arrogance, and I wish he'd use his indoor voice and stop yelling. I'm starting to like the Nig Totaro clone.

R273, I’m glad you don’t like Dhruv. I want him all to myself. I like to think he’s a gentle but passionate lover.

[R274]: I'll bet he'd scream in your ear if he was putting it to you. But with him, I'd also venture that he'd be slamming it to you.

William was stupid for betting his whole wad on FJ. Now he starts today with a $7-9K deficit. With games this close, that's a big gap to fill.

Jeopardy legend and DL fave Matt Jackson made the same mistake when he was in the TOC.

Please . . . Matt Jackson was hardly a DL fave.

I'm all for Central Florida also. Other schools need to be represented besides the snobby ones.

The Matt Jackson fave remark was sarcasm no doubt.

Dhruv's Hindi camp thing was a bit of a PC turnoff.

So the consensus is.. we all want UCF? Girl power, not East Asian, underrated school. I'm okay with her getting 100k before taxes to pay for any possible current student loans and future med school tuition

Jeopardy! doesn't air in Boston until 7:30 PM, but I gather tonight's finale was a blow out?

Not sure what happened to the other two - it seemed they gave wrong answers more often compare with all their previous matches. Maybe nerves or just unlucky?

At least come Monday Drhuhaha (or whatever the fuck his name is) will be a distant memory.

Congratulations to Dhruv. Well played !

You could tell that even Alex was disappointed Dhruv won. At one point, Alex almost goaded him to do a "true daily" so there was a possibility he'd lose a lot.

Once William blew that Daily Double, I just about turned my tv off.

Dhruv is a smarmy little shit.

Dhruv is honestly my favorite player in weeks. It doesn’t hurt that I want him inside me deeply.

Now that you’ve got $100K, Dhruv, call me.

^^ 100k after taxes gurl. He's got 60k at best and it's going to his tution for the next 3 years at brown lol

R287, I’m a very cheap date. If he just takes me to see The Avengers next week I’ll let him plunder me in the theater.

But the avengers will be full of people. Hope you sit in the back row and enjoy the risk of getting your name on the sex offender list because minors and little kids might be present lol

UCF girl got into. a hole and responded by fucking around at the top of the board answering questions that didn't earn her anything, and then Dhruv would swoop in, answer the last question, and walk away with more than she made in the rest of the category combined. I have more respect for William betting the farm and blowing it over and over--at least he came to play.

Let's just have a moment of silence for OG front runner Rebecca who got knocked out of her 10k semifinal money early by William and never got to give us the final round we deserved

I really admired William, as being a Freshman on the show. I thought the question that Alex asked him during the interview was rather awkward, so that Alex should have just thank the staff himself. I just never "got" her I'm afraid. Dhruv ... well, maybe he is a nice guy, but those who don't like him, don't. I'm not sure which way that goes. Just glad it's over.

Had no idea of Final.

Dhruv- couldn't stand his yelling. I'm also glad it's over.

William gave some idiotic responses on Friday's show . . . Deits? Lung cancer? Switzerland?

Deets, I decided he thought might be a shorthand for details? Switzerland wasn't a bad guess I thought, though too obvious.

Deets is slang for details. Based on the clue, I thought the judges might actually give him credit for it when they came back from the commercial break, but they didn't. An interesting point...After William's response of 'deets' was ruled incorrect, Druv regained control of the board and his next selection turned out to be the first Daily Double. He got it correct and doubled his score from $2400 to $4800.

No, William needs to take smiling lessons. Again disappointed about UCF, I'd like to have seen a less snobby school win.

It’s going to fun to see Alex on Drag Race. Was this RuPaul’s first time providing clues on Jeopardy?

Was the male contestant hungover?

The dude started off all guns blazing but quickly deflated! It was embarrassing to see.

The lady in the middle was fierce.

Loved seeing Ru!!

Alex was right in congratulating Rex, he made an impressive comeback.

The new champ is a bit too sparkly for me.

Greetings from Europe - nothing like You Tube for keeping up with the show!

I like the new champ a lot, so her beating the other lady was fine. Hung over a good question, but perhaps stage fright? Final was easy I thought.

Ru questions = welcome to 2018, folks!

He kept sticking his finger to his face. Contestants should be warned about doing this.

The new champ is a little hyper.

Anyone watch WOF? Happy for the two guys. Tuned in halfway through, and was disappointed to learn they were not a couple! They look cute together.

Simmer down, Randy.

Agreed.

Equat

[quote]The new champ is a little hyper.

A little? Did you catch him doing Jazz Hands during the final credits? I thought he had broken his wrists they were flapping around so hard.

I like the new champ but I still want to kick him in his teeth.

Can you imagine Randy's reaction when he found out he'd be a contestant?

Was I the only one whose immediate reaction to Randy was: "Gay face for days!"? His handwriting did nothing to dispel that either.

For Final, I thought center as well, figuring equator (or equat) as further south. Randy needs to brush up on his buzzer skills.

He also needs to calm down and stop shouting.

Randy's Hitler hair is creepy.

Krishna, we hardly knew ye . . . Ella Fitzgerald???

Randy, the perfume salesgirl at Macy’s. He looks like he smells and has bad breath.

I guessed Tim Hortons for the final.

Well, I guess it’s back to the perfume counter for me.

At least Randy got in a plug for Chanel.

Not since Matt Jackson have I loathed a Jeopardy contestant so intensely.

Losing is one thing, but to be on the receiving end Alex's little condescending asides abut Canadian history is the final insult.

Is it written into Alex's contract that there has to be a certain amount of questions about Canada?

Randy was probably the most obnoxious contestant I've seen. He took every opportunity to scream, shout, show off, make jokes, and be overall unbearable.

I felt bad for Krishna. He started off so well, and was likable. Not to mention, the complete opposite of Randy.

Rr251, I was on in the 90s. No, Alex has no knowledge of FJ responses. No special viewing device.

R323, He must now, though. And, I believe he also sees how much they bet in FJ.

[quote]Is it written into Alex's contract that there has to be a certain amount of questions about Canada?

There must be, and I think he's also guaranteed opportunities to dazzle us with his French language skills.

R324, Alex has always made comments on his perceptions of contestants' demeanor. Your opinion is definitely not a "must."

Let's test your knowledge, r324: Why don't the contestants buzz in as soon as they know an answer? Be detailed.

I was so glad to see him lose. That damn leather coat.

The pocket square with the leather coat threw me. Krishna seemed to be on some sort of downers, while the new champ plugged along. Who knew the Rolling Stones were the original dataloungers!

Saskatchewan, indeed!

That chick from Brooklyn was over the top with the way she spoke/throwing her head/talking out of the side of her mouth. And she managed to win!

Carolyn is a real hot mess of borrowed facial tics and attitudes. Why do so many of the young borrow their persona from hack actors ?

Robert is a cute Southern gay but so typical missing a very easy sports question for FJ.

FJ was so obviously Babe Ruth . . . who else could it have been?

Robert was a cutie . . . would love to see the husband.

[quote]Robert is a cute Southern gay but so typical missing a very easy sports question for FJ.

That's why I was surprised he bet anything, let alone the amount he did. I wouldn't have bet a single dollar - and it turned out I knew the answer (which turned out to be a giveaway).

Looked up Robert's wedding site--it was two or three years ago. He looked like he either had an eating disorder or had just been released from a death camp.

Candy CANE???

R336, As laughable as Krishna's response of Ella Fitzgerald.

Tonight's champ could be Drew Barrymore's shorter, more annoying cousin

Another good game. Plus I knew FJ.

Surprised the other two didn't.

R338 hit the damm nail on the head lol

Had no idea of FJ. It was a good one, though.

Had no idea of Final either. New gal better than old gal.

I thought it was Heloise. But she's a real person buried at Pere Lachaise. Good question; the finals have been very easy lately, and Alex knows when to switch gears.

Osman is a sexy little fucker. Damn.

Also, visions of the older gal at the Rusty Nail.

Easy final tonight. My guess for his ethnicity is Turkish.

Osman is hung like a thoroughbred.

I just imagine saying Osman.....Osman.....Osman.....the way the folks on RuPaul's Drag Race say: Vangee....Vangee....VANGEEEEEE.....

It makes Ru crack up every time.

Osman is certainly smart and seems to have his wits about him on his wagers.....hopefully we'll see him around at least until the end of the week.

Yeah, I knew FJ again today.

The winner is cute.

Is Osman Indian?

FJ came to me right away . . . LV = 55 . . . Louis Vuitton.

Osman was a cutie . . . but Geoff is sexy . . . handsome, tall, likely well hung.

No, Geoff is too pure looking. I'm surprised all missed it.

I will miss Osman, but now he will have more time to make sweet love to me.

If I were to encounter Osman on the street I wouldn't look twice at him. He's not bad-looking, but is one of the most average-appearing guys I've seen in weeks. I just don't get what this DL obsession with him is. He looks like an insurance salesman. What am I missing?

Geoff's rocking back and forth is annoying. People are obsessing over Osman because the bar is pretty low for attractive Jeopardy contestants.

Omg! Idiots, the lot of them!

How the fuck do you not know Roman numerals 50 and 5???

LV?? Ugh, I thought the 'mo at the end would get it. The woman was a total frau and the way she was dressed gave me no hope.

I guess they only knew the 5 (V) so they all said Versace. 🙄🙄

Geoff is sex on legs and on top of being hot seems like a nice guy. Hope he sticks around for a while. Disappointed to hear he has a wife. I want to make sweet love with him and cuddle him afterwards.

R355, Hopefully, she'll use part of her $1,000 to buy a support bra.

Osman resembles a young Robert Blake.

[quote]Disappointed to hear he has a wife.

I was [bold]surprised[bold/] to hear he has a wife.

Osman......Osman......Osman....

Oh well......here today gone tomorrow.

LV you all!

No, Geoff isn't a bit sexy. He looks exactly like somebody who rides around on bicycles in a white shirt and black tie and comes knocking on your door.

I missed last night's show. I had to google the contestants.

Is this the Geoff "Sex On Legs" Brousseau that you ladies are raving about?

SERIOUSLY???

I watched yesterday's episode at a laundromat with the sound muted and just CC on. I thought the new champ is gay- having a gay face and mannerisms.So I was surprised when I read during the interview he is married, to a woman. lol.

He is cute and above average - per Jeopardy standards.

R361, Anyone who doesn't find Geoff sexy needs an eye exam . . . or a better cable connection.

Geoff is yet another example of a guy who isn't traditionally handsome, but for some reason he's as hot as hell.

Sorry - but I could hardly understand a word Josh said.....and why did he keep looking down?

Only knew FJ because I read the name in an old book about Aaron Burr.......

Lady in Green tried........

I did find Geoff attractive. He's an odd mix of aloof and cool one minute and then all of a sudden seems touchingly vulnerable. Good luck to him.

I liked Josh as well. His marathon tale was a hoot.

Josh is definitely knowledgeable, but his nervous, rat-a-tat-tat style of playing is annoying.

Geoff even swayed during his interview segment . . . but I still found him very attractive.

Anybody who has listened to the Hamilton cast recording could have gotten FJ.

Alas Geoff, we hardly knew ye! Oh well, I will continue to suck his dick in my dreams.

I found neither Osman nor Geoff all that. Really surprised at their blowing LV. New champ has the makings of an Arthur Chu to me.

They need to have a losers tournament so they can bring back the bartender. Plus I think it would be pretty fun.

It was a toughie last night. I believe Casablanca was liberated from the Vichy.

I got FJ correct, but it was a pure guess.

Josh is boring me.

Could FJ have been any easier tonight?

I see there are two, possibly three, hot male teachers over the next two weeks.

I hate teacher worship week. It'll be nonstop questions about the Obamas.

R377 Yes. Nostalgia for the good old days when we had an actual President instead of a buffoon.

Josh is kicking ass!

He's sort of weird. I did like the dog tags story.

[quote]I see there are two, possibly three, hot male teachers over the next two weeks.

Well that's certainly true of the guy on Wednesday.

I appreciate that Josh is a sweet guy who is genuine and humble. I hope he makes a bundle and then returns for the championship round later. God knows there is usually a dearth of humility there.

Mush mouth gets a break.....and we get teachers. Some of them are good but many of them make me despair for the our future generations.

Many of them are weak in history and geography....neither of which I guess are emphasized in teaching anymore......

Oh well....maybe some of them will be nice to look at.

I found Josh's dogtag story kind of creepy. I admire him for knowing a lot, but was hoping the Samantha Stevens-ish (OK, Serena) lady would win. Final was easy.

Larry has an impressively calm demeanor. I wish I could say the same for his sweater.

Larry is obviously a Mister Rogers clone. However, he's very likeable in caring about the kids. Lee did as well, though came across as a bit brash. Latin Lady seemed spectrum-ish to me.

All I could think of for a city movie was Nashville.

Watching the teachers tournament I am reminded that teachers, by and large, are conservative people.

Rumple-fucking-[italic]stiltskin???[/italic]

Oh, my fucking god!!!

Hahahahahahaaaaaaaaa!!!

Had no clue about FJ.

i guessed London eye and thought i got it . lol

I had no idea of Final. Couldn't stand Rachel, Erika seemed really nice. Would like to date Bob.

Spanish Civil War was as bad as Rumplestilkin to me.

Teachers are conservative, r386? Lol. The profession is dominated by liberal unions. Their profession also forces them to work with people from all walks of life which causes them to develop empathy and support more liberal causes.

@ R391. R386 here. I didn't mean politically conservative. I was thinking of the clothes, the boring haircuts, the complete absence of style or wit.

Am I being fair ? Of course not. They seem like likable, presentable and intelligent normal 'Joes'...........ho-hum !

I may be rather humdrum myself but I demand style and wit from others. Isn't this a privilege that all Dataloungers share ?

Did anyone catch Graham on Monday? Was he gay?

Poor guy was in negative territory pretty much throughout round one. I felt bad for him.

At least he was cute!

Monday was Claire, Lee and Larry. No one declared their sexual preference. I'd say Larry is at least a maybe. I don't remember much about Lee.

I thought for sure its the opera singer that got today's fj.

I was so proud of myself for knowing the Globe Theater.

It's really the only place it could be.

The writers love their Zelda Fitzgerald questions, don't they?

I wanted hottie teacher Scott Montanaro to win.

If he was my teacher, I'd be hitting on him all day long. Daddy!

I'm pissed.

There was a question about Lisa Rinna, and who she was married to, and NO ONE knew the answer!!!

It's Harry Hamlin, dumbshits!

"Scott Montanaro is 32 years old and was born on 12/23/1985. Currently, he lives in Portland, OR. Previously, he lived in Sometimes Scott goes by various nicknames including Anthony Montanaro"

Lol, from "My Life" website. Damn, the internet gives out wayyy too much information about people.

R398 Hopefully, Hottie Scottie gets s wild card spot. I think he finish over 14,000 so he might get in. Hope so, I wanna see more of him!

Scott better be a wild card.

He's the only attractive guy on this week.

Scott is a soft spoken honey boy ! Reluctantly, I forgive him for being straight.

I can't believe that none of you noticed Graham from earlier in the week.

I thought he was cute, but he didn't win.

Here are all the teachers from this week's tournament.

The video is mis-labeled as the 2017 Tournament, but it's wrong.

The teachers are from this year's tournament.

Whoops, I think I may be mistaken.

Where I live, two episodes of Jeopardy are shown back to back, so I may in fact have linked the video to the 2017 tournament.

I guess the first episode of the day is the current year, and the second episode is from last year.

Astonishing that the opera lady got FJ wrong. She must have been SO embarrassed, altho it was pretty embarrassing to admit she had to teach because her singing career was tanking.

I dunno about "tanking" - I went to business school with two opera singers who were burnt out, wanting steadier work, steadier pay.

For Final, all I could think of was the ring cycle.

Today's contestants were a sorry lot.

How do 3 teachers not know Stonewall Jackson or McGuffys Readers?

Fannie Flagg was a bad answer, Alex, since she’s not dead.

I learned the word "aphasia," from the lady that won.

There were a lot of things they didn't know, R409.

Indi sure had gay voice, but I wouldn't like him as a teacher; that projects stuff seemed a bit lazy to me. Glasses lady too perky, so am fine with the winner.

I didn't like Indi's vocal fry. You seldom hear guys doing that. I wonder if he quaffs of the peen?

A sorry lot indeed. Makes me sad for American education.

Pleasantly surprised the pretty black girl made the semis (rooting for her). I think she only had about 6k -if only the lone girl today knew about it.

I think it would be prudent to bet conservatively if your total is already > 10k by fj.

Darn! I wanted the Indian girl to win!

I was pleased the Indian gal lost. Jake reminds me of those straight guys married to Asian women. Good game in terms of answers I thought. I found final easy.

Thank God that handsome Scott is returning. This tournament is in desperate need of some sex appeal.

R418, I agree. Teachers are so frumpy, bless their hearts.

I've read that contestants sit in the audience before their show gets taped. Is that true for tournaments as well? If it is, that would seem to give the contestants who play on Friday a tremendous advantage, at least in Final, since they know the number they need to hit to be one of the non-winning qualifiers.

i don't think so R14 - maybe after their match but doubtful prior. Else the indian girl would wager nada knowing that she already made that semi with her totals. And its just not fair for everybody.

Poor Scottie Mantanaro proved himself to be a complete moron in the semi-final round.

His final jeopardy answer was particularly horrendous!

I wanted Erika the black lady to win, but she came in second. Bummer.

The guy who won was a douche.

I guessed Charlotte also, figuring it was probably wrong. I don't think the guy is so much a douche, as a dork, but not in a good way. His facial hair not watching his head hair was very disconcerting. I liked Erika, too.

My mom loves these teachers like Scott who are all about the kids' "feelings" as none of hers nor mind were at all like that.

Lol R423, but Scottie's answer was "Charlottesville," not Charlotte.

For a city mentioned in Gone With the Wind???

Your answer COULD have been correct, but his answer of Charlottesville is that small town where the racist rally took place last year, and the woman got hit by a car.

C'mon, Mr. Teacher! You should know better.

How the hell did no one know the answer???

Charleston, my god.

I wanted the lady to win as well.

I never read the book, nor saw the film.

I first saw it in my teens, expecting to hate it, but I loved it and have seen it many times since. It is indeed a great film.

In the GWTW credits, Clark Gable is listed as "The gentleman from Charleston", not Rhett Butler.

Scottie proved to be dumber than rocks.

Nonetheless, I bet he's great to cuddle with in bed.

R429, Isn't history one of the easiest subjects to teach?

I wonder how embarrassing it is to go back to the classroom after you've crashed and burned on national television.

I realized during the show that Rachel reminded me of Matt Jackson (frown). Judy was nice, but just too slow. Don't think I liked Latin Lady when she was on before, but I do now - The Hobbit? Yikes!

Was surprised at what they didn't know. Final was obvious, but I believe there are "print" (non-cursive) Arabic fonts making it a clunky question?

I like Larry's sweater today. Green and serene. It's working for him.

I should have known the final. I've seen the Trojan Horse in Troy.

I’m surprised that two teachers missed FJ.

I had no idea of Final.

Quite a varied set of finalists!

Go, Larry! So happy that one of the gays will be in the Finals.

I guessed Scylla and Charibdis for Final Jeopardy. Wrong!

I didn't know that the Trojan Horse had a womb.

Me neither. Was trying to think of some goddess that gave birth to both of them.

Seems like it would be more legends than mythology.

I guessed the Trojan horse (only thing I could think of that was very tall) but thought I was wrong. Larry is a smart guy but he needs a personality graft or new meds. I think I'm now rooting for the Latin teacher.

FJ was very difficult today.

But Beatitudes is now a book of the Bible? Goodness.

Surprised the Latin teacher didn’t get FJ.

Who in the hell ever heard of the word, "plumbago?" Wtf.

I'm glad that Larry is in the lead, going into day two.

Plumbago??? EGAD! Somehow, I doubt the third place person will exceed $25K. We have seen Larry smile, right? I'm wondering if the second grade thing is a difficulty in relating to adults?

Teaching 2nd grade for 27 years, Larry must have taught the parents of some of his most recent students.

I approached Thursday's show with one important question in mind. What color sweater would Larry wear tonight ? At first I thought it was charcoal grey but in some of the close-up shots it appeared to be dark green. In any case he appeared composed, even elegant. He glides forward, a chameleon on roller skates.

Yes, but a bit too composed, perhaps?

Larry wore the same sweater that he wore on day one of the tournament. Full circle. Congratulations and well done !

Steve is not terribly bright.

Steve isn't bright, but he's a DILF.

I knew the Trojan Horse and I thought of the Mason-Dixon Line but I thought it was only an invisible line of demarcation, I didn't know it was a physical wall. 😳😳

Pretty much, R450. He and the Latin Lady were really good-natured losers as well. Final was very easy I thought. No more talk of the Marvels and their newspaper! Does Larry have a life?

I thought most folks knew New Caledonia is part of France?

Mason-Dixon was not a wall.

Yay, Larry!

Hope he goes out and celebrates with his boyfriend.

I searched for his name in his area (Missouri) and came upon a local Fox news report about his win which referenced 'he and his wife' .

There is no way that Larry is straight. Especially not with that moustache.

Larry is a confirmed pussyhound.

I guess we're all underwhelmed?

I got Final, but took a while. Alex missed out on bonding with the Canadian contestant. Now the new mommy can go back to take care of little Catalyst. More Josh ... yawn.

I missed half the show because of a weather advisory. 🙄🙄

I'm amazed at the autistic black guy, Josh. He won again!

I think that the Final Jeopardy question was meant to trip him up and make him lose, but he still won. Yay!

He's at $117,000 and a 5-day champion, so he definitely gets to come back for the Tournament of Champions.

Good for him.

Guessed Final correctly!

Rather shocking none of them could identify a guy strewing seeds as The Sower?

I would never have guessed Pushkin, R461.

I was going back and forth, between Dostoyevsky and Chekov. Both wrong.

Chekov I knew was more Victorian, and D. escaped me as a name, so Pushkin was left by default.

So how did Josh do?

R464, Mush Mouth continues to reign.

I really think that he's "on the spectrum," as they say R465.

He's such a weirdo, but I guess that's what makes him so good at Jeopardy!

It grates on my ear when I hear people refer to the year as "two-thousand and eighteen" instead of the far less-cumbersome "twenty-eighteen," but Alex is now doing something even worse. Last night, for the second time in a week, he referred to a 20th Century year as "nineteen-hundred and eighty-two" (or whatever the year was).

CUT IT THE FUCK OUT, ALEX! Any normal, less faux-erudite person would say "nineteen eighty-two."

And while we're at it, your over-pronunciation of French words and names doesn't make you look sophisticated, it just makes you look like a pompous asshole. I can't believe no one has mentioned this to you before.

R467 was the ghost of Art Fleming.

R467 Well, he IS Canadian, so he no doubt grew up learning how to pronounce French correctly.

I didn't know Final, but otherwise got about as many right answers as Josh. Though Luke wasn't exactly outpacing him in the personality department, was hoping he'd prevail. All in all a weak night.

WOF OT: Girlfriend???

Luke stood there slack-jawed most of the time. Seriously, close the pie hole when you're not talking.

Josh is up to $144,000. Damn.

How much of that goes to taxes?

Yeah, I thought Luke might win, but once Josh got the Double Jeopardy question, it was over.

Thanks to all for the continued updates....it's as if I were there! Stuck in theatre land for the summer.....but hope to check in now and then.

THANKS!

The episodes are usually posted a few hours later on YouTube. I managed to keep current in Europe that way.

R470, What about the obese WOF contestant with the enormous hanging breasts? She appeared to be braless and those udders were so huge she could barely spin the wheel.

I did not get a gay vibe from WOF winner James.

It looked like Luke was going to dethrone Josh, but alas no.

Tough final last night. I know Greek Mythology pretty well, but I . thought it was Castor and Pollux. All the more power to the champ.

Since his return from his knee surgery, Trebeck has become even hammier and annoying with his dramatic interpretations of the clues. Is it a side-effect of the pain meds?

Maybe I've had a mild stroke or something, but the wording on some of the questions this season makes them seem like they were written by someone who speaks English as a second language.

It's not just you, R478.

I feel the same way. Sometimes, the question is actually a blur. As I try to read it on screen, it makes no sense to me, and I also was starting to think that something was wrong with my brain.

I don't like the tiger bit with his hands--that's childish, but I kind of like Josh. Have there been other African-Americans in the TOC in the past? I can't remember. Maybe it's un-PC of me, but I don't remember a black TOC winner before or even a black participant. Anyway, he is boring but he's very smart.

R480 Matt Jackson. Intense player. One of the best ever.

[quote]As I try to read it on screen, it makes no sense to me

Glad to hear it's not just me. There's been more than a few where I basically have to diagram them in my head to even figure out WTF they're asking for.

And as long as I'm bitching, would it kill them to drag out some of the classic categories like Potent Potables once in a while? I don't mind esoteric categories, but some of these come across as the writers being in love with themselves--way too cute for my taste.

That said, to show I'm not just the bitter old prick I play on DataLounge, I do like that they seem, to have amped up the difficulty of the Final Jeopardy questions. We went through about 6 months last season where they were so easy that they almost never changed the outcome.

Lol R480. I cringe, every time he does those stupid tiger claws. What does it even mean?

During one of his answers yesterday, he even provided sound effects. Ugh.

Everyone else like the "Stop jumping around already! "category?

Josh is definitely "on the spectrum". He likes tigers thus the claws. Like a child only brilliant. When I see a really hard answer I used to think no one will get that. Now I think Josh knows that one. But I thought the NY bartender couldn't be beat either.

I guessed "isthmus" at the last second.

I was surprised Alex made a big deal about how difficult the answer was to spell and how they wouldn't penalize a misspelling. They've certainly enforced the spelling rule on words more difficult than isthmus.

Crazy Josh wins again!

I can't believe how he always pulls a win out of his ass, at the last minute. I honestly thought that Kristen was going to beat him. Jeopardy always pulls in a ringer to defeat the defending champ, but he's somehow keeping the streak going.

The cringeworthy Josh moment of the game? Shouting, "FREE AT LAST!" Ugh.

If nothing else, he really keeps the game exciting.

Challenger guy one of the better looking in a while. Had no idea of Final. Something Josh said a while back led me to think he may be a Republican.

His delivery of Free at last! sounded vaguely mocking to me. At least not very respectful.

There was nothing mocking about that line delivery at all.

In his opening and before the first commercial Alex mentioned he was going to cut back his talking so as not to hinder game play. I wonder who complained?

Everyone.

[quote] In his opening and before the first commercial Alex mentioned he was going to cut back his talking so as not to hinder game play

I noticed that too, and I think it's because in the last two games, there were still tons of questions left on the board. And it absolutely is because Alex talks too fucking much.

It was probably the producers who told him to shut the fuck up, and I'm glad they did.

What day is this for Josh? 7? 8?

Buh bye, Josh. I predict Mama June will be another one day wonder.

Somehow I forgot that Robert Downey, Jr. was nominated for Tropic Thunder.

It was obvious when they focused him during Final that Josh realized he was finally out of there; probably hoping for another miracle that he'd know the answer and they wouldn't.

Meow Meow: Virginia shouldn't be wearing something that clingy.

Awww...Josh's reign of autistic terror has come to an end.

Oh, well. I'm glad that Virginia won. The other guy looked like hitler, with that horrid moustache and haircut.

I got RDJ, but Chaplin only received an honorary Oscar.

WOF - the two Chrises who are “best friends” from Hoboken and keep touching each other. Also, Temy and Lenny who are “good friends” and enjoy outdoor excursions together. I’m getting the gay vibes all around.

Virginia the witch won again!

Now I have never actually BEEN a straight male, but those were pretty damn queer-appearing guys to me. Sweater Chris seemed to swig testosterone from a gallon jug; his friend was pawing him like a rice queen at a Hong Kong gay bar. The black couple with the matching gray vests ... I wanted to know if others marveled at the cluster fuck that was the third puzzle!* Have all three of them ever blown it before?

As for tonight's Jeopardy, Dev was my type. Woman in the middle with her severe Annie Oakley look kinda creeped me out. Champ is a smart, nice lady. Is it really written "Yay tall"? I would write "yea" I think? Yay spelled that way is an interjection, no?

W-RP in Cincinnati if Art missed it. Yes. one guess was "Worp".

In "single" Jeopardy, diarrhea of the mouth Alex Trebek talked so fucking much, that they didn't get to finish the board - AGAIN.

The producers should fine him, for every question left on the board.

Alex looked so dejected when nobody knew Nashville, "that great Robert Altman film" for I'm Easy.

R504, another one that they missed was the "Novelists" question, where the answer was John Steinbeck.

He seemed shocked that no one got that question.

And he should have been.

So did the witch win again?

I guessed Australia.

No, she did not win again.

I decided on New Zealand correctly, but was second-guessing myself it might be Australia.

Rather a SAD! game today with all the stuff they should've known. I'm hoping Art actually missed this one. Final seemed obvious to me and two of them got it.

Tomorrow begins the first of a few random nights of having to wait a couple of hours later for NBA playoffs live on the Left Coast.

I had no idea what the FJ answer was.

I don't know any composers, so I guessed Gershwin.

Glad that the current champ won. $52,000 for two days work is damned good!

The evening looked grim when no one responded "What is the Acropolis?" for the very first question.

FJ was a gift . . . I thought of Scott Joplin immediately.

I do not miss Josh at all.

Especially for the champ when he didn't answer at all after the other contestant gave a close, but mangled, answer! (Agroupolus?)

Was it just me, or were today's two rounds really difficult?

I wanted Skyler to win so badly. She was dominating, right up until the end.

Thanks to somebody on this board, I knew to go to YouTube to watch May 31st Jeopardy that was pre-empted here in LA. I can't believe none of them got the final (Europa) --a real bunch of know-nothings. I was actually shocked. Jeffrey won again for some reason.

Drat ! I was hoping for nice guy Dan over Mr. Full of Himself Ian.

I didn't have a clue about Europa either, but mythology not my bag.

Was happy cute Ian won, though not about his shouty wife. Final took a bit, but I got it.

Alex's ad lib after the scream was funny when he said to Ian, "Enjoy the weekend, I'm sure you will, if that was your wife.".

Tyler from tonight's WOF is HAF ! He makes his living by reviewing romance novels. Hmmmm.....

Plus Tyler’s two male friends!

Buzzy Cohen appearance! That was random.

Leslie reminds me of a grown up “Barb” from Stranger Things. I like her.

R520, One of Tyler's "good friends" was smoking hot, the other not so much.

Loved the Buzzy Cohen cameo appearance.

I like Leslie too. Her style of dress suggests a (so far hidden) flair for drama.

I wanted Tommy Fagin to win!

The players all did well, with the lowest score being $11,000. So of course, they made the FJ question super difficult.

Tommy could have won, if he hadn't bet so much.

They all missed the question, so the winner took home a whopping $599!

I could have done without the Buzzy cameo.

When Tyler put his hands to his face after winning the trip, he looked exactly like Jack from Will & Grace. He shouted out the two guys on the end of the row, but I kind of liked the unidentified next guy wagging his eyebrows.

I was partial to Tommy, and his pierced ears. I can live with the lady, but had no idea whatsoever of Final. Kind of lost me when none of them could identify Waltzing Matilda.

I turned my back for just a minute to attend to dinner, and missed Buzzy entirely.

The Buzzy cameo made me throw up.

And poor Kate Spade was an answer last night!

R529, When is Jeopardy! aired in NYC? Friends must have texted or called her about it. She was found hanged Tuesday morning, no word on when she was last seen or in touch with anyone.

[quote]When is Jeopardy! aired in NYC? Friends must have texted or called her about it. She was found hanged Tuesday morning, no word on when she was last seen or in touch with anyone.

Perhaps seeing the cameo of Buzzy made her lose it altogether.

I don't feel up to watching it on you tube, but from the lady two seconds I caught it looked like he was brandishing a WWF belt?

Yep, Mr. C.

I got FJ today. Good question.

Mark Twain in 1975? I guessed Groucho Marx. They missed a few I thought were easy like Buzzards Bay, Vasco de Gama, and Henry the Navigator.

Last night's FJ was hard--am not a Hercule Poirot fan. I kept thinking of real people, and obviously it was a fictional character. Good question though.

[quote]Last night's FJ was hard--am not a Hercule Poirot fan. I kept thinking of real people, and obviously it was a fictional character. Good question though.

I think the London Times did something similar in the '60s or '70s, printing an obituary of Soames Forsyte the day after the character died on BBC's [italic]The Forsyte Saga.[/italic]

I didn't realize Agatha Christie lived until 1976.

Lol @ tonight’s online ESL teacher Sharron, who couldn’t quite remember how long she’s been teaching Chinese students online (5-months).

I think she was trying hard not to work with the taping date, but keeping in the spirit of the actual air date, in trying to fudge her time online.

Final was easy I thought.

WOF boy's aqua dress shirt showed his Arkansas roots.

Last night's FJ was incredibly easy.

What language is rainha? Portuguese?

I just figured that "rainha" sounded too much like the Spanish "reina" to not be queen.

Jeopardy is starting to look like the National Spelling Bee.

Tons of Indian players, all making bucks off of knowing trivial shit.

Yes, Portuguese.

Unlike spelling bees, I think these South Asian folks are just ones who know a lot like the other players. I suspect the producers throw them in a lot for racial balance.

[quote] I think these South Asian folks are just ones who know a lot like the other players. I suspect the producers throw them in a lot for racial balance.

And they always seem to get the Daily Doubles, too.

Rigged!

Who are these cultural illiterates who don’t know The Beverly Hillbillies or Carroll O’Connor?

R547, this trio was the absolute WORST that I've seen in a very long time.

They hardly knew anything, and there were some categories that they missed almost entirely!

I felt bad for that poor queen Andy. How did he even get on the show? He seemed stuck up, so it wasn't too bad.

Mirza just dominated, but that's not saying much, compared to the other two.

Alex looked almost embarrassed for them.

So, you noticed Andy's gay voice, too?

I chalked it up to being a geezer that the kids didn't know those answers. Is Mirza married to a woman?

Show qualified as SAD! I'm afraid.

Little Deuce Coupe

Haha, R550!

I don't know how you would confuse "Little Deuce Coupe" with "Little Red Corvette," but somehow Mirza did just that.

And I don't think Miss Mirza is straight, fyi.

It was kind of hilarious seeing two gay guys and a frumpy frau on Jeopardy. It was like Datalounge on television!

Worst show of the year.

Queen Andy was so dumb it was embarrassing. By the time he got the Double Jeopardy that could pull him out of the red, you just knew he’d miss it by a mile.

[quote] Queen Andy was so dumb it was embarrassing

But boy, did she have some ATTITUDE for a stupid queen.

I hope this show knocked Andy down a peg, because I'm sure that his friends (if he has any) won't let him forget it.

When Andy returned to his podium after FJ, his cockiness was in full bloom . . . as if he'd just stepped away to use the men's room and not just humiliated on national television.

Did Mirza win again?

Somehow, I'm guessing that he didn't.

He really got lucky on Thursday.

oh wow such a cutie champ ;)

The exuberant David is certainly charming. He even seemed to have won over Mirza. He pings in both directions to me. I think the girls will like him as much as the boys.

Never heard of those stories.

I was praying that John would win. The ultimate nice-guy DILF in my book.

David is so awkward but so adorable. We need to toss each other’s salad, pronto.

Mirza had to be trans F2M, right?

David simply must be stripped naked somehow.

David is a sophomore at Brown studying English and Theatre. His appearance was taped last February. His reaction at winning was refreshing and adorable.

David is such a cute gay. Sexy, too. Hope he lasts awhile. Even Uncle Alex thinks he’s adorable.

Funny, I didn't think you guys would like him. There was something "off" about Mirza. I was chalking it up to being a closet case in his close-knit Eastern European Community back in Canada. Maybe I'm just too picky, but I thought John was just a bit too casually dressed.

Not a great night in terms of the contestants knowing the answers, but certainly better than yesterday. I knew what they were getting at for final, but could only come up with Pooh Corner.

You never read Winnie the Pooh, R558?

I know I’m new to this thread, and I check it every night after I watch Jeopardy, but I’m a day behind due to DVRing and watching at dinner.

Anyway, I guessed Robin Hood for FJ. I know, I know, I’m dumb, but at least I’m admitting it. And the new champ is hot, and when he winked before they revealed his answer, I rewound like four times. Lol.

yes, r566, little twink David was being quite a hot little slut!

So, all three of Friday's Jeopardy! contestants were gay, right?

Mirza's wife (referenced by Alex) may wish to disagree. That said, Mirza appeared to be completely enchanted with David after the final even though David had just brought him down.

Wow--I found David extremely anoying at the very beginning. Mirza was a almost like a dictionary photo of a nerd. David is smart but I hope he goes away soon.

I have a fetish for nerds, dorks and geeks; however, Mirza really challenged me on that score!

[quote]Wow--I found David extremely anoying at the very beginning.

Actually I did, too. When he was talking to Alex, I was making the “c’mon, let’s go, let’s go” hand motion. His story unfolded so slowly.

But he grew on me.

I’d like David to grow in me.

I wonder if David and Mirza hooked up back stage, while Mirza's "wife" watched?

WHET Tom the bartender?

r575: Umm....went back to the bar?

David is back today, bitches!

R577, not until I’m finished with him. I’m teaching him things he won’t learn at Brown.

Psst, R578, can I watch?

Oh, c’mon! Please?

I’m going to miss our boy.

Poor twink David got beat out by the two unattractive lesbians.

He tried and tried to buzzer in, but their fingers were faster..lol.

I was pleased that the Canadian lost, as Alex always fawns over them in a sickening manner. So, I'm okay with the other woman winning.

A bit distracting that his tie knot was too big for the collar he chose, but otherwise I really was hoping he would win. Although, I didn't really care for him the first night.

I did not know final, guessing saxophone.

so glad David lost. He was cheesy and annoying as hell though unintentionally so. He looks like he naturally has a case of jazz hands. His constant angled nodding when he got a question right and his ear-to-ear grinning were too much.

I agree Alex is obnoxious when there is a Canadian contestant

Put me down in the finding David adorable column. Yes, he was over the top . . . but such a cutie. After his two appearances, I'm sure his popularity at Brown will rise exponentially.

No, he was too much of a showoff. I'm glad he lost.

I could tell that David was getting pissed off at the lady in the middle, when she kept answering all the questions.

I think that he thought he had it in the bag, because of his big win the day before, but every time she would answer a question, he would look over at her. It was weird. Every time she got it right, he would look over at her with that goofy smile, but this time it was more like an irritated smile, rather than a happy smile.

She really got to him, which was funny.

I wasn't in the David camp, so I'm relieved I don't have to see him anymore. He's been told he's such a cute kid a few too many times. I am not impressed by the over-eager; they wear me out.

Put me in the disappointed he lost category, but I completely see what everyone is saying regarding him getting on your nerves quickly. He wasn’t around long enough for that to happen to me, though.

I worship David and I’m devastated he’s gone. Somebody make me a sex doll of him.

In other news, Jason is an idiot.

Well, I sure won't miss Catherine and her smugly elite vocal cadences. Good for Diana.

FJ was too easy.

Interesting to see the Buddha win on a game show.

I had no idea of Final. That pin in her shawl looked lethal enough for TSA confiscation as a potential weapon. Guy was cute.

I should have known FJ, but didn't. Sad.

As soon as I saw Hamlet I knew it.

With that knitting she's a real Madame Defarge.

I thought she looked more like Jabba the Hutt. Aggressive li'l thing, isn't she?

Agree, R597, not impressed either, but I’m glad she beat the other broad.

Oh, and I didn’t know FJ either.

I loved her home knitted shawl lol

She's quietly kicking ass. I'm starting to like her.