Jeopardy! – Part 13

I was also amazed that he knew so many cultural references from long before he was born.

He seems a bit on the spectrum to me. Creating crosswords has to help him with obscure facts.

Why would someone who appears to be goodlooking do that with his hair? He looks lie Screech from [italic]Saved By The Bell.[/italic] And that is not a good thing.

The hair is part of what makes Erik so hot. Some of you are such ancient Caucasians.

Imagine Erik naked with the afro. Now what do you think ?

Not sure how to put this exactly, but without the hair he strikes me as someone who's light-skinned mixed-race. It's almost as though the hair is the one feature that came through strongly from his black ancestry?

I’ve never been annoyed by someone’s hair so much in my life. Gah I just can’t with him.

OMG I’ve never heard Alex blab on so much before in my life. Shut up about the crossword puzzles!! And the pie!

Omg Alex with the stunt.

Erik is sexy AF. Jesus.

Deep voice. Great body. Knowledgeable. Great smile.

What is you doing baby?

I can’t take it. Hipster city. :(

He’s woke.

I adore Erik. He’d make a great boyfriend.

Is that a leotard that he's wearing on the show?

I would so put my peen up Erik's butt!

Surprised no one knew John Travolta starred in "Urban Cowboy", especially Joanna.

Mike in the middle made it a 2 person game.

One of the easiest FJ clues ever.

R16 It was so easy that I missed it, and tried to think of something less obvious. I think Jeopardy! writers do that on purpose to make things more interesting.

Erik and his sex appeal marches boldly forward !

Did I hear Traci answer Great Expectation instead of Great Expectations? Maybe it was just me.

Glad Erik won again.

I’ve enjoyed having Erik on. Cool guy.

Bless Rock’s heart. They made him change his name and then he misunderstood several questions.

But the big news is that Timothee Chalamet was a Jeopardy clue! I love that they’re embracing ambitious bottoms.

Shocking that Alex made made no fawning moves over the Canadian, isn't it?

I got final right away as geography is one of my strong suits, but surprised that they all managed so easily.

I missed Rock's interview segment, so was curious as to what he had to say about himself since the few times he seemed to come alive were questions featuring Cher and such.

I heard Great Expectation, too.

It was Rock's own fault that he was misunderstanding the clues and giving responses off by a word.

Sorry we won't be seeing Erik in the next TOC.

Another fucking Canadian.

I don't have anything against Canadians, but I'm getting tired of [italic]Jeopardy!'s[/italic] relentless adulation of them.

Suck it, Trebek.

There is something a little bit odd that there are so many Canadians on regularly, as opposed to folks from say Illinois, Florida, or Texas, which have comparable populations. Most of the Canadian contestants seem like really nice people, so no knock on them; the lady from Toronto earlier this season, however, was kind of strange.

There have also been many recent contestants hailing from Massachusetts.

Good for Dhruv for pulling it out. I was surprised that they reduced his prize due to an error that they had made.

Hannah was the ultimate One Day Wonder.

FJ was another easy one, especially for baseball fans.

Sidebar: WOF winner was borderline sexy.

What is up with two dipshit contestants not picking up that FJ required a two word answer? I agree that it was easy, especially for baseball fans.

WOF: I assumed the winner's sister and sister-in-law were a couple themselves?

Something about the new champ seems "off", but I just can't quite place my finger on it.

I'll tell you who was off was Dhruv. He'd sort of lunge his head forward when answering a question, which was very distracting. Eldergays amongst us might have noticed that Dhruv bore quite a striking resemblance to the late stand-up comedian Charlie Callas.

I hated Dhruv’s overenunciation.

I finally found this thread!

Good games the last couple of days. I was sorry to see Dhruv go.

I'm embarrassed to admit that all I could come up with for FJ was The Blarney Stone.

I guess the final answer correctly, but it was one of those wierd pieces of knowledge that I picked up somewhere that made for a very difficult question I thought.

I liked Dhruv, though found his squinting distracting.

R31 nailed it with the Charlie Callas comparison.

New champ with the meager $2,000 winnings will be yet another one day wonder.

1) I say this as a gay man, but Soyia was one sexy woman.

2) Neill on the end was extremely attractive.

3) And then there's the champ who looks like Huckabeast...

[quote]New champ with the meager $2,000 winnings will be yet another one day wonder.

Realllllllllllllllly R36?

R37

I liked the challengers much better than the champ as well. I had no idea of final as Shakespeare is not a category of mine, so wrongly guessed Romeo and Juliet.

R38, So I was off by a day.

Decided to take a wild guess, that was of course wrong, for today's Final with Terence Conran.

I first thought of Dyson, but didn't know he was British.

I thought Dyson right away and figured they all would as well.

r43: If you live in the US and watch TV at all--I would think Dyson would spring to mind immediately, since there are so many commercials, and Dyson used to be in all of them until maybe the last year or so. I knew he was English from his accent (quite a posh English accent for that matter) and also because I used to have a neighbor who went to the same design school as Dyson in England. Elon Musk was originally South African. Really surprised they didn't all get Dyson--one of the more obvious FJ clues in recent weeks.

Anyone else exclaim "WUT?" when Adam from San Francisco mentioned his wife? Was rooting for Swapna.

I thought it was embarrassing when Alex suggested that Swapna’s 8-year-old son should be a pussyhound.

Yes, I did, r45.

I was also rooting for Swapna. The current champ (Emily) is a bit off. Maybe it's her extremely gummy smile. Anyway, she's hard to like for some reason.

I like Emily. She seems modest and genial.

R49, Just the opposite for me, I find her smug and full of herself. So, she found her future husband through a classical music appreciation site?

The theatre guy pinged to the second balcony, but he seemed likeable.

My problem with Emily is how she seems audibly out of breath and nervous and like she's gonna get the vapors any minute, plus those breast show-off dresses (I think she had the same dress in 2 different colors). I just want her gone, but I wanted the theater guy gone more. I think she loses today.

Emily reminds me so much of SNL cast member Vanessa Bayer.

WOF guy pinged a lot!!!

A Canadian with an incredibly PC job title as champ - oh joy!

Isn’t she pregnant?

I knew FJ right away!!

Beautiful Ferrari 🏎

ANOTHER GODDAMN CANADIAN!!!!

WTF??

At this point, I think they have a Canadian quota based on advertising revenue?

Emily really mistook Harry Truman for FDR?

I'm glad Emily lost. I just couldn't stand her breathless answers and her gums. Truman and FDR--two old guys with glasses from the 20th century. How could you tell the difference? (I can, but perhaps it's my age?)

Yes. that answer was pretty shocking from a smart woman. Had no idea of FJ.

I know enough Latin to know the root word fer is iron (even in English--ferrous). I'm not sure if Ferrari is really that common a name in Italian but the clue was easy if you have studied any romance languages. This Canadian guy is a little bit of a stuffed shirt (looked like almost literally), but I have no objection to Canadians and don't know why other people do--but then I live in Southern California where I don't have that much contact with Canadians. I know they make boring TV shows (judging from what I see on streaming TV--like Acorn).

The Canadian objection is not so much to the contestants themselves, as Alex makes a point of fawning all over them. For a good Canadian series, try Slings & Arrows.

I, too, got Ferrari from iron, but have rarely heard the name; then again, many North American immigrants were Sicilian or southern Italian.

R58 - I don't think it's age that makes one able to distinguish between FDR & Truman. They're both before my time and I can tell them apart. But then I can also identify Eisenhower, Wilson, Hoover, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln & Grant (among other presidents). That's just a matter of knowing American history.

And while I'm at it, I couldn't stand the former champ's gums either. Whenever she opened her mouth, I kept thinking of these . . .

Maybe she can use her Jeopardy winnings to have gum surgery. It's probably very expensive but I've seen before and afters and it could really make her much easier to look at. But if she's a music professor at Swarthmore and happily married, maybe she doesn't care.

Teen Tournament begins on Wednesday.

R64, yum!

[quote] Last Wednesday at 2:52 PM Anyone else exclaim "WUT?" when Adam from San Francisco mentioned his wife?

Yes, and was very disappointed because he was so goddamned cute.

There’s a Ferrari who is an exec producer on The Big Bang Theory.

Wonder if she’s related to Enzo.

The new champ Mary Ann . . . Don't they have a stylist on staff who might have advised her to comb her hair and wear a more appropriate dress?

Poor Gerald will now have to forever hear it from his Jeopardy! winning father-in-law after that humiliating loss.

FJ finally came to me, but not right away.

WOF: Tonight's winner, Jim, was one hot daddy.

What would be more appropriate attire for Mary Ann - a drop cloth?

I don’t have a problem with revealing the endings of classics, but it’s really assholish to spoil recent books/movies, like Gone Girl.

That was hilarious that Pete Davidson was a clue, and that the Jeopardy writers thought he and Arianna would still be engaged when the episode aired.

Right, R71???? That was sad.

Guessed FJ right away, well, after I first said Pooh. 😉

Happy for the new winner, she won lots!!!!

Gerald deserved his fate with that great English King Charlemagne.

Anyone else find Alex's Canadian fawning so over the top that the champ himself had to call him out on it?

If you're built like Mary Ann, and you don't want to wear a tent-like dress--you show part of your arms. (?? waddo I know?) Actually, initially because of my inbuilt fatness prejudice, I didn't like her, but her personality was pleasant and she was brisk and fast in her answers, so I came to like her by the end. I like her much better than the last female champ, Emily, whom I found annoying.

Yet another Canadian tonight

I think Jeopardy must be getting good ratings in Canada--hence all the Canadian contestants.

Jeopardy contestants come from a lot of the same places, Canada, Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago. After while you wonder if some of these people know each other.

This was like the least gay Jeopardy ever - they didn’t know Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, and Jim Parsons were in Boys in the Band!

Mary Ann is a jolly fat lady.

Mary Ann is nice and quite smart. She's not the least bit pretentious. She's also willing to bet a lot more boldly than most women. That quality may eventually seal her fate just as it has for the many men who have employed it.

What did she say she was doing in that pose at the beginning?

Mary Ann did not need to lose 5000 last night. I'm a fan of hers at this point, but I hope she learned her lesson and doesn't throw her money away again if she ends up with such a big lead.

What the hell is going on with Emma’s voice? Sounds like she’s sucking helium.

Emma would be a Law and Order SVU character who is really a 35 year old teen and has been scamming people for years.

Both girls impressive so far.

Fuck, that voice was irritating. Thank god the other girl won.

I wanted to throw things at the TV when Emma was speaking. Holy fuck, she’s going to drive some man or woman crazy when she gets married.

Maya seems cool. Anish is insanely hot.

Oh for the love of god, please don't let Emma get a wildcard spot. I don't ever want to hear that fucking voice ever again!

I think the balloon to Munchkinland was waiting outside the studio door to whisk her back home.

I thought that girl has maybe some vocal defect or impairment? She can't be normal.

r89: I agree. Almost thought she was hearing impaired but she seemed to hear well enough on the show. I mean, who has a voice like that at her age--she sounds like a 4-year-old.

Oh come on, she was cute as a button, and a refreshing change from all the Type A assholes the Teen Tournament usually attracts. Besides, she came on like a tiger after a painfully slow start.

I'm glad Maya won--smart and a nice normal voice--she didn't even have vocal fry, thank God.

That balloon wouldn’t have to go very far, R88. Jeopardy is taped on the old MGM lot.

Emma is a very sweet girl, but her voice would drive any number of people crazy over a period of hours. Can it be surgically corrected? Is it shallow to suggest it?

What do you suppose she'd sound like if she really DID inhale helium?

There is something called voice therapy. If her voice doesn't get deeper as she goes through high school, maybe her parents can find her a voice therapist. Maybe it's her real voice but I doubt it--sounds like a psychological issue. She must have the self-image of a much younger child.

Does anyone else think it was odd that young teens were asked today about shows rated TV-MA, such as The Handmaid’s Tale?

I'd never heard of the Final Jeopardy Broadway musical.

R98, Dear Evan Hansen from yesterday’s show? Watch a Tonys broadcast! It’s the hottest show since Hamilton.

WOF: "Ping! Ping! Ping! went the winner ..."

When they did the intros yesterday and showed Emma, I thought she looked like a Ten-year-old with her breasts already coming in. When she spoke she seemed even younger. Six years old?

Poor Disney bottom Dan.

Dejected Dan.

Alex seemed all confused on how to comment on Dan's inability.

At least Alex tried to be kind. He usually doesn't try awfully hard with regular adult contestants.

We couldn't see [italic]Jeopardy![/italic] throughout most of SoCal yesterday (Friday) because it was preempted by fire coverage. Did we miss anything interesting? Were there any Canadian college contestants?

R105, you missed the full frontal nudity!

Ah, hell! That's the story of my farking life.

Unfortunately I did see it. Shame on Alex !

Cutey Jack Izzo has an entertaining array of facial expressions.

Just Jack was adorable.

IIRC, squeaky Emma had 18,000 in a 2nd place finish last week. Now, with the results tonight, cutie Jack had 18,000 in a 2nd place finish also. Will they both get wild card spots?

R111, I’m confident Jack will come out on top!

I’m all happy with myself answering most of the questions until I remember it’s the fucking teen tournament

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Dan was adorable...felt so bad he couldn't crawl out of that hole. He'll have no trouble finding friends and mates in college.

[quote]IIRC, squeaky Emma had 18,000 in a 2nd place finish last week. Now, with the results tonight, cutie Jack had 18,000 in a 2nd place finish also. Will they both get wild card spots?

Emma had $18,400 so she's #1 in the wild card ranking, ahead of Jack at 18,000, Claire at 16,999 and Rhea at 6,800. Unless I'm off a day or something Emma and Jack are both in even if the two non-winners tonight rack up monster totals

Since there are four non-winner advancing, and given two contestants ended their games with single-digit dollar amounts earlier this week, and only one more game remains to be played, Emma and Jack have clinched semi-final slots.

Does this sound like a math word problem? I feel like it as I'm writing...

Another adorable boy today. Go Rohan!

Gay Jack will be back!

FUCK NO, Emma's coming back!

I missed that show with Emma, and so I thought you guys were exaggerating regarding how irritating her voice was.

Little did I know you were restraining yourselves!

EEEEEEKKKKKK!!!!!

Her voice sounds is what mice in Saturday morning cartoons sounded like.

I close my eyes and I see something along the lines of this . . .

White girl’s story was way too long.

Don’t these questions seem AWFULLY easy for Teen Week?

I’m glad Autumn lost. I hated her.

That Shrek girl is all too full of herself. Hope she loses.

Once again LORD OF THE FLIES gets referenced. I really think the writers know about 6 novels.

Just Jack is from Brent Corrigan’s hometown and he’s a competitive swimmer!

I'm amazed that 2 of tonight's 3 finalists didn't know FJ. I knew it before I'd even read the whole question—and I'm not all that bright.

Does the Teen Tournament end tonight? I've been MIA since Mary Ann was last on.

No R127, tonight is the last of the semi finalist games - which you MUST watch just to hear Emma's voice, so you can forever regret hearing it just like the rest of us - and then the three finalists battle it out next Monday & Tuesday.

I think Maya is just great. She totally mops the floor with her competitors. Last night's losers were great sports in their total domination by Maya.

I like Maya too. There was an interesting moment after her win and as the credits were rolling when Alex came over and placed his hand on hers and held on for an unusually long time as he spoke (from the looks of it encouragingly) to her. Several times during this pause she looked from him to her hand as if to non-verbally say 'why are you holding on to me ?' . I'm sure Alex intended nothing inappropriate but it felt a bit awkward.

I'm so sad that Jack didn't make it to the finals. He's adorable.

He actually could have had a shot if he didn't bet 6000 dollars on the Daily Double.

Yes! Maya kicked boy ass yesterday!!!

I was the first to reference Emma in this thread...and her voice is prenaturally annoying, but really, she seems like a sweet kid. I know this is DL but outside of this bubble, I hope she doesn't get too much shit.

I like Maya a lot, but she made a BONEHEADED wager in FJ, and I think that’s why Alex held her hand so long in 5alking to her.

She had more than double the amount of 2nd place. Instead of wagering nothing, she bet $8k — which means she would have LOST THE GAME. if she missed FJ and the guy in 2nd got it right. It was a painfully stupid bet, and I don’t think she realized what she was doing.

She was lucky it all worked out for her.

Girls just don't understand math, R134.

Sweet God, it's a good thing Emma is smart because she is going to struggle with life with that...thing...called a voice.

Dear Jesus. That poor kid. I hope she earns enough money to hire a voice coach.

Emma looks like Wednesday Addams.

Emma has a bright career ahead...as Minnie Mouse at Disney World.

Emma don’t know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies.

I guess this proves that Bernadette's voice on Big Bang Theory is not that much of a stretch.

Emma has a tiny body to go with her tiny voice. I think she's standing on a box.

Lol Emma’s voice is completely unbelievable. Why am I laughing?? Lord help me.

Ask, Rohan is adorable.

Maybe she's late in puberty and her voice will break in due time.

I’m rooting for Emma. Damn, that voice is a riot.

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Impressive game there by Emma. I didn't have a clue about FJ.

Haha. I knew it! Honey Badger dont give a shit. You gotta check out that YouTube clip. Hilarious voice by Randall.

Check it out

I thought it was Tasmanian devil. So Emma squeaked her way to the finals!

Emma's adorable. She reminds me of a munchkin from the Wizard of Oz.

WOF OT: The champ, brother and dad ALL pinged!

R138, we thought the exact same thing! It's Wednesday Addams!

I loved hearing Rohan say “shuttlecock.”

Also, Team Maya in the finals.

Team Maya.

I actually like all three finalists in this Teen Tournament.

If it couldn't be our gay boys Jack and Rohan, then I'm glad it's Maya and Emma. There's something sweet about Emma. I really like her, and the voice makes her very unique (and kind of unforgettable).

I don't know who to root for, at this point!

I was pro Emma until I read that she was home schooled. You take that piece of the puzzle and combine it with those outfits that make her look like something out of the Scarlet Letter, and that odd little story about giving tours of the farm to religious groups, and I'm starting to wonder just what we're dealing with here.

R152, The father and brother were hot, the contestant not so much.

I guess I'm for Emma. She would certainly be the most unusual teen champion. But the African-American girl is certainly impressive.

R159, I have a name.

[quote] Emma ... was home schooled. You take that piece of the puzzle and combine it with those outfits that make her look like something out of the Scarlet Letter, and that odd little story about giving tours of the farm to religious groups, and I'm starting to wonder just what we're dealing with here.

A sheltered child. Don't blame her for what her parents have done.

Maybe her exposure to the outside world will give her a broader view of it, and she'll make up her own mind about her future.

I do think that the voice thing is because she hasn't had feedback from other kids her age. If she had been around her peers, her voice might very well be different, because of their "feedback."

What did Jack and Rohan get up to when they weren’t taping?

[quote] What did Jack and Rohan get up to when they weren’t taping?

"Where the man get up into the man."

Dear God, two more nights of Emma...

Do you think the dodgeball league Eric on WOF is in is a gay dodgeball league? He was a cutie. And now has $123,000. Sugar daddy material. Call me.

I wanted Dallan on WOF deep inside me.

Hoping for a comeback from Maya.

The minute Dallan appeared I knew my DL homies would want him for a jizzbuddy.

Emma for the win!

Just because I want to see her come back for the Tournament of Champions.

When Emma grows up, her voice is gonna sound like Georgette, Ted Baxter's girlfriend from The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Emma should just move to Japan and become a deity. She's an anime character come to life. Seriously, she could cash in for some endorsements and promo work.

Exciting. Sorry the black girl missed it.

Yes, I want the AA to win!

Rohan was too fabulous for words! I was rooting for him.

Even if Emma is home-schooled, there is this thing called social media. The only thing she's been saved from (maybe) is being made fun of for her voice--and the parents should be sending her for voice therapy, which can treat this kind of issue. Sometimes it's a physical issue, but more likely it's psychological or it's like someone who is tone deaf--she can't hear the sound she makes. I give her credit for going on this show, though. She's got a lot of guts. Even her pronunciation is like that old mid-Atlantic Katherine Hepburn mid-Atlantic style enunciation from the 30s--ultra precise. Probbably cause people can't understand her without it. I hope she gets help. Her career (and love life) choices will be very limited with a voice like that.

Isn't "little girl voice" supposed to be a sign of traumatic sexual abuse at a young age? I've heard that before...and I wonder with the homeschooling what's really going on.

Tonight the two will tell what colleges they'll be attending.

How could they miss that FJ? It was even easier than last night's which most also missed.

How can these dizzy girls not know that Christmas is the last federal holiday of the calendar year? And Emma couldn’t guess any fruit at all for FJ?!

Are we getting the grown-ups back now?

Re the end of the show during the closing credits: Was it my imagination or did Emma's parents not hug her, in contrast the other other two girls getting hugged by their parents?

Not only that, Emma didn't properly know how to make a heart sign at the beginning when she was introduced (and she seemed to do it reluctantly), in contrast to the other two.

Yes, the grown ups return today. That means it's back to our chubster champ, Mary Ann.

Sorry that the self-involved "actress" with the phony smile won. She seems like a Tracy Flick to me.

Yeah, the winner annoyed somehow, she did seem a type A overachiever.

I was rooting for Maya.

Emma’s voice would annoy long-term. I do wonder what her issue is.

Claire seemed like a really phony Veda Pierce type to me.

Casey is an attractive young man. I don't know what to make of the blow dried look.

What is the point at not even guessing at FJ? The gal in third place just needed to guess a President.

I knew WHH because of the irony.

I fucking love Mary Ann. Love my chunky girls.

I guessed WWH myself. Casey was definitely not my type. Better luck tomorrow!

Casey could have won. He risked too much on the DJ.

Let the record show that I found Casey adorable and quite sexy.

Mary Ann seems unstoppable.

But I like Mary Ann. At least she's not some pushy New York or LA lawyer.

Or some fucking Canadian.

The challengers were quite dumb today.

[quote]Claire seemed like a really phony Veda Pierce type to me.

Thank you, that's exactly who she reminds me of.

She lost me when she started thanking all her Quiz Bowl coaches. I understand they didn't fall off the turnip truck to get on Jeopardy, but I'd rather see a kid who can think rather than regurgitate.

FJ was another giveaway.

How could science teacher David think "2001" was a 1980s film?

Also, his negotiation story made no sense. His wife got him to shave off his beard AND she got the three cats?

David was definitely my type, but as a contestant he was quite the dud. Anyone else notice the bizarre way he clapped? I kept wondering continuously whether his wife is Asian? Although I've never seen the film, I did guess Final Jeopardy correctly.

WOF: the guy on last night was also quite the dud.

No comments on the new champ? Good game, but I knew a lot of the answers they didn't.

I find the new champ, J, quite appealing.

I became fixated on his prominent Adam's apple.

Finally, a difficult FJ. I could only come up with Montreal.

What's J's ethnicity? He's cute.

I'm guessing Indian.

I couldn't see the show yesterday unfortunately because it was pre-empted by football.

I looked up J's last name - Cheema - and it seems like it's Punjabi.

And yes he's not bad looking.

Anyone catch the fact that he seemed to feel daytime dramas was a good category for himself? Full credit to outgoing champ for bring good natured about losing. We're they referring to the new Dr. Who as a black lesbian? Surprised Alex would be so aware!

R199, Some kind soul posts each new show on YT. Here's Friday's Jeopardy! . . .

r197, you don't remember the massacre in . 1072? That Congressional candidate in Southern California that DL was so obsessed with is certainly familiar with it.

I meant 1972. No recourse for DL.

R203, Mary Ann guessed Milwaukee(???).

R204 — I think she did it as a joke because she didn't know the answer.

R201 — Thank you for linking last night's episode. I had to go to a post-thanksgiving event and in the confusion forgot to set my DVR to record [italic]Jeopardy![/italic]

I agree that Milwaukee was a joke on her part.

So she didn't make it to five wins then, right? Wasn't she at four?

Yes, she only got four wins. I was starting to really like her, too.

I liked her and I'll miss her.

Does she need five wins to qualify for ToC? Or do they just go by money earned? She seemed to win a significant amount in each of her four wins.

For some reason I was fully prepared to dislike her after a couple of minutes because of some of her quirks (like frequently laughing when Alex tries to be funny with his responses). But she actual came across more genuine than annoying.

Pretty boy alert for tonight - a Dr. Dylan Hamilton

Pinging already - and the show hasn't even aired yet!

I like J...very handsome.

Way to go, Dylan the dentist. Now please fill my cavity.

I’d like dentist Dylan in my mouth anytime. Loved when he answered "what is antiquing?"

Bridget is another in a long line of obese female contestants in dire need of a support bra.

Still, she's the only one who knew Hawthorne for FJ.

Dylan knows her scrapbooking and antiquing!

He reminds me of Dylan Minnette from 13 Reasons Why.

This is yet another episode where I knew the answers that they didn't. Guessed Final Jeopardy correctly from the fact that House of the Seven Gables was rather spooky.

Alex's reference to the football category was actually very funny and on-target.

My gay dentist who recently retired used to do something similar with volunteer work in Nepal.

The good dentist pings right off the chart. I would love to be in the middle of a sandwich involving him and J, the other hottie player.

Any guesses as to what J's real name is? My guess is Jishnu or Juggacum or some other East Indian name.

I'm surprised that he doesn't have a nickname to use on the show like Sonny or Jake?

If your name is Jism, it's probably best to just use the initial.

I was surprised nobody got FJ. I thought it was obvious.

But Dylan does know the Jonas Brothers.

Andrew is cute, does he ping to anyone else?

Andrew was adorable.

The (former) champ was a complete idiot tonight. And the dude in the middle who repeated the woman's incorrect answer. Jeeeez.

Andrew was a little high strung. The former champ really checked out from the beginning of the game.

Doesn't that woman from SF who won know that The Star Spangled Banner is America's national anthem?

I don't mind her blacking out on the actual name of the song. These things happen. I wasn't as wild about Andrew at the beginning, but grew to like him as the show went on. The minute I saw the dentist's white suit with vest, I knew it was over for him. New champ is nice when she shows her personality as in the interview, but I think overall she seems a bit severe.

Find out was a complete, total giveaway.

When was the last time a reigning champion was ineligible for Final Jeopardy?

I fell in love with Andrew.

It seemed that for the failing champ, he was done in by a lot of categories that were not in his wheelhouse. A shame, because he seemed to have big hands when he presented them to the audience.

Alex Trebek is not gay. Evidence: He flirted with the lady from San Francisco (asked to be invited to her cooking party). She's quite pretty actually.

Alex is rarely comfortable around gay male contestants... he's from that baby boomer era that remembers when being gay was a crime.

R232,

That's totally something a gay guy would do.

Alex was quite the hot 70s clone back in the day.

One minute in and Phil and Chris both ping to me.

Very difficult FJ tonight. I thought it was Peter as well.

Jeebus, I just started watching tonight's episode and Chris IS Niles Crane! Besides looking like him, he also affects the same facial mannerisms as Niles.

That's exactly what I disliked about him, as that he seemed rather brittle and prissy. I missed the very beginning of Phil's introduction, but glad that he was able to effectively put away the "I'm a sewage worker" impression. Regarding both of them, I also came quickly to the impression that they were gay.

Knowing very little about religion, I assumed it was a trick question and the final answer was Nicholas.

I agree that Alex's photo from the 1970s was hot, but then again I have rather a stache fetish that way. If I didn't know it was him, I might have thought that it was from a clip of a pornography scene.

Yet again tonight, I was rather taken aback that I knew almost all the answers that they got wrong, or passed on.

I am really surprised no one is lusting after Chris. I expected many posts on him.

We Peter or Paul.

Very little shocks me, but I am truly stunned that none of them got the easy peasy giveaway final question!

WOF: Pat Sajak didn't seem as triggered as I thought he might having to deal with a lesbian erotic poetess.

Is this real or Photoshopped?

Good for Dave. I don't think I could have endured even one more minute of Elizabeth.

r243: Ditto! She was awful. Does Dave ping? (I admit to being a straight female). He looks like a million guys in San Francisco in the old days when I lived there. Anyway, I was rooting for him throughout the show.

Lol that bitch said “Kevlar”. The Kevlar Brothers? She should go home and think about that shit.

R243 here. Dave doesn't quite ping to me (although he could be, of course). He strikes me as the type of man who has led an engaged and interesting life and has risen above the petty prejudices of his youth.

I took Kevlar to be her sense of humor when she realized she didn't know the answer.

Dave pinged to me for the same reason as mentioned by our good lady above.

So glad a retired cop won! How refreshing!

How do you not know Brooks brothers??

I was hoping the blue collar cop wouldn’t know the answer.

Why, do you want some New York or LA lawyer to win? They so obnoxious. I was delighted.

HOTTIE ALERT: Tonight we'll have Alexander, a Los Angeles attorney.

I wish him the worst.

SPOILER ALERT: Redirect at R251 contains tonight's FJ.

That was an embarrassing first round for the two competitors.

I wonder if Alexander has ever crossed paths with fellow Los Angeles attorney Michael Avenatti.

Glad the ex-cop won again. I didn't know the final. but now I see the connection.

I want Alexander in me, quite deeply.

But yes, he and the other challenger were an embarassment.

Thankfully, they both recovered, and were able to participate in FJ.

Alexander had pretty eyes, but what a dumbbell.

I had no idea of final either, but the answer made sense afterwards. Though they redeem themselves a bit later on, the challengers made this one into one of the more embarrassing episodes overall.

Alexander was a bit too pretty for me. The champ dresses as though he were channeling Wojo from Barney Miller.

Dave would look so much better without those scraggly pubes hanging off his face.

Eating and drinking must be a pain in the ass.

I'd like to see Dave narrow it down to just the moustache at medium length and then use a little wax to curl up the ends.

"You don't GOT TO do anything!"

Calm down old man.

I think that Alex was just looking out for Alexander, R261.

Anyone with half a brain could see that if Alexander got the wrong answer, he would be over 2000 in the hole. And he had already been in the hole for half the game.

It was a dumb bet, and he's just lucky that he got the answer right.

FJ could not have been easier.

Brian should have known Jack London wrote "The Sea Wolf" on that Double Jeopardy.

Was Dave flirting with an uncomfortable looking Amy at the closing credits?

Amy was kind of an idiot.

Yeah, she had no business being on the show.

Amy was a dumb-dumb. No hot guys to root for tonight so I guess I was hoping slooooow speak Dave would win again. Ugh

Bt he does need to do something with that mustache. Still, I'm rooting for him.

They should not have accepted Dave's response of The Karzenjammers; the strip was titled The Katenjammer Kids.

I wasn't sure, but guessed Jack London as he was a notable writer from the Bay Area. Final was easy.

WOF: as soon as I saw Tim, I felt my DL homies would fall for him.

Tim was a cutie.

Dave is a stealth player--he starts out slow and talks slowly, but he's probably quite fast on the buzzer and he has a ton of general knowledge. Maybe all he's done since he retired from the PD is prep for Jeopardy? I agree, he would look much better with a handlebar mustache. He literally has a hang dog look. But has a nice gentle smile. I'm rooting for him.

Tim was simply too Portland.

Pat, bless your heart.

Somebody needs to take Dave to a stylist, stat.

I'm still sitting here, hours later, listening to Pat's interview with Alex.

Pat . . . sad, just sad.

Possibly a recovering stroke victim?

I assumed a stroke also. I thought her interview about the dinner parties went okay.

I was hoping to hear more from Pat, especially about her son Norman and their motel out on the old highway.

Call me crazy, but I'm getting a Gay vibe from Dave.

Get your gaydar checked.

Alex to Nick: you’re a pussy compared to my he-man son.

Nick seemed like he might be gay.

R277, Don't be silly . . . Dave has spoken of his lovely wife Cassie.

I'd still like to know how he eats with that hanging facial hair in the way.

I thought Dave sounded like Nick Offerman.

R277, A gay man would not think Ivanka was Trump's second wife.

Sorry Dave apparently couldn't make it to the tournament.

For any unaware, Netflix is now offering vintage Jeopardy! shows.

Does this include Mr. Art Fleming? I remember one old Jeopardy where all 3 wound up negative. Be forewarned, I had a wreck right after that.

Final was a giveaway.

WOF: Jerkita??? That's child abuse!

I usually get FJ and had no idea today. Mussolini City?

Very easy final. i'd have gotten it even without the two word clue.

Damn, Nick was hot.

He would have won on Friday, if he didn't get the last answer wrong.

How could he not know that the answer was lemongrass???

I wanted him to win so badly. He's a STUD.

I can't believe that Nick used to be such a nerd!

Used to be? He was damned nerdy looking on the show to me! I was out off that seemed kinda androgynous.

I liked tonight's doctor. Francesco seemed off.

I wouldn't fuck Nick with Alex's dick. On a sexual hotness scale of 1-10, he's a 0.

I agree that Nick had definite hotness and I would so like to see him shirtless.

We seem to be on a roll with one day wonders.

Anyone know when the All Stars Tournament begins?

r295 wondering the same thing. They are promoting the heck out of it so looking forward to it.

I want to see Alex Jacob seethe again, when the judges rule one of his responses invalid.

Brava Elana!

Excellent comeback for the win over smug Andy.

WOF: The winner pinged to the last row and back. I got the impression his friend in the sweater was more than a friend.

Damn - missed WOF!

Elana seemed like a good person; her comeback Double was quite a coup! Yeah, Andy, you over-thought it.

Never ever heard of the Romulans.

Who the fuck are the Romulans?

I'm not at all a sci-fi guy, but got Romulans.

You guys must be whipper-snappers to not be aware of them? The contestants all knew of them.

It's all from the Star Trek universe. Even if you don't know they are the bad guys...well, not Borg-level bad guys, but bad guys nevertheless...the Remus twin planet was a clue to jog your mind if you have ever even slightly heard of them. P.S. The Borg were the best enemy characters ever.

I'm so happy (and shocked) that Elana won!

I thought that Andy would have gotten FJ, for sure, because he looks like a total Sci-Fi nerd. I got that answer in like 2 seconds. But like he said, he over-thought it, and went with Vulcans. Same show, wrong planet.

Elana's bravery on the Daily Double, won her the round. Good for her.

Easiest FJ ever. Didn't she know that Jack the Ripper had to have been medically trained? Good to have a Moslem champion.

Faris is really good-looking and seems potentially gay. Final was easy.

The new champ is so annoying.

Noah was very fawn-like.

I agree, r307. She is the total personification of a Los Angeles woman lawyer/author.

WOF OT: the married man was so flaming that there's no way his wife couldn't know.

I admired the winner for knowing so much about so many different categories, but I understand why you guys feel the way you do. Noah was gay and good-looking, but I don't really get excited over guys who are such poor players as he was.

R308, I'm guessing the Grand Canyon was not Noah's only "rim to rim" experience.

R309, How could an attorney/author not know the term corpus delecti?

Were there 4 one day wonders this past week?

I was wondering that myself, r312. It looks like she probably writes about stuff like the new wave of film criticism anyway.

[quote]How could an attorney/author not know the term corpus delecti?

Good question. Better question: Why does EVERYONE pronounce it that way -- including Alex?

It's duh-LEK-tie (more or less), no?

It's all Americanized either way. In Latin, it's really deh-LEEK-tee.

The champ aka Malibu Barbie reminds me of a strange cross between Annette Benning in Running with Scissors and Susan Banks (Days of Our Lives).

I think of her as the love child of Shelley Long and Olive Oyl.

I get a Diane Keaton vibe from her. Contestant Alex was totally trans.

that gay Denver realtor collects gnomes wtf!

Josh pinged so heavily he damaged my television screen.

Jackie is insufferable. She's the obnoxious party guest you try to avoid all evening.

I blanked on FJ. Obviously my bad, they all got it.

Jackie is a former member of the band The Runaways. (Stage name Jackie Fox)

Whoa - I did not realize that Jackie Fuchs was the Runaways’ Jackie Fox!

wow I had no idea. She looks great for 58. It's for the best that the Runaways didn't last. Nice to see someone who was in hollywood who's not stupid

Does everyone know Norse Mythology except me?

I don't know much about Norse mythology either.

I guessed Loki because of the Thor movies. Otherwise I wouldn’t have known.

Wow, I actually really like Jackie. She's weird but seems cool!

I only know Norse mythology from a college course I took for fun. Surprised that they knew it.

They finally brought up Jackie’s time in the Runaways tonight (minus the rape allegations by Jackie of manager Kim Fowler and the denials by Joan and Cherie of witnessing it). It’s weird that Alex glossed over the band like it was some neighborhood garage band.

I think 'section' would have been a better term than 'segment' in tonight’s FJ.

Given the time frame, all I could think of for final was the Empire State Building. I had never heard of Jackie's band myself.

Good competitive game tonight.

FJ came to me right away.

I was lost about Loki, too. But if I'm ever on Jeopardy, I'm steeping myself in Norse Mythology. It comes up frequently.

I thought it was the Golden Gate Bridge. I sure hope she loses tonight.

I would have guessed the Appalachian Trail, which was developed in segments during the 1920s and 1930s. The heavyset woman who answered Route 66 looked pissed.

Interesting that the guy who correctly guessed Mt. Rushmore is from Rapid City, SD, which is only 24 miles from there.

I love how many gays appear on this show. It breaks the stereotype that gays are only shallow makeup artists, hairstylists, trainers and realtors (yes I know the one the other day was a realtor but he's not dumb obviously)

R339, There are about as many gays as big breasted overweight females, usually librarians.

I’m not surprised that the Jeopardy demographic doesn’t know the Runaways.

well they were only a minor hit and popular for what 2 years? I wasn't even born when they were together but I like older music so that's the only way I heard of them. I guarantee most people under 45 don't know of them

and I learned about them after looking up Joan Jett who became more famous than anyone in the band

There is a movement to get The Runaways inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their impact on female bands, female artists and rock music that came after is significant.

Let the record show that I found Eric Doctor extremely attractive.

Unfortunately, he was up against two steamroller contestants.

He really knew his Broadway . . . gay?

FJ was yet another easy one . . . it had to be Dylan Thomas.

I agree that the final was fairly easy given the Welsh street address. Fairly obvious to me that Eric was gay. I can understand why many of you don't like the champ, but one has to give her credit for knowing her stuff.

WOF OT: so, like, what was up with the male contestant, married with kids of course, who pinged rather loudly, and had an audience crowd consisting of his gay-appearing best friend?

FJ was easy for anyone who has seen Amadeus. And nobody recognized that Hope and Crosby did the Road movies?

She's gone, she's gone, she's gone! New champion is very sexy!

R347, I laughed out loud at the thought of Oliver Hardy riding a camel.

Jackie really flamed out tonight. Bravo Andrew!

WOT: Odd that the married male contestant with two kids failed to mention his wife.

The last time a Wheel of Fortune guy did that, it turned out that he was married to another male. I was hoping tonight's guy would win, so we would see if that was true again.

Jackie's loss fits the pattern of a long-term champ really doing badly on the night that they finally lose.

I usually like guys in suits, but this one does nothing particularly for me. He's just sort of there ...

I don't know much about classical music, and have not seen the movie Amadeus, so would have guessed Handel's Messiah.

R350, you would have guessed Handel’s Messiah when the category was the works of Mozart? Bless your heart.

descendant of Confucius lmao

impressive score though

Jackie's worst moment was saying 411 rather than 911

Why did Jackie flame out so bad on her loss night? It was a very different game from all of her earlier performances.

I didn't think Jackie "flamed out"... she had over $8k going into Final. So, not as strong as other nights, but not like she wasn't answering anything correctly.

I think mental exhaustion does them in. They do an entire week of shows between 11am and 4pm, and that includes an hour for lunch. There's a 15 minute break between shows, but as the returning champ you waste part of the break changing wardrobe. That's a lot to process, and I think that by show #4 they sort of shut down, especially when they get off to a slow start.

About Jackie's flame out:

'JEOPARDY!' CHAMP JACKIE FUCHS MEDICAL EMERGENCY... Midway Through Show

That's a tricky last name to pronounce.

R357 Thanks for posting. She did seem very “off” and not herself on the episode where she lost.

Alex said tonight that Jackie might appear in the Tournament of Champions if things work out — what does that mean?

If there aren't enough five or more timers.

I grew to like the new champion during the course of the show, but I suspect that many of you will not. I did cringe at his response of Turkey getting its independence from the Ottoman Empire though. Anyone else find the idea that the chick saved her notes from middle school to be more than just a bit much?

As they seem to be bringing almost everybody else with any sort of minor grievance back, why the hell don't they give Jackie another shot, too?

I knew that they were going for Close Encounters, but not having seen the movie I wasn't sure which National Park Service area they meant.

[QUOTE] you would have guessed Handel’s Messiah when the category was the works of Mozart? Bless your heart.

That was me, but in my own defense I think I would have noticed if the category was restricted to Mozart only. I can be spacey, but not quite that bad?

WOF OT: After the two ladies made little headway on tonight's prize puzzle, the young male contestant correctly guessed the "U" and "I" and then the "C" for $650, followed by the "Rs" for $650 each. As a result, he ended up looking at this:

A RE_AR_A_LE RI_ER CRUISE

He said nothing for a long enough period that Pat had to warn him not to get buzzed out. He announced that he would like to solve the puzzle, which seemed to make Pat very happy; you could sense his confidence in the contestant. Then the dufus says, "A rememorable river cruise."

I suspect Pat's brain broke. I know mine did.

R362, Saving every letter ever received as far back as middle school is deranged. But then, she thought James Galway was known as The Man With The Golden Throat.

The new champ's breadth of knowledge is admirable, but that Peter Frampton hair!

I also knew it was Close Encounters by the 1977 clue, but could not name the monument.

omg the new champ's hair and face are "interesting"

I always feel bad for 1-time contestants who don't make it to final jeopardy

The new champ looks like Blythe Danner on a really bad day.

That was the hapless guy's second screw up on Wheel of Fortune. I believe he also guessed a P, when the puzzle was fairly complete and it was obvious that thought that said letter was not there, losing his million dollar wedge? Also, I don't always guess the final prize puzzle, but yesterday was a rare example where it jumped out at me right away.

Surprised the SF whiz kid only lasted a day. But this jack of all trades from Connecticut seems to be very smart. Will he last? I knew Devil's Tower because I had been by it a couple of years ago, but I didn't realize it was the first National Monument.

R368, His dead granny would be so ashamed.

"De-LICK-tie" is what I was taught, R316, but R317 isn't wrong.

R360 & R361 -

I thought appearing on the Tournament of Champions had to do with the total amount of money won, not the total amount of shows.

[quote]I thought appearing on the Tournament of Champions had to do with the total amount of money won, not the total amount of shows.

I'm pretty sure you have to be at least a five-time winner to be on the ToC. That's why I'm still puzzled by Alex's reference to the dethroned four-time winner possibly being in the Tournament.

They may use her as a honorary contestant because of the situation of her final night? Either that or they may hold her as an alternate in case there aren't enough Five Night winners.

R372, Perhaps the producers were still contemplating whether Jackie's medical situation warranted a redo appearance, hence the "if things work out" remark.

It's number of appearances. Certainly you're not too young not to remember the pld five appearance limit.

I always thought they had to hit the $100,000 mark.

Here are the current TOC standings. Looks like it’s the contestants who won 5 or more days, supplemented by the top money makers to bring the total to 15 players. Jackie is at #12.

I hope the retired cop makes the tournament.

Looking at R377's link reminded me how much I disliked Ryan Fenster.

I forgot about adorkable Kyle Jones! Josh Hill ... not so much. To meet the college kid and the teacher shouldn't qualify.

Me likee new champ!

Another give-away Final.

Agreed, new champ Charbel is likeable and a fun player.

Glad I won't have to look at Graham Fulton III and his ridiculous hair any longer.

FJ was way too easy.

That FJ was a complete gimme.

the new champ's frequent fist pumping makes me think he's a tennis fan

What time period do they use to determine ToC contestants? Is it Calendar Year 2018?

I didn't like Ryan either. Nice to see Mary Ann among the potential qualifiers, I found her enjoyable to watch.

Charbel is a good name for a drag queen.

Even knowing the full name of the case couldn't save the champ.

Poor Charbel, still he's a Jeopardy champ for life now. I'm not sure what to make of new champ Richard? On the one hand, he seems like he could be a royal pain, but on the other hand he's kind of cute and nerdy; needs to do something about those teeth though. The lady wasn't annoying enough to dislike, but not charming enough to be likeable either.

Yet another easy final.

PS: Richard's mention of a wife rather threw me, as he pinged for me off the bat.

I really thought Charbel would hang around for a while, but he was up against two good players.

I also thought Richard pinged in stereo. His Lincoln vs. Davis response was surprising.

FJ was another snap, except for Blondie.

thanks asshole writers for making those homophobic hillbillies of Duck Dynasty a question

hopefully never again.

The new champ is as instantly annoying as Matt Jackson was. But in a different way.

Good lord - there’s is a new contestant named “DeAnn.”

I hate it when contestants fold their arms. Especially when the game is over.

But it was nice to see a penis on Jeopardy! When was the last time one was seen?

None of them knew John Carpenter? Really?

I didn't know John Carpenter, and I'm OLD!

lots of 1 hit wonders lately. Jackie was the last to be a multi-game winner

nice to see Carthage get mentioned every once in a while

What's with all the easy FJs lately?

I knew it was Sicily before Alex finished reading the clue.

Arrogant Richard will not be missed. I enjoyed watching him lose to the nebbish.

I had a dream that Alex Trebek and RuPaul were announced as the hosts of the Oscars.

And the champ's grandpa wouldn't interview Steve Jobs because Steve was wearing jeans! In the Paris production of "Un Tramway Nomme Desir," directed by Jean Cocteau , Nazi-fucker Arletty played Blanche. Marlon Brando came across the pond to see her performance, and she wouldn't receive him because he was wearing jeans.

New champ Jon Barber seems dead behind the eyes. He reminds me of Stephen Miller.

What kind of white supremacist doesn’t know The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison?

FYI there's an especially good looking man on tomorrow night's show.

I thought The Bluest Eye and the Snopes Family were common knowledge, though kind of harsh to ascribe racism to not knowing the former?

No one else was impressed by a genuine Scrum Master? (I had images of Tom of Finland drawings of a rugby team, but then again...)

I don't get why Alex found it necessary to add that cutesy disclaimer about the final question, when Chile and Peru were the obvious answers?

The revolving door of one day wonders continues.

Again, FJ was a snap.

WOF: The lady contestant was a dead ringer for Bruce Vilanch.

annnnnnnnnnd another 1 hit wonder. Since Jackie we haven't had a repeat champ yet

[quote] What kind of white supremacist doesn’t know The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison?

Lol R402.

When the guy answering the question replied, "I don't have a clue," the champ actually turned his head to the left and GLARED at him.

That made me laugh.

WOF: this phenomenon there is now even more confusing than ever! A guy will mention having kids and a "spouse" clearly omitting the spouse's name. Last night's fellow through a decent-sized wrench in the works in mentioning that he's in his church band as though an Evangelical.

I liked the lady that won

Easiest FJ ever. The San Franciscan wrote too slowly.

[quote] I liked the lady that won

Why does she get to sit in a comfortable chair, while the guys had to stand up?

No fair!

I had lovely images of James and Greg sword fighting in the Jeopardy locker room before the game. When was the last time we had two virile studs in one game?

FJ was super easy but only the new champ got it.

The new winner is a hottie.

I love James, but I think that Greg was even hotter!

I hope that they have fun back at the hotel, after the show. It excites me, thinking of them together, naked.

James has very long fingers.

Just sayin'.

Greg reminded me of the dishy Beto. James is, indeed, quite good looking! Agreed this was a moist panties evening.

I missed Final coming up with Stephen King.

Oh, yeah FJ was super easy!

I guessed James Patterson for FJ.

R419, Patterson doesn't have anywhere near that much money.

I also guessed Stephen King.

James es muy guapo.

a full week of 1 time wonders! I wonder if today's winner can break that trend

I guessed Clancy also,

And King was my guess, too.

First I guessed King, but then suddenly remembered how rich J.K. Rowling is (didn't remember she was a billionaire but it made sense). I'm glad James won.

The Jeopardy writers have a permanent boner for Rowling.

And of course if I ever were a contestant I would certainly bone up on Canada!

New champ is nerdy cute. The fact that he spent 18 hours in line to see Benedict Cumberbatch play Hamlet leads me to believe he could play for our team.

My first thought with the new champ was: "Gay face!" I also was ready to declare James officially a dreamboat.

Had no idea of final, but movies really aren't my thing.

WOF: her sons were pretty hot!

I thought FJ was Saoirse Ronan.

R427, I know, right? Was he expecting full frontal nudity?

Guessed it was Jennifer Lawrence for FJ.

Was hoping James would hang around for a while, just to look at him.

New champ Kevin showed his definite nerdiness with his head dance during the FJ jingle.

There's a composer from CA on tomorrow who displays promising hotness.

still 1 hit wonders! When will someone repeat as champ?

[quote] The fact that he spent 18 hours in line to see Benedict Cumberbatch play Hamlet leads me to believe he could play for our team.

[quote]18 hours in line to see Benedict Cumberbatch

We keep those weirdos on the bench though.

James was just too good looking. I'm glad he lost.

James says hi. He’s lying in bed next to me, nude.

I only wish....That lump in the throat was a turnon.

[quote]I only wish....That lump in the throat was a turn on.

Jesus, I read that as "That lump in the throat was a tumor."

2019 resolution: make appointment for eye exam.

Kevin does ping, his eyes give him away.

Jonathan the composer was asked about his "high tech" wedding, but didn't mention either a wife or husband. He has potential as a sexy zaddy bear.

R432 It's comments like yours that keep me coming back to DL.

I knew J Law as FJ only because I read a thread here a few days ago about that pig Weinstein and somebody posted that Jennifer was the youngest winner or nominee at age 19.

Thanks DL!!!! 😬😬

How long would he have waited for Eddie Redmayne?

[quote] My first thought with the new champ was: "Gay face!"

I actually think that he's cuter than James. My description of him would be, "adorable."

I hope he has a long streak. I like this guy.

He didn’t. But he was cute.

Easy FJ today. Surprised nobody got it.

I didn't get final, and I'm smart enough to get many of the questions on a show.

still no repeat champs!

Oohhhh Jordan the chef is exactly my type, and that voice! Swoon!

R445, His "Churchill" FJ response made me laugh. But yes, his voice is swoon worthy. The current champ is a bit too smug for me.

Is it me, or did Jordan have this Russell Crowe thing going on with him?

Jordan was a bit too serious and low key for me, but he did have a great voice.

I love the serious, quiet types! I wanted more Jordan, but it wasn't his day.

Sadly, Jordan was one of those people who probably aced his test, and appeared quite presentable, but just isn't great on stage.

It's fairly rare that a returning champ will suit up after initially appearing casual.

I wanted Jordan, as they say on the DL, in me deeply.

R451, At least he got $1,000 for his $400 winnings.

I just wanna touch Cade's hair.

I gotta admit, Jordan ws SEXY!!!

Final was easy, but the San Antonio question was rather painful to sit through.

Had to finish it just now on YouTube as we had a power outage right smack in the middle of the show last night.

Not one of the three contestants could identify Laurence Olivier from a 1983 video?

Is Jonathan a cuter version of Paul Giamatti? Kind of sounds like him too.

Thompson was kind of sexy in that turned up fleece, although at first I thought he reminded me a bit of Cruella Deville.

Robert was truly adorkable, and I wasn't too impressed with the lady as in second grade I probably could have gotten some of the easier state capital and geography answers.

Adriatic Sea and Mystic River were certainly creative answers, if nothing else.

Am I the only one who thought Panama Canal instantly? I wasn't sure but it seemed like the most logical answer given a Spanish name and of course Roosevelt

Yes, I came up with it from those clues, too.

Jonathan was an impressive player but I won't miss the mugging and the hand gestures. Good for nice guy Zorn.

Zorn got cuter as the show went on. He could get it if I was very drunk. I didn't guess FG correctly either.

I suppose Zorn was a nice guy, but he doesn't do anything for me whatsoever. I was kind of hoping the lady would win as it was clearly Jonathan's time to go, as far as I was concerned.

I must be a complete Brainiac as I knew final when none of them did.

WOF: manipulations from chiropractor Dan? Hubba Hubba!

[quote] Zorn got cuter as the show went on.

No he didn't.

First thing I said when he won was, "Crap! The fathead won."

And who in the fuck names their kid ZORN???

As a Supernatural fan, I can't believe that no one got the "Actors and their TV Roles" question about Sam Winchester.

It's JARED PADALECKI, dumbasses!!! How could they not know that?

R463, The chiropractor was macho hot, but if he eliminated his bald spot, he'd be even hotter.

I found Zorn to be quite attractive and sexy.

I blanked on FJ.

Yeah, I was sorry to see that the overhead Wheel-spinning camera was not kind to our poor chiropractor that way.

Tough FJ, but I knew it because my favorite story is "The Bottle Imp." Why the hell they've never made it into a movie I('ll never know. I kind of liked the composer; he's one of those for time maybe/maybe nots for the Champ Tournament.

Yet another goddamn Canadian. Thanks, Alex.

I got final jeopardy because I went to an elementary school named for Robert Louis Stevenson. For some reason I had recently read online that he died in Samoa. I don't think he was very old either. Interesting person. Loved Treasure Island when I was a kid.

On 3 December 1894, Stevenson was talking to his wife and straining to open a bottle of wine when he suddenly exclaimed, "What's that?", asked his wife "does my face look strange?", and collapsed. He died within a few hours, probably of a cerebral haemorrhage. He was 44 years old. The Samoans insisted on surrounding his body with a watch-guard during the night and on bearing him on their shoulders to nearby Mount Vaea, where they buried him on a spot overlooking the sea on land donated by British Acting Vice Consul Thomas Trood. Stevenson had always wanted his Requiem inscribed on his tomb.

why does it seem like the majority of the Canadian contestants win at least one time? and sometimes they know as much about US culture as we do

Today's FJ was unbelievably easy. It would have only been a $400 question at most in any category during the Jeopardy round.

R473, agreed.

On the Major, Major clue, Zorn responded "Catch 22", not in the form of a question.

I didn't think he'd answered in the form of a question either, unless it was so softly that the mic didn't pick it up clearly. Alex all but fellated him on stage was my impression. Was rooting for grandpa, but I'll take the lady.

Final was another giveaway question.

He had to have answered in the form of a question, softly, because they are relentless about that rule.

I don't hear it at 14:25.

I sorta like the current champion. The grandfather doctor was too authoritative. Adieu to Alex's fellow Canadian.

Evan looks like Rachel Maddow.

Evan's voice does not match his face..

I also thought Zorn missed the "What is..." but thought I misheard because they are always so strict about it. BTW, Zorn Pink is a truly weird name. How do you go through life with a name like that?

R482 It's as if he was named by a gay Klingon.

Siobhan seemed like the love child of Lisa Lubner and Dawn-the-Weinerdog. Evan came across at first by sight as incredibly androgynous, but not when he opens his mouth! Actually, androgynous enough that I did carefully check for evidence of an Adam's Apple.

Had no idea of final.

That sweater Siobhan was wearing was hideous. Did she knit that herself? I found Evan to be really sexy - that voice got me all hot and bothered.

I find the current champ incredibly boring.

Never watched "The Sopranos", so blanked on FJ.

As a NJ resident, I'm embarrassed I didn't get FJ.

There's something about the champ's eyes - it's almost like a stare - that kind of creeps me out. I kept thinking of the nickname Krazee-Eyez Killa.

No, r486, I like the current champ. It may be politically incorrect to be from Texas, but she's not from California, New York, or DC. And not a lawyer, either. That lawyer from Little Rock looked like a washed up Hilary.

The current champ (from Texas) is growing on me. She has no strange tics at least and seems smart enough. Strangely, I kind of miss Jonathan Dinerstein. He wasn't a good looking guy or anything, but he was intelligent and had a little spark to his personality. The people since have been so blah.

Retired martial artist Dave has major douche face. The wink at the beginning didn't help either..

He pings too

In Boston WBZ is currently playing an old Jeopardy re-run instead of the scheduled show shown on the Jeopardy website. WTF ?

Well if you’ve never seen a cauliflower ear before, you missed your chance with Dave.

Cauliflower ear, he had cauliflower face.

So glad Dave lost. A real creep. Sorry the champ lost, however. Trivia from FJ - Who was Jose Marti's grandson?

Dave pinged for me, too. Maybe he likes gals who are rich and/or smoking hot? At any rate, he struck me as a real narcissist. Anneke is interesting, so a few nights of her is fine. I got Final quickly.

What dismayed me was that they missed Fibber Magee and Molly (OK, I'm old so heard of it when younger), I saw Three Tall Women (with Marian Seldes!), and I really thought The Mousetrap was pretty famous for being so long-running?

WOF: The champ mentioned his butch interests, yet was a band director playing 15 instruments. That gave me pause. The "chemistry" with the wife onstage seemed ... lacking?

[quote]So glad Dave lost. A real creep. Sorry the champ lost, however. Trivia from FJ - Who was Jose Marti's grandson?

Umm…who is Marti Feldman? (I know it's not Marti Robbins).

OK, so I googled Jose Marti's grandson. Here's a clue--handsome gay actor of 1930s-1980s (?); well known "walker" of famous women. Had a mustache. (That was a giveaway).

Who is Marti Nanatrilova?

I thought Dave was a dead ringer for Stephen Baldwin.

Could FJ have been any easier?

[quote] In Boston WBZ is currently playing an old Jeopardy re-run instead of the scheduled show shown on the Jeopardy website. WTF ?

Yes, I was wondering what was going on... it was a show from months ago...not sure why they F-ed up.

I'm tired of this sports-obsessed city interupting Jeopardy! for pre-game shows, Post-game shows, Patriots chat programs talking about the game this weekend with calorically-empowered closet-case gasbags getting a chubby about Tom Brady. Enough already!

Another Boston viewer tired of Jeopardy! being pre-empted for Patriots foreplay.

Fortunately, each day's show is posted on YT by some kind soul.

[quote] Trivia from FJ - Who was Jose Marti's grandson?

You're asking a trivia question in the Jeopardy! thread? You're quite a joker, aren't you?

R497

Good game with three likeable contestants.

Didn't have a clue for FJ, neither did they.

I thought FJ was pretty easy today.

I got Final as well, though not immediately.

Was Sarah's surname really "Ann"? At first I wondered what Senator Sinema was doing there!

WOF: can I have the million she blew as I got the final puzzle right away?

I liked the witch descendant, who could have been the new champ if she hadn't bet so much on FJ.

Good lord - Anneke and her 80’s glasses, Suzy and her job with bars on the windows, and Charlie and his poetry job where he makes “zero income.” Oh, dear.

Tonight's FJ was yet another gift.

No one knew Carrie and Joely Fisher were half sisters?

The reigning champ did not know John Philip Sousa?

Charlie pinged so hard he cracked my television screen.

Charlie (Charles Jensen) is actually a very good poet. you can find some samples by googling his name.

I had no idea of Final myself.

Was impressed that Charlie had both gay voice AND a porn stache!

Wish Charlie had won. Wanted to see more of him. FJ was easy if you're of a certain age.

I thought FJ was easy, but I like the camp. I can't imagine anybody but MM doing that role. Who the hell was Vanessa Brown anyway?

Evan pings... not my type though.

Anneke made bank today!

Anneke has such a sour puss. She’s so blaise.

I was captivated by Charlie. I kept wondering if the hair on his head or his mustache were more indicative of his bush. (My guess is his mustache.) Boy, would I like to find out...

If he were only a little quicker with the clicker.

Evan didn't ping for me, R515. Actually thought he was FTM trans.

I was hoping the librarian would win. Anneke fucking annoys me.

And the FJ question was so easy. I don't know how the librarian didn't get it.

I guessed FDR as well, although I had the feeling that was too obvious. As soon as he opened his mouth, I felt Evan had gay voice. I like Anneke, other lady didn't resonate with me (as they say).

Since this is a gay site, I thought you folks might be amused that as word association I blurted out "zum klo!" regarding taxi + movies.

More Charlie . . .

I figured out Hoover because he thought the private sector would take care of the Depression. FDR realized that it needed government help.

I actually like Anneke. She seems like a nice person and has a nice smile. There have been so many other extremely annoying contestants, that I appreciate somebody like her who seems like a smart, unpretentious person with no strange quirks. She could have a more flattering hairstyle maybe. I found Evan's hand waving every time he spoke unsettling. Glad he lost. I guessed FDR but felt like it was probably wrong. Good for those two getting Hoover right.

I'm surprised Mr. Cocoa has not commented on the hunky farmer triathlete WOF winner, with the attorney wife and the cute college freshman son.

Honestly, he didn't do as much for me as some of the other guys I've mentioned have, though I can see why folks would find him attractive. The New Jersey chiropractor with the unfortunate glaring bald spot was far more my type.

Ironically, the triathlete farmer had a similar bald spot. Maybe bald spots are in for 2019.

John pings and has such nice shiny skin.

John is a sweetheart. I don't know if he pings but his haircut does.

John is adorable but he doesn’t have ball skills!

John is cute. Glad he won.

And he knows Dance Moms.

@R529 .I'd be happy to teach him.

John is definitely family; he has our eyes.

R533, and our penises in his hole.

Has anyone found him on FB or IG yet? That should tell the story.

Here's the link to his Instagram. I don't see a boyfriend on there, but yeah, he's family.

Seeing his Instagram reminds me that coming out is a process and that everyone needs to go at their own pace. I wish him well. He won't have any problem attracting lovers.

R537, oh, I do hope he takes a lover soon, and publicly!

He's out. There are a couple of Pride Day pics and one with a guy for Halloween where they were Calvin and Hobbes. He was Hobbes.

I officially declare John cute as a button.

Great come from behind win, hope he's not another one day wonder.

Totally clueless for FJ.

R533, He has his father's eyes!

After thinking Tahiti for FJ, I landed on Pitcairn. So glad he got it.

Why did that old lady guess the name of paper towels?

At least she didn't say Brawny Island.

John on Twitter

R540 - this is a perfect example of different people having different knowledge bases as I knew the answer before Alex finished reading the question!

My gaydar isn't the best, but people, he had gay voice and gay face together! But having them said, he seems like a really nice guy, and I'm really happy he won. I did like the others as well, so this was a rare night where any of the three as winter would have been just fine with me.

Anyone else cringe at his answer of Manhattan, which honestly screamed "Flyover!"?

Looks like the concensus is that we all love John.

I knew that there would be tons of comments about him, after I watched the show.

I honestly didn't think that he had a snowball's chance in hell, given his final score. Not only that, but Jill and Anneke both had more than double his money, and they're both so smart that I thought he was a goner, for sure.

So when he won, I kind of yelped for joy!

Unfortunately, I think that John might just be a one day winner. But I could definitely stand to watch him play for a week or more.

John has such a nice smile.

[quote]Why did that old lady guess the name of paper towels?

I think she said Brawny, when she meant to say "Bounty," as in Mutiny On The…, which involved Pitcairn Island.

So John is a big Golden Girls fan. Was he perhaps a DL'er as well posting on thousands of those GG threads here?

You don't suppose John is Poo Shoes, do you?

R549, She WROTE Bounty.

I want to know John in the biblical sense.

John is the most lovable Jeopardy contestant ever !

I want John inside me quite deeply.

R554 He really is. May his reign as champion go on for weeks!

I'd like to think that John and Frank hooked up after the taping.

FJ: I knew the painting, just could not recall the artist's name.

R555, he’s all bottom.

John is such a cute bottom. He could talk to me about all 144 episodes of Golden girls any night.

John is definitely a bottom, and a cute one at that!

[quote] I'd like to think that John and Frank hooked up after the taping

Frank would have, if he had won.

But since John beat his ass down so badly, he went home and furiously masturbated in anger, instead.

John had no choice but to go to the closest bathhouse in WEHO to get laid.

The second the game was over, John and Frank leaned over to each other and started chatting.

Those two definitely hooked up after the show. They were staying in the same hotel, weren't they?

Funny, as I thought you guys would have been all hot and bothered over Frank more than John? I hadn't noticed yesterday, but today I was struck by John's hotbod, and wedding ring. Lady knew her stuff, but totes annoying for me.

Had no idea of final, but did know some of the answers they didn't.

As an aside, since some of our readers are same-sex ladies, would you mind sharing when a woman strikes your fancy? Unlike some of DL, I think huts in this thread might find that interesting also. Thanks.

WOF: since I'm known for commenting on the guys on the show, I'll say that yes he was kind of cute, but also seemed not all that bright, shall we say.

John does even better on Friday despite missing final Jeopardy. How quickly they forget, right Regis?

What are you babbling about, R563?

John should have his gay card revoked. According to IMDB, The Golden Girls had 177 episodes, not 144. Shame for such a misstatement on national tv. Someone please stop the bleeding.

Watch Friday's show and find out R564. He wins 30K

R566, How and where are you able to watch Friday's show on Thursday?

R562, Such as them not knowing Burt Lancaster starred in "Birdman of Alcatraz"?

The WOF winner did nothing for me, but he was smart enough to guess the final puzzle and win the car.

R566, are you John?

I'm guessing that's the only way you could know the outcome of Friday's show, in advance.

Btw, you're cute! :o)

R569, He or she could be a friend of John's or possibly an audience member.

Or someone who works on the show!

Or oneof the other contestants!

R566 could be Frank, who hooked up with John after the show, and then stayed with him in his hotel room and had hot sweaty sex, until John went home.

Or at least I hope that's what happened.

Check out his Twitter. Not sure if he posts here, but he's at least aware of the DL. :)

Haha, I knew it the moment he mentioned "The Golden Girls," R574!!

He only wrote that 47 minutes ago.

Hi, John! You’re adorable. Call me!

John, if you’re reading/posting here: with your recent Jeopardy winnings, I’ll happily take you on as my sugar daddy! Call me, not R577

John could do a little dance for all of Datalounge.

Did John really re-tweet that at R580???

Omg, how fabulous and cheeky. I love it!

Speaking of cheeky, I’m enjoying imagining John’s naked bum.

Hohn, I will fuck you deeply.

Is John’s tit twitching or is it just my imagination?

John marches on. I love this young man.

John tops everyone again!

Looking forward to more of John next week. I want him to be my boyfriend. Hell, I want him to be my husband!

Why can’t R563 and R566 work in the White House?

John was even more adorable tonight in red. I so want to place my tongue in his bad place.

Actually, Ryan Seacrest wasn't a bad guess for FJ.

John truly is the people’s princess.

I guessed Final Jeopardy! correctly, mostly because I remembered "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" early success with Regis Philbin, and his morning show with Kathy Lee. ABC really killed the goose that laid the golden egg when they ran the show on several nights instead of one. If they left it on one night, it might have lasted much longer.

R566 was right on the money! Tell us who you are... lol. Alex, is that you?

[quote] John tops everyone again!

I'm sure that's a first for him!

I guessed Ryan Seacrest, as well. Great minds think alike.

Go, John! You're a DL Fave!

I made a thread for Part 14, so we don't have to skip a beat!

I had no idea of Final, so would've said Rush Limbaugh knowing it was wrong.

Megan was too robotic and competitive for me, while Mr. Moo was just, no. John's partially knotted tie was slightly distracting, but that's me. His smiling made up for it!!!

We watched Jeopardy as a family as well, but the idea of keeping score is especially vicious; we're too lazy a bunch for that.

John really is a cutie. I think he's going to be a big winner too.

John is so cute with his little faces and his side dances. I love him. Btw the guy on the end with the loud clicker was driving me nuts today!

That clicker began to sound as though he was using actual castanets!

The only thing worse than the "click click click click" contestants are the ones that look like they're spanking the monkey with the violent arm gestures.

So, R566, tell us about Monday's show.

We'll find out soon enough .