Jeopardy #26 -- Season 38 Continues

Sorry for not pasting a link in the previous thread, but I only just now created this thread I didn't realize we were so close to finishing off that one.

And wow, we filled up the last thread, #25, is just over five weeks. Is that a record for DL Jeopardy threads?

Jonathan Fisher is reamy.

R2, I hope you didn't mean dreamy, because he most definitely is not.

Best description of Jonathan I've read was one posted here which said he easily could be a stand-in for Fortune Feimster.

I would have titled the thread “In Matt’s wake”

We read Longfellow's EVANGELINE out loud when I was in high school and it made me burst into tears. So did THE CREATION by James Weldon Johnson, a black poet also largely forgotten now.

Just out of curiosity, r6, how old are you?

Wait until they reveal Jonathan is the long lost son of Roy Clark.

I am 71 - graduated from high school in 1968.

So, Jonathan is looking forward to facing Matt again in the next TOC.

What's the previous thread?

“Ooh. Well, done, Matt. That’s correct.”

That makes sense, r7. I'm the same age and was taught a bit of Longfellow. And Robert Service. Remember him?

Well, at least Jonathan the giant killer is showing some staying power! Six games is impressive.

I never studied Longfellow. Graduated 1978.

[quote] Best description of Jonathan I've read was one posted here which said he easily could be a stand-in for Fortune Feimster.

Absolutely!

Oh. Em. Gee! That's our champ!

Tonight, I have to say I was more thinking of commenting on Wheel Of Fortune: did you notice the winning guy? Are you blind?

All I'm going to say about tonight's Jeopardy game is that I found the "CIA" story among lamest yet.

Either my brain is fried or there were a lot of hard categories and questions. Jonathan's chat was clearly a plug for his "stage combat" teacher's play, and I kind of liked Mayim's catty response. I did get FJ, because of the movie not the novel.

Here starts another thread in which I happily post away until I inevitably get locked out because these Jeopardy threads get exclusive at the halfway mark :-(

I'm liking Jonathan a lot but his wagering is too conservative for my tastes. I wish he would go bolder with his wagers - he certaimly has the knowledge base to back it up.

There was a category yesterday called 'Fictional Africa' and I was so expecting Zamunda from Coming to America to be a clue but surprisingly, it wasn't.

I was tickled to get 'rad' tonight from the darkness category since it ended up being a triple stumper.

Jonathan is a pussy.

Weird game. Some hard questions. Some easy one too.

I knew rad. I also knew the South Pole. And Richard I.

Likewise, I also knew Final was about the Silence of the Lamb author. I thought his name was Thomas Harris but wasn't sure. Luckily I was right. I've never read the book, but something about the 1981 publication date got me thinking Silence of the Lambs.

The triple stumper I got was "General Motors", although I know next to nothing about cars...

For me Jonathan is getting more and more smug with every win.

I feel he's becoming the guest who's outwearing his welcome.

Interesting perspective from Arthur Chu. He’s a bit aspie I think, so take all this with a grain of salt. Interesting to see him come out against Mayim.

This from the guy who admitted a groundswell of folks who couldn't stand him during his Tournament of Champions run. Between him and Matt Jackson, it would be a case of "Which eye do you want a sharp stick in? "for me.

R25, I'm embarrassed for Newsweek.

This is who I see

I’m really hope that Jonathan loses very soon. He’s smug and annoying.

I knew about Montserrat, which I suppose is something.

Stunned that she missed Dred Scott.

I'm hating Jonathan more and more as the days drag on.

C'mon girl Madison? Really, Madison?

She would have lost anyway but I'm surprised she didn't get that. Whenever Jeopardy tackles the Supreme Court, Dred Scott is one of their go to cases.

I also got Montserrat. I'm surprised that was a triple stumper.

R25, Newsweek is not your father’s Newsweek any longer. Hasn’t been for some time now.

R33, Certain responses resurface over and over, Lord of the Flies, Dred Scott, Robert Frost, Jack Kerouac, The Tempest, etc.

I assumed Dred Scott was the answer to Final the moment they announced the category. Not a lot of 19th Century Supreme Court decisions that are still going to be known in 2021, but Dred Scott is one of them.

I also knew Montserrat.

Yes, show does seem to like Lord of the Flies, Jack Kerouac, Robert Frost and The Tempest.

My first thought was Plessey.

Damn. Erin looked like she was going to come through — and then she faltered.

Final was easy. The only one I got they didn't was Reye's Syndrome and aspirin, and that from watching All My Children many years ago when they had a subplot about it.

Any fans of the WOF fireman?

I knew Erin was gonna lose when she only bet a $1,000 on her daily double. You gotta put up more than that to beat an eight-time champion baby!

Yes, Erin had to up her Daily Double game! I got "Richard Wright", but would never have guessed aspirin... Mayim is like a seasoned pro already, and seems to be enjoying herself. I just got a speeding ticket, so was not amused by her "You can do more than 80!" You can -- and you'll pay for it.

Am I the only one who wanted me some Jack yesterday?

Good game. Could have gone any way down to the very end. Erin could have won if she'd been a little braver on her Daily Doubles. $1,000 bets is not the way you win a game.

I knew aspirin instantly.

Final was super easy.

Mayim seems very comfortable in her role as host now. But won't someone please do a FASHION INTERVENTION! Don't they have any gay men on staff who can take her aside and talk to her! Better yet, take her to Nordstrom or Bloomingdales to buy some outfits. Both department stores are at Century City, less than 5 miles from the Sony Pictures studios.

It looked like Lea might have been the new champion until she blew the Hamilton question on the DD.

First game that Jonathan missed all three DDs.

On a personal note, bouncer Rudy can rough me up every night of the week.

I suppose I should be ashamed of myself for missing final, but I'm really not. My guess was Lady Marmalade (AKA voulez-vous coucher avec moi?). Then again, I did get serenade, Tunisia, and oyster.

So, our champ is into schtupping babes, eh? If you saw it Wheel of Fortune, it makes a great doubleheader with the guy tonight there.

r45, "Cyrano" reminded me of Steve Martin's "Roxanne," which reminded me of the song by the Police.

I really wanted Rudy to win. Wouldn't have minded looking at him for 38 episodes.

That’s what I thought as well, R45.

There were a lot of triple stumpers tonight. Lea is beautiful.

Lea's face fell as soon as she read that HAMILTON question. That was the kiss of death for her.

I guessed LADY MARMALADE for FJ too.

the first round of Jeopardy tonight was fun and tight but things got dull in the second round

Rudy is attractive and I'm happy to say having looked at his twitter and instagram he seems like a decent guy. Shame he fell apart

Was really rooting for Lea to win. She came on so strong. But then she missed the Hamilton question for Daily Double (which I would also have missed) and lost her mojo.

Had no idea on Final. Didn't even attempt a guess. I sort of figured it was some Rolling Stones song since they talked about prostitutes in several of their 1970s songs.

R50, Any shirtless pics? Asking for a friend.

I guessed Walk on the Wild Side for FJ. Way off!

Naturally, I knew the correct Hamilton response.

Rudy really cleaned up for the show, much shaggier on his Instagram page.

I guessed "Lady In Red" for FJ.

Jonathan is wearing out his welcome.

I can’t believe I missed Roxanne, but I thought of the 70s as middle and high school and the Police were college.

The only reason I knew the Police were around in the 1970s is because I had a friend who was a music critic in Seattle. He asked me if I wanted to see them and meet them while he interviewed them, but I passed on the opportunity. Another punk band. Ho-fucking-hum. I didn't discover them on my own until the release of Synchronicity in 1983, on which I played side 2 over and over.

r46

yeah I missed "Roxanne" too and thought of "Lady Marmalade" instead

Will someone please knock this smug, arrogant fucker off this damn show?? I can’t stand that little head bobble that he does when he gives his answers.

Could Mayim have looked much frumpier?

Jonathan now = Matt 2.0

I got Final, but not right away.

Hilary has the strangest boobs I have ever seen. Gives a visual to go with the side boob expression.

Hopefully, Hilary will use some of her $2,000 to purchase a decent support bra.

Her breasts looked like a couple of oranges became loose in the bag on the drive home from grocery shopping.

Yes, Jonathan is wearing out his welcome.

Nice to see a comparative game in the first half.

Had no idea on Final.

1 of the easiest finals in ages I thought. I instantly though of that old British lady who always hangs around apes

How many here will be lining up to see his girlfriend's feminist take on The Winter's Tale?

R66, I'd prefer to see a photo of the "girlfriend".

R65, Camilla?

Previously, he deliberately referred to someone from an episode earlier in his life as a "partner" in the vague way that some guys do (ahem).

When he mentioned funding the production, I got an image from my childhood when folks sometimes would burn piles of rakes leaves.

But he subsequently mentioned a "girlfriend."

R70, She could be trans.

I suppose Jonathan will be playing Autolycus?

Or, he could be bisexual, though I'm left wondering if the feminist is trans as well?

He wants to use his winnings to mount a production of his female "partner's" version of THE WINTER'S TALE.

I'll bet he's a lousy actor.

[quote] She could be trans.

For that matter, so could "Jonathan"...

Have you noticed that Mayim says “a Daily Double” in Double Jeopardy? Alex used to say “the Daily Double” even though there are two. Bold move.

At lunch today, my mom mentioned (of Mayim), "That woman can afford to buy decent clothes!"

She’s an observant Jew and as such dresses modestly. You never see her arms. But yes, still kind of tasteless and tacky. It’s as if she is still playing Amy Farrah Fowler.

*** SPOILER ALERT ***

Our long national nightmare is over!

I wish you wouldn't do that!!!

R80, Woo-hoo!

There’s really only one event that could require a spoiler alert.

Is Mandela cute? Why, yes... yes he is! I truly appreciate the way that he faced up to his unusual named head on. (unlike the guy who is his own twin)

The competitiveness of tonight is exactly what we are supposed to see, rather than just steamroll after steamroll. Guessed final correctly, as well as making a note of the fact that I knew the answer muffler which they didn't.

Yet another Robert Frost shout out.

Pre-emptied in NYC market

for r86:

Mandela was very cute and smart. I like how he rebounded after that DD miss. Too bad he couldn't pull off a win but I'm happy for Nancy.

Had to miss tonight’s episode, but I’ll find it on YouTube. WJLA in DC ran an ad today that teased a loss by the smug, arrogant jackass.

Yay!!

He can go bobble his head somewhere else.

My first thought was Thornton Wilder, but I switched to O'Neill even though I didn't think he died in Boston. Mandela will probably be in the doldrums for a few days...

[quote] Will Mayim ever get a fashion intervention?

OP, she had an intervention on “What Not To Wear” years ago. It clearly didn’t take.

Would y'all prefer that she's introduced wearing a Bob Mackie original?

She looks fine.

"Pre-emptied in NYC market"

Oh, dear.

For the final I got Frost but had no clue about O'Neill.

Glad Jonathan is gone

Did anyone see Matt's bitchy tweet the other day? lol

Interesting that a man who looks like a lesbian is now being replaced by a woman who looks like a lesbian.

Jonathan certainly proved worthy with 11 games under his belt, but he also wore out his welcome. Bravo to Nancy for being a giant killer.

Had no idea on Final whatsoever.

I think Mayim looks fine too R92. Her wardrobe suits her personality as a brainy, quirky, Orthodox Jewish woman. If she gets the permanent gig, maybe the producers will up her fashion game, but I don't think she looks bad at all.

In addition to her clothes that go from acceptable to unfortunate, she definitely needs a hair stylist!

I don’t even notice Mayim’s clothes, or really anything about her other than the hosting. With her, I can focus on the game, that’s why I think she’s a good host.

I initially thought Wilder too for FJ. But couldn't come up with 4 Pulitzer-worthy plays in his canon. Only two.

PS In New York, an episode pre-empted get a showing in the middle of the night. If you're DVR is set to record all first-run Jeopardy shows, it will find it later in the evening.

Did anyone else wonder if Jennifer wasn’t always Jennifer?

Tyler has gay voice! Tyler has gay voice! He's also very cute.

I was suspecting that about Nancy, R100.

Had no clue about final, but as one of the actresses was Russian, I wildly guessed the correct answer! I did know: Shattered, Ardennes, Malayasia, and the Faroes.

When Nancy was first introduced yesterday, I wasn't sure if they were going to say a man or a woman's name until it was announced.

I'm glad gay Tyler won. He seems really sweet.

FJ was easy for me because I knew Garbo played Anna at least once, Leigh played her in the '40s, and someone else did relatively recently. Having said that, the only adaptation of the novel (which I love) that I've seen is the Masterpiece Theater miniseries with Nicola Pagett.

I know a lot of viewers have issues with Mayim's clothes - and I was one of the posters who'd made fun of some outfits in the past - but I've gotten used to it to the point that I'm now in agreement with R96 & R98.

Mayim’s clothing selection goes largely unnoticed by me. I looked at what she was wearing tonight, and while it looked somewhat dowdy, it was also completely inoffensive.

Tyler is cute.

I knew FJ immediately, any true movie fan should have, as well.

Really really surprised that two of them guessed Elizabeth Bennett. Garbo in that role would have been ludicrous. Maybe Tyler isn't gay after all.

Haha good point R105. I guessed Elizabeth Bennett because of Keira Knightley but I should have known that was wrong because of the Russian actress in the clue.

Nancy made a decent comeback, but that Russia Daily Double killed her. There were a lot of triple stumpers and odd answers. I would love to see Garbo as an angst-ridden, adulterous Elizabeth Bennett who throws herself in front of the family's horse and carriage.

I want to see those Russian Elizabeth Bennetts.

[quote]I would love to see Garbo as an angst-ridden, adulterous Elizabeth Bennett who throws herself in front of the family's horse and carriage.

LOL!! Too funny! Thanks for the laugh.

I liked Tyler. Glad we'll be able to get to know him.

I'm a movie buff, but I had no idea on Final. Guess I should turn in my gay card to r104 and r015.

I have no idea who Elizabeth Bennett might be? Then again, I'm not a real film buff. As for turning in one's gay card, I've been deluged with requests to do so over the years whenever I've mentioned that I can't stand the film Wizard of Oz (except for the adorbs flying monkeys).

You're forgiven, r110. Perhaps you're young and Garbo is but a distant specter to you. As for Mr. C, you needn't be a film buff to know Ms. Bennett. Only a reader of the classics.

I do read the classics, but I think I would recall a scene of a woman committing suicide under the horse and carriage like that? Guess I missed whatever book it came from? Then again, I've never read, nor seen a film of, Anna Karenina either.

What made FJ so easy is that there's only one character that both Greta Garbo and Vivien Leigh portrayed on film.

I got FJ immediately because a few years ago I tried watching the Keira Knightley version of Anna Karenina. I lasted about 20 minutes.

never watched it or wheel of fortune more than once, total crap. geesh!!!

Tyler mentioned his "now fiance".

Now you know none of the contestants tonight are dataloungers when all three failed to identify our beloved DL fave Glenn Close in what was a slam dunk clue.

Tyler was good tonight. It would be hilarious if he went on another long run a la Matt and Jonathan.

My geography sucks. There was no way I was getting FJ.

I had no idea of Glenn Close.

That's gotta hurt. Plus she was a lousy $600 answer.

Shame for G. I don’t believe I’ve ever been the answer to a clue that wasn’t solved immediately.

I believe, dear M, that you were either the $400 or the $200 question tonight.

Good game. Nice seeing a competitive game.

I knew Glenn Close.

Also immediately knew Santiago for Final.

Hey Johnny Gilbert! You are annoying!

I guessed Wellington as well.

Totally baffled by FJ. For those who knew it immediately . . . how?

There was a time that "now fiance" could mean only one thing. Now it keeps the mystery of his sexuality alive.

Do guys refer to their same-sex intended as "fiancé"? Unlikely.

[quote] Totally baffled by FJ. For those who knew it immediately . . . how?

NZ is not 7,000 miles from Sydney (I flew from Sydney to NZ). Next thing you’d hit is lower South America. Only one capital near the Pacific. Lima too far North.

[quote]NZ is not 7,000 miles from Sydney (I flew from Sydney to NZ). Next thing you’d hit is lower South America. Only one capital near the Pacific. Lima too far North.

Exactly. I'm good at geography (not Matt Amodio good, but I'm decent) and know that Santiago is the capital of Chili. And Santiago is on the Pacific side of South America. Lima would be too far north as r127 points out. So, easy for me to figure it out from there.

Why not, r126?

When he mentioned his fiancé, pearls fell out of his mouth.

Tyler wrote a Classics thesis at Columbia: "Questioning the Category of Roman Love Elegy: Ovid’s Tristia IV as a “Res Getae” and the Power of Canon Formation". If there's an "Ovid's Tristia" category next week, look out!

What’s your favorite category of Roman love elegy? Mine is where the man goes up into the man.

Perhaps gay males do say fiancé, though I've never heard of such. It's a bit twee/archaic among straights to me, so I figured by the time same sex marriage arrived it was a bit late to start using it.

I'm assuming he's the whippersnapper version of a metrosexual.

Anyone who would write the thesis mentioned above would probably be constipated enough to use fiancé to describe a man.

The phrasing certainly was unusual and stood out. Perhaps he just wasn't ready to come out on national TV, but didn't want to revert to changing pronouns. Fiancé works for a situation like that.

His fiancée, Meghan, is on his Twitter.

Nice competitive game to end the week and both female opponents were charming.

My late WW II USMC father would be disappointed that I blanked on FJ.

I would've written the title as "From the Halls of Montezuma" not recalling the actual name.

I knew the line with "shores of Tripoli" but had zero idea about the title of that song. Tyler is pretty impressive.

I thought it was the Navy Hymn. I didn’t realize we had marines back then.

Like r139, I knew the clue was referring to "the shores of Tripoli," but had no idea what the song title was. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard of the name "The Marine Hymn" before. Are there corresponding Navy Hymns, Army Hymns, etc?

Good game tonight. Nice when they are competitive.

Surprised myself by knowing FJ. I'm no expert on military matters.

Each branch has a hymn, but the “service song” is more famous. The marines’ service song is their hymn. Isn’t that efficient?

Army: “The Army Goes Rolling Along”. Based on Sousa’s “Over hill, over dale . . .”

Navy: “Anchors Aweigh”

Marines: “The Marines’ Hymn” “From the halls of Montezuma

Air Force: “U.S. Air Force” (what a title). “ Off we go, into the wild blue yonder . . .”

Coast Guard: “Semper Paratus” (always ready)

Please enjoy this patriotic medley

Thanks, r143. Would be interesting to hear how each of those was written and adopted.

Also would like to hear the Army soldier who says, "so it's hi! hi! hee!"

Thought I'd see more speculation about a possible trans contestant this last week. She was at the end podium, on the right of course, since she's not a champion. I listened to this episode as I fell asleep and kept opening my eyes when she was called on because she had total trans voice. Can't remember exactly what night it was on, but I think I'm thinking of Jennifer at the link.

I guessed Montezuma’s Revenge.

Yes. It was Jennifer. See r100.

And perhaps Nancy.

Was chatting with a gay woman a few years ago, who told me that a kid (probably a teen) had asked her "Are you trans?" That lady was perhaps slightly androgynous, but not so much that I'd really think that a possibility. Guess there's a bit of a "gray area" with mannish (gay) women?

Regarding sexuality and Jeopardy, our champion [italic]really[/italic] seems gay to me. Then again, I'm reminded of a writer who admitted that when a mutual friend told his future wife he was interested, her response was surprise as she'd written him off as gay.

OK, so... I had no idea of Final, and admittedly blurted "Dickens!" rather than Lewis Carroll. Still, I did know Suez Canal, Mackinac Bridge, and Better Business Bureau.

Tyler's in-laws must have wondered about the gal marrying her seemingly gay pal?

Good game tonight.

I knew Better Business Bureau.

I said LEM for Final, short for Lunar Excursion Module.

Did he say they've been together for 7 years before tying the knot?

Well... I guessed Copernicus wrong for final, but did know Winfield Scott was in the Mexican War, along with serpentine, Aden, and the Heidi Chronicles.

Let's see what tomorrow brings!

Despite looking like he escaped from a 1968 college campus, I found Chuck quite sexy.

Also guessed Copernicus for FJ, but I knew that was too easy.

Can't believe they blanked on all the theater questions!

I thought Chuck was sexy too. He looks like someone who takes charge in the bedroom.

Chuck had a sexy voice. I struck out with Copernicus too, and missed Aleppo, but ran the theater category from Heidi Chronicles to Mister Roberts. Tyler, Jonathan, and Matt all heading for the Tournament of Champions.

Copernicus was dead. I went with Tycho Brahe. Kepler was his student, but the master was not a Copernican, so an ill-informed guess. But better than Copernicus.

Good game tonight. I liked Chuck. If he'd gotten serpentine (which I didn't), he might have given Tyler some serious competition.

I'm not especially a theater queen, but I knew all the theater questions. None of those answers was particularity obscure. I'm really surprised they didn't get at least a couple like the Heidi Chronicles or the Miracle Worker.

I also guessed Copernicus for Final.

I think they did get The Miracle Worker.

Serpentine was hard. I didn't know it's a mineral.

Heidi Chronicles has not had much of a shelf life after its initial run (a recent revival flopped badly). But if they had brushed up on their Pulitzer winners, they might have got it right.

R161: I don't recall hearing of serpentine as a mineral, but managed to get it as a guess based on the wording of the clue.

I thought serpentine was a shape!

How did only one person — the new champ — get FJ correct? It seemed so incredibly easy. “Painting.” “Oslo.” “Madman.” Duh. “The Scream.”

The winner with the weirdly-shaped head will last one more episode.

I think the term serpentine in most cases does refer to a shape, such as a very meandering river.

The betrothed Tyler seemed to ping louder with each passing episode to me. Good luck to the happy couple!

The new champ struck me as someone who comes up with just the right word on every occasion, rather than in the middle of the night after getting home.

I knew Sacco and Vanzetti, guessing Henry V wildly, blindly. Settled on Starry Night for final. Saw The Scream a few years back, which was actually smaller than I'd expected.

R165, Agreed, I knew it was The Scream before she finished reading the clue. The new champ seems personality challenged and I also see him as a one day wonder.

I guessed the same wrong answer that Tyler did.

Am I the only one who found new-champ Tony kind of hot? Exciting back and forth game. Mayim's jacket could only have been designed by a madman.

I thought he was hot too R170 - sexy in a distinguished older guy kind of way. I don't foresee another victory though.

In other exciting news, I'm pretty sure Johnny Gilbert actually used the word "dollars" rather than "dollar"when announcing the champ's total earnings before the start of the game, even though the amounted ended in 1. Is it possible that one of the producers finally spoke with him about this and insisted that he use the correct plural form, rather than the singular? Or did Johnny just slip because he's getting so old?

Just as they stopped referring to “the daily double,” old, idiosyncratic errors are being mercilessly cut.

Great game tonight. Unexpected win for Tony.

I was rooting for Julian. Liked him, but he lost his mojo after missing those back to back Daily Doubles. That's a shame.

I also knew Final was The Scream before Mayim even finished reading it.

As usual, I also agree that Mayim's wardrobe still sucks. Are there no mirrors in that studio? Can't someone show her how these outfits look on TV?

You all may have already discussed this, but when a contestant correctly answers a people question (who is?) with only a last name, Mayim NEVER says/repeats with the FULL NAME. Drives me crazy. Tonight I knew the answer (Al Capone). But there are others I'm not sure of and she does not enlighten the audience by giving the full name. Even some of the worst contendees for that job knew that's how you handle those responses.

[quote]Just as they stopped referring to “the daily double,” old, idiosyncratic errors are being mercilessly cut.

Where's the error in "the daily double?" Do you mean because there are actually three of them in each game, so if anything it should be "a daily double?"

I hope the new champion doesn't have tickets for an ABBA concert.

What an excellent game tonight, very suspenseful.

Surprised Cindy did not have the confidence to bet more in FJ, she was counting on having the only correct response.

Like Tony, I guessed Indonesia.

Told you weird-shaped head guy would be gone.

I was fairly certain that at least one of them would incorrectly guess Indonesia. The answer was so obvious to me right away that I was wondering how many of them would screw it up; please bear in mind that I miss ones that you guys often say is obvious to you.

Was definitely rooting for Cindy, but it was such an example of a "normal" game after months of runaways that I'm fine with Sri.

It is now “the Daily Double” in Jeopardy and “a Daily Double” in Double Jeopardy. At long last.

I had Indonesia. In fact, I’m not certain where Suriname is.

It is in South America, formerly Dutch Guyana.

Good game.

I got FJ wrong - and I blanked on The Scream yesterday. And then I wanted to kick myself for not coming up with either one.

It took me until today to remember who Tony reminded me of - actor Dan Butler (who played Bulldog on Frasier).

Interesting game tonight. Curious wager from Cindy. I'm surprised that all three were stumped by Ben E. King's Stand by Me.

[quote]It is now “the Daily Double” in Jeopardy and “a Daily Double” in Double Jeopardy. At long last.

I guess it could be argued that "THE Daily Double" is still wrong in Jeopardy, because there are three per game per day -- one in Jeopardy, two in Double Jeopardy.

I'm just glad that JG has apparently stopped saying "____ hundred and one DOLLAR." Seriously, do we think someone finally corrected him after all this time? Or did he just "slip up" the other day and say it correctly after saying it incorrectly all these years?

I didn't know Ben E. King.

Cindy was smart - too bad she fell behind.

I must have heard that hit recording of "Stand by Me" at least 100 times in my life, but I had no idea who the singer was.

R189, I thought it was Sam Cooke.

R190, funny you mention that, because if I did have to guess who the singer was, I would have said Sam Cooke.

R188, The opponent next to you has as much money as you do and you only wager a few hundred dollars in FJ???

Fantastic game tonight!

I really liked Cindy. Also like Sri.

And amazingly, I liked Mayim's outfit tonight.

I said Guyana for Final. I don't think I've ever heard the name Suriname before.

Sam Cooke, too, R190.

I guessed Suriname, but misspelled it. Lots of hard questions for me, but I enjoyed Sri's determined come from behind win.

I knew they were going to penalize Sri and Tony for not responding correctly to the verb category.

But since it WAS a verb category, I'm a little surprised that the judges didn't rule out their answers immediately.

Also, it seems to me that sometimes answers are ruled out for mispronunciation, and other times not. Does anyone else have the same impression? I guess it can be a fine line when it comes to that.

There were a couple of times when I couldn't understand what Sri said......

I said Guyana, too, I couldn't remember the other name!

[quote]There were a couple of times when I couldn't understand what Sri said......

Same here, and I think he almost was ruled against for one or two answers because of that.

R199, He initially said antipasta and then corrected it with antipasto.

R200, yes, I noticed that, but I think there were one or two other answers where his diction was so unclear that there was a pause before Mayim said "yes" or "correct."

During the first segment of the game, his pronunciations were definitely off/hard to understand several times. Mayim was pausing, waiting for word in her earpiece from the judges.

Likely during the first break, someone told him to be sure to enunciate better.

Bye Sri.

Today’s answer to FJ seemed pretty obvious. GI Joe made perfect sense. “Ken” and “Jungle Jim” (?) did not.

For those who say that we complain about Mayim's clothes, that apple green blouse should have been incinerated long ago! Sri was looking extra preppy as though he were off to an LL Bean catalog shoot once the episode was wrapped!

Guessed final correctly, although 1964 sounded a bit early to me. Ones that I knew that they didn't: Strait of Dover, Strait of Gibraltar, Rose for Emily, and White Oleander.

Though she didn't mention it - Ken starts Monday?

I like new champ Kate, she reminds me of Streisand.

Jeff's open disgust at blowing that DD made me chuckle.

Knew FJ immediately, too easy.

I'm glad Kate won. She was smart, fun and had personality. Hope she can string together some wins. We need some more female champs this season.

Another great game. I really like it when two contestants's scores are close as they go into final. I liked both Jeff and Kate.

I assumed Final was G.I. Joe but unlike r204, I thought that 1964 seemed a few years too late for his introduction.

From everything I've read, Ken starts hosting on Monday.

According to Google . . .

"G. I. Joe, line of military-themed dolls and action figures created in 1964 by Hasbro, a Rhode Island-based toy company."

Was Jungle Jim ever a doll? Or did he just make that up?

He made that up. It’s Jungle Gym, not even “Jim” (which is what I think he wrote).

Goodbye, Sri!

I like Kate - but her nose is certainly......uh.....prominent.... She seems to be a nose with eyes like Adrien Brody.

I will miss Mayim next week.

JUNGLE JIM was a 50s TV series that starred an aging Johnny Weissmuller. There may have been some series related toys, but I have never seen any.

OMG! You're right. Had totally forgot that JJ!!

Maybe they can get Aaron Rogers back to host now that he has some down time.

I'd rather look at Aaron Rodgers than Ken Jennings.

Is this the Curse of the Jeopardy Host Wannabes? First Mike, then Aaron. Will Mayim be caught shoplifting at Marshalls?

If Aaron Rogers comes back, I'll be snoozing from 7 to 7:30. His low energy hosting put me to sleep. Bill Whitaker was worse.

Mayim at Marshalls? I was thinking Dress Barn.

[quote]Is this the Curse of the Jeopardy Host Wannabes? First Mike, then Aaron. Will Mayim be caught shoplifting at Marshalls?

She's already been a target because of those stupid things she said about natural birth vs. C-sections. Certainly not the level of the Mike Reynolds or Aaron Rodgers scandals, but still.

Alex croaked a year ago. Sigh.

Plus she shills for those magic pills that are supposed to improve memory. etc. which definitely do not do that.

[quote]Certainly not the level of the Mike Reynolds or Aaron Rodgers scandals, but still.

This just shows how forgettable Mike was. His last name is RICHARDS.

New champ reminds me a bit of John Waters... and Kukla. Was "Stella!" a samesex shoutout? Former champ's interview story was one of the more convoluted we've had.

Missed final, but was truly surprised no one could come up with Mount Everest? Had no idea Tiffany was Jewish (ha ha). Bolivar and Cincinnati seemed obvious to me.

Can't remember when all three contestants were attractive, smart, amiable, and seemed to enjoy the experience.

New champ also bears a resemblance to James Taylor.

Quirky Kate was cute on Friday, but she was beginning to annoy me tonight.

Elena was so photogenic; she looked like Linda Ronstadt circa Simple Dreams. Fun game, and, yes, all three contestants seemed to enjoy themselves.

I missed Everest, but got Langston.

Ken is OK.

Very good game. Thoroughly enjoyed it, as the contestants seemed to as well.

Wow! Ken just stepped back into the hosting role seamlessly. Felt very natural to have him there. Although it was weird hearing Johnny phrase it as "And now, hosting Jeopardy, Ken Jennings."

Ken seemed to be speaking from personal experience with various answers in the alcohol category in the first round. I through Mormons didn't drink alcohol.

I knew Cincinnati, but had no idea on Final.

Didn't realize it has been a year since Alex's death, but the card at the end reminded me of that. Wow! So much has happened with that show in a year's time.

I wonder if our DL friends who loathe Mayim are watching again? Ken seemed really into getting back to hosting, even lost a bit of his usual dorkiness. I get the impression that asong as one doesn't go to outright drunkenness, moderate drinking is officially discouraged, but in practice tolerated - kind of like Catholics and birth control.

Couldn't agree more that last night was what we all were fantasizing about as Matt steamrolled his way through several weeks of shows.

I liked Ken’s tan. Really brightened him up.

Story on Ken's return

Dane is really growing on me, but I'll admit maybe it's the bald=high sex drive myth? Others gave it a good try for a solid game.

Had no idea of final, but got Byzantium, 1896, and arbitrage.

I wish the producers would tell him to stand still. His constant rocking back and forth is making me dizzy and root against him.

Ah, the final should have been easy for me (70s pop a strong category)... but wasn't, even with the more recent Streep film.

I disliked Ken the first time (and as a champion before that), but he seems more relaxed now and is doing a good job I think.

I got Cordoba, but virtually nothing else, including FJ. Hillary was great competition for Dane.

The only reason I knew FJ is because I'm a big Queen fan. A few years ago I watched a documentary on Bohemian Rhapsody and it mentioned that Abba's Mamma Mia replaced Rhapsody at number one on the charts and what a funny coincidence it was that the words Mamma Mia also appear in BR's lyrics. Had I not watched that doc, I wouldn't have had a clue what song they were looking for .....

Great game tonight, Hillary was some good competition. And she pulled out hedge fund at the last second!

70s pop songs should be a strong category for me as well, but I really had no idea on Final. However, as Ken was reading the club, ABBA flashed in my head for some reason. If I'd paid attention to that ABBA nudge, I probably would have figured Final out.

Ken definitely seems more relaxed as host this time. Liking him more and more as host.

For some reason Dancing Queen was all I could think of and I was running through the lyrics as fast as I could. Europop definitely meant ABBA, though.

For any who did not watch Colin Powell's funeral, the military band played Dancing Queen as mourners entered the cathedral, he was a huge ABBA fan.

Dane shows visible frustration when he misses a question.

Ken is a bit more relaxed this time around - but I still love Mayim! She's a neuroscientist, you know.

Happy to have both Mayim and Ken trade hosting duties permanently. They’re both doing a great job.

Is anyone clear as to exactly what are the real reason(s) why neither Mayim nor Ken has been offered the hosting job full-time?

I think they're waiting to see whether Mayim's show on Fox, "Call Me Kat" gets renewed for a third season.

But it also give audiences a chance to see Ken as host again. His last shows were in February, so he was a distant memory after going through 15 guest hosts since then.

I'm wondering if it's more that Mayim is committed to working out this season of her show, and leaning against renewing anymore?

Mayim has a contract for "Call Me Kat." Likely a five year contract. Possibly seven year.

She won't have a choice. If Fox renews the show, she is obligated to play the part.

Well... no choice but to bet it all at the end for them.

Got Final, although if they hadn't thrown in Asia as a qualifier I'd have been tempted by Brazil. Ones they missed that I didn't: bid, Mexico City and protocol.

What. A. Game. Andrew was a baller. So ballsy to go all in on that daily double and it paid off. Dane did a great job keeping up. I hope Andrew pulls off another win tomorrow. That was a fun and exciting match.

I just read on reddit that Sam Kavanaugh trained for his TOC run with Andrew Ye so you know this Andrew guy is legit.

Exciting game tonight. The two bet-it-all Daily Doubles in the second half were gutsy. Looking forward to seeing what Andrew can do.

I initially said India for Final, but switched at last second to Indonesia. If I'd been in the actual game, I wouldn't have had time to change my written answer before the clock ran out.

I guessed the FJ answer, but it was just that, a guess.

At least Mary was pretty.

Tucker is quite the attractive male specimen.

Surprised no one could identify Halston, especially with Liza standing next to him in the photo.

Guessed Hope Diamond for FJ, strictly a lucky guess.

I was a washout right through to FJ, for which I guessed "sapphire". I did get Halston--no Dataloungers among the contestants tonight, I guess. Still, both Tucker and Ken were sharply dressed.

I have a feeling Andrew is going to be around for a while and I'm already tired of him! He's doing the James H style of play that Matt copied -- going after all the $1,000 clues first to quickly build up a strong lead and then dominate the game. Yawn! I'd rather see a competitive game.

Of course I knew who Halston was.

I also guessed Hope Diamond for Final, based on the blue reference.

I also knew it was Hope Diamond because “blue.”

Andrew is quite good. But I, too, am not looking forward to another champ who dominates game after game after game. Really prefer competitive games.

Only thing I could think of for Final was the Hope Diamond. I wasn't positive on that but couldn't think of anything else it could be. .

Count me in as well as part of the "Andrew can go at any time and it's okay with me" crowd.

No idea of final, but did manage Halston, Benigno Aqiuno and Mammoth Cave.

[quote]I have a feeling Andrew is going to be around for a while and I'm already tired of him! He's doing the James H style of play that Matt copied -- going after all the $1,000 clues first to quickly build up a strong lead and then dominate the game.

Of course, that only works if you know the answers -- or, rather, the questions. If you go after the big-money clues and DON'T know the answers, then you allow your opponents to build up a strong lead.

Tonight's game was torturous to watch. Two extremely inferior contestants up against powerhouse Andrew with many unanswered responses.

Knew the correct play for FJ, but could not come up with the playwright.

This Brennan guy is a babe, too bad he did so poorly in the game.

Once again tonight, the total amount of the champ's monetary winnings ended in "1," and Johnny Gilbert correctly pronounced the amount as "_____ and one dollars," rather than idiotically as ".....and one dollar." I thought I'd never see the day :-)

I guessed Pinter.

Guess we're headed for several weeks of Matt 2.0?

Was that woman's last name Lambfries?

I'm surprised no one got The Exorcist, especially given the question was such a giveaway.

I knew FJ immediately, although I initially couldn't remember if the author's name was Stoppard or Stoddard - until I decided on Stoppard.

I thought Brennan was really sexy (and I liked his voice) - until he thought the first American saint was Betsy Ross. Oy!

R263, "The Exorcist" was a DD, that dumb Dorothy blew.

I felt Exorcist a giveaway as well. Others I knew they didn't: conservatory, Penn Station, Poseidon Adventure, and Edinburgh.

Her name was Lam Frey.

How could these clowns not know The Poseidon Adventure?

Brennan was very cute and well-dressed, but the fact that he chose to talk about genealogy for his chat was a boner killer for me; Ken seemed bored too.

I was impressed Andrew got Stoppard, as he had missed some of the old time culture questions mentioned above. He's fast on the buzzer and pretty well-rounded.

Wow! What a bad game! So many questions they didn't get

I knew the Conservatory from Clue and I knew the Exorcist. Knew several others they missed as well.

Final was easy.

Andrew clearly said "heart" not "hearth." I'm surprised Ken accepted it and even more surprised the judges didn't review the tape and change the score.

Yes, I'm afraid we are stuck with Andrew for a while. I appreciate that he is smart and will likely win a lot of games and I wish him well at that. But from a viewer perspective, he's coming less than a month after we had to endure Matt's boring 38-game winning streak.

These champions who dominate the game for weeks on end are no longer exciting. Yes, I found it exciting in 2019 when James H did it because I'd never witnessed it before. And now, I'm witnessing it on a far too regular basis. The specialness has gone out of the event.

[quote]Andrew clearly said "heart" not "hearth."

I didn't hear that, and I would think he knows the difference between those two words and how to pronounce them. But -- I believe it was the female contestant who answered another question "Catcher in the Rye," when the actual title is "The Catcher in the Rye," and I was surprised that was accepted. I guess I still don't have a 100 percent clear picture of what is acceptable and what isn't in terms of leaving out articles, mispronunciation, etc.

[quote]Yes, I'm afraid we are stuck with Andrew for a while.

I'm not sure about that. There were quite a lot of clues last night for which he gave either no answer or the wrong answer, and there were a few times when someone else rang in first with the wrong answer and then Andrew gave the right one. So I think another smart player with good buzzer technique could topple him, as compared to last night's competition, both of whom seemed well below average in terms of knowledge and ability.

We've also had some steamrolling by Jonathan (and Tyler) as well post-Matt. I kind of liked the woman from Oregon who's gotten into camping. Agreed that Brennon was good-looking, but sitting through a second date?

Andrew isn't very smart in a lot of categories, and he also takes big chances with the DD. That's going to be his downfall. I was really impressed, however, he knew the Stoppard answer.

I like Andrew. He’s bold.

Almost got rid of Andrew. There is hope, because he’s somewhat inconsistent in what he knows.

Well at least tonight's final showed that he's not completely unstoppable... is he?

He, Matt and Jonathan as the three TOC finalists... oy!

Ken is getting on my nerves. Prefer Mayim as host.

Another great game, they should all be that competitive.

Odd that as smart and knowledgeable as Andrew is, he missed an easy one like "Bon Voyage".

Why would you want him stopped? He’s not boring. He’s bold.

Exciting game, with all three contestants having good runs of answers. Jeff aced the Hitchcock movies, just missing the $200. Credit to Andrew for doing what he had to do to try to get farther ahead. FJ was kind of lame.

Great game tonight! I liked both Molly and Jeff. Andrew seemed off for most of the game until he bet it all in the Daily Double.

I guessed Sherwood Forest for Final, although I was fairly certain that was wrong.

Molly seemed VERY twitchy, definitely on the spectrum somewhere.

To each their own, R277. I loathed "bold" James; like Andrew, always bottom up on the board.

I knew what they were going after with final, but all I could come up with was Excaliber.

I guessed that FJ referred to Camelot, but for some extremely weird reason, I thought they were going for the name of the place where King Arthur died after Camelot ceased to be. (I still don't remember the name of that place.)

Newark.

R282. Avalon

Frankie Avalon was in Camelot?

I agree, r280. Molly's facial expressions were distracting. I knew her Daily Double referred to Egypt/King Tut, but couldn't remember the archeologist's name.

FJ was incredibly easy, amazed that Andrew didn't get it.

Michael, the film critic and conflicts analyst, was coming on strong but then fizzled.

Well, that was frustrating! Wasn't exactly thrilled with the toothy opponent who seemed to have a bit of attitude, but if only he'd amassed a bit more he'd of been able to dethrone the endless Andrew.

Final was easy... as was Joan Rivers! Rijksmuseum not quite so much.

"he'd of been"

Oh, dear.

FJ was easy tonight

Another great game. Andrew doesn't bother me nearly so much when he has some good competition.

I was rooting for Michael to win. Unfortunately, he lost his mojo once he lost on the Daily Double. Michael pinged for me. Did he ping for anyone else? .

Of course, Final was super easy! How many movie franchises have 25 installments.

And yet, I couldn't think of it.

I guessed "Shaken, not stirred" which was dumb now that I think about it. That wouldn't have been in the first few lines of dialogue.

R293, We're all embarrassed for you.

Indeed, Michael pinged fairly strongly.

R293- Not to worry, I did too.

[quote]Indeed, Michael pinged fairly strongly.

And his over-the-top grimacing every time he made a wrong response was either quite amusing or annoying, depending on your point of view.

Another competitive game tonight.

I also guessed Ellis Island for FJ.

Gotta ask . . . Did anyone else get a tranny vibe from Amy?

No, no tranny vibe, sorry.

I thought Long Island at first, but changed it to Manhattan at the last minute recalling Trinity. Being from the NYC area, I don't get Ellis Island unless it's an island name folks from elsewhere know as a wild guess?

One I got they didn't: tarantella.

Maybe I'm too old, but I thought the tarantella and Glen Campbell answers were obvious. And Manhattan seemed like a giveaway and I was surprised Andrew didn't get it.

Max had WAY too much beard. If I saw him in real life, I'm not sure I'd ever make eye contact because that monstrous beard would be too distracting.

The second Amy came on screen, my first thought was that someone here at DL would would ask, "Trans?"

The thing about Manhattan is that other than Trinity, they pretty much did away with all of the cemeteries on the island in the 1800s. Agree the beard was too much.

Ken is too animated. It irritated. I tuned out after he exclaimed only one contestant had money on the board. It was too early in the game for this reaction. I am going to wait for Mayim's return to resume watching.

Congrats to Amy for knocking off Andrew. And, I would not be shocked in the least to find out that Amy is trans.

She is R303. I was reading her Twitter Jeopardy story and she confirms she’s trans.

R304, If she stays on for a while, I wonder if it will be mentioned in one of her interviews.

Good game. Amy got a lot of tough questions, and Andrew bet big again on the Daily Double. I was stumped by FJ and thought Max might come up the middle and win. I did know tarantella because it's in "A Doll's House". I'm not a techie, but thought router was kind of obvious.

Tranny at first sight.

I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said “tranny.” Brave trans woman of pallidity.

Do you think if a contestant had pronounced tarantella like the spider "taranCHELa" they would have received credit?

I knew tarantella because of Hook in PETER PAN.

R310, I knew it because Gina Lollobrigida danced it on "Falcon Crest".

I knew tarantella because of "Moonstruck", where Dean Martin's version of "That's Amore" plays during the credits.

[italics]Bells will ring, ting-a-ling-a-ling Ting-a-ling-a-ling and you'll sing, "Vita bella" Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay Tippy-tippy-tay like a gay tarantella[/italics]

You gays are slipping!

I don’t know why I knew tarantella.

There have been previous trans contestants on Jeopardy!, but not champions.

If Amy prevails for a while, the mainstream media should feature her journey, which she's candid about on social media.

Amy's other tv appearance is on "Family Guy".

R314, Actually, there was a previous trans champion, Kate Freeman in 2020.

Amy!!!

Couldn’t she see a stylist before appearing on national TV?

I knew tarantella because being of Italian descent, I've heard it played at every single family member's wedding reception - and I have a whole lot of cousins.

Plus it's referenced in Dominick the Donkey - a Christmas song I was subjected to way too many times when I was a kid.

Taylor was sexy and he had a good attitude.

So many clues went unanswered, some quite easy.

Blanked on FJ.

Taylor was sexy, but I found him rather boring. I did get final as Punic Wars, but wouldn't have if they'd insisted on Carthaginian. Seemed obvious to me, but not to the brainiacs: USVI were Danish, Falklands = Malvinas, and New Caledonia.

Would love to see Amy win the TOC!

Taylor was sexy. He just had some bad luck with the back-to-back DDs.

Got FJ and the USVI was easy (it helped that I lived there for two years).

They did let quite a few go unanswered, which may indicate that Amy could be vulnerable.

I have to admit I chuckled when Amy guessed menopause correctly.

Taylor was just my type. Love the glasses, beard, and voice. He got the wrong categories for his Daily Doubles, and I thought his "leonine" sounded OK.

Been super busy with work, so caught up on several days episodes.

From Wednesday's show: Bravo to Amy for knocking out Andrew! Interestingly, I thought she had a masculine vibe to her, but the idea she was trans did not cross my mind. Yes, Max's beard was ultra unattractive. I couldn't warm up to him because I kept thinking, "Why don't you trim your beard or at least groom it."

Governor's Island is what popped to my mind for Final on Wednesday.

From Thursday's show: Amy was impressive. She proved she's no one-show wonder. I would have no objection to her sticking around for a few shows. I liked Taylor, was sorry the back to back Daily Doubles were his downfall.

I had no idea on Thursday's Final. I took a stab at it and said the Peloponnesian War.

I felt he mangled leonine, so the correction no surprise to me. Tonight's challengers seem like quite a pair!

R326, One is an Asian Catholic seminarian.

Could tonight's FJ have been any easier?

In fact, many of tonight's clues were pretty obvious.

Felt bad for the priest in training, who started off strong and then soiled himself.

I did great in the first have, but fell down a bit during DJ. I couldn't think of one of the FJ names at first, but it came to me in time.

I hope Amy will get a chance to shave her 'stache before they tape the next episode.

"Good luck with the priesthood!" - - Ken Jennings

Yeah, I'd say Queen Victoria opening the Getty Museum qualified as soiling himself. Only other one I knew they didn't was Concord being in Merrimack County.

Do you think Amy purposely passed on saying “Man, I Feel Like a Woman”?

Tonight was uncomfortable, for me anyway. Did he have to wear his priest get up?

Is that priest's St. John of the Cross wearing a bath towel and rapping video on Youtube?

Great game tonight! I really like Amy. She's proving you can win big without having to play a super-aggressive game of going after all the $1,000 clues first like Matt and Andrew were playing. And she's already over $100,000 after just three games!

I liked the priest in training. Started strong but lost it badly in second half.

I knew Victoria and Albert Museum. Also knew Final was Harper Lee and Truman Capote, but only because Harper Lee was a character in one of those Capote biopics that came out 15 years ago (there were two biopics released about a year apart).

I'm liking Ken more and more as host. He's settled into the role nicely. He's definitely more comfortable as host this time than he was in January and February, although being the first host after Alex's passing would have to have been nerve wracking for anybody.

R334, I agree with you about Ken, although I didn't think he seemed at all uncomfortable in his first stint as host back in January and February.

As for Amy, I think I'm going to wait till she/they are gone before I tune into the show again. I've had a similar reaction to a few of the recent multi-game champs, because I found all of them off-putting in one way or another.

Lee was in both Capote and Infamous

Mack was very hot, but the "girlfriend" mention...

No one could identify Grace Kelly from a clear color photograph?

Heidi could have stepped out for a bite to eat and not been missed.

Amy looked rather attractive tonight with her new hairstyle.

Blanked on FJ.

I’m ready for Amy to move on. It will never happen now, but I’d love to see a return to the cap of a winner remaining for five shows only. The producers want the “thrill” of the horse race to build some fake drama over multi-day winners.

FJ was easy if you knew Harding’s background.

[quote] FJ was easy if you knew Harding’s background

So, it was easy if you knew the answer. Thanks for the insight.

I knew final, but not Grace Kelly.

I guessed Taft. Didn’t know Harding was from Ohion.

^Ohio, dammit

Yeah, I guessed Taft. Amy is impressing me... the range of her knowledge. I think she'll be around a while.

Ken Jennings... doing well this time. But here's my question: he looks more handsome to me than the past. I know, a tan and a good haircut can help a lot. But has he had surgery, DL experts?

R344 Is physical attraction that important to you? Maybe you're starting to like him for other reasons.

I knew Grace but not Warren. Amy's run in the last half of Double Jeopardy was amazing, fast answers to some really hard questions on very different subjects,

Ken did look pretty sharp tonight.

Did anyone else think Double Jeopardy was easier than Jeopardy today? Obviously not Heidi, but anyone else?

Another good game. Mack was a good contestant. At one point, it looked like he might overtake Amy.

Amy is impressive. She racks up a large amounts of money based on her knowledge, not on aggressively going after the $1,000 clues first. Give me an Amy any day over a Matt.

I knew Grace Kelly. Was also surprised no one knew her.

I guessed Harding for Final. And that was purely a guess. I knew it had to be one of the presidents prior to Hoover in 1928.. I never can keep all those presidents from the late 1800s and early 1900s straight.

Wonder if Grace Kelly would have been more recognizable to the contestants if she had been pictured in one of her films.

I thought at first 10 was going to say to Amy "We have something in common, I'm a guy and you used to be a guy!"

Knew final immediately, as well as a few the brainiacs whiffed: Gerald Ford, Father Flanagan, Missouri River, pituitary gland, and mitral valve.

Can't wait to see Amy and Matt on the same stage!

Knew final, but not much else. Matt started out OK, but that deep red ending must hurt.

Wow. Matt just kept climbing deeper and deeper into the red.

But Amy continues to impress. Yes, can't wait to see her opposite Matt.

Had no idea on Final. I guessed Helsinki.

At least Matt mastered the signaling device.

Wasn't he the third contestant this week to be ineligible for FJ?

Let's face it. A lot of Amodio wannabes in the pool. And they're just not up to the task.

Too many inept players going right to $1,000 and $2,000 answers when they don't have the brains for them.

Amy's response of "oral fixation" made me chuckle.

There have been enough runaway games this season to last me for a long while.

[quote]Too many inept players going right to $1,000 and $2,000 answers when they don't have the brains for them.

This comment makes no sense to me. They're going to get the same questions (or answers) right or wrong regardless of when they go for them, so what's the difference?

R357 Ha, right. The mentally challenged ones need to "warm up" their synapses on easier answers before they can answer the hard ones. right.

R357, When they go for the big money clues and respond incorrectly, they run the risk of drowning in debt and not being eligible for FJ.

There's also been a recent increase in DD wagers, which when guessed incorrectly can make it impossible to recover.

[quote]When they go for the big money clues and respond incorrectly, they run the risk of drowning in debt and not being eligible for FJ.

Ummm, but they don't HAVE to buzz in, and they SHOULDN'T buzz in, unless they know the answer. Also, if they buzz in for the big-money clues and give wrong answers at ANY point during the game, they still "run the risk of drowning in debt." So again, the comment that "too many inept players going right to $1,000 and $2,000 answers when they don't have the brains for them" makes zero sense to me.

The point is that contestants run the same level of risk with the big-money clues no matter when they choose them. Do you disagree with or not understand that?

No idea of final. Did know about German shepherds as Seeing Eye Foundation headquartered in my hometown, also knew Lyme was in CT.

R360, Do you suffer from some sort of comprehension issue or do you just lack common sense?

R362, if my logic is flawed, it should be easy for you to explain how. Please do so -- or piss off.

R363, You bring nothing but negativity to this thread with your delusional postings.

Please do us all a favor and disappear.

R364 ... says he with the most negative posting in the thread. Ha. Would to God the gift he gi' us....

I got Royal Society of Science... guess that would be wrong.

The Ambassador of France wasn't accepted because the correct answer was the French Ambassador. Did I hear that right?

Thanks, R365. I don't think I'm being "negative" in questioning someone's nonsensical comment that "too many inept players go right to $1,000 and $2,000 answers when they don't have the brains for them" because "when they go for the big money clues and respond incorrectly, they run the risk of drowning in debt and not being eligible for FJ." This person doesn't seem to understand that the contestants would lose (or win) exactly the same amount of much money if they went for those same clues later in the game.

I had no idea for FJ. Amy is so good. I did know the D.H. Lawrence and Thornton Wilder answers; and I'm sure everyone on DL got "90210".

I got Ottawa because the event’s name was English and the canal’s name was French. English + French = Canada.

R366, If a contestant repeatedly selects the larger amount clues and responds incorrectly over and over, as with Matt this week, then it would not be mathematically possible for them to get out of the red and be eligible for FJ.

Another good game. Go Amy!

I'm not clear on why the French Ambassador is correct bu the Ambassador of France is incorrect. However, it's possible she said Ambassador TO France. Madeline didn't enunciate all of her words well. I rewound the tape three times trying to hear the one kind of pie she liked and still couldn't understand what she said. More importantly, Who Doesn't Like Pie?!?!

Of course I knew Beverly Hills 90210. Don't tell me that show is too old for those players.

Had no idea on Final.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my DL Jeopardy friends.

Without watching the episode again, I believe she said ambassador TO France. The one kind of pie she liked was pizza. Had no idea of 90210, but then again, I'm old!

Amy's facial expressions are a hoot! She's far more likeable than cutthroats James and Matt.

Yet another edition of The Amy Schneider Show.

FJ was so easy tonight.

[quote]If a contestant repeatedly selects the larger amount clues and responds incorrectly over and over, as with Matt this week, then it would not be mathematically possible for them to get out of the red and be eligible for FJ.

Yes, but (1) they should not buzz in for the big money clues if they're not fairly certain they know the answers; and (2) if they DO know the answers to the big-money clues, they stand to get way ahead of their opponents. The comment I was referring to that makes no sense was the one someone posted about how contestants shouldn't go for the big money clues first, but again, it makes NO DIFFERENCE when they go for those clues, because the amount of money they will win or lose remains the same. So the only problem is when a player who's not very smart repeatedly goes for the big-money clues and then repeatedly buzzes in even when they don't know the answer, as Matt did.

I hope that clarifies what I meant.

I think going for the big money clues first can be a hindrance in only few incidences, like when it's a "novelty" category, for lack of a better term. You think you know what the clue writers were going for, but since it's not a regular category, you phrase it incorrectly, or even though you are sure you know the answer, you don't because of the atypical category. But you would have known it, or got the phrasing correct *after* you rang in incorrectly on the lesser $200 or $400 questions and then understood the category.

I got FJ, but had never heard of Jack Weinberg; I thought it was a generic 60s slogan...

Thanks, R374. Now THAT does make sense to me, at least when we're talking about a "novelty" category that requires strange phrasing of the answer, or whatever. On the other hand, if it's a straightforward category with no curve balls, it's theoretically not a bad idea to go for the big-money clues first -- but again, you'd better be sure, or fairly sure, you know the correct answer before buzzing in, and that's where that Matt fellow failed miserably.

Matt Amodio has admitted in interviews that he was not certain of every response when he buzzed in first. That's why he used the generic "What is" in his responses to give himself more time to come up with the correct response, and given his breadth of knowledge he almost always did.

I had no idea of Final. Was impressed Amy came up with Iowa (IA) in time! Knew Reagan/McDonald's were from IL, writer Michael Lewis, and the Theroux guys (have read all of his travel books).

Another good game. Amy continues to impress.

I knew IA instantly. I eventually got Final after initially thinking "Don't trust the government." However, I doubt I would have had time to write "Don't Trust Anyone Over 30" before time was up.

I think FJ was easy for the edergays among us who were there when the phrase was popular.

You all must be quite the geezers, as I'm 61 and barely recall the expression.

Why the hell did Ken pronounce Theroux two different ways if they both have the same last name?

Justin pronounces his last name differently from his uncle Paul.

Well, "oux" in French is properly pronounced as "oo," not as a long "o" sound as in "toe." Since both the "oo" and long "o" sounds exist in English, and since "oux" is not a spelling you would see in English, there's no reason to pronounce to pronounce Theroux with a long "o" sound when you might as well do it correctly.

For Ken to pronounce the name differently in the same breath, when the two men are related, just sounded inane.

When I was at college in Maine, that name was usually heard as similar to the word True.

ON the contrary, Ken sounded informed. I'm no fan, but I was impressed.

Ken made it sound as though the family was delusional. I wasn't impressed.

Does anyone else notice Amy's voice getting lower as the days go by?

[quote]Why the hell did Ken pronounce Theroux two different ways if they both have the same last name?

Because Justin is pretensieux.

Shame that both contenders blew their DDs.

Chris' cockiness might put off some, but I found him rather charming.

FJ was another easy one, especially if you were around in 1972.

I was around in 1972 and had no idea what they were talking about. Greta was very attractive! Chris, I'm afraid, had a higher opinion of himself than he deserves. Should've known Charlemagne.

I saw only the second half of the game because the first half was preempted by football in the NY metro area.

Initially I found Chris attractive because he's thin and has BDF. But if I had to watch him for the whole 30 minutes, I'd have a very different opinion.

I should've gotten Watership Down because I read it a few decades ago. Instead a drew a blank.

But then I also didn't get yesterday's "Don't trust anyone over 30."

How ironic that Chris, a composer and lyricist, appears on the same day Stephen Sondheim dies.

Poor G, forgotten again. Except by DL...

Actually, r395, it's just a coincidence.

R397, Ironic in that this cock sure, full of himself, wannabe "composer and lyricist" appears on the day one of the most noted, accomplished and admired composers of our time passes away.

Another good game. I liked both Chris and Greta, but both flubbed the Daily Doubles and never rebounded.

Was that a rainbow flag pin that Amy wore on her lapel?

No idea on Final. Never read Watership Down. If I'd had to guess, I might have put down the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. But I was fairly sure that came out much earlier than 1972.

I noticed tonight that Amy also responded with “what is” when the clue referred to a person.

Chris was one of the most pompous players to ever appear on the show.

I believe it was a trans pin, but cannot be sure as we got no closeup. All I could think of for final, instead of nothing, was A Wrinkle in Time.

R400, So did Greta with her "What is Walter Mitty?" response.

R400, Chris was definitely over the top pompous, but I still found him quite sexy, especially his voice.

[quote]I liked both Chris and Greta, but both flubbed the Daily Doubles and never rebounded.

Regarding the Daily Doubles, here's another of my theories (which I'm sure some people will disagree with): Because the Daily Doubles (and Final Jeopardy) are the only cases where a player is required to make a wager BEFORE receiving the clue, I would advise people to always bet conservatively on a Daily Double except in special circumstances -- for example, if it's a category in which they consider themselves expert, or if they are so far behind in the game that they might as well bet a lot on the Daily Double in an attempt to catch up.

Gee, R404, did you come up with that theory all by yourself?

Duh!

R405, you may "duh!" me, but it seems to me that most players don't agree with my philosophy, and they often bet large amounts on the Daily Doubles even when they're not far behind and need to catch up, or when they're not experts in the category.

That’s not ironic.

Amy's winning streak is really beginning to bore me.

Yet another obvious FJ.

The doctor seemed to have gay voice to me. We were not amused by the story of being Falafel's mommy.

Final was obvious.

All winning streaks that go past five games bore me. I found it just as boring to watch Matt and James vanquish everyone.

Two questions: (1) Does anyone know offhand when they eliminated the 5-game win limit for each winner that apparently used to exist (I really don't remember for sure); and (2) has anyone tried to write an analysis of why there have been SO many winners with long winning streaks over the past several years? It does seem odd to me that so many people would retain the champion crown for SO long.

[quote]We were not amused by the story of being Falafel's mommy.

R409 Many of the "human interest" stories at the beginning of the show are pretty close to the Gloria Upson's "I stepped right on the ping pong ball" story.

One of the easiest FJs in a while.

Good game once again. Yes, Final was very easy.

I understand that a champ on a winning streak can get boring for viewers. I was certainly bored by Matt by the end and rooting for his opponents. However, I'm not feeling that yet about Amy. As I've said before, she's winning big by playing a "straight" game going down the category starting with the $200 clue first, $400 next, etc. She finishes off the category before moving to the next one. That style of play allows me to appreciate her knowledge more.

The others who I've tired off have been the aggressive players who go for all the $1,000 clues first, then all the $800 clues, then all the $600 clues, etc. All that jumping between categories makes it much harder for the viewer to keep up. I've come to really dislike this aggressive play as well as the players who engage in it.

Hardcore Jeopardy! fans, do NOT miss tonight's game.

That's all I'll reveal.

Thanks for your discretion.

I just watched it, r414. What was so "do NOT miss" about it?

Whenever you want to complain about Amy, one round of Pam was enough for me.

Maybe this was brought up before and I missed it, but I was surprised, to say the least, by the revelation that this Amy person has a girlfriend. I had guessed that this person was a gay man who transitioned for whatever reason(s), but now it turns out this person likes girls.

I really do understand this is not all about me, but for what it's worth, I'm always EXTREMELY confused when people transition to the opposite gender, but then their romantic/sexual partners are people of that same new gender. Does this mean that this former male didn't want to have a romantic or sexual relationship with a woman as a man but transitioned so they could have sex with other women as a woman herself? Please forgive me if I just don't get it.

Pam reminded me of a former dentist I loathed.

Yeah, Pam had a frigid air about her.

Still, I want SOMEONE to knock off Amy. The repeat multi-night winners get rather boring, especially when the winners dominate in runaway games. 🥱

Tonight was not a runaway game.

No, but most of Amy’s have been.

It is confusing, r418.

Pam seems like a Dr. Amy Bishop type.

Pam was f***ing scary as hell. I love the story about getting rid of aggression. Maybe get rid of just a wee bit more, eh?

Happy Amy won. I'll stay on Team Amy if the alternatives are Pams.

I had no clue on FJ. The plural confused me.

During the game itself Pam seemed ready to cut two bitches, but she was less intense chatting with Ken and even smiled a little. I liked Krys, the quintessential substitute teacher.

I guessed Twin Cities for FJ, and struck out with mythology and Johnny Gilbert's movie characters too, except for Dirty Harry.

I'm obviously in the minority, but I enjoyed Pam's "Take no prisoners" attitude. She had a spectacular first round.

Tuesday's game was highly competitive and suspenseful, the way all Jeopardy! games should be.

Great game on Tuesday! Very enjoyable!

Thank goodness that Pam lost! Could not have dealt with a cold, aggressive person like her as champ. One round of her was more than enough of Pam. Thank goodness she stumbled on the DD in the second round!

Amazed as I am to say it, I am beginning to tire of Amy now that she's hit 10 games. But I'll take Amy for the next 100 games over Pam.

But Bravo to Amy for being such an impressive player. Interesting to hear her pearls story.

I figured out Final but only at the very last second. Would not have had time to write it down.

For all those confused about Amy's sexual and gender identity, there are two different anti-trans threads running dedicated to Amy's Jeopardy run. Perhaps you can find answers there. One is titled "Amy Schneider, a transgender woman." Other is titled "A Trans Contestant Just Won on Jeopardy."

Final was pretty much a giveaway. Copenhagen???

I was gobsmacked at the outset when none of them could come up with does (verb) and does (animals)!

I was quite confused by the Dr. Seuss-Frank Capra clue. Amy tends to start slowly and then steamroll--super player.

Sinnott is quite the cutie.

I guessed Sitting Bull for FJ.

Oh, lovely. Another Amy runaway game. 🥱🙄

Wow! Go Amy! She continues to impress.

Ended up watching the Wednesday and Thursday games back to back. Really interesting seeing how Amy just powers through the Double Jeopardy round.

For Wednesday's show, I guessed Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, for Final. However, I was fairly confident Brasilia was built in the 60s or 70s, not 1913. Just looked it up, Brasilia was inaugurated as the capital in 1960.

For Thursday's show, I instantly knew Custer for Final because of the Bismark clue.

Someone answered “General Custer.” He was a Colonel. They ignored this. What if they had written “Fred Custer?” Would they get credit?

FJ made me go "Duh" after I got it wrong and saw the answer. I wonder if the Professors' Tournament will be two weeks of Mensa-level impossible questions.

Wow! Amy has over $500,000 after just 13 games. She's now tied for 7th place in the number of consecutive games won and in 4th place for the highest winnings in regular game play. Impressive.

I had no idea on Final, but once I saw the answer, also did a Duh.

A professor's tournament? Humm. That will be intriguing. From my time in grad school, I found the smartest professors seemed to lack a lot of social skills, so it will be interesting to see how they behave. Or if they want to argue over some of the answers. Could be a train wreck. Or could be really fun. I'll look forward to seeing what happens.

The return of Mayim!

I guessed Meals on Wheels for FJ.

Andrew has a fun personality and attitude, would like to see him without the beard.

[quote]I found the smartest professors seemed to lack a lot of social skills

You mean like 90% of all Jeopardy contestants?

Andrew reminded me a lot of my first bf.

I follow Buzzy Cohen on Twitter and saw that he had retweeted something Amy posted that seemed interesting. I couldn't find the thread when I went back to read it later, but I was successful when I searched "Amy Schneider Edibles." 🌿🥴

She also posted a pic of the (not-a-Care-Bear) Outdoors Bear her mom made.

I guessed Cubism for FJ, and was stumped by a lot of the earlier questions too. I give Hester a scarlet A for Applauding herself at least twice.

Why, when they can find well-tailored jackets for Ken, can they not do the same for Mayim?

Looks like this thread has been paywalled as there is a #27 out there.

Good game. I liked Gary a lot. Hester irritated me for numerous reasons, including applauding herself.

I guessed Impressionism for Final.

Mayim is awesome as host

I preferred Gautam myself, finding Gary slightly annoying.

For college professors, all three of them appeared hesitant and not very knowledgeable.

Don't think I want to hear her perspective on Moby Dick. Nor see how the chemistry professor teaches with games and dances.

The universe of professors wanting to appear on Jeopardy is not large, I imagine.

I read Moby Dick in high school. The teacher told us which chapters to skip because they had nothing to do with the story. One that I remember was an entire chapter on the sperm whale's tail.

The teacher who told you to skip significant chapters of Moby Dick probably taught phys ed, too.

Hester's guessing "Who are the Summers Sisters" instead of the Pointer Sisters suggests she is not a DLer...

So true r453.

Donna didn't have sisters. And didn't need any either!

[quote] Donna didn't have sisters. And didn't need any either!

Wrong R454,

Donna did have sisters. Two of them Mary Ellen and Dara were her back up singers for years. Mary Ellen (to Donna's right) in particular was with her to the end.

that photo looks completely photoshopped together.

were any of them in the same room at the same time?

Not the most impressive lot of contestants. I did get final.

I liked John from Howard U. Sorry he lost so much on Final, making it unlikely he'll get a wild card spot.

Had no idea on Final.

I'm just not warming up to this Professors Tournament.

Final was obvious to me right away - surprised none of them could get it.

I was surprised as well, especially the way the clue was worded. Gandhi was the first person to spring to mind. These professors are extremely conservative wagerers as well.

Ken and Mayim to continue splitting hosting duties until end of season.

Count me in as also being surprised no one got FJ.

One more thing: OMG, that hideous blouse on Mayim.

Didn't Caldor used to sell clothing that looked like that?

Gandhi was an easy FJ.

Yeah, the Profs aren't really very good, are they?

Sam was pretty sharp, especially with those triple rhymes--I couldn't even get the first word, let alone all three, by the time he'd answered. And his reply to Mayim's question about his fanboy cheer was delivered with a perfect deadpan: "It's on the inside."

I did get Michael Chabon, Tigray, Huawei, and Multiplicity.

FJ was embarrassingly easy.

Lisa's "MLK" response was especially stupid since he died four years after Gen. MacArthur.

I got Tigray, with Chabon being one of those "I know who they're going for, but I'm blanking on the name" deals. Are teachers eligible for the Tournament of Champions along with the regular players? If so, I can definitely see Sam in the mix.

I won't watch these idiots compete.

"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach and get tenure".

I liked Wednesday's mix of professors better than the three on Tuesday. Especially Sam.

Mayim made reference to the winner of the Professor's Tournament playing in the Tournament of Champions. It surprised me, but she said it. Have the Teacher's Tournament champs played in the TOC in the past? What about the college student tournament champ?

Yes, I knew Gandhi was the answer to Final before Mayim even finished reading the clue.

Yes, both Teacher's Tournament and College Tournament winners get to be in TOC.

In fact I remember a cute college winner being one of the three finalists several years ago.

Ed was impressive, the others not so much. Realized with a Colorado question they were going for colombine, though didn't recognize the flower from the photo. Final came to me after the buzzer.

Unlike Mayim, I understood that the woman taught in a technical school which didn't grant any sort of liberal arts degrees, even though they offered some liberal arts courses.

Overall, the breadth of knowledge among the professors so far has been very unimpressive.

When one of them responded "Newton" to an Apple clue the other day when the obvious correct response was "Steve Jobs", I couldn't believe it.

Mayim is still talking as if she's teaching a kindergarten class.

Ed was handsome in a professorial way and had a great smile. Interesting that even with very conservative wagers he managed to pull off such a runaway win, by far the biggest of the week so far. He seemed to have a pretty broad range of knowledge too, which should help in the finals. I missed those Twilight and Pride & Prejudice stumpers in the Literary Bad Choices category, and What Does It Prevent? had me completely confused...

How about the American history professor answering House of Representatives for House of Commons?

Was that last night, or the night before? That was a true cringe-worthy moment.

So many losing contestants eliminate themselves by betting it all and going down to 0. The wild cards this time around might be people with low scores...some may be only four digits.

Ed was impresive. By far the best we've seen in the Professor's Tournament.

I guessed the interstate highway system for Final since it was started in the 1950s, but assumed it was wrong due to the wording of the clue.

Oppps, r478 is from me, Johnny Gilbert

Here's how the contestants are shaping up as we move along toward the tournament.

WINNERS:

Monday: Gary Hollis, $20,000

Tuesday: Marti Canipe, $13,400

Wednesday: Sam Buttrey, $22,400

Thursday: Ed Hashima, $32,100

WILD CARD SLOTS:

1. Katie Reed, $12,000

2. Hester Blum, $12,000

3. John Harkless, $4,000,

4. Julia Williams, $3,800,

5. Gautam Hans, $1

6. Lisa Dresner, $0

7. Ashley Lawrence-Sanders, $0

8. Ramón Guerra, $0

I didn't "know", St. Lawrence Seaway, but it was the only possible answer to me. I do live in Wisconsin, however, so maybe that made it more obvious.

People used to talk about the St. Lawrence Seaway when I was a kid. Now it is forgotten.

Close game. All three deserved their spots in the finals. The personable tall guy looked about 7 feet high on my screen. I just read "Frankenstein" for the first time a few months ago, otherwise I wouldn't have guessed Shelley.

Good game on Friday, with three knowledgeable players who all made the semi-finals.

Best game of the professor's tournament! Wish every Jeopardy game was this exciting! Glad all three made it to finals..

Had no idea on Final.

Agreed that yesterday's cliffhanger final was the opposite of the tedious James/Matt steamrolling. I knew that Shelley's mother was a writer - were there many other women in the 1700s?

The ones the losers knocked out were basically the best of a leftover weak lot. Here's to five close games next week!

That was really cool that all 3 got into the next round and how they found out at that moment. Too bad that Covid rules prevented them from giving each other high-fives or hand shakes, as you could see they wanted to.

FJ was about there were 19th century. And there were quite a few women to choose from.

That tall guy must be [bold]really[/bold] tall because I think shorter people on Jeopardy are elevated a little to make the difference in height seem less pronounced.

In contrast, he stood out like a giant exclamation point.

I did get a kick out of his referring to "my most excellent wing span."

R489, In other words, he has a wide stance like Senator Larry Craig.

Last night for our local Saturday rerun episode they had one of Matt's many steamrolling adventures. Reminded me of why I eventually came to dislike him as a contestant, couldn't take more than a few minutes before switching off the program.

Another competitive game to kick off the semi-finals.

J. P. is a lot of fun, but he must exhaust his friends.

Great game, though I'm glad hot daddy Sam won.

Fell into the Mary QoS trap myself, though I did get dint and sherry, which the brainiacs didn't know.

Like many of us, I immediately thought Mary Queen of Scots, but then realized the date they gave was way too late for her.

Sorry, but as soon as I saw the date 1707, I knew that it had to be Queen Anne.

Three very impressive contestants: the "no wrong answers" first round was amazing. Some impossible categories for me, like Chemistry, but I did know Queen Anne.

Great game. I love it when it truly competitive like that! I was rooting for any of them to win, but not surprised it was Sam.

I knew that Final wasn't Mary Queen of Scotts. She's the Elizabeth I era. However, I didn't know Queen Anne.

I had no idea of final, but physics is not something I know much about. On the other hand, I knew the Massachusetts counties immediately, as I was born in one as a resident of the other. Also came up with motorcycle, Lime, Glorious Revolution, and Zapata (not Zapatista).

At least one of them should have known Henry Fonda.

Sly Stallone and the Family Stone!!!

Not even a guess for FJ.

I knew I was toast with FJ as soon as I saw the category was Physics... This was the opposite of last night's game: a runaway win and many unanswered questions and incorrect answers. I liked Marti and her raptor anecdote: she started OK but couldn't gain any traction.

A ho-hum game after Monday's exciting game. Didn't especially like any of the players, so wasn't rooting for anyone, compared to Monday where I liked them all and was rooting for all three.

I guessed sub atomic particles for Final. Only thing I could think of. Oh well. At least one of the contestants thought the same thing.

Strange thing about the Massachusetts -folk counties... Norfolk is south of Suffolk County. There are also two -sex counties... Essex and Middlesex.

NJ has Middlesex & Essex Counties as well (along with a Sussex County).

Well, messed up thinking they meant South Dakota.

Knew lapidary regarding gems/rocks. Saw "Wit" featuring Kathleen Chalfant back in the day - my ex was in tears when the lights came up at the end. Qi starts with W?

I would soooooo date Ed!

I lamely guessed Arizona for FJ. Ed wasn't as sharp as he was on Friday; I think it's Professor Sam for the win.

Had no idea on Final. I figured it wasn't something as obvious as Texas (uf so, we would have heard about it extensively). But didn't think it was anything as obscure as North Dakota.

I like all three of the finalists, but suspect Ed will be the one who wins it all based on his previous performance . We'll see.

Anyone know what's happening on the show next week? Back to regular play with Amy? Or will they do repeats during Christmas?

My bet is on Sam rather than Ed; fairly certain Amy returns Monday (with Ken).

I narrowed my choice for the final answer to Montana, Wyoming and Colorado, didn't think anyone was from North Dakota.

Wow! Too early in the morning here in LA.

I meant to say I think SAM will be the big winner based on his previous performance. He seemed the most solid player of the bunch.

Not surprised to see Sam doing so well. I thought of Java, but had never heard of Java Sea itself. Did know about onions and muezzin though.

The muezzin was a-standing On the radiator grill….

I guessed Sea of Borneo, which I can't find on a map... oops.

Glad to see the promo with Amy announcing her return on Monday.

This Professors Tournament has been dull.

Ho-hum first game of finals. Was hoping it would be more exciting. Not at all surprised Sam is doing so well.

I knew Final wasn't South China Sea, but didn't know the name Java Sea. I guess Indonesian Sea.

I narrowed it down to Celebes Sea and Java Sea, and since Jakarta is on Java, it made sense. I can see The South China Sea would possibly be a good guess.

I guessed Java because of a MST3K joke, "This is Rita Braver reporting from Krakatoa, East of Java."

Did everyone catch Amy's preferred pronoun in the promo for their return next week?

I really, really want to see Sam give Matt a run for his money!

Did not get final, although I did know Taliesen, as well as figuring out that "hilt" in the clue meant Excalibur.

I guessed Seraut , but would have misspelled his name badly. The Latin category was hard, and Sam really impressed there. Throughout the tournament I was surprised how low the professorial wagers were...never "all in".

]quote]I really, really want to see Sam give Matt a run for his money!

Yes! Would love for Sam to beat Matt in the Tournament of Champions.

Well, the professor's tournament was less than thrilling, but it was an interesting diversion.

Go Sam! Glad he was the winner.

Had no clue about Final.

Sam, Matt and Amy together for the two-dayToC final would be something, indeed!

For those of you who might be interested, Matty gave me a Tesla for Christmas.

Jeopardy apparently is doing very well in the ratings this season.

A bidding war for the show may be in the works

Since the LA Times story is likely paywalled for many of you, I've copied the text below.

Last summer, the beloved game show “Jeopardy!” was getting pummeled with bad publicity over a botched search for a new host.

But Sony Pictures Television’s stumbles trying to find a successor to the late Alex Trebek did not seem to matter much to “Jeopardy!” fans. In the current 2021-22 television season, the program is averaging 9.1 million viewers, up 6% compared to last year, according to Nielsen data.

So far this season, the audience for “Jeopardy!” has surpassed that for every prime-time broadcast entertainment show, including NBC’s “The Voice.” It’s been a bigger draw than the Grammy Awards; and its crowd nearly equals the turnout for this year’s Oscars telecast. Only NFL football telecasts and other major live sporting events consistently perform better.

The program’s resilience at a time when traditional TV audiences are shrinking has not gone unnoticed. While Disney/ABC has aired “Jeopardy!” on its owned TV stations since 1984, competitors ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal have discussed making a play to get the legendary game show and “Wheel of Fortune” for their major-market TV stations, according to several network and studio executives who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The intense interest is setting up a dynamic next year for an old-fashioned network bidding war among buyers looking for an edge for their stations as they compete for a diminishing pool of viewers.

“Jeopardy!” and “Wheel” are syndicated on TV stations across the country. ABC has long had the rights to the show in the country’s five largest TV markets, including on its Los Angeles outlet KABC, WABC in New York and KGO in San Francisco.

“Everybody wants it,” said one high-level entertainment executive.

Disney/ABC would like to hold on to the programs for its stations even while the Burbank entertainment giant’s priority is growing its streaming platforms, Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, people familiar with the matter said.

ABC-owned TV stations have the rights to “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” in their markets through the 2022-23 season — paying around $1 million per week. Negotiations and a decision on where the two shows go are months away, but potential contenders have informally expressed interest and held internal discussions on what it will take to claim the prize.

The shows are produced by Sony Pictures Television and distributed to TV stations by CBS Media Ventures. Representatives for both companies declined comment for this story.

“Jeopardy!” has always been an attractive programming property, as it’s the highest-rated syndicated game show on TV. But its stature in recent years has been enhanced by the state of the rest of the television landscape, where traditional viewing outside of live sports has eroded rapidly.

The rise of streaming video has siphoned viewers away from traditional TV, diminishing the number of options outside of live sports that can change the fortunes of a network. The ability of “Jeopardy!” to feed a massive audience into a network’s primetime lineup enhances its value.

“Because of its timelessness, it’s a safe bet,” said Bill Hague, executive vice president of the media consulting firm Magid. “It’s as much of a sure thing as you can get.”

For ViacomCBS, the game shows also could be a draw for its streaming service Paramount+, which offers a feed of local CBS stations to subscribers.

“Jeopardy!” took a pounding in the press in August after Sony turned to Mike Richards, the show’s executive producer, as host. Some viewers were upset, questioning whether the search was rigged because Richards appeared to have the inside track. Richards ended up hosting only a handful of shows before stepping down after it was revealed he had made inappropriate comments on a podcast and was a defendant in two sexual harassment lawsuits.

The drama, following a parade of celebrity fill-ins who were supposedly auditioning for the job, was not well received.

Part 2 of LA Times story:

To mop up the mess, Sony handed the reins to Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik, who are committed to the program for the rest of the current season. Sony executives, according to insiders, have been studying the ratings, mulling whether to pick Jennings or Bialik or continue the tag-team approach. A less attractive option is to begin the search anew.

Despite the clumsy hand-off, the game show where contestants provide quiz answers in the form of a question has remained a TV fixture since it was created in 1964 by big band singer turned talk show host Merv Griffin. While Trebek became a pop culture icon during his 37 years as host, he was never the main attraction.

“Alex Trebek used to say that ‘Jeopardy!’ was popular because of the game and the contestants, not because of him,” said Claire McNear, author of “Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider’s Guide to Jeopardy!” “Even as this has been a tumultuous year for ‘Jeopardy!,’ the basic format is still there: 61 clues, three contestants, and a game that’s always been designed to be played along with from home.”

McNear believes the attention on guest hosts and the controversy that followed may have rekindled the interest of people who had fallen out of the habit of watching the show. (The incumbent, Disney/ABC, would like to avoid any more controversy and is said to want approval over the permanent host in its next deal.)

The current season of “Jeopardy!” also has been buoyed by the winning streaks of champion contestant Matt Amodio, whose string of 38 victories is second to Jennings’, the all-time champ. The show also made history with Amy Schneider, the first transgender contestant to make the Tournament of Champions, where top winners from each season compete.

“Players like that create a ton of buzz and inevitably draw attention toward the show,” said McNear.

While “Jeopardy!” is bound to have some aggressive suitors when negotiations heat up next year, there are risks in moving it to new outlets.

ABC’s TV stations have the highest ratings among broadcasters in the nation’s top markets thanks to strong local news operations. Those stations also have “ABC World News Tonight With David Muir” — the most-watched network evening newscast — leading into “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” on several of ABC’s outlets.

Even if Sony and CBS Media Ventures can get a higher license fee for “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel,” moving them to lower-rated NBC, CBS or Fox stations could cut into the ad revenue generated by the shows.

Sony and CBS retain two minutes of ad time along with paid promotional announcements on each program that are sold to national advertisers.

Some executives who have gone through past renewal negotiations for “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” said they would bet against the programs moving due to the potential risk in disrupting the tune-in habit of a largely older audience.

Fox Television Stations made a serious run for the shows the last time they became available. But one executive familiar with the last round of discussions who was not authorized to comment publicly said company officials never truly believed ABC would let the pair go.

“It’s too valuable as lead-in to their prime time,” the executive said. “There are certain things station groups don’t do, and one them is that you let one of the top shows go to a direct competitor. It does not happen in the big markets.”

Thank you Johnny Gilbert!

Amy is back, looking especially dowdy.

I guessed Brenda Starr for FJ.

Me too!

Ha, I guessed Brenda Starr too..... how weird.

I don't see how Amy is going to lose. The percentage of right answers for FJ is indicative of the breadth of her knowledge.

She’s good, but many of her FJs have been fairly easy. I thought Lois Lane was obvious.

I missed the obvious, and felt pretty stupid.

This is Ozma of Oz, referred to by Amy.

Eventually they all lose. Thankfully.

I’m more than ready to see Amy move along.

I’m ready for a new champ too R531, but I don’t dislike Amy like I did Matt Amodio. Matt was a pain in the ass.

The two week break for the Professor's Tournament was good in that it also gave audiences a break from Amy.

I was beginning to be tired of her prior to the tournament, but thanks to the tournament break and time away from her, I didn't find myself weary of her tonight. Actually felt good to see someone familiar in the show. My opinion might change as soon as tomorrow, but tonight I was glad to see her and glad she won.

I also guessed Brenda Starr for Final. Should have known Lois Lane from the 1938 clue.

Frankly I was thinking Brenda Starr was likely too obscure for the majority of the Jeopardy audience. Wikipedia says the comic strip ended in 2011, but only ran in 55 newspapers toward the end of its run.

Had no idea that Lois Lane won a fictional Pulitzer.

Knew FJ only because I was born and raised in Massachusetts.

Thanks Mom and Dad!

Guessed final from the three names clue, also knew Panama hats are from Ecuador.

Amy does know a lot, but not so much a challenger can't bring her down.

Amy is helped greatly by the DDs, as was Matt.

Louisa Mae Alcott popped into my mind the moment they ANNOUNCED the Final category.

And when they read they clue, I couldn't think of a better answer, so I stuck with her.

Imagine my surprise when that turned out to the be correct answer!!

Should have guessed LMA right away. She's another of the frequently used staples used by the writers.

I thought of Brenda, I just couldn't remember Starr. I was A Superman comic book buff, and never knew Lois Lane won a Pulitzer.

I turned off tonight's game after about six minutes. Can't stand to see Amy win any more.

On a related note, does anyone here have a theory as to why there have been SO MANY long-lasting champions in recent years as compared to the past? And when exactly did they change the rule that a champ had to leave after five wins?

Oh, yay! Yet another boring, runaway game where the outcome, early on, is a foregone conclusion. 🙄

Jeopardy made the change letting champions stay until they were defeated in 2003.

Although I didn't get final, I did know about Olivia Munn solely from Datalounge!

I guessed "Horseracing", which is much closer than I usually get with sports questions, but still wrong...

I liked the color of Ken's suit.

Have to agree with R541, Amy's winning streak has become boring and monotonous.

Thanks for that, R543. That was almost 20 years ago. So, have any pundits weighed in on why there have been so many long-lasting champions in recent years? Sometimes lately it has seemed that we've gone almost directly from one long-lasting champion to another, with only brief breaks in between.

I suspect, R547, that the producers like the buzz generated by these lengthy, multi-day winners. It makes for good TV — up to a point. I have no clue if the producers manipulate which contestants are chosen for each day to keep a streak going, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they do.

[quote]I have no clue if the producers manipulate which contestants are chosen for each day to keep a streak going, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they do.

I've wondered about that myself.

Wouldn't that be unethical?

Wednesday was indeed a boring game. Not only was it a runaway early on, many of the questions were boring to me. I had no idea on Final and didn't even try to guess at it. just like Amy didn't either.

I suspect we've had so many long running champs in the past two years because in 2019, James Holzhauer showed them how to do it via going for all the $1,000 clues first, then all the $800 clues, betting it all on the Daily Doubles, etc. You could definitely tell people like Matt Amodio and Andrew He studied James's strategy.

That's one of the reasons I still like Amy -- she doesn't follow that aggressive strategy. She starts with the $200 clues and goes through the entire category, then moves to another one. She wins purely on her knowledge, not on aggressive strategy.

I'm still entertained by her high wire act. She makes it look so easy.

[quote]I suspect we've had so many long running champs in the past two years because in 2019, James Holzhauer showed them how to do it via going for all the $1,000 clues first, then all the $800 clues, betting it all on the Daily Doubles, etc. You could definitely tell people like Matt Amodio and Andrew He studied James's strategy.

Sorry, this makes zero sense to me. If you don't have the knowledge, it doesn't matter in the slightest which clues you go for first, how much you bet on the Daily Doubles, etc.. Amy has proven this, as you yourself acknowledged. In recent years, several contestants seem to have had the combination of encyclopedic knowledge and good buzzer technique that has led to long winning streaks, but what I don't understand is why this has happened so much more frequently in recent years than it did previously.

As knowledgeable as Amy is, she's been aided by weak competition.

Just from the introductions, it's not hard to tell if it's going to be another runaway game for Amy.

Maybe the reason is the constant daily bombardment of non-essential information on social media, which incidentally, is knowledge these kind of shows exist on.

I got steeplechase and was surprised Amy didn't.

I think the reverse order strategy does favor the champ, because while the challengers are getting used to the buzzer system, the champ is building an early lead. They then have more money to wager on the Daily Doubles.

BORING. Yet again. 🙄 Another runaway game.

Would have loved to see more of Dr. Andrew, but alas that was never going to happen.

And I despise the way Ken Jennings gushes over Amy every chance that he gets. Give it a rest.

[quote]And I despise the way Ken Jennings gushes over Amy every chance that he gets.

Funny, I see that as almost passive aggressive - "you're good Amy, but you'll never match MY accomplishments."

Maybe I'm cynical, but I see that as trying to show how accepting he is as LDS?

My understanding is the opening that Ken/Amy says is WRITTEN for them. They may ad lib a little, but they're following the script, which is what they are paid to do as host.

I had no idea on FInal on Thursday. It was a strangely worded.

Look forward to the Christmas Eve episode.

FJ was easy. Amy had a bad day.

I had no idea on Final.

Yes, Amy had a bad day, starting with the choice of outfits. A gray sweatshirt with a high neck and a front zipper is Ill advised for any appearing on a national game show.

I find a tie under a crew neck sweater = why bother?

Monday. December 27.

Sigh. 🙄

The mental image of Amy soaking in a tub with her girlfriend is one I could live without.

FJ was easy for me, an elder theatre geek.

Was rooting for the zaftig lady in the middle. Best I could do for Final was Rhinoceros.

Waiting for Godot left a lot of audiences scratching their heads.

At 18:50, one of the stars of the original Broadway production, Bert Lahr, admits he didn’t even know what it was about.

^Here it is . . .

I got FJ even though I've neither seen nor read it.

That top Amy wore tonight did her no favors.

And I can't emphasize enough that I could've done without her tub story as well.

I got FJ because I read it and have seen it twice.

I think Amy wants a second bathtub, not a bigger one.

She made it clear that it was two tubs, so that they wouldn't have to alternate usage.

She seems to be heading for Matt's fate of starting to show cracks in the invincibility until a new champ finally breaks through.

Amy has always been somewhat fashion challenged. But the outfits she's worn the last few episodes have been especially unflattering, tending to lean toward more masculine looking.

Had no idea on Final, but I'm not especially a theatre queen.

If Amy wins tonight (Tuesday), she will have 20 consecutive wins and move into 4th place for the most consecutive games won. At 20 games, she will be tied with Julia Collins, who won in 2014.

Looks like the Julia Sweater worked

I am so bored with Amy.

A Jeopardy! viewer for years, I now DVR it and only watch FJ.

[quote] Maybe I'm cynical, but I see that as trying to show how accepting he is as LDS?

Latter Day Saints?

The Arno would've been my 5th or 6th choice. Good for her.

I guessed the Po for FJ. I missed "Forgery" too. They were all impressive, but Amy is hard to catch.

Yes, LDS as in Mormon

All I could think of was Yangtze, though I knew it wasn't likely.

I guessed Po, thinking it flowed through Florence. An Amy, James, and Ken series would be epic.

Playing against Amy should scare the stuffing out of Matt when they face each other.

The first river to come to mind was the Arno. Remember, this was in 1966. It's never happened again, so someone reinforced those museums, and built up the river banks. Although, I considered the Seine before the answer was revealed.

Amy’s worn her sweater honoring Julia before, on an episode last week. It may look nice in person. Looks like a sweatshirt on TV. Not flattering at all.

I guessed the Seine fir Final, but figured it was too obvious

Yeah, the sweatshirt look makes her look like a PE teacher in junior high school. Miss Beulah Middleton, who lives with the perky English teacher, Madge Diamondsen.

I object to your stereotyping female P.E. teachers. Some of us were hotter than the students.

R585 Well, not in my middle school.

I had no luck with FJ, in spite of it being obvious (in hindsight). I did get the 20th Century Limited/Chicago question because of the movie.

Where's the serious competition for Amy?

Amy nearly showed cleavage tonight.

Va-va-voom!

FJ was rather obvious.

I didn't get final either, guessing Los Angeles. Was surprised Amy couldn't immediately associate clue Eastern Cape with South Africa, nor Babe Ruth Didrickson (to use a game show convention). I did get Franklin Pierce, Joyce Carol Oates, and Kathy Hochul (another Amy miss where she's all about anything pertaining to The X Team).

I don’t really have anything of value to post in this thread, so I’ll refrain.

^ooops, dammit

R589, Amy didn’t have a chance on Babe Dedrickson or Kathy Hocul as those were DDs that the other contestants chose.

Hochul wasn't a Daily Double.

Hocul? Hoskul? Hokil.? I wouldn’t have answered it either.

It’s actually Hochul.

I knew what Final was referring to, but drew a blank on the name of the ship. I knew it began with a C, but couldn't think of the name Carpathia.

Since we're almost at the end of this thread, a reminder that someone (not me) started a thread #27 a few weeks back.

Here's the link. See you there!

Thanks, Doll.

Do they deliberately pick the slow and the brainless to compete against the champion until they tire of the champion?

Amy amassed $42K without hitting one DD.

FJ was another easy one tonight.

Harsh was not at all harsh on the eyes.