# Andy Richter Controls the Jeopardy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 18, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526 "2009-09-18T01:25:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/41 "2009-09-22T09:30:50Z")
Does this mean he’ll go against the top celebrities and actually have a chance at the million? If not (or if he doesn’t win), does he still get to give the $68,000? Seems like Jeopardy will be giving out quite a lot of money over the Celebrity run. I wish they had easier Jeopardy more often. I like knowing the [del]answers[/del]questions. It’s more like _Who Wants to Be a Milionaire_ before the last few questions. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/42 "2009-09-22T12:40:26Z")
His charity definitely gets the $68,000. A different set of three celebrities will complete on the third Thursday of every month for nine months; that will produce nine champions who will compete in three semifinals in May, to produce three finalists. They will compete in a two-day finals, with the winner receiving $1,000,000 for his or her charity. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/43 "2009-09-22T21:59:51Z")
oh, my, anderson cooper will never let blitzer live this down. it will be a bit ugly in the halls of cnn. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/44 "2009-09-23T01:06:40Z")
Buzz Aldrin has a PhD from MIT. I think I’ll forgive him a missed final jeopardy. (He would’ve won that if it was a regular game, the other two had no money at the end of double jeopardy.) ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/45 "2010-04-20T19:42:08Z")
Regret to announce that Andy Richter will not compete in the semifinals as the tournament conflicts with his touring schedule with Conan O’Brien. Bet he is bummed. Isaac Mizrahi moves up into his place; he was the next-highest scorer. May 3: Pat Sajak, Jane Curtin, Harry Shearer May 4: Michael McKean, Charles Shaughnessy, Isaac Mizrahi May 5: Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Kaczmarek, Cheech Marin May 6-7: Winner of each day plays for two-day total. And I thought Andy would go all the way. ☹ From what I’ve seen, my money’s on Shaughnessy. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/46 "2010-04-20T19:46:22Z")
Dang, I was looking forward to watching him win again. He would have walked away with the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/47 "2010-04-20T20:03:31Z")
Shoulda put Aldrin agasint Bart Sibrel. Aldin’d’ve kicked ass. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/48 "2010-04-20T20:06:25Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Regret to announce that Andy Richter will not compete in the semifinals as the tournament conflicts with his touring schedule with Conan O’Brien. Bet he is bummed. Isaac Mizrahi moves up into his place; he was the next-highest scorer. > > May 3: Pat Sajak, Jane Curtin, Harry Shearer > May 4: Michael McKean, Charles Shaughnessy, Isaac Mizrahi > May 5: Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Kaczmarek, Cheech Marin > May 6-7: Winner of each day plays for two-day total. > > And I thought Andy would go all the way. ☹ > > From what I’ve seen, my money’s on Shaughnessy. Two members of Spinal Tap & Cheech? I’d have bet every dollar I had that was an SNL version instead. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/49 "2010-04-20T20:39:05Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > From what I’ve seen, my money’s on Shaughnessy. $5 on Cheech. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/50 "2010-04-20T20:50:37Z")
Here are my limbs: May 3: Pat Sajak May 4: Charles Shaughnessy May 5: Cheech Marin May 6-7: Sajak ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/51 "2010-04-20T22:02:48Z")
Sajak’s not as dumb as he looks (he couldn’t be). But I didn’t know how bright Shaughnessy was (though of course the CelebJep questions are dumbed down). Silenus, you’re on. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/52 "2010-05-01T06:25:55Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Regret to announce that Andy Richter will not compete in the semifinals as the tournament conflicts with his touring schedule with Conan O’Brien. Bet he is bummed. Isaac Mizrahi moves up into his place; he was the next-highest scorer. > > May 3: Pat Sajak, Jane Curtin, Harry Shearer > May 4: Michael McKean, Charles Shaughnessy, Isaac Mizrahi > May 5: Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Kaczmarek, Cheech Marin > May 6-7: Winner of each day plays for two-day total. > > And I thought Andy would go all the way. ☹ > > From what I’ve seen, my money’s on Shaughnessy. Bumping this to remind everyone, the celebrity tournement begins this coming Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/53 "2010-05-01T08:22:10Z")
Neil Patrick Harris FTW! I’d bet good money, let’s say a true Daily Double, that he smokes them all. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/54 "2010-05-10T14:14:40Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > $5 on Cheech. Well, **silenus** , looks like we came out even on the bet. Sorry, after Shaughnessy dropped out I was rooting for Cheech, even though it would have cost me. But his mistake on Thursday really hurt. I couldn’t see Friday’s game because the damn Cleveland station decided to pre-empt almost all of it for weather reports, but I did see he was the only one to get FJ right, which is something. I also read that if Jane had bet nothing in FJ, she would have won the tournament. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/55 "2010-05-10T14:26:23Z")
Yep. Cheech really blew it on Thursday, and he knew it. I thought both FJ answers were extremely easy. Really no excuse for anybody getting them wrong. Cheech just had a brain fart. It was fun listening to Annette scream when Michael won. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526/56 "2010-05-10T14:53:40Z")
Alex pointed out that Michael McKean has never lost in an appearance on Jeopardy, including one appearance on Rock & Roll Jeopardy. I was wondering if that’s true for anyone else. I think it’s true for Brad Rutter (who beat Ken Jennings in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions). Can you think of anyone else for whom it’s true? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-richter-controls-the-jeopardy/510526.md?page=2)