# Another Doper appears on Jeopardy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541 "2010-01-11T19:15:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/21 "2010-01-12T17:22:53Z")
:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/22 "2010-01-12T18:23:41Z")
I’ll do my best to watch! Where’s the “Dopers who tried out for Jeopardy! but got cut” club? ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/23 "2010-01-12T18:59:52Z")
Welcome to the Club, **KittenKat**! Hope you had fun: win, lose or draw. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/24 "2010-01-12T19:11:24Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > I’ll do my best to watch! > > Where’s the “Dopers who tried out for Jeopardy! but got cut” club? Present! I took the test in Los Angeles and failed miserably. But got to keep the cool “Jeopardy” pen that I tested with. ---
**Author:** ![KittenKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kittenkat/32/306_2.png) [@KittenKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KittenKat)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/25 "2010-01-12T21:59:25Z")
Thanks for all the congrats, and the welcomes to “the Club!” 🙂 I had a great time doing the show; I wish I could back and do it again! Truthfully, I don’t remember what the _Jeopardy!_ people called the things the contestants stand behind, but I _was_ standing on an elevated platform, so the use of podium in my previous post is not altogether incorrect. 😉 **SpartanDC** mentioned the upcoming online test. For those who are interested, here is a link for [registration](http://www.jeopardy.com/onlinetests/adult/). ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/26 "2010-01-12T23:44:22Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > I’ll do my best to watch! > > Where’s the “Dopers who tried out for Jeopardy! but got cut” club? Got cut? No. Just haven’t been called yet. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/27 "2010-01-14T09:40:45Z")
Go, Kat, go! ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/28 "2010-01-18T22:26:18Z")
Just got done watching. I’ll spoiler-box my comments for the benefit of anybody who’s yet to see it.[spoiler]Dang! Sorry you didn’t win, **KittenKat** , but you are correct that you certainly did _not_ embarrass yourself. That Jason dude was one tough competitor, and you held your own to the end. You did well in that Kings category (in which I had no clue whatsoever!) and showed a very broad knowledge base and good buzzer management. My question to the Final Jeopardy answer was exactly the same as yours, so I hope you don’t feel too bad about it. And I _saw_ that movie! Jason builds engines for a living and he’s familiar with human migration theories??? What a freak! 😃 Anyway, just by being on the show you accomplished something most of us never get to, and I applaud you. Hope you had fun![/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![beatlejuice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a8b319/32.png) [@beatlejuice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beatlejuice)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/29 "2010-01-19T00:29:36Z")
“Out of Africa.” Really? I still don’t get it. :)Great job!!! ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/30 "2010-01-19T00:43:41Z")
As opposed to the “Candelabra” theory, which proposed that all the populations of H. erectus in Africa and Asia developed into modern H. sapiens together, instead of being displaced by migrations of modern H. saps from Africa. At least, that’s what they called it in Science for Dummies back in my day. Kat. Excellent job. You did yourself proud. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/31 "2010-01-19T00:58:47Z")
Great job, **KittenKat**. I didn’t know the Final Jeopardy! question either. ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/32 "2010-01-19T01:33:58Z")
Way to go, **KittenKat**! I was right there with ya on the U category =) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/33 "2010-01-19T02:31:54Z")
It’s just started here - hi, Kat! {waves} ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/34 "2010-01-19T02:59:25Z")
Awww. So close! You did very well (and you’re cute as a button, too! 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/35 "2010-01-19T03:26:29Z")
I stumbled on this thread during the commercial break - prior to that, I had no stake in the contest, but then…it became personal. Just finished here on the west coast - you did great. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/36 "2010-01-19T03:29:07Z")
Excellent job! You did well against a tough competitor. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/37 "2010-01-19T03:38:34Z")
Ooh, anywhere to watch online? ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/38 "2010-01-19T03:44:46Z")
KittenKat, you and I were at the same taping. Really. My show airs on Friday. Those of us contestants sitting in the contestant area thought it was a terrible Final Jeopardy, FWIW. I got the answer at about second 28, and wouldn’t have had enough time to write it if I’d been up there with you. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/39 "2010-01-19T04:08:55Z")
I haven’t see it, but I am impressed anyway. Also with you, **GilaB**. My mom hasn’t been around here lately but is on the list. Who has the list, anyway? If by some slim chance I ever a) pass the test, b) pass the interview and c) get The Call, should I ask everybody around me that day if they happen to be Dopers? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KittenKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kittenkat/32/306_2.png) [@KittenKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KittenKat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541/40 "2010-01-19T04:14:02Z")
> [@GilaB](#): > > KittenKat, you and I were at the same taping. Really. My show airs on Friday. > > Those of us contestants sitting in the contestant area thought it was a terrible Final Jeopardy, FWIW. I got the answer at about second 28, and wouldn’t have had enough time to write it if I’d been up there with you. Hi, Gila. Yes, I remember you. How cool that there were two Dopers at that taping; too bad we didn’t know it. As soon as I read the Final Jeopardy question, I knew the answer was kicking around in my brain somewhere. I also knew that I wasn’t going to be able to retreive it in time. And sure enough, when they revealed Jason’s answer, before Alex had the chance to rule it correct, I was mentally going, “Of course. :smack:” And let me just take this chance to say “thank you” for the kind words to the rest of you folks who posted. I’m off to bed right now, but I’ll be back tomorrow. Night all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-appears-on-jeopardy/524541.md?page=3)