# Celebrity Jeopardy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 29, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898 "2003-04-29T13:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hobie\_the\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@Hobie\_the\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hobie_the_One)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/1 "2003-04-29T13:03:28Z")
Was anyone else screaming at the television? For those who didn’t watch, the contestants were [Hal Sparks](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Sparks,%20Hal) , [Julie Bowen](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Bowen,+Julie) , and [Paige Davis](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Davis,+Paige). Fairly close game until final jeopardy between Julie and Hal, Paige is simply out of it. Final Jeopardy question was in Transportation, “What famed British mode of transportation became a permanent resident of Long Beach Ca, in December 1967.” Or words to that effect… Paige guesses “That Plane” ??? Risks only $1 Hal, in second, guesses correctly and bets all of his $17000 or so Julie, in the lead, kicking herself, got it right but only bet 10K of her 18000 or so and loses. There were many other hilarious questions. I can’t wait for tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/2 "2003-04-29T13:07:31Z")
My favorite category was “Colors that end in -urple” Oh wait that was on SNL. Still funny how they have to dumb down game shows for celebs. ---
**Author:** ![Hobie\_the\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@Hobie\_the\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hobie_the_One)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/3 "2003-04-29T14:01:17Z")
One of the categories was “Trading Spaces”, another was “You should know this stuff.” ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/4 "2003-04-29T17:17:44Z")
Funny thing, **Incubus** , I also thought this was supposed to be about SNL Celebrity Jeopardy. Oh man, I laughed till I was crying whenever Sean Connery said something 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/5 "2003-04-29T17:34:36Z")
I’ll take The Rapists for 200 Alex. ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/6 "2003-04-29T17:37:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Incubus \* > \*\*My favorite category was “Colors that end in -urple” > > Oh wait that was on SNL. Still funny how they have to dumb down game shows for celebs. \*\* Those skits are, without a doubt, some of the funniest ever done on SNL. A friend of mine burnt them all to DVD so you can watch them one after another. Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/7 "2003-04-29T19:21:33Z")
Not a big fan of the ladies, eh Alex? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/8 "2003-04-29T20:28:26Z")
Maybe it’s just me, but these seem like pretty minor celebrities. I had to look the first two up, and even then didn’t know who they are. I know Paige Davis, but jeez, she’s on TLC fer pete’s sake! Can’t they get real celebrities? ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/9 "2003-04-30T20:24:53Z")
I watched that episode at my mom’s house. It was pathetic. Those were questions any 10 year old could have answered. What idiots. At least the guy who won was playing for Doctors Without Borders… the only saving grace in the whole sordid mess. PS- “_that plane_”?!? Is she even human? ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/10 "2003-04-30T21:30:40Z")
A leather glove! ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/11 "2003-04-30T23:43:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\*Maybe it’s just me, but these seem like pretty minor celebrities. I had to look the first two up, and even then didn’t know who they are. I know Paige Davis, but jeez, she’s on TLC fer pete’s sake! > > Can’t they get real celebrities? \*\* If you think this is bad, it’s a good thing you didn’t see “Celebrity Mole”. I can’t believe they named it that and still managed to keep a straight face. ---
**Author:** ![Tradnor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@Tradnor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tradnor)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/12 "2003-05-01T01:00:22Z")
If you thought Celebrity Mole was bad, just wait until Celebrity Mole 2. I’m serious. It’s in production. But back to Jeopardy, I think Ashton Kutcher of “Dude, Where’s My Car?” acquitted himself fairly well yesterday. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/13 "2003-05-01T01:07:22Z")
Did anyone see the “Einstein question”? They show a photo of Einstein, then say, “This physicist…blah blah blah”. As soon as they showed the photo, everyone in the world should have been able to identify him! ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/14 "2003-05-01T02:25:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by EJsGirl \* > \*\*PS- “_that plane_”?!? Is she even human? \*\* Well, it’s not like she was suggesting that Spanish is indegineous to the Americas or anything like that. That was the first time I’ve ever actually watched Jeopardy. I doubt I’ll be watching again. Unless they start having categories like “swords” and “the penis mightier”. ---
**Author:** ![Payne\_N.Diaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Payne\_N.Diaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payne_N.Diaz)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/15 "2003-05-01T02:46:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by js\_africanus \* > \*\*“the penis mightier” \*\* Gah. I get ads for that in my email all the time. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/16 "2003-05-01T03:46:05Z")
Producers and Advertisers of Jeopardy! take note: **I won’t watch Celebrity Week** (but they probably get better ratings during CW:( ) ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/17 "2003-05-01T05:22:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hobie the One \* > **Final Jeopardy question was in Transportation, “What famed British mode of transportation became a permanent resident of Long Beach Ca, in December 1967.” Or words to that effect…** Maybe I’m just clueless, but I have no idea what the answer to this might be. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/18 "2003-05-01T05:25:51Z")
Most of the questions were head-slappingly easy, but I missed this too. It’s the Queen Mary. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/19 "2003-05-01T05:35:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Marley23 \* > \*\*Most of the questions were head-slappingly easy, but I missed this too. It’s the Queen Mary. \*\* I kept thinking that there is a HMS Q.E. II, so it must have been the Q.E. I, but I’m not so sure a Q. E. II even extsts. Maybe Paige was thinking of the Spruce Goose. It ain’t English, but it is famous. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/20 "2003-05-01T05:36:30Z")
Yeah, I think she was. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898.md?page=2)