# Dopers on Jeopardy! THE List **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [November 18, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535 "2004-11-18T20:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/281 "2013-04-27T01:29:03Z")
Yes, very nice job, **astorian!** I like the games where everyone does well. All three of you were in five figures going into Final Jeopardy. That’s the kind of close match where one or two answers over the course of the game determines who is in first place going into FJ. It was just your bad luck that both the other contestants got it right. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/282 "2013-04-27T02:08:20Z")
Good work, **astorian**! We were all on the edges of our seats in this household! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/283 "2013-04-27T03:22:50Z")
Thanks to all who watched. For the record, George and (especially) Jody were very nice people. In fact, ALL of the contestants I met were people I’d have liked to have as friends, if I didn’t want to beat them so badly. I believe George, Jody and I were ABOUT equal in knowledge, so it came down mostly to reflexes. George was MUCH better than I was at timing his responses. I tended to know most answers immediately, but never mastered timing. I was too fast or too slow to ring in in the second round. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/284 "2013-04-27T04:39:24Z")
That was a great game. You three were very well matched, but George is lightning fast on the button. BTW, **astorian** , you look exactly as I’ve always pictured you. You are also the only Jeopardy contestant to cause me and my husband to simultaneously do our Fred Gwynne impressions: “What’s a Ute?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/285 "2013-04-27T14:18:05Z")
**astorian** : Sorry I didn’t have the chance to watch, but tell me how you did – place at the end, and final total – and I’ll add you to the official list. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/286 "2013-04-28T01:27:25Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > **astorian** : Sorry I didn’t have the chance to watch, but tell me how you did – place at the end, and final total – and I’ll add you to the official list. I finished the game with $23,000… and ended up in last place! ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/287 "2013-04-29T14:15:55Z")
Updating for **astorian** ’s game last Friday. Congrats, **astorian**! ```auto Doper Year wins place amount notes 1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd 2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703 3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd 4. astorian 2013 0 3rd 5. BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 6. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 7. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 8. Colibri 1974 9. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 10. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 11. Fretful Porpentine 2010 1 3rd $27,201 12. GilaB 2010 1 2nd $3,000 13. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 14. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 15. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 16. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 17. KingSpades 2011 6 2nd $100,054 18. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd $5,998 19. Labdad 2006 0 2nd 20. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 21. MilTan 2010 0 2nd 22. Monstera deliciosa 1993 0 2nd 23. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 24. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 25. pinkfreud 2008 0 2nd 26. Richardb 1984 27. Seaborgium 2009 5 2nd $84,870 plus 3rd place in TOC, $50,000 28. Serenata67 2004 0 2nd $5,000 College Tournament 29. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 30. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 31. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 32. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 33. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 34. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 35. want2know 1989 0 3rd 36. Voyager 1997 0 2nd 37. Zsofia 2012 0 2nd $10,000 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Nuveena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/288 "2015-03-03T18:42:32Z")
So, I’m more of a lurker than a doper, but im a long-time lurker so maybe that counts. Anyway, I’m on Jeopardy tonight (3-3-15). I’m the only woman and I’m at the third podium. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/289 "2015-03-03T20:20:18Z")
**Nuveena** : You post here, you’re a Doper! Do me a favor, in case I can’t watch tonight: when your run has ended, post again with your details, and I’ll update the official list. Welcome to the club! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/290 "2015-03-03T21:00:47Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > **Nuveena** : You post here, you’re a Doper! > > Do me a favor, in case I can’t watch tonight: when your run has ended, post again with your details, and I’ll update the official list. > > Welcome to the club! Long as you’re here, put down that I finished with $23,000 I mean, I can’t deny I finished last- but I want it known I didn’t get crushed!!! I was good, very good. I just had the misfortune of running into two other people who were ALSO very good! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/291 "2015-03-03T21:04:06Z")
I was on sometime in the late 80s, maybe 1988 or so. I didn’t win, came in second, got a trip to Puerto Vallarta out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/292 "2015-03-04T07:16:23Z")
> [@Nuveena](#): > > So, I’m more of a lurker than a doper, but im a long-time lurker so maybe that counts. Anyway, I’m on Jeopardy tonight (3-3-15). I’m the only woman and I’m at the third podium. Well played. That was an odd Final Jeopardy; seemed more luck than skill to figure it out before the time expired. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/293 "2015-03-04T14:39:57Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Well played. That was an odd Final Jeopardy; seemed more luck than skill to figure it out before the time expired. If the answer wasn’t so high in the list alphabetically, I wouldn’t have gotten it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/294 "2015-03-04T16:24:08Z")
I didn’t make it back home in time to see it-what happened? ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/295 "2015-03-04T16:25:50Z")
As long as you’re updating the list, you can put down I finished with $19,500, but came in second! 😃 Well-played **Nuveena** , and welcome to the Club! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/296 "2015-03-04T16:53:54Z")
> [@Nuveena](#): > > So, I’m more of a lurker than a doper, but im a long-time lurker so maybe that counts. Anyway, I’m on Jeopardy tonight (3-3-15). I’m the only woman and I’m at the third podium. I watch every episode, but I record and I’m about 3 days behind. I’ll look for you when I get to the 3rd! ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/297 "2015-03-04T17:16:12Z")
That was quite a game **Nuveena**! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/298 "2015-03-04T17:35:28Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > If the answer wasn’t so high in the list alphabetically, I wouldn’t have gotten it. I wonder if the writers had that in mind when they used this clue. My thought process wasn’t nearly as orderly. "MASSACHUSETTS, no; lots of letters. Ooh, it’ll probably be a short name, better odds. OHIO, no. IDAHO, no, MAINE, no. HAWAII, no. I can’t think of any other short states. ALABAMA, no. Time’s running short. ALASKA, oh, I think so, write it down quick. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/299 "2015-03-04T17:45:38Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I wonder if the writers had that in mind when they used this clue. My thought process wasn’t nearly as orderly. > > "MASSACHUSETTS, no; lots of letters. Ooh, it’ll probably be a short name, better odds. OHIO, no. IDAHO, no, MAINE, no. HAWAII, no. I can’t think of any other short states. ALABAMA, no. Time’s running short. ALASKA, oh, I think so, write it down quick. For those of us who missed it, what was the answer? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/300 "2015-03-04T17:47:52Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I wonder if the writers had that in mind when they used this clue. My thought process wasn’t nearly as orderly. > > "MASSACHUSETTS, no; lots of letters. Ooh, it’ll probably be a short name, better odds. OHIO, no. IDAHO, no, MAINE, no. HAWAII, no. I can’t think of any other short states. ALABAMA, no. Time’s running short. ALASKA, oh, I think so, write it down quick. You forgot Iowa and Texas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535.md?page=16)