# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/341 "2018-06-26T22:52:43Z")
If you’re still taking entries to the list, I was a one-day champion on _Jeopardy!_ in 2002. Won $22,000. I can provide confirmation if needed. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/342 "2018-06-26T23:42:19Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > They don’t let you watch the games ahead of you, right? You have no idea of the champion or anything until you walk out there? No, there is a section of the studio audience just for the waiting contestants. I watched the games for “Monday” and “Tuesday” before they called my name for the Wednesday game. There’s also a separate section for family of the contestants, but we had to ignore our loved ones. 😀 I believe it’s only during tournaments that contestants are isolated. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/343 "2018-06-28T00:36:40Z")
**MrAtoz:** Well played. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/344 "2018-06-28T01:14:19Z")
> [@Gordon\_Urquhart](#): > > **MrAtoz:** > > Well played. Nice tie. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/345 "2018-06-28T01:22:26Z")
Thank you both! We had a viewing party at the library. It was fun to watch the show with other people, and see them reacting to the ups and downs of the game. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/346 "2018-06-28T18:34:41Z")
Watched in on DVR this morning! We’ll see you again tonight! 😉 Great job, especially in the Rock n’ Roll category. I always ace those. You’re a Hero! It will be fun to see how far you go. Question: Is Alex an asshole in real life? ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/347 "2018-06-28T19:06:10Z")
I didn’t find him to be so. He talks to the audience and answers questions during the commercial breaks. In that environment, he has a pretty good, self-deprecating sense of humor. But then, he’s never really rubbed me the wrong way, as he seems to do some people, even when I was just watching him on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/348 "2018-06-28T19:39:53Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > I didn’t find him to be so. Good to hear. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/349 "2018-06-29T02:51:27Z")
Just watched Game 2. Wow. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/350 "2018-06-29T03:29:34Z")
Can I get a handout? 😃 Nice Job! ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/351 "2018-06-29T03:34:51Z")
Way to go! Another excellent game! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/352 "2018-06-29T03:51:07Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Can I get a handout? 😃 > > Nice Job! Okay, at first glance this looked like, “Can I get a hand job? :D” StG ---
**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:** [June 29, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/353 "2018-06-29T05:18:02Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Way to go! Another excellent game! Agreed, although, and I hate to say it, I think your necktie game took a step down from your first show. I figure you’re just resting your starters before the big Friday game. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/354 "2018-06-29T11:56:35Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Agreed, although, and I hate to say it, I think your necktie game took a step down from your first show. I figure you’re just resting your starters before the big Friday game. Sorry about that. I don’t remember what I wore for game 3, but hopefully I will redeem myself! Just so you know, somebody on the internet said, about my first day’s outfit, “Go back to Men’s Wearhouse with that red shirt and red tie combo!” The internet is so kind and supportive! Edited to add: The internet folks were also kind enough to point out that I mispronounced “Mackinac.” Sorry, Michiganders! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/355 "2018-06-29T14:28:42Z")
You are now a Facebook meme. At least, among the quilters. 🙂 Good games! ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/356 "2018-06-29T14:57:57Z")
Yeah, I may never live that down. As I mentioned, we had a viewing party for the first game. Almost everyone there, including my wife sitting next to me, were shouting “Quilting!” while I just stared blankly at the board. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 29, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/357 "2018-06-29T15:51:59Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Edited to add: The internet folks were also kind enough to point out that I mispronounced “Mackinac.” Sorry, Michiganders! Is it pronounced like “mackinaw”? I’ve never been entirely sure why it’s spelled the way it is, or I thought maybe “mackinaw” was the straight and “mackinack” was the bridge, or something. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/358 "2018-06-29T17:06:15Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Is it pronounced like “mackinaw”? I’ve never been entirely sure why it’s spelled the way it is, or I thought maybe “mackinaw” was the straight and “mackinack” was the bridge, or something. Yes, it’s supposed to be “Mackinaw.” I had thought the way you did–that there were two different pronunciations for different things. What I was (mis)remembering, I think, is that there are two different _spellings_. Some things are spelled Mackinac, some are spelled Mackinaw. But it seems that no matter the spelling, all of them are pronounced with the -aw sound. I await correction from indignant Michiganders. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 29, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/359 "2018-06-29T19:41:23Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Yes, it’s supposed to be “Mackinaw.” I had thought the way you did–that there were two different pronunciations for different things. What I was (mis)remembering, I think, is that there are two different _spellings_. Some things are spelled Mackinac, some are spelled Mackinaw. But it seems that no matter the spelling, all of them are pronounced with the -aw sound. When I was playing along at home, I said “what is Mackinaw?”, then when you got credit for “Mackinack” I thought I was wrong. If Alex says you’re right, and your score goes up, you done good. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/360 "2018-06-29T20:18:55Z")
Looks I have a reason to catch up on Jeopardy DVR recordings. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535.md?page=19)