# 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:** 19
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/361 "2018-06-30T00:53:37Z")
Frankly, I liked today’s shirt and tie combo!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/362 "2018-06-30T02:21:02Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > 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. The controversy continues. [The Detroit Free Press](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/06/29/jeopardy-mackinac-pronunciation/745928002/) has taken me to task for my pronunciation! ---
**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 30, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/363 "2018-06-30T02:51:06Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > Frankly, I liked today’s shirt and tie combo!!! > > 😃 Agreed. Like I said, smart move to save the best for Friday and end the week on a sartorial high note. > [@MrAtoz](#): > > The controversy continues. [The Detroit Free Press](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/06/29/jeopardy-mackinac-pronunciation/745928002/) has taken me to task for my pronunciation! As I recall, Jeopardy has been pretty tolerant of understandable mispronunciations. If you pronounce a word as it’s spelled, even if that’s wrong, they’ll consider it a correct response. That’s handy if you’ve seen a word in print, but never heard anyone say it. Kinda surprised no one got Mozart tonight. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/364 "2018-06-30T03:18:33Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Kinda surprised no one got Mozart tonight. I was too. No Amadeus fans, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/365 "2018-07-03T02:51:22Z")
Man, I can’t believe the three of y’all didn’t figure out the theme of ‘Book of the Month’. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/366 "2018-07-03T12:00:23Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Man, I can’t believe the three of y’all didn’t figure out the theme of ‘Book of the Month’. Yeah, that was embarrassing. I don’t think any of us caught on until after it was over. If I’d figured that out, I could have figured out “Octobers” for Mickey Mantle’s book about the World Series, and I definitely wouldn’t have made that stupid guess of “Eve” for the Patricia Highsmith book. I think that was a winnable game for me if a couple of things had gone differently, but Suzanne was a good player. Thanks to everybody who watched. I hope that you enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/367 "2018-07-03T13:35:33Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Man, I can’t believe the three of y’all didn’t figure out the theme of ‘Book of the Month’. [meekly raises hand]Uh…yeah…that was really weak. ha ha. What was the theme? ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/368 "2018-07-03T15:09:09Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > [meekly raises hand]Uh…yeah…that was really weak. ha ha. What was the theme? All the correct responses were the names of months. March, August, Octobers, June, and January. As I said, it was only during the first commercial break, after the category was over, that we figured it out. Often Alex will explain gimmick categories like that, but this one he didn’t. It would have made a difference to me. I was just discussing this with a few people at work, who had watched the show last night. None of them had gotten it either, and didn’t until I told them. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/369 "2018-07-03T15:11:56Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > The controversy continues. [The Detroit Free Press](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/06/29/jeopardy-mackinac-pronunciation/745928002/) has taken me to task for my pronunciation! Don’t these people have anything better to do? What next - death threats from the Youpers? 🙂 I’ll send them a list of Wisconsin names and Arizona names, let’s see how well they do. Here’s a good starter: “Mogollon”. Have at it, “Dee-troit.” PS, What kind of librarian are you? Asking for a friend (my wife, the librarian). ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/370 "2018-07-03T15:26:46Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > All the correct responses were the names of months. March, August, Octobers, June, and January. As I said, it was only during the first commercial break, after the category was over, that we figured it out. Often Alex will explain gimmick categories like that, but this one he didn’t. It would have made a difference to me. > > I was just discussing this with a few people at work, who had watched the show last night. None of them had gotten it either, and didn’t until I told them. When I was trying to recreate the category from memory, all I came up with were “Octobers” and “Joy Luck Club” (which obviously was from a different category, so that didnt help matters.) Oh…Book of the MONTH Club. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/371 "2018-07-03T15:54:05Z")
Congratulations again **MrAtoz**! We were rooting for you up here in Canada, even though you played against one of ours. What a fun ride to follow a doper on Jeopardy!. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/372 "2018-07-03T16:04:00Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Don’t these people have anything better to do? What next - death threats from the Youpers? 🙂 I’ll send them a list of Wisconsin names and Arizona names, let’s see how well they do. Here’s a good starter: “Mogollon”. Have at it, “Dee-troit.” > > PS, What kind of librarian are you? Asking for a friend (my wife, the librarian). I’m a serials cataloger. Your wife will probably know what that means! 🙂 To balance out the Detroit Free Press piece, there was also a little article in [Golf Digest](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/our-faith-in-humanity-is-restored-with-all-three-contestants-on-jeopardy-getting-this-golf-related-final-question-right) celebrating the fact that all three of us knew The Masters. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/373 "2018-07-04T15:36:35Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > I’m a serials cataloger. Your wife will probably know what that means! 🙂 > > To balance out the Detroit Free Press piece, there was also a little article in [Golf Digest](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/our-faith-in-humanity-is-restored-with-all-three-contestants-on-jeopardy-getting-this-golf-related-final-question-right) celebrating the fact that all three of us knew The Masters. Are you 3,2,2,1? Sirsi? (I have no idea…) ---
**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:** [July 9, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/374 "2018-07-09T16:31:47Z")
Updating for MrAtoz: ```auto Doper Year wins place final score 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 $23,000 5. BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 6. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 7. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 8. Cayuga 1991 0 3rd "a huge tv set" 9. Colibri 1974 10. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 11. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 12. Fretful Porpentine 2010 1 3rd $27,201 13. GilaB 2010 1 2nd $3,000 14. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 15. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 16. Hey Hey Paula 1989 0 2nd tied for 2nd 17. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 18. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 19. KingSpades 2011 6 2nd $100,054 20. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd $5,998 21. Labdad 2006 0 2nd $19,500 22. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 23. MilTan 2010 0 2nd 24. Monstera deliciosa 1993 0 2nd 25. MrAtoz 2018 3 2nd $80,401 26. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 27. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 28. Nuveen 2015 0 2nd $14,400 29. pinkfreud 2008 0 2nd 30. Richardb 1984 31. Rick Kitchen 1988 0 2nd 32. Seaborgium 2009 5 2nd $84,870 plus 3rd place in TOC, $50,000 33. Serenata67 2004 0 2nd $5,000 College Tournament 34. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 35. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 36. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 37. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 38. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 39. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 40. want2know 1989 0 3rd 41. Voyager 1997 0 2nd 42. Zsofia 2012 0 2nd $10,000 ``` Sorry for the delay in updating the list. I’ve just moved to the Atlanta area from Las Vegas. (Bye, **Snowboarder Bo** , sorry we never connected face-to-face.) ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/375 "2021-02-19T05:21:42Z")
Reviving this thread because I thought it would probably be the best way to reach the largest number of former Jeopardy Contestants here on the SDMB. As you probably know, one of the announced guest hosts for the show is Dr. Mehmet Oz, noted quack and pusher of fake cures and pseudo-science. He is clearly antithetical to everything Jeopardy stands for, and his appearance on the show would be a travesty. Someone on the Jeopardy Contestants Facebook group has created a petition to oppose Oz’s stint as guest host. It is available [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBRQPJMYGjnMwuvla0c49JwNJltKrZrkrEp2TilnH9gOXHvA/viewform). I urge all former contestants to sign it ASAP. Apparently, they havent started taping his shows yet; a strong enough response might keep them from starting. This petition is intended only for former contestants, and I haven’t checked to see if there are others for the general public, although I wouldn’t be surprised. If anyone finds one, post here so everyone can sign that one. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/376 "2021-02-19T16:31:41Z")
I was wrong about them not having taped his shows. It seems that they have, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/377 "2021-02-19T18:57:23Z")
That doesn’t mean we have to watch them. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2021, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/378 "2021-02-20T05:59:44Z")
I don’t plan to. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/379 "2022-02-25T02:00:50Z")
I’m bumping this thread again because it’s been more than three and a half years since I added anyone to the list (MrAtoZ in August 2018), and I wanted to see if any Dopers have been on Jeopardy in that time. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/380 "2022-02-25T15:51:01Z")
I tested and qualified to be on the show in the early Nineties but never got the call. The production staff warned us they had too many lawyers already. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535.md?page=20)