# Final Jeopardy: LM Alcott **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 24, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375 "2020-09-24T03:15:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/1 "2020-09-24T03:15:14Z")
Could the answer to this Final Jeopardy be any more obvious? This is like Kiddie Jeopardy. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/2 "2020-09-24T03:33:29Z")
It was like a low-level clue in the first round. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/3 "2020-09-24T03:37:49Z")
Pretty easy, and I don’t read novels. Did anyone else catch the clue with the mistake yesterday? Electric eels are not marine creatures. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/4 "2020-09-24T05:00:19Z")
It took me a moment to get the Final Jeopardy tonight. The first thing that popped into my head was jane Austen, but the category was American Authors, so I knew that was wrong. Then I thought it might be Margaret Mitchell, for writing _Gone With the Wind_, but that didn’t seem right. Then I remembered _Little Women_ was about a group of sisters, and I was pretty sure that was by Alcott. So I got there in the end, and was reasonably confident, but it wasn’t ridiculously obvious. Players make their FJ wagers based on the category, before they’ve seen the clue. Having an occasional easy clue might lull future players into making riskier bets in categories they’re not super confident in. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/5 "2020-09-24T05:36:29Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Players make their FJ wagers based on the category, before they’ve seen the clue. Having an occasional easy clue might lull future players into making riskier bets in categories they’re not super confident in. That’s a great point. There are many factors in FJ, and the relative difficulty of the question is only a part of it. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/6 "2020-09-24T16:43:48Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > Did anyone else catch the clue with the mistake yesterday? Electric eels are not marine creatures Ignorance Fought! I didn’t know that. Come to think of it, I also assumed “marine” meant “wet” - never noticed it meant “oceanic.” Double Ignorance Fought in one post. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/7 "2020-09-24T17:09:56Z")
The contestant also just said “What are eels?” Electric eels, despite the name, are not true eels. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/8 "2020-09-24T17:29:12Z")
The current Jeopardy! season is really easy. The questions are on a level with the Teen Tournament, but answered by adults. I don’t know if it’s been dumbed down on purpose or if the writers are lazy. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/9 "2020-09-24T22:50:20Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > The current Jeopardy! season is really easy. The questions are on a level with the Teen Tournament, but answered by adults. I don’t know if it’s been dumbed down on purpose or if the writers are lazy That’s exactly how Mrs. Cretin and I see it too. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375/10 "2020-09-24T23:42:57Z")
I haven’t noticed it to be much easier, but since there’s a smaller candidate pool to pull from they might have had to lower their standards.