# Jeopardy! 2022-23 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [September 12, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442 "2022-09-12T14:46:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/262 "2022-11-23T22:45:34Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > As for me, I said “My American Cousin.” As did I. It was written by Stan and Jan Bearenstein, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/263 "2022-11-24T00:31:45Z")
I guessed correctly on today’s FJ. My second guess was the wrong answer given by two contestants. The current champ, Cris, is on a major roll. With today’s win, he’s now won 13 games and $416,102. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/264 "2022-11-24T01:06:23Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I guessed correctly on today’s FJ. My second guess was the wrong answer given by two contestants. Same here. I was slightly amazed by the opera category today. When _Jeopardy!_ does an opera category, there’s almost always a clue about Beethoven’s only opera, _Fidelio_. Tonight’s category was “‘F’ in opera” and Fidelio wasn’t one of them. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/265 "2022-11-24T04:55:47Z")
When they said the _F in Opera_ category I told my wife the correct response was “Figaro” - I was right! (Typing this out, I wonder if “f in” was a sly way to say something naughty?) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/266 "2022-11-24T12:55:14Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > I wonder if “f in” was a sly way to say something naughty? That was certainly my first thought… ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/267 "2022-12-07T16:58:13Z")
I thought the FJ that Cris didn’t know was relatively easy. Andy was negative after the Jeopardy round, but managed to nearly equal Cris. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/268 "2022-12-07T17:07:38Z")
It took me a while to get that question. Given the year, one immediately thought about Shakespeare. Maybe the bit about Bulgaria distracted Chris? He’s a great competitor, look forward to seeing him in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/269 "2022-12-07T17:10:40Z")
I thought of The Tempest immediately. BTW, at least twice Cris found both of the daily doubles in the second round back to back, bet aggressively on the first one but very timidly on the second one. Last week, for instance, he bet $7000 on the first one but I think $100 on the second. Had he been more aggressive, his final total would have been higher. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/270 "2022-12-08T00:01:20Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Maybe the bit about Bulgaria distracted Chris? Tiredness could have played a role; for all we know this was the end of a 5-shows-filmed day for him (and after several days of such in a row). And yes, he’ll be hard to beat in the next Tournament of Champions. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/271 "2022-12-08T01:23:51Z")
Although I was kind of getting tired of seeing him day after day, at least he didn’t have any annoying quirks like some other recent multi winning champions. I look forward to seeing him in future TOC shows. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/272 "2022-12-08T01:32:04Z")
He seemed to get very focused on the game, which may be why he had no quirks (well, aside from the thumb’s up during the contestant introductions). BTW, he was a former professional poker player. I wonder if that background helped him? ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/273 "2022-12-09T22:17:10Z")
The correct phrase is “Who is John Galt?”, dammit. “Close enough”, my foot. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/274 "2022-12-09T22:21:28Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > “Close enough”, my foot. I was shocked by that. They didn’t ask for the name of the guy, but the first line of the book. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/275 "2022-12-10T00:05:57Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > > [@JohnGalt](#): > > > > “Close enough”, my foot. > > I was shocked by that. They didn’t ask for the name of the guy, but the first line of the book. - Yeah, I’m still amazed that the answer was accepted. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/276 "2022-12-10T00:26:25Z")
And the response needed to be What is “Who is John Galt?” Dammit, that was really wrong. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/277 "2022-12-10T01:22:26Z")
This is the text of the clue: “He is described as 'Prometheus who changed his mind”; now you say the first sentence of ‘Atlas Shrugged.’" So yes, they did ask for the name of the guy. In a clue structured like that, the contestant’s task is to identify the “he.” It was a badly written clue, because the second clause asks for a different thing than the first clause does. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/278 "2022-12-13T17:36:49Z")
Agree with this. I wasn’t crazy about it, but I think they had to accept “Who is Galt?” because the main clause of the clue, structured like a traditional Jeopardy clue, was “He is described as ‘Prometheus who changed his mind.’” I was shocked that the FJ from the same match was as triple-stumper, but I was aided by my remembrance of the fact that Jeopardy! writers love referring to Manhattan as an island. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/279 "2022-12-14T02:30:41Z")
Got 12/12’s FJ - thank you, Dr. Lecter! ---
**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:** [December 14, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/280 "2022-12-14T03:53:30Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > Jeopardy! writers love referring to Manhattan as an island. You mean, Manhattan Island? I wonder why. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/281 "2022-12-14T04:58:04Z")
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