# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/342 "2022-12-31T05:50:24Z")
The second-place finisher on December 30 ended up with $40k. Is that anywhere near a record for seconf place? ---
**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 31, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/343 "2022-12-31T13:44:01Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > As in “Banksy? Who the heck is that?” I know. I wish I didn’t. His following seems like a cult of personality. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/344 "2022-12-31T15:02:57Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > Is that anywhere near a record for seconf place? > Adam’s $53,999 is the highest-ever regular-play non-winning score in the history of the show, and is the 21st-highest final score of all time. > **[Today's Final Jeopardy - April 29, 2019](https://thejeopardyfan.com/2019/04/final-jeopardy-4-29-2019.html)** > > Today’s Final Jeopardy answer (Organizations) and statistics for Monday, April 29, 2019 (Adam Levin, Jasmine Leonas, James Holzhauer). ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/345 "2022-12-31T16:56:40Z")
When the category “Classic Flute Rock” was shown, I sat up in my chair - “Jethro Tull!, Ian Anderson!, umm Bouree, Aqualung!” But no! No Jethro Tull, no Moody Blues. Puzzling. ---
**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 31, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/346 "2022-12-31T17:01:18Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > Anybody else for whom the 12/22 was another (for me) Thor Heyerdahl moment? As in “Banksy? Who the heck is that?” > > Does graffiti really have that much of a fandom? Why is anyone supposed to have heard of this guy? Yes, Banksy is very well-known. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/347 "2022-12-31T17:35:23Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Yes, Banksy is very well-known. Where, and among whom? I mean, I myself had never heard of Thor Heyerdahl, but when people explained that his feat was a really big deal at the time, it was taught about in schools for a long time, he wrote a book about it, there was an award-winning documentary about it, there was a successful film dramatization in 2012 that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, etc., I got it. I could say, “OK, I see why that’s something the Jeopardy writers could reasonably expect a good Jeopardy contestant to know.” Where and how are we supposed to have heard of Banksy? ---
**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 31, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/348 "2022-12-31T17:37:40Z")
I really don’t know what to tell you except to encourage you to read newspapers and other news sources. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/349 "2022-12-31T17:44:44Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > Where, and among whom? Most people? I mean, even two of the contestants got it correct so it’s not like it’s some obscure piece of knowledge. He’s very famous and well-known. Not apparently by you but that doesn’t change that fact. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/350 "2022-12-31T17:57:44Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I mean, even two of the contestants got it correct so it’s not like it’s some obscure piece of knowledge. He’s very famous and well-known. Not apparently by you but that doesn’t change that fact. When the clue was revealed, I was stumped…but thought: well, it has something to do with art, and walls…so maybe Banksy? Totally pulled that out of my ass. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/351 "2022-12-31T17:58:59Z")
Part of his schtick is that he’s anonymous. How anyone can authenticate his works is beyond me. ---
**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 31, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/352 "2022-12-31T18:55:17Z")
Well, first of all, from what I can see, his work is pretty distinctive. And then I think he posts to social media about his art after it appears. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/353 "2023-01-01T00:31:22Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Part of his schtick is that he’s anonymous. How anyone can authenticate his works is beyond me. I thought that I had read somewhere that he uses a public key encryption signature but I could not verify that today. There is only one gallery (Pest Control Office) authorized to sell his work. If you buy from them you can be 100% confident that it is authentic. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/354 "2023-01-01T00:46:17Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > Where and how are we supposed to have heard of Banksy? ⁢ If you know of one graffiti or street artist, it’s probably Banksy. He has somehow been able to put out so much high quality art in very public spaces in the UK without being caught or identified. He’s the one street artist who gets his name in papers, and quite frequently. He’s even crossed over into the mainstream, getting some things into museums, and doing performance art with it. In particular, he actually sold a painting in an auction, where, as soon as it was purchased, it went on to partially shred itself. (And, no, the buyer was not remotely unhappy about this, as it raised the value.) Banksy’s art tends to be political, with an anti-establishment message, He is in fact listed on Wikipedia as a street artist, movie maker, and activist. > **[Banksy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy)** > > Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls and bridges throughout the world. Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, w B... ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/355 "2023-01-01T03:40:55Z")
A documentary about Banksy was nominated for an Oscar in 2010 - that was the first time I’d ever heard of him. > **[Banksy in line for Oscar nomination](https://amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/nov/19/banksy-oscar-nomination)** > > Exit Through the Gift Shop earns guerrilla graffiti artist place on longlist for best documentary Oscar ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/356 "2023-01-01T07:35:16Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Then I’m sorry to tell you that Mayim is coming back to the daily show, I think starting next week. Good. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/357 "2023-01-01T07:37:57Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Season 39 of “Jeopardy!” will begin in September, with Jennings kicking off as host through December. Bialik will then take over as host in January … Woo-hoo! ---
**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:** [January 3, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/358 "2023-01-03T04:08:30Z")
Ken! I thought I read Mayim would be there this week. What a nice surprise to still see him hosting. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/359 "2023-01-03T04:17:07Z")
Indeed. The six-month-old source I cited above merely said “in January,” which I took to mean the beginning of the month, but it could mean later in the month. Or maybe she’s too busy with her other show to come back at all. Or maybe TPTB didn’t care for the performance of the Celebrity edition, and they’ve canned her. I’d be okay with that. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/360 "2023-01-03T14:00:09Z")
I should think that would have been announced, or leaked to the public somehow. More likely it’s the first option: everyone was interpreting “in January” to mean “at the beginning of January,” which is not what it actually means. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/361 "2023-01-03T19:05:34Z")
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