# 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:** 38
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/742 "2023-03-24T00:05:21Z")
I don’t really think I spoiled anything. I purposely didn’t mention the clue. Saying it wasn’t _Psycho_ doesn’t narrow it down much 🙂 But, yeah, gotta watch the spoilers. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/743 "2023-03-24T01:15:15Z")
I was surprised that only one person got the Final Jeopardy clue. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/744 "2023-03-24T12:16:17Z")
Speaking of wagering – Zach Wissner-Gross, who appeared on Wednesday (March 22) writes the Riddler column for 538. One of this weeks riddles concerns his wager. > **[The Riddler Meets Jeopardy!](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-riddler-meets-jeopardy/)** > > Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. Two puzzles are presented e… Brian ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/745 "2023-03-24T14:18:50Z")
A quibble about the FJ category name – can we really call the JB theme a “movie theme _song_” It’s more like the “JB leitmotif”. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/746 "2023-03-24T14:21:18Z")
As a music major, I recognize that we lost the “it’s a song only if someone’s singing” battle long ago. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/747 "2023-03-24T15:21:00Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I don’t really think I spoiled anything. I purposely didn’t mention the clue. Saying it wasn’t _Psycho_ doesn’t narrow it down much 🙂 > But, yeah, gotta watch the spoilers. It wasn’t much of a spoiler, that’s true. I’d still rather watch the show without any advance knowledge, not even the categories. > [@commasense](#): > > I forgot to humble brag after yesterday’s show. My wife and I play a little game: just before the last commercial break, when Ken announces the FJ category, we each try to guess the FJ response before even seeing the clue. (I think recent champ Cris mentioned that he does this, too.) I do this, too. It would be interesting to hear some folks’ wrong, but still good guesses. When the category was “Movie Theme Songs”, I said… Who is Shirley Bassey? ---
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/748 "2023-03-24T15:23:52Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I was surprised that only one person got the Final Jeopardy clue. It was the first thing I thought of, but then rejected, because each one of those movies has a different theme song. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/749 "2023-03-24T16:09:37Z")
Do we really need spoilers in this thread? I know I don’t look here until I’ve watched the newest episode ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/750 "2023-03-24T17:55:17Z")
Yes, we need spoilers. Jeopardy doesn’t come on in my location until 8 PM. Which is 10 PM in the Eastern time zone. Those Easterners who get Jeopardy in the afternoon or early evening, and jump online to discuss the day’s episode, can easily ruin it for me before I’ve had the chance to see it. As for the Monty Norman clue, I knew the question immediately. That’s the only thing I know him for, and it is a movie theme, so it was easy. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/751 "2023-03-24T19:00:08Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Yes, we need spoilers. Jeopardy doesn’t come on in my location until 8 PM. Which is 10 PM in the Eastern time zone. Those Easterners who get Jeopardy in the afternoon or early evening, and jump online to discuss the day’s episode, can easily ruin it for me before I’ve had the chance to see it. Then why are you reading this thread at that time? Once it gets into evening time I don’t open this thread until I’ve seen the days episode. If you get spoiled by reading here, that’s on _you_. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/752 "2023-03-24T19:07:08Z")
ISTM that when James Holzhauer was in the midst of his Jeopardy streak, there was a LOT of posting in the Jeopardy thread. And that led to an unofficial understanding that nobody would post about today’s game until 8 pm Eastern time, unless spoilers were utilized. As I recall, that worked pretty well. Jeopardy comes on for me at 3:30 CT and finishes at 4:00. I can easily wait 3 hours before bitching about the betting strategy of the second-place finisher. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/753 "2023-03-24T20:01:50Z")
We record episodes and watch them the next day. Lately a couple have been missing; I assume they were preempted by some sportsball event? 😠 ---
**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:** [March 24, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/754 "2023-03-24T21:49:10Z")
My guess, before seeing the clue, was _Eye of the Tiger._ But I knew the correct answer once I saw the clue. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/755 "2023-03-24T23:27:22Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > ISTM that when James Holzhauer was in the midst of his Jeopardy streak, there was a LOT of posting in the Jeopardy thread. And that led to an unofficial understanding that nobody would post about today’s game until 8 pm Eastern time, unless spoilers were utilized. As I recall, that worked pretty well. Thank you. That’s a sensible approach. ---
**Author:** ![pirviii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pirviii/32/3233_2.png) [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/756 "2023-03-25T02:50:00Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > We record episodes and watch them the next day. Lately a couple have been missing; I assume they were preempted by some sportsball event? 😠 Yes, it’s March Madness basketball, they’ve been showing Jeopardy at 1am here, so I haven’t seen the last couple. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/757 "2023-03-25T03:50:05Z")
I’m sorry, Jeopardy! but dilithium crystals don’t power the starships, anti-matter does. The dilithium crystals _convert_ the antimatter power into useful energy. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/758 "2023-03-25T05:09:16Z")
Tonight’s FJ: > In math, it’s a rotated V; in society, it’s a feeling of some marginalized or underrepresented people. Answer: What is less than? I think this is a terrible clue and response. I don’t think the second part makes much sense. I was expecting a technical math term like “divisor” that would somehow fit the second part. Together, the greater than and less than symbols are called inequalities. “What is inequality?” makes a lot more sense to me than “less than.” I wonder if that’s what they were going for, but when Tamara answered “less than” they realized they had to accept it, too. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/759 "2023-03-25T14:12:12Z")
I got the answer right away and was surprised two of them missed it. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/760 "2023-03-25T14:59:52Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > I think this is a terrible clue and response. I don’t think the second part makes much sense. I was expecting a technical math term like “divisor” that would somehow fit the second part. I got it but thought the clue was weird. Do marginalized people feel “less than.” Maybe, but it’s not an expression I’ve ever heard in that context. In fact, I thought a lot of clues on yesterday’s game were maddening. We really need a WWE category on Jeopardy? The “before and after” stuff was stupid. And a lot more I’ve forgotten. (After one that stumped everyone, Ken said was “a hard one.” I don’t remember what it was but I do recall thinking, “Hard? that is impossible.” ---
**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:** [March 25, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/761 "2023-03-25T15:15:32Z")
My wife reminded me this morning that one of the players gave the response I said in the spoiler might have been the one they wanted, but it was ruled incorrect. 🤦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442.md?page=39)