# 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:** 46
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/902 "2023-04-12T16:13:35Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Me, I love “before and after”, but I hate hate anagrams. I hate them both, but anagrams are much worse. I can only get those if the clue makes it obvious. I cannot unscramble letters for the life of me. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/903 "2023-04-12T16:59:05Z")
Back to the Walt Disney FJ [https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/jeopardy-fans-miffed-by-simple-final-jeopardy-clue-easiest-question-ive-ever-seen](https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/jeopardy-fans-miffed-by-simple-final-jeopardy-clue-easiest-question-ive-ever-seen) ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/904 "2023-04-12T17:24:48Z")
What a dumb “article.” Why is posting random cherry-picked people’s Twitter comments considered journalism? IMO last night’s FJ was toddler level easy. Way more obvious than the Disney one. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/905 "2023-04-12T17:34:11Z")
I guessed Tutu but could not come up with Mandela in time-- “that anti-apartheid guy who was imprisoned” probably would not cut it. I KNOW who Mandela is, but for some reason I blanked on him (the other Mandela effect 😉 ) I do that all the time for movie stars :“Who played Trinity in The Matrix” (2 hours later) "oh Carrie-Anne Moss of course) Brian ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/906 "2023-04-12T17:41:21Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I guessed Tutu but could not come up with Mandela in time-- “that anti-apartheid guy who was imprisoned” probably would not cut it. Just and “and who has never been in my kitchen” ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/907 "2023-04-12T19:10:45Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I guessed Tutu but could not come up with Mandela in time I was exactly the opposite…I guessed Mandela but completely blanked on Tutu. My last-second guess was Gandhi, because I knew from the movie that he spent time in South Africa, as @Procrustus mentioned. I thought it was a good guess, but that opinion is obviously not shared by others on this board… ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/908 "2023-04-12T19:15:01Z")
Apparently everybody except you and me knew Ghandhi never won a Peace Prize. I guessed Ghandi and Tutu. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/909 "2023-04-12T19:23:40Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Apparently everybody except you and me knew Ghandhi never won a Peace Prize. Well, by Gawd, I know that fact now! ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/910 "2023-04-12T21:02:17Z")
My impression is that Tutu was kind of famous in the 1980s, but isn’t talked about nearly as much as Mandela anymore. Thus I thought of Mandela but Tutu never even occurred to me. If I were taking a test and there were a T/F question on it “Gandhi won a Nobel Peace Prize,” until this thread, it would have been a total guess on my part. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/911 "2023-04-13T06:01:35Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > When did Obama live in Africa? From 1961-1990. That was Kenya silly, not South Africa. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/912 "2023-04-13T12:29:16Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Why is posting random cherry-picked people’s Twitter comments considered journalism? I agree, but that’s been the norm for years now. Take a random topic, copy random people’s tweets about it, and you’ve got an article! At least Jeopardy fans were only “miffed” in that headline. Usually the headlines say that they’re either “outraged” or “in shock.” ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/913 "2023-04-14T00:31:56Z")
It’s not a spoiler to say Ken helped out a player on one answer. Guess which one. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/914 "2023-04-14T00:49:32Z")
I got the final question though was not completely sure of my answer. I felt bad for the contestant who basically answered two questions right but missed some trivial nits. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/915 "2023-04-14T01:34:46Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I felt bad for the contestant who basically answered two questions right but missed some trivial nits. But those two clues were both titles. One was the state song of Kentucky “My Old Kentucky Home”. She answered “Old Kentucky Home”. The other was the title of a poem called “Metamorphoses”. She answered “Metamorphosis”. Jeopardy is quite strict when the answer is a title. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/916 "2023-04-14T01:37:30Z")
I’m not saying I disagreed with the decisions. I am saying I felt sympathy for the contestant. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/917 "2023-04-14T02:25:26Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I am saying I felt sympathy for the contestant. Fair enough. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/918 "2023-04-14T13:48:55Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > It’s not a spoiler to say Ken helped out a player on one answer. Guess which one. Can you explain? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/919 "2023-04-14T14:00:29Z")
It just seemed like, in the “Fish out of water” category, he filled in the “Salmon” when the contestant just said “Chase”. He should have named the fish, imo. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/920 "2023-04-14T15:46:45Z")
I haven’t watched that episode yet, just looked at it on the Jeopardy Archive, but was it explicitly announced at the beginning of the round that “we need the name of a type of fish in your response?” If not, just “Chase” is an acceptable answer. It’s often been discussed that on Jeopardy you’re better off referring to a person with their last name only, and waiting for a “be more specific” if necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442/921 "2023-04-14T16:28:08Z")
Yes, the last name will always suffice unless there is room for ambiguity, such as when the answer is a president (which Adams/Johnson/Bush?). mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442.md?page=47)