If that happens, I still have last night on the DVR and I’ll take another look.
The same way that I didn’t.
I rarely, if ever, notice contestant quirks that seem to drive so many other people crazy.
Oh - I guess I incorporated Son_of_a_Rich’s quip about Mayim’s brain pills into my thought process.
I didn’t notice the um’s too much either, I’ll watch for them tonight.
I thought it was a Robert Crumb thing.
I also didn’t notice, and didn’t pick up on Ray Lalonde’s swaying. I hate it when that happens. Not that I want to be annoyed, but what else am I oblivious to as I blunder through life? 
Actually, I suspect the show crew doesn’t advise people of stuff like that, because if they do, the contestant will focus on that to the detriment of their gameplay.
I have a question for anyone who has posted that they dislike certain strong players who win many games because they don’t like their personality or behavioral eccentricities. I won’t quote any of the numerous examples.
I don’t follow any sports, but do sports fans feel the same about certain extraordinary athletes? That is, does anyone say “Sure, Joe Blow is a great athlete, but I don’t like his personality?”
Oh yes. Without question.
Hell yes!
Aaron Rodgers
Brett Favre
Troy Aikman
Tom Brady
Deon
Kobe
Dale Earnhart
Either of the K Bush brothers
Don’t get me started about Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen. Probably one of the top 10 drivers in the history of the sport. And a complete asshole. I hate him.
Kobe? Really? I thought that he was widely liked.
Not a sports fan though
Widely, yes. Not universally.
He always seemed to expect that everyone would like him and acknowledge he is now and forever the GOAT, as if there was no question.
I also hated that stupid animated film Dear basketball.
Just want to say that I have been watching Friday’s episode for 23 minutes now, and the amount of “Uh” I’ve heard could easily fill its own time slot.
I just watched Thursday’s episode, having already read this thread, and I noticed that starting in the Double Jeopardy round, Troy stopped saying “uh” before his responses (though he continued to say it every time he selected a clue.)
Jimmie Johnson
Speaking for myself, there are a number of sports stars who I don’t really like, personality-wise. And that dislike can stem from their actions on the field of play (Pete Rose, for example), or the comments they make off the field (Aaron Rodgers). But that doesn’t mean I no longer admire their accomplishments. I still believe that Rose belongs in the HOF.
I was annoyed by Matt Amodio’s style of presenting his questions, but I still thought he was a fine player, and I wanted him to continue winning.
Are fans of Jeopardy! more likely to be annoyed by insignificant quirks than fans of other things? Worth asking. I would say probably not; people just enjoy pontificating on (social) media.
Oh, I was slapping my head. He meets a five-time Jeopardy champion and turns it into a story about how she’s a fan of his. I have no doubt that arrogant bastard was already planning what to do with his winnings from the next Champions Tournament. I shouted with joy when he went down. Three times winning was three times too many, but at least we’ll never see him again. Asshole.
IIRC, he also mentioned that she had since died, so there’s no one to contradict the story. Not that I’m cynical…
It’s a minor hijack, but why Dale? He always seemed a pretty standup guy to me. He was the driver all the other drivers went to for advice and his “feud” with Jeff Gordon was orchestrated to raise interest in the sport. They were business partners off the track.