# Jeopardy! champ Austin Rogers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996 "2017-10-05T02:35:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/61 "2017-11-11T08:21:49Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I was surprised at the easy answers tonight’s crew missed, especially in the SciFi category. Not one of them new the author of _Dune_?? There were two others that none even made a guess at, but they escape me right now. So easy for your average player. Yeah I was surprised. The only one they got was the World War Z “oral history” question. The other four - about Dune, John Carter, Fantastic Voyage and The Day of the Triffids were all left unguessed (to be fair, I had never heard of the Triffids). I didn’t understand Justin’s FJ bet either. $16k gets him into the semis. No reason to bet anything. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/62 "2017-11-14T20:11:19Z")
Well, the weasel won his game, so he’s in the finals. Is there no justice? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/63 "2017-11-16T03:57:13Z")
Austin _and_ Buzzy in the finals. Who will outsmug whom? Some of you may want to sit this one out. 😉 I don’t dislike any of them myself, but I’ll probably be rooting for Alan, as I do appreciate more modest personalities. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/64 "2017-11-16T13:31:30Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Austin _and_ Buzzy in the finals. Who will outsmug whom? Some of you may want to sit this one out. 😉 And Trebek mentioned, the other night, that Buzzy’s actual given name is, in fact…Austin! That must have some kind of cosmic significance, but I’m not sure what it is. Edited to add: I don’t think it’s been mentioned here, but I wanted to acknowledge that all of the champions, and Alex Trebek, have been wearing blue ribbons throughout the tournament. That’s in memory of Cindy Stowell, the multi-day champ who died of cancer before her episodes aired. I thought that was a classy touch. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/65 "2017-11-16T15:16:18Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Edited to add: I don’t think it’s been mentioned here, but I wanted to acknowledge that all of the champions, and Alex Trebek, have been wearing blue ribbons throughout the tournament. That’s in memory of Cindy Stowell, the multi-day champ who died of cancer before her episodes aired. I thought that was a classy touch. Yes. And I would have loved to see her competing against the other champs. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/66 "2017-11-17T01:12:41Z")
“Buzzy” (sorry, I can’t take that name seriously) was noticeably discomfited in Double Jeopardy when he blew a question on a technicality. It was fun to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/67 "2017-11-19T02:00:23Z")
The Finals were all over the place. Low score totals after round 1, including a goose egg for Buzzy. Austin had a strong start in round 2, then Alan made a charge, then Buzzy came on strong and went all in on a DD to take a big lead. Alan loses big on the other DD, and Austin was fairly quiet in the DJ round. The FJ clue stumped all three of them. In the end, Buzzy wins, Alan takes 2nd, and Austin finishes in 3rd place. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/68 "2017-11-19T02:45:22Z")
A very disappointing end to this year’s tournament. I was expecting a lot more action and a closer finish. Last week’s quarterfinals were much more interesting. So many easy questions blown in both weeks, and for no apparent reason. Pearl Harbor was bombed on a _Friday_? Come on! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/69 "2017-11-19T05:41:27Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Pearl Harbor was bombed on a _Friday_? Come on! :smack: Forget it. He’s on a roll. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/70 "2017-11-19T08:28:22Z")
I’ve been sitting out this thread, since my cable box malfunctioned last week and I’ve just now gotten to watch my recorded episodes (everything from last Tuesday on!). > [@Tangent](#): > > Austin _and_ Buzzy in the finals. Who will outsmug whom? Some of you may want to sit this one out. 😉 I had a bit of a shadenfreude moment when I saw that, since I’ve found the hate of the two of them way over the top - I actually really like them both. I’m glad Buzzy won, since he’s my favourite of the three. But, the fact that he brought a very loud cheering section is a much better reason to hate him than any of his behaviour in the game, either in his first run or in the tournament. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/71 "2017-11-19T14:38:38Z")
I can’t believe none of those “geniuses” got the iPhone question right. I had it in 3 seconds. Did anyone say the iPad was _too big???_ Plus, 2007… hello!!! Buzzy got lucky on the DD question, and was smart to go big. That’s certainly one thing all these guys know. It’s often kind of frustrating to see the regular folks lay up on DDs. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/72 "2017-11-19T17:04:23Z")
Well there is a small bit of justice. Smug tool got third. I hated to coordinated intro schtick. Let’s all be stupid together. The only thing I really disliked about Buzzy was his into schtick. And his dorkass glasses, but he got rid of them for the finals. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/73 "2017-11-19T17:12:00Z")
Buzzy was OK. He seemed like the one of the 3 who could most function well in normal society. You gotta cut him some slack on the manner of dress since he’s in the music business in LA. 🙂 I wasn’t much amused by Austin. The other guy (can’t even remember his name) was OK… for a really nerdy guy. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996/74 "2017-11-20T20:26:39Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I hated to coordinated intro schtick. Let’s all be stupid together. Why do you people all hate fun??? 🙂 It was worth it just to see Trebek try to be a robot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-champ-austin-rogers/797996.md?page=3)