# Jeopardy discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207 "2022-01-04T18:16:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 46
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/901 "2022-06-14T19:03:21Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > It sometimes seemed to me that Trabek could be more abrupt if a contestant had a really interesting anecdote, only to dote on a player with dull one. Probably not true, just seemed that way. Probably true. Trebek was a braggart and didn’t like competition. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/902 "2022-06-14T21:36:18Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > The show was _Deal or No Deal_, and it was hosted by Mandel. The premise only took about a minute. Unfortunately, that one minute was stretched out over a one-hour show. Actually, 30 Rock did [an excellent job of explaining it in 20 seconds.](https://youtu.be/zcE_PnnQkPQ?t=215) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/903 "2022-06-15T02:21:43Z")
So to tonight, when Mayim announced that the FJ category was “1972,” before they went to the final break, I said to my wife (ask her if you don’t believe me): Nixon. I was right. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/904 "2022-06-15T02:25:50Z")
My guess was Gordon Liddy. It sounded like something he might have said to Nixon. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/905 "2022-06-15T02:32:24Z")
She had her creepy little Elvis impersonation all queued. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/906 "2022-06-15T03:35:21Z")
I guessed that it would have something to do with Watergate. When the clue came up, I just _heard_ Nixon’s voice saying it. Surprised only one of the three got it. Throughout the game, I kept thinking that Megan reminded me of some actress, but couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Then it hit me: Hilary Swank. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/907 "2022-06-15T03:44:12Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Surprised only one of the three got it Agreed, I thought it had to be Nixon. Interesting bet by Megan. I understand why she bet that amount, but she wins only if she gets it right and Eric misses. That being the case, why not bet it all? ---
**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:** [June 15, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/908 "2022-06-15T03:47:15Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > So to tonight, when Mayim announced that the FJ category was “1972,” before they went to the final break, I said to my wife (ask her if you don’t believe me): Nixon. But you did not phrase it in the form of a question. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/909 "2022-06-15T13:22:35Z")
Obviously, the clue was about Watergate. But I totally overthought it, thinking “Nixon” was way too easy. Like the two male players, I figured the quote was something somebody said _to_ Nixon, so I came up with “Haldeman” and “Dean.” I felt like an idiot when it turned out to be Nixon. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/910 "2022-06-15T14:20:04Z")
I think we must share a brain! I picked Dean. To cut myself a break, I was only 13 when Watergate was news. Though I just finished watching Gaslit, and still missed it! I was hoping it was a music question! I know a lot of 1972 music. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/911 "2022-06-15T16:27:36Z")
Yeah, sometimes an answer seems so obvious, you’ll think “That’s too easy. It’s got to be some kind of trick question.” Most of the time, it’s not a trick question. Go with the obvious answer. If they ask about an airport in London, it’s gonna be Heathrow, not Gatwick. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/912 "2022-06-15T17:15:35Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I felt like an idiot when it turned out to be Nixon. I guessed John Dean because Nixon seemed to easy and obvious. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/913 "2022-06-16T01:54:38Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Throughout the game, I kept thinking that Megan reminded me of some actress, but couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Then it hit me: Hilary Swank. Thank you. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/914 "2022-06-16T04:26:00Z")
I guessed Nixon only due to the date as I was still learning to walk and use the potty at that time and don’t remember any other names from Watergate. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/915 "2022-06-16T11:11:19Z")
My first thought was Nixon, but then that seemed too easy, and it sounded like something G. Gordon Liddy would say. Re-reading the line “don’t lie to them _to the extent_” pinged something in my memory and I knew it was the ‘smoking gun’, so it had to be RMN himself. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/916 "2022-06-16T12:22:01Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Yeah, sometimes an answer seems so obvious, you’ll think “That’s too easy. It’s got to be some kind of trick question.” Then again, the contestants are so young! Stuff that’s obvious to me because I lived thru it is ancient history to many of them. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve yelled “How can you _not_ know that??” Kids these days… ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/917 "2022-06-16T13:07:48Z")
And then a pop music question comes up and us old farts don’t even know who the artist is… ---
**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:** [June 16, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/918 "2022-06-16T13:29:19Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve yelled “How can you _not_ know that??” The other day, I couldn’t believe than none of the contestants knew what SPCA stood for. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/919 "2022-06-16T13:32:33Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > And then a pop music question comes up and us old farts don’t even know who the artist is… Well, yeah, there is that. 😉 Or current actors, or current movies… Now get off my lawn!!! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/920 "2022-06-16T13:33:18Z")
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