# 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:** 64
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1261 "2022-07-31T18:16:59Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Andorra sounds so fictional, like Brigadoon or Shangri-la. In 1962, Pete Seeger (music) & Malvina Reynolds (lyrics) wrote a song celebrating Andorra 🇦🇩 because the entire budget for their Defense Department was $4.90 for the purchase of blank ammunition to be fired at the celebration of their National Day. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cOCWTRJCnf0/hqdefault.jpg "Pete Seeger, Andorra") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOCWTRJCnf0) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1262 "2022-07-31T20:42:11Z")
Hearty Congratulations to Mayim Bialik, whom, not being a chronic whiner myself, I think does a fine job as hostess. I like her and Ken equally. I got Eeyore and Andorra but not the Hall of Fame. As a wild guess, I went with Debbie Harry. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1263 "2022-07-31T21:01:05Z")
I was listening to the radio and they mentioned Stevie Nicks – but they went on to mention that Tina Turner and Carl King are also now in twice. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1264 "2022-07-31T21:04:27Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Hearty Congratulations to Mayim Bialik, **whom** , not being a chronic whiner myself, I think does a fine job as hostess. I like her and Ken equally. > > I got Eeyore and Andorra but not the Hall of Fame. As a wild guess, I went with Debbie Harry. Make that “who,” not “whom.” Grammar counts! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1265 "2022-07-31T22:07:14Z")
I guessed Andorra but changed it in my mind to Gibraltar which is not even a country so chalk one up for extreme stupidity and the reason I will never humiliate myself by going on Jeopardy. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1266 "2022-07-31T23:17:30Z")
I actually thought of Andorra, but guessed Gibraltar, even though I knew it wasn’t a country, because I fell victim to that folly I’m always criticizing in others, failure to read the clue closely. My mind went “protect Spain from the Moors… what’s between Spain and Northern Africa? Well, there’s Gibraltar.” It didn’t occur to me that they were alluding to the fact that the Moors were already in Spain, and the idea was to block them from spreading further into Europe. Had I realized that, I would have chosen Andorra. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1267 "2022-07-31T23:38:07Z")
> [@](#): > > For about 20 years after its invention, it had few practical uses; then suddenly it revolutionized grocery checkouts & home audio …and cat toys. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1268 "2022-08-01T05:19:22Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Mayim’s perceived transgressions outside of Jeopardy! do _not_ rise to the level of disqualifying her from hosting. Not even close. > > The whole “controversy” and all the bile directed toward Mayim are absolutely ridiculous to me, and people really need to chill. ⁢ See, I don’t get this position. You have someone who blames the victims of sexual assault, pushes antivax theories that kill people, and uses her degree to push quack medicine. Any one of these things is often enough for people to cry foul and push for someone to be fired. People hate Dr. Oz for his quackery. They hate Jenny McCarthy and her ilk. And I can come up with a long list of misogynists people hate. It doesn’t make any sense to me that someone who does all three is said “no big deal,” or act like people are wrong to care. I can maybe get it if people were arguing that she was just so good, and that the show would be worse off without her. Some sort of ignoring the bad because of the good. But there isn’t any of that. And the claim that it’s due to misogyny makes no sense to me, given her statements blaming women’s immodesty for their sexual assaults. If anything, it seems that people are giving her a pass because she’s a woman, and they like her. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1269 "2022-08-01T21:52:17Z")
What’s…Jeopardy reruns? I forgot the season was over, got all ready to watch, and there’s Matt Amodio 🙄 I wish him well and all that, but if I never see him again it will be too soon. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1270 "2022-08-01T21:56:42Z")
Yep, I skip watching the reruns (I don’t need to hear “What’s … George Washington?” types of responses again.) I might watch the Final Jeopardy just to remind myself of answers I didn’t get the first time _or_ for a second time. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1271 "2022-08-01T21:56:44Z")
So do you plan to skip the tournament of champions? Because he’ll certainly be there. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1272 "2022-08-01T22:20:32Z")
Oh, yeah. I don’t watch reruns because I want to really know the answer, not remember it from the original airing. I won’t let Matt ruin it for me 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1273 "2022-08-01T22:43:04Z")
I knew the regular season was over – when I saw Matt I thought it might be the ToC, but then I realized it was a rerun (I missed the start). Brian ---
**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:** [August 2, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1274 "2022-08-02T01:36:38Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > I don’t need to hear “What’s … George Washington?” It was actually “What’s…Washington”. First names were too much strain, ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1275 "2022-08-15T18:45:25Z")
Any idea when the show returns? And are there any more Prime Time shows coming up? Just want to make sure my PVR is set. MtM ---
**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:** [August 15, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1276 "2022-08-15T19:10:21Z")
According to [this article](https://theblast.com/273263/celebrity-jeopardy-so-far/), the new season will begin on September 12, with prime-time Celebrity Jeopardy! premiering on September 25. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1277 "2022-08-21T21:40:55Z")
As in many markets, they show what is called _Daytime Jeopardy_ before the regular show. With decades of shows to choose from, they always pick one from the past few months. I’d love to see some more older shows. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1278 "2022-08-22T03:50:52Z")
It’d be a hoot to see a few of the Art Fleming episodes again. For one thing, the dollar amounts would be ridicule low, starting at $10. I bet we would find many questions from the 1960s difficult to answer, such as recent film or sports trivia. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1279 "2022-08-22T04:29:45Z")
At least Weird Al Yankovic brought back Art Fleming for his “I Lost on Jeopardy” song parody: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BvUZijEuNDQ/maxresdefault.jpg ""Weird Al" Yankovic - I Lost On Jeopardy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUZijEuNDQ) Yep, Art Fleming is there, along with Don Pardo as the announcer. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/1280 "2022-08-22T04:52:30Z")
I was once in the studio audience for Jeopardy when Art Fleming was host. So it must have been a long time ago. I think I was in high school. I remember accidentally saying the answer to one item out loud — it was something we had just covered in history class. I was shushed by a staff person. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207.md?page=65)