# Jeopardy! Season 40 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [September 20, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427 "2023-09-20T16:35:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 5, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/181 "2024-04-05T16:12:09Z")
And who doesn’t know Gordon Lightfoot? Triple stumper. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/182 "2024-04-05T21:24:27Z")
> [@K364](#): > > Now they’re all hugging each other at the end of the game. I guess it’s understandable for people who played against each other months or years ago–or at least have been in touch together on social media on the basis of being champions–though some of them may not find it natural. But if this becomes The Thing To Do once the show gets back to featuring new contestants, we’ll be in for some VERY awkward moments. ---
**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 5, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/183 "2024-04-05T22:14:52Z")
I wouldn’t say I am old school. But I kind of preferred it when people guessed at the final answer and did not make human pyramids with their new found friends. ---
**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 5, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/184 "2024-04-05T23:36:11Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > But I kind of preferred it when people guessed at the final answer and did not make human pyramids with their new found friends. Or at least say “who are two people who have never been in my kitchen?” I agree, the shout outs are getting out of control. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/185 "2024-04-06T01:12:08Z")
Yeah, I appeared slightly less dumb at that moment. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/186 "2024-04-06T03:59:50Z")
Holy crap, Amy Schneider needed a miraculous combination of events … and got it. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2024, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/187 "2024-04-06T05:57:58Z")
She is amazing. ---
**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 6, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/188 "2024-04-06T10:15:09Z")
I find it easy to get a big head when I know the answer to a triple stumper (“Cat People”, in this case). Then I remember that I had no clue about the 3 or 4 previous answers that they breezed through. mmm ---
**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:** [April 6, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/189 "2024-04-06T13:00:58Z")
Olde Farte here. I think the thing that bugs me more than the shout outs and the hugging, is the expectation that everyone has some huge social media presence just because of Jeopardy!, and that they’re all out there posting and making public appearances. And that they all should know each other, and be recognized, like celebs at a Hollywood party. If I were even on the show, I’d just want to go back to my regular life afterwards. I’m not going on J! to promote my Brand, I just want to play the game. (and win! of course) Kids these days… ---
**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 6, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/190 "2024-04-06T14:29:06Z")
I think a good part of the genesis of these complaints - most of which I agree with, by the way - is that we are seeing tournament after tournament. The contestants get to know each other and relationships develop. I can’t wait until we see three strangers whom we have never before seen compete. mmm ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/191 "2024-04-06T15:19:56Z")
Seeing the contestants congratulate each other after FJ strikes me as a good thing; I always wondered why it didn’t happen earlier. In the Before Times, all 3 would just stare straight ahead with one looking happy. Occasionally, a nod. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/192 "2024-04-06T17:26:11Z")
That’s because most Jeopardy! contestants are hopeless nerds incapable of normal human interaction. ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/193 "2024-04-10T04:14:58Z")
Regardless, Dewey\_Finn, we finally get 3 new nerds tomorrow - all the tournament shenanigans are over & regular Jeopardy returns! ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/194 "2024-04-10T04:17:56Z")
I’m looking forward to that. I’ve enjoyed the tournaments, and I understand why they had them, but it will be nice to get back to just plain ordinary games. ---
**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 10, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/195 "2024-04-10T12:21:19Z")
I am more excited than I ever would have thought I’d be about the return of regular Jeopardy. mmm ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/196 "2024-04-10T13:00:54Z")
> [@cieskokid](#): > > Regardless, Dewey\_Finn, we finally get 3 new nerds tomorrow - all the tournament shenanigans are over & regular Jeopardy returns! I’m glad that the drought is finally over. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/197 "2024-04-12T21:16:50Z")
And the longest champion (in time length) was defeated. I think they said he’d been waiting since July 2023. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/198 "2024-04-12T22:36:30Z")
Am I correct in assuming that the elapsed time between the clue being read out and the players can press their buzzers - and the “beeps” after an unanswered clue - is shorter than the elapsed time until the “beeps” after a contestant buzzes in and fails to answer in time? If so - were they ever equal in time? Or have the times been adjusted over the years to speed up (or slow down) the game? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/199 "2024-04-13T20:21:19Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > And the longest champion (in time length) was defeated. And the winner didn’t even understand the question! Even with four digit scores and clueless contestants, I still prefer this over the unceasing hell of tournaments. ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/200 "2024-04-16T03:09:32Z")
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