# 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:** 7
**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:** [March 21, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/121 "2024-03-21T20:58:51Z")
Yeah, I don’t really get it. Aren’t there enough new smart people to populate the show? 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:** [March 21, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/122 "2024-03-21T21:26:44Z")
I admit, we really only watch for the clues and questions. I don’t even remember ever seeing before probably 95% of the people in the tournament. Even so, can’t we just go back to regular games? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/123 "2024-03-21T22:05:32Z")
IIRC, the Writer’s strike was the main reason 4delaying new games, the producers just re-used some questions from old shows or used ones they had in back-up supply. Does anyone know if they are into fresh material yet? IDK…but, now that I think about it, how the hell did they do a TOC? Can’t imagine they didn’t have fresh material for that big event. Any info from my esteemed Jeopardites would be appreciated (and, no , I couldn’t come up w/a better nickname for us off the the top of my head 😉 !) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/124 "2024-03-21T22:12:45Z")
Jeopraved individuals? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/125 "2024-03-21T23:59:22Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > And now, the tournament is over. And a new one begins. The “Invitational” tournamant. Is there going to be an NIT (not in tournament) tournament, too? I’ll admit to being slightly disappointed that Yogesh Raut won the ToC. Ben and Troy seemed more likeable. And then when the new tournament started, I thought at first we were in reruns, until one of the clues was about something happening in February 2024. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/126 "2024-03-22T00:43:49Z")
> [@cieskokid](#): > > IIRC, the Writer’s strike was the main reason 4delaying new games, the producers just re-used some questions from old shows or used ones they had in back-up supply. I’ve heard this too. What I have _not_ heard is an explanation as to why the “back-up” clues could not be used in non-tournament Jeopardy. mmm ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/127 "2024-03-22T13:31:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ll admit to being slightly disappointed that Yogesh Raut won the ToC. Ben and Troy seemed more likeable. Yeah, Yogesh was kind of a dick. Some of his jokes were clearly meant to be digs against Jeopardy itself. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/128 "2024-03-23T14:31:20Z")
Ken announced that the most recent game was the show’s 9000th. But yet, he seems to think J! life began with Trebek. Why do I have the feeling that, were George Lucas running the show, the scene in Airplane II would be “digitally corrected” to have Trebek instead of Art Fleming? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/129 "2024-03-23T14:41:58Z")
I just love it when Johnny Gilbert sings the hits! No doubt the Violent Femmes are secure in their day jobs. Yogesh was less annoying than before. But less charismatic than many of his opponents. However, the winner should be the one with the highest score. Have there been some recent shows where going into Finals the leaders score was twice another contestants? Such a leader might bet zero. Or make a bigger bet to increase their possible winnings. But why would they bet one dollar? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/130 "2024-03-23T15:43:30Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Have there been some recent shows where going into Finals the leaders score was twice another contestants? Such a leader might bet zero. Or make a bigger bet to increase their possible winnings. But why would they bet one dollar? That is Tournament strategy. The winner doesn’t get the actual amount. Instead they advance to the next level. (Second and third place get fixed amounts, just like in a regular 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:** [March 23, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/131 "2024-03-23T22:56:35Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > The winner doesn’t get the actual amount. With the ongoing success of the show, this is the thing I think they should change. All contestants should gt the actual dollar amount on their screens. It would make runaways games have more interesting FJs. They can afford it. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/132 "2024-03-23T22:59:35Z")
My mother suggested that (for regular Jeopardy! games not tournaments), based on that being the way things work on Wheel of Fortune. I think when I mentioned it here, someone suggested that some contestants would stop once they hit their target amount. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/133 "2024-03-23T23:07:00Z")
BTW, if you like Jeopardy!, you _might_ be interested in watching this (roughly 7.5 minute) [segment from CBS Sunday Morning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZLLEOckwzw) last week. It’s a profile of Ken Jennings. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/134 "2024-03-24T03:35:37Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > > > The winner doesn’t get the actual amount. > > With the ongoing success of the show, this is the thing I think they should change. All contestants should gt the actual dollar amount on their screens. It would make runaways games have more interesting FJs. They can afford it. The winner does get the amount on screen, just not in the tournaments. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/135 "2024-03-26T15:11:23Z")
And last night’s game had Amy Schnieder (yea) and (gag) Austin Rogers, and…someone else. So glad that wanker Rogers lost. At least I enjoyed one thing about the invitational. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/136 "2024-03-26T16:03:12Z")
I guessed Scarface for finals without much enthusiasm and was quite surprised it was the correct answer. Always a pleasure to see Amy. So smart. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/137 "2024-03-26T16:14:01Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I guessed Scarface I just can’t see this scar in any photo, so he’s not filed under that in my brain. I missed it. When I hear “scarface”, I think Tony Montana and his leetle freend. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/138 "2024-03-26T16:20:46Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I guessed Scarface… I wonder if they’d have ruled that correct with just the nickname, rather than “who is Al Capone?” ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/139 "2024-03-26T17:16:17Z")
I thought FJ was _incredibly_ easy and was shocked they all missed it. “Scarface” as a nickname by default equals Al Capone. I kept trying to figure out if I was missing something and it wasn’t Capone because surely it wouldn’t be _that_ obvious. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/140 "2024-03-26T17:24:30Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > “Scarface” as a nickname by default equals Al Capone. The clue didn’t say “Scarface”. According to j-archive, it was: > [@](#): > > Never even a soldier, this man lied that his nickname came from a shrapnel wound while fighting in the Argonne So you had to make the connection from battle injury, to “Scarface”, to Al Capone. I got it right, but I wouldn’t say it was a gimme. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427.md?page=8)