# Jeopardy! Season 41: Begins September 9, 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [September 19, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487 "2024-09-19T20:17:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 19, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/1 "2024-09-19T20:17:46Z")
(I looked back as far as September 1 and don’t see a thread for this new season.) I’ve missed two of the eight episodes shown so far (in this market) due to the ABC-affiliate weatherman deciding that storms in the area meant he’d found his chance for stardom. (I’m being a bit cynical as on neither day were there any injuries at all, and very little damage, from said storms.) Anyway, we’re well underway with no obvious star emerging yet. > **[Jeopardy! Timeline (syndicated version)/Season 41](https://jeopardyhistory.fandom.com/wiki/Jeopardy!_Timeline_(syndicated_version)/Season_41)** > > The opening graphics is the same as the second part of Season 40. The season has reverted to starting with regular competition. The set won't change until October 14, 2024, so the set on the Alex Trebek Stage stays from the previous seasons. Second... ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/2 "2024-09-19T21:04:51Z")
I missed the first week due to Disney and DirectTv arguing about who gets more money. I’m not impressed with any contestant so far. Quite a few dim bulbs. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/3 "2024-09-19T21:07:10Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > …I’m not impressed with any contestant so far. Quite a few dim bulbs. Of course many would look bad in comparison to the Masters-level players. (It seems to me that Ken is trying to be extra-supportive to these ‘normies,’ in his comments.) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/4 "2024-09-19T21:15:49Z")
There was the guy that looked like he was doing some kind of violent tricep exercise when he used the signalling device. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/5 "2024-09-19T22:03:33Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Of course many would look bad in comparison to the Masters-level players. Well, after a summer of Tournament of Champions, Masters, and Second Chance reruns, regular players in a regular game wouldn’t look quite as impressive. Still, I like that we’re back to regular games. Nothing wrong with the “specials,” but there were just so many of them with so many excellent players. With regular players, I feel like I have at least some chance. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/6 "2024-09-20T18:20:43Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > With regular players, I feel like I have at least some chance. Yes, it’s as though we’re talking about two entirely different shows: one in which you marvel at the speed and depth of knowledge of exceptional people, and another one in which you can compare yourself, often favorably, with bright, well-informed, but not extraordinary people. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/7 "2024-09-20T21:25:06Z")
I was praying for the newly ordained priest- at least he wasn’t a normal regular player. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/8 "2024-09-20T22:15:10Z")
In honor of Ken;s most famous answer, I wanted the question for “In an early sketch of “American Gothic”, Grant Wood chose a rake, but later placed one of these in the man’s hand” to be “What is a Ho(e)”? ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/9 "2024-09-21T18:23:42Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > In honor of Ken;s most famous answer, I wanted the question for > > “In an early sketch of “American Gothic”, Grant Wood chose a rake, but later placed one of these in the man’s hand” > > to be “What is a Ho(e)”? . And to _really_ make it a tribute to Ken, they should also have shown the painting with the man photoshopped into a FedEx uniform. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/10 "2024-09-24T00:35:52Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > I was praying for the newly ordained priest- at least he wasn’t a normal regular player. Eh, he was pleasant enough, but it was kind of annoying how Ken kept making priest jokes throughout the episode. Also, the other contestants weren’t called on as “Teacher Jen” or “Attorney Chris.” Why did we need to hear “Father Steve” every time he rang in instead of just “Steve”? ---
**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:** [September 24, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/11 "2024-09-24T01:16:37Z")
I was as smart (or as ignorant) as the contestants today on FJ. I didn’t even have a good guess. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/12 "2024-09-24T15:59:29Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Also, the other contestants weren’t called on as “Teacher Jen” or “Attorney Chris.” Why did we need to hear “Father Steve” every time he rang in instead of just “Steve”? I noticed that, too. Doctors aren’t referred to as “Dr. [name]”, military personnel aren’t “Lieutenant [name]”. As a matter of fact, they don’t even say their rank in the beginning, or the meet and greet. Or say what they do in the military. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/13 "2024-09-25T02:29:43Z")
I was the one who mentioned the newly ordained priest here, thinking it was a novelty for the show. I too was also wondering about calling him Father throughout the episode. Surely there have been other members of the clergy in past years, but I don’t recall what they got called. So many choices that you’d think we’d remember someone being addressed as Father, Pastor, Rabbi, Sister, and the like. Do they ask contestants how they would like to be addressed? My parish is where newly ordained priests just out of seminary often start, and some are so eager and excited about their new role. I could imagine he was so proud of his ordination that he asked to be addressed as Father. Or with Ken’s religious background, was he trying to be more respectful? ---
**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:** [September 25, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/14 "2024-09-25T02:32:07Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Or with Ken’s religious background, was he trying to be more respectful? That was my thought as well. Ken is a member of the Mormon religion. Lots of titles in the LDS faith, like Elder and Bishop and President. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/15 "2024-09-25T02:44:53Z")
I’m another who was a little bothered by Ken’s frequent referral’s to the priest’s religion. But as I recall, the priest wrote his name for the podium as “Fr. Steve,” so maybe he was expecting to be addressed as “Father Steve.” At any rate, he didn’t seem to be bothered by Ken’s referrals, and took them all in good humour. Just finished watching Tuesday’s episode, and this new champion—whew! He’s doing well, after only two days. Fast on the buzzer, knowledgeable, confident, and willing to take chances on the Daily Doubles. So far, after two days, he’s just shy of $60K. Are we going to see another Matt, Amy, or Mattea here? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/16 "2024-10-02T01:03:53Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Are we going to see another Matt, Amy, or Mattea here? I was hoping David would have a long run, and was sorry to see him struggle on Thursday’s episode (I’m a few days behind). He still had a chance to squeak out a win from third if not for Maddie’s small wager on the triple-stumper FJ - which, by the way, I thought was pretty easy. Mae West. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/17 "2024-10-15T07:01:29Z")
Has anyone noticed that the category lights up when a clue is selected. It seems that TPTB at J! are aware that viewers at home can easily forget which category they are in, depriving us of an essential fact in determining our at-home reply. (such as “begins and ends with E”. so for example, “ebony” is not a correct reply!) But it seems they still miss the point. We need to see it along with the clue, not flashing for a second, distracting from the clue, and then disappearing. I think it is worse this way. Also, there sure do seem to be a lot of triple stumpers lately. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/18 "2024-10-15T09:00:34Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Has anyone noticed that the category lights up when a clue is selected. I missed the first couple minutes of today’s show. During the interview segment, the champion said that he’s a curler, and I wondered if he might be in my neck of the woods, and whether I might bump into him. So I went to j-archive to see where he’s from. “Originally from Vermont”, so who knows. But I noticed that they also describe this episode as the first with a remodeled set: > [@](#): > > Modified set with single-screen game board and new Final Jeopardy! monitor. > The category is highlighted upon clue selection. > Ken approaches the individual lecterns for the contestant interviews. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/19 "2024-10-15T13:14:00Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Has anyone noticed that the category lights up when a clue is selected. I saw that yesterday and wondered if I had been missing that feature for oh-so-many years. Good to know that maybe I’m not quite as forgetful as my spouse implies. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487/20 "2024-10-15T14:40:15Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Ken approaches the individual lecterns for the contestant interviews. I noticed that, and wondered when that started. Apparently, yesterday. Did we really need that? eta: I know this is the J! thread, not the WOF thread, (in Phoenix, WOF runs immediately before J!, so we end up seeing the final spin) but it’s nice to see they finally finished decorating the Wheel set. Ever since the New Guy took over it looked like an empty warehouse. Paradoxically, it looked _smaller_ as an empty set. But last night, they had plants and cars and rocks and things. Back to normal! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-41-begins-september-9-2024/1007487.md?page=2)