# Jeopardy! Season 42. It is what it is **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [August 10, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905 "2025-08-10T14:25:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**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 1, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/281 "2026-04-01T00:07:56Z")
Click on the little magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the screen. In the search box, enter Jeopardy! (Even entering just J, Je or Jeo should result in a successful search.) ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/282 "2026-04-01T05:06:29Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > In the words of Ken Jennings & Alex Trebek, “Please be more specific.” Please tell me EXACTLY what to do, because I couldn’t find anything. Go to “Search” and type in “Jeopardy.” 🤷 ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/283 "2026-04-01T12:58:57Z")
Jeopardy YouTube edition. Rebecca Black gets another 20 minutes of “fame”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_sQz0TyU7cE/maxresdefault.jpg "Jeopardy! YouTube Edition | FULL EPISODE feat. Monét X Change, Rebecca Black & Brennan Lee Mulligan") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sQz0TyU7cE) Brian ---
**Author:** ![OldManLogan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oldmanlogan/32/5237_2.png) [@OldManLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldManLogan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/284 "2026-04-01T13:45:40Z")
I’m not saying Brennan Lee Mulligan isn’t a celebrity but it’s almost unfair to put him against the other two. He actually won $50,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire over a decade ago which allowed him to move out to LA and eventually get involved with Dropout (formerly College Humor). He’s legit 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:** [April 1, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/285 "2026-04-01T14:29:20Z")
> [@OldManLogan](#): > > which allowed him to move out to LA I read that (quickly) as “move _out of_ LA”, and I’m like, it’s not _that_ bad! ---
**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 1, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/286 "2026-04-01T19:35:27Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > In the words of Ken Jennings & Alex Trebek, “Please be more specific.” Please tell me EXACTLY what to do, because I couldn’t find anything. HULU home screen \> left margin \> search \> Jeopardy \> top of the results should be “Jeopardy go to series page” \> “Watch Next Episode” OR at bottom of screen “Episodes” and Bob’s yer Uncle. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/287 "2026-04-02T00:10:54Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > There have been some close games with Jamie, at least going into Final Jeopardy. Not today! He went into final jeopardy with about $55,000, and second place had about $5,000. To his credit, he made a final jeopardy bid that would have given him an even $100,000. But he got it wrong (even though I thought it was easy - it was a clue about today’s date - April 1st). So he had to settle for a win with a little more than $10,000. ---
**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 2, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/288 "2026-04-02T04:36:07Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Because for a lot of Jaime’s run the disparity is shocking. I joke, but 50000 to 1000 to -500 going into final about sums up what it looks like Looked really like that today. Can’t he just lose already. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/289 "2026-04-02T04:38:41Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > But he got it wrong (even though I thought it was easy - it was a clue about today’s date - April 1st). I wonder if they are told ahead of time when the game will be airing. (Ken mentioned it afterwards.) It’s today’s date for us, not them. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/290 "2026-04-02T07:45:30Z")
Damn. I predicted Brennanwould win in a runaway from the getgo, because the rules are clearly laid out, and Sam Reich wasn’t hosting. Then I saw the categories and I was less confident in my prediction. And I think Rebecca Black should have been dinged for not being specific enough on the Simone Giertz question. ---
**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 2, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/291 "2026-04-02T19:16:51Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > Not today! He went into final jeopardy with about $55,000, and second place had about $5,000. Oh my! That was a bloodbath. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/292 "2026-04-03T00:22:35Z")
The games are boring to watch with Jamie having no competition after two minutes. I’lm just gonna fast forward to Final Jeopardy until his reign is over. ---
**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 3, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/293 "2026-04-03T00:29:24Z")
I’m finding that too. Plus, Jamie is just not very interesting. He doesn’t have the “take no prisoners” attitude of Matt Amodeo, the calm demeanour of Amy Schneider, or the sheer delight of Mattea Roach. Even in the contestant interview segments, he’s boring. ---
**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 3, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/294 "2026-04-03T00:30:04Z")
I just check a certain website early in the afternoon to see if he’s lost yet. Nothing at all against the guy, but the “games” aren’t at all fun to watch. ---
**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 3, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/295 "2026-04-03T00:53:01Z")
We mostly watch so we can try and answer the questions. I force myself to pretend they are all answering. We skip his meet and greet, too.I just don;t care. To be fair, he isn’t even my the top 5 most hated players. But I still can’t stand him, just in a different way than What’s…Ammodio. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/296 "2026-04-03T01:08:50Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > We mostly watch so we can try and answer the questions. I force myself to pretend they are all answering. > > We skip his meet and greet, too.I just don;t care. Heheh, same here. I don’t care who wins, it won’t be me. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/297 "2026-04-03T02:40:11Z")
I think he has a better buzzer than the other contestants. He’s flirted with $100,000 the last two days. If he had gotten a Daily Double clue right he’d have been over $70,000 going in to final. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/298 "2026-04-03T04:14:07Z")
I don’t really care who wins, I watch to try and get the answers. But he sure is dry and boring. It’s like the other contestants are up against an encyclopedia. (I thought final tonight was pretty easy.) ---
**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 3, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/299 "2026-04-03T22:34:00Z")
I’m not bothered by the ‘dry and boring’ factor, as my preference is NEVER for the Big Personality types. But the gameplay is definitely lacking. The show is currently “Watch Jamie Clear The Board” and that is _never_ going to be a hit. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/300 "2026-04-03T23:03:20Z")
I’m getting sick of Jamie. They should tweak the rules and require that everyone has to bet at least half of their total in Final Jeopardy. That might eliminate some of the runaway games where the winner is a foregone conclusion. The other change I would make is eliminate the applause when someone discovers a Daily Double. It’s more or less randomly placed, why should a lucky guess be worthy of applause. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905.md?page=16)