# 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:** 23
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/441 "2026-04-30T14:18:33Z")
I’m starting a GoFundMe to get Greg a new prescription for his glasses. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/442 "2026-04-30T14:54:36Z")
> [@K364](#): > > I’m starting a GoFundMe to get Greg a new prescription for his glasses He’s won over $74k. He can afford new frames now. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Viewing this makes Doug more tolerable, I think Assumedly you mean Greg? ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/443 "2026-04-30T16:34:55Z")
Hey does come off better, more of a geek than arrogant. He seems kind of shell shocked. ---
**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 30, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/444 "2026-04-30T17:43:58Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@K364](#): > > > > I’m starting a GoFundMe to get Greg a new prescription for his glasses > > He’s won over $74k. He can afford new frames now. > > > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > > Viewing this makes Doug more tolerable, I think > > Assumedly you mean Greg? Yes, thanks, I don’t know where Doug came from. That’s my second mistake this year! 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:** [May 1, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/445 "2026-05-01T23:40:24Z")
Kate Brody, a novelist who won on Thursday, April 30, 2026, had a slightly interesting story. A Jeopardy! round clue from 2024 mentioned her and one of her novels, so she was both a clue and a contestant. I can’t imagine that happened to many people, aside perhaps from some of the celebrity contestants. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/446 "2026-05-02T02:13:07Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > aside perhaps from some of the celebrity contestants. Indeed it does with celebrity contestants. I’ve been watching some old ones, and I think there were at least two who were clues. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/447 "2026-05-02T13:45:35Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@K364](#): > > > > I’m starting a GoFundMe to get Greg a new prescription for his glasses > > He’s won over $74k. He can afford new frames now. With all due respect, **Railer13** , I believe you missed the point of **K364** ’s comment. IT WAS A JOKE! Greg had a tick of leaning forward and squinting at the Clue Board as if he couldn’t see the words clearly. A new PRESCRIPTION would change the LENSES, not the frames. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/448 "2026-05-02T14:02:33Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > IT WAS A JOKE! Greg had a tick of leaning forward and squinting at the Clue Board as if he couldn’t see the words clearly. A new PRESCRIPTION would change the LENSES, not the frames. I realized it was a joke, but I was certainly whooshed on the lenses prescription. I see it clearly now. Thanks for setting me straight. I still think he needs new frames, however. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/449 "2026-05-02T14:11:05Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Kate Brody, a novelist who won on Thursday, April 30, 2026, had a slightly interesting story. A Jeopardy! round clue from 2024 mentioned her and one of her novels, so she was both a clue and a contestant. I can’t imagine that happened to many people, aside perhaps from some of the celebrity contestants. I was only half-listening to that part, so I’m probably wrong, but I thought she merely has the same name as the novelist, not that she actually is the novelist. 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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/450 "2026-05-02T14:13:38Z")
No, she is the novelist. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/451 "2026-05-02T14:35:11Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I was only half-listening to that part, so I’m probably wrong, but I thought she merely has the same name as the novelist, not that she actually is the novelist. The returning champion, Kate Brody, is a novelist, but one of the other contestants on the Friday (May 1) show has the same name as another novelist. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/452 "2026-05-02T16:11:32Z")
Got it. My eyes (and ears) sometimes take a nap during story time. mmm ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/453 "2026-05-02T16:23:16Z")
I am 15 episodes behind on my DVR, (I don’t mind Jeopardy! spoilers). Judging by these comments, I am going to catch up as soon as possible. This week’s episodes sound very interesting. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/454 "2026-05-02T16:37:19Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > My eyes (and ears) sometimes take a nap during story time. My wife and I just fast forward right past this, most of the 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:** [May 2, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/455 "2026-05-02T16:38:47Z")
As I said, in this particular case, the player’s story was slightly interesting. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/456 "2026-05-02T18:14:52Z")
Thanks for the tip — we’ll give it a listen. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/457 "2026-05-02T21:54:04Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > > My eyes (and ears) sometimes take a nap during story time. > > My wife and I just fast forward right past this, most of the time. I consider it respectful to listen to the interviews. The contestants worked very hard to accomplish something I could never do - get on _Jeopardy!_ I think it is polite to spend 30 seconds to give them an actual personality rather than being just a trivia automaton. On the other hand, past some arbitrary threshold (number of wins), the amount of interesting information falls off. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/458 "2026-05-02T23:21:56Z")
Point taken. Mrs. Map and I just don’t have the time, typically…but we’ll try to make time for this a little more often. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/459 "2026-05-08T15:54:36Z")
Now that Jamie has moved on, we’ve had a string of one and done winners. But most everyone seems so much more competent. Maybe they do filter and select contestants. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/460 "2026-05-08T15:55:59Z")
Well, I assumed they did actually filter and select contestants, rather than just randomly letting anyone appear. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905.md?page=24)