It’s just gonna be “Jamie Jeopardy” until the show goes off the air, isn’t it?
Jennings won 74 in a row.
Jamie Ding is now the fifth most winning player in Jeopardy! history. He isn’t close to Ken Jennings’ record of 74 wins. I don’t find him to be boring. I don’t understand how to compare long winning streaks. Has anyone gone back and watched all of Ken Jennings’ wins? The people who produce Jeopardy! seem to be happy with how it’s doing financially. There are other television shows to watch.
What kills any excitement in these games is that either a) Jamie hits the Daily Doubles and wins them, or b) another contestant hits one and misses it. I’d be willing to wager that not a single opponent has correctly answered a DD during Jamie’s entire run.
I asked that earlier, and no one apparently has. I just remembered there was a thread during his run. I should go read it.
None of them are Jeopardy! And Jeopardy! now is like the last season of a declining formerly great show. I’m still watching it, but that’s just out of inertia.
I find this run annoying. I don’t remember being bothered by Mattea, or anyone else not named James or Amodio. I don’t know why some people have a problem with this. I’m not the only one in this thread that thinks that.
Domenic Kovics on April 8th did, betting all his money.
And yet the producers of the show don’t seem to be bothered. They are the ones who watch the ratings each day. Several people in this thread are bored. O.K., that’s your opinion. I have no objection to that. That doesn’t mean that the average watcher of Jeopardy! also thinks so.
I’m finding this run the same. I may have said it before in this thread, but Jamie has the personality of a turnip. Matt Amodio attacked the game, full-throttle; Amy Schneider was always calm and cool, but could throw out a witty quip from time to time; Ryan Rideshare Driver (cannot remember his last name) was always pleasant and smiling; Mattea Roach was bubbly and fun. Each had their fans and detractors, and it was easy to cheer for, or cheer against, them; because of their personalities and their knowledge.
Jamie is just … there, responding robotically. Even in the contestant interview segments, he displays little personality. He’s made the show predictable: he gets a lead, doesn’t let go, and the show is pretty much over with fifteen minutes left to run. Ho-hum.
Frankly, how would you (or anyone) know? These episodes were made months back. If there is a drop off of viewership there’s nothing they can do about Jamie (unless he’s STILL champion for the 50th game).
Not everyone has a winning personality. I didn’t like Yogesh Raut, mostly for his arrogance and some stuff he posted elsewhere.
The problem with Jamie’s watchability is that most of his games are runaways, and he hits that runaway point early enough that everyone knows it, and he then goes super-conservative. I don’t remember Ken having all those runaways, and Holzhauer kept betting everything on Daily Doubles when he had a runaway because he trusted his ability to get it right. It’s just dull when you know the result with 15 clues left on the board.
And yes, Jamie will never give an answer like “What is a hoe?”
Semi-OT but how do we not know when Jamie’s (or any previous runaway player’s) winning streak comes to an end weeks beforehand? I’m guessing everyone in the studio audience signs an NDA, but would those realistically be all that enforceable? Has anyone been to a taping?
People who go on Jeopardy! are fans of Jeopardy!. People who go to tapings of Jeopardy! are fans of Jeopardy! Fans of Jeopardy! don’t actively try to ruin Jeopardy!.
Episodes are generally filmed about 3 months in advance,
I suppose a person could go to Jamie’s home town of Lawrenceville, NJ, and see if he’s home right now. If he’s still in California, then we’re going to watch him for quite some time.
BTW, he’s listed as a ‘bureaucrat & law student’. How does one become a bureaucrat? (If he’s explained it on the show, I missed that episode.)
I think that’s the epitome of his boringness. Bragging up that your are a bureaucrat? Like that should impress someone?
What exactly do you do, Mr Tuttle (I mean Buttle)? “I process paperwork in support of studies. I review studies to see if their paperwork is supported.”
I’m not seeing why in the world that would be seen as “bragging” or trying to impress anyone. It’s not like his occupation is listed as “jet-setting diplomat” or something like that. Jeopardy literally has to introduce the contestants by naming what they do for a living. I think you are just looking for things to not like about him now.
He has said that he works for New Jersey state government–specifically in the Housing and Mortgage Division (or something like that). He also said that he wanted to describe himself as a “faceless bureaucrat,” but the producers wouldn’t let him.
So, yeah, he’s not bragging. Just the opposite. It’s self-deprecating humor.
BTW, I used to be a bureaucrat (if you define it to mean “someone who works for state government”). How do you become one? You apply for the job and make a good impression at the interview, same as any other job.
I took the description of him as a bureaucrat as self deprecation.
Thanks. That’s what I was asking. (And, no, I wasn’t slamming him for describing himself as such.)
Well, at least he didn’t call himself a “game show villain”.
And I am not slamming him, but calling yourself a “faceless bureaucrat” isn’t much better. What does that evoke? The woman at the DMV that keeps sending you back because your paperwork isn’t correct. The guy at Water and Power that can’t explain why your water was turned off, but “someone from the office will call you in three or four days”. And they never do. The kind of office where they use fake names on the phone so no one can hold anyone accountable. I’ve had my fill of faceless bureaucrats, thank you very much,