Is there any suggestion in Mark Twain’s book that he is biracial? I doubt there would be.
I thought the idea was introduced in this new book.
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IN A 21st CENTURY PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
[/quote] The novel James
The character is Huck.
Right. Nothing to do with Twain.
What do you mean fair? He’s biracial in the novel James, which the clue was referencing.
I think it would have been a more fair question if it was more clear that the new work reframed the old.
Yeah, it seems like the show specializes in convoluted ways to phrase a clue. Most of the time that I’m slow to arrive at an answer that I know, it’s because I’m trying to figure out if they’re asking (for example) the name of the character, the actor that portrayed them, or the work itself. In the phases that have a quick timer, it generally makes sense to add that complexity. On final jeopardy, not so much.
That said, I wouldn’t have gotten that one.
I was thinking Huck, but I wasn’t sure. Had I been a contestant, and having nothing better, I would have put him down (the 1876 in the clue really helped), but since I wasn’t, I just decided to see what happened.
I cut the cord, too, but I can still watch broadcast television via a compact UHF antenna. I cut the cord just because I watch so little broadcast TV, but could still do it if I wanted to, but mostly I don’t. As for Jeopardy, meh, I haven’t watched it since Alex Trebek hosted.
Note that I was incorrect that Jeopardy! is broadcast-only. Both it and Wheel of Fortune can be streamed on Hulu and Peacock, the day after the broadcast and the last five episodes can be streamed. And if you pay for the ad-free stream, you can watch an episode of Jeopardy! in about 22 minutes.
Every contestant got the correct novel, but the wrong character. The clue says 21st century Pulitzer Prize winner.
I agree. Jeopardy! often has complicated ways to phrase the clue. Far too often they state the clue in a way that doesn’t make it clear what they’re asking for.
Likewise if you DVR it. You miss all those annoying pro-MAGA and annoying casino ads we get in Phoenix, too.
Does your DVR automatically skip commercials? Because mine does not, though I can hit a button to jump thirty seconds forward through them. The advantage of the ad-free stream is that there are no commercial breaks at all, although I still see the in-show promotions.
They did they said. They specially said the question was about a book from the 2000s.
I didn’t get it because I had never heard of the new book, but there is nothing at all “unfair” about the question. Every single contestant knew exactly what they were asking.
I agree. I’m also not familiar with the book, so I didn’t get it. But I thought it was perfectly clear that they were saying, “There was a character who was introduced in a book in 1876. There was a new book published in the 21st century that treats that character as biracial.”
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I had to smile about this today when I saw one of the categories from yesterday’s show was Can I Buy a Vowel.
yes, indeed! The sly nod to WOF & the cleverness of the category also demonstrates why Jeopardy is in the upper strata of game shows. Word to your buzzer! 
I’m bumping this to brag again that I got a Final Jeopardy right, though it was a triple-stumper to the contestants. It happened just after I complained that all the Tournament of Champions questions were too hard. How are you guys doing?
In the category “Old Books”:
This 1653 work includes information on the care & use of proper equipment including lines, floats & rods.
Answer: The Compleat Angler