# Jeopardy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050 "2003-02-10T06:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/21 "2003-02-11T17:46:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nineiron \* > \*\*Is it just me, or does anyone else just read the second half of the question on the screen while listening to Alex read the first half aloud? This way, I can sort of synthesize both parts and have an answer ready more quickly. \*\* I’m not really sure how I do it, but it’s like I take a mental picture of it and read the entire thing at once. Not really from the first word to the last word. I get a lot of strange looks when I’m playing with people I’ve never played with before and I answer the question before they read the first couple of words. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/22 "2003-02-11T18:13:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Moto \* > \*\*As a one-day loser (2nd place) I can back this up. I also never saw a study guide. > > The consolation prize was cool, though. \*\* What did you get? ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/23 "2003-02-11T18:17:34Z")
I usually root for the male, we need our intellectual superiority re-affirmed from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/24 "2003-02-11T18:35:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mahaloth \* > \*\*What did you get? \*\* One week’s paid accomodations and airfare, including meal plan and maid’s tip, to the Wyndham El Conquistador Resort and Golden Door Spa in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. It was Mrs. Moto’s honeymoon. Mine too. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/25 "2003-02-11T18:47:50Z")
Argh. My brother was a second-place finisher a few years back. He was given a trip to Spain, but since he and his wife had just had a baby, they really couldn’t go, and since the trip was only good for a limited time, he wanted to give it to me as a wedding present. The trip was non-transferable, though, and he really was left with nothing but the home game. He had made a great comeback to take the lead toward the end of Double Jeopardy, but then inadvertantly said “Babylon” instead of “Babylonia” for the Daily Double. Thus, his inspiring comeback, which could have put him in first place going into Final Jeopardy, had him in second. It was an easy final question, and everyone got it right. I have mentioned his appearance to strangers in the course of conversation before, and they’ve remembered that episode. It was quite memorable, apparently, not just for our family. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/26 "2003-02-11T22:33:41Z")
> [@](#): > > He had made a great comeback to take the lead toward the end of Double Jeopardy, but then inadvertantly said “Babylon” instead of “Babylonia” for the Daily Double. Not quite the same magnitude, by my high school Academic Challange team lost when they didn’t accept “Mary Antionette” (rather than “Marie”). As for who I root for, I usually find something in the postcard backgrounds that they give. I’ll usually root for a teacher, for instance, or a professional scientist of some sort, or someone from Ohio or Montana. And not only do I make sure to phrase my answers in the form of a question, I also slap my knee as though it were a buzzer, first. Gotta make sure I’m in practice, should I ever get on the show. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/27 "2003-02-11T22:43:49Z")
Another thing that always endears me to a contestant is when a clue comes up that has personal relevance for him (his alma mater, for example), and he answers in a loud, enthusiastic voice, “WHAT IS THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY!” I suppose, though, that it’s just plain dumb luck if his alma mater happens to be an answer. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/28 "2003-02-11T23:01:22Z")
I generally zero in on someone to root for immediately, before they even answer a question. I sometimes change my allegience, but I often can tell which of the 3 is the least offensive human being. That said, I almost always find myself rooting for an African American contestant (I’m white), because there just aren’t that many of 'em. I also root for people from Trenton, NJ or San Francisco - the places I’ve lived most of my life. hrh ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/29 "2003-02-12T00:47:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nineiron \* > **And I really liked Eddie too. However, I think that he did have an advantage in the game (though obviously not in life). Since he was given a sort of “text” version of each question, it seems to me that he could “read” the question faster than the seeing contestants. I’m probably wrong, though.** Eddie was not given the text of the clues. He was given only the category headings, in braille. He had to hear the clues as read by Alex. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050/30 "2003-02-12T03:38:38Z")
OK, I stand corrected, then. I was told that he had some sort of text available, but maybe that was just for the categories. Go Eddie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy/154050.md?page=1)