Jeoprady -- I got Final Jeoprady tonight with only the category

[MrAtoz]

@notfrommensa

I would agree with the Last name only would apply if the category was SI Sportsman of the Year and they asked for the two alliterative athletes who shared the 1998 award.

But since the category was Alliterative Athletes, I think the correct response should be alliterative.

I do not have a citation, but I remember instances where a first name was required, that didn’t have to satisfy an ambiguity. And it was because of the name of the category.

And no I probably would not have come up with two different people for that category, I probably would have said Barry Bonds or Mickey Mantle.

Jeopardy! has been getting very loose with requiring full names lately, accepting only last names in circumstances that probably should have required first names as well. Earlier this week, they accepted just “Unser” when the correct response was “Al Unser.” Granted, the clue had already mentioned “his brother Bobby.” But there was a third Unser brother, Jerry, who was also a racer, although he died young. And of course, there’s also the younger generations: Al, Jr., Robby, Johnny, and even Al III. When talking about racing, just “Unser” is not nearly specific enough to pinpoint a particular driver.