# Man the kids on Teen Jeopardy are morans (spoilers for February 7 show) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661 "2013-02-08T01:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/61 "2013-02-11T03:53:24Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > About 10 or 12 years ago, I remember an episode of Teen Celebrity Jeopardy where one of the clues was “novel by Herman Melville about Ahab’s quest for a white whale,” and _not one of the three brainwaves even rang in._ In the deafening silence due to the absence of a buzzer, Alex turned to the camera and paused a beat. He didn’t do it, but you knew he wanted to roll his eyes. This one is on YouTube as well. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/62 "2013-02-12T17:40:50Z")
😃 😃 kid from Little Rock won today. Gutsy move wagering 18k on the last question. He’s been mentioned on the local news a couple times. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/63 "2013-02-13T22:38:00Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > 😃 😃 kid from Little Rock won today. Gutsy move wagering 18k on the last question. He’s been mentioned on the local news a couple times. My friend sent me [this link earlier](http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/50788/the-jeopardy-teen-tournament-just-got-real). It has a pretty funny synopsis of this kids win. Also, it has a video clip of highlights showing how he came back. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/64 "2013-02-13T22:49:49Z")
That kid has some serious cajones, both for the Daily Double and the cheek in the final answer. And some serious brains. And apparently wished to pay a stylistic homage to Dwayne from _What’s Happening?_. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/65 "2013-02-13T22:59:42Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > That kid has some serious cajones, both for the Daily Double and the cheek in the final answer. And some serious brains. And apparently wished to pay a stylistic homage to Dwayne from _What’s Happening?_. I like that he knew that DD was his last chance and to even have a shot at winning he’d need to go all in. There are many adults who screw up the betting in situations like that. That said, he got \*very \*lucky on the FJ. Barrett couldn’t catch him, but had Nilai gotten it right, Nilai would have won. However if he had bet the standard amount to pass Nilai by $1, he would have lost. His answer made me think he mistakenly thought he had more than 2x Nilai’s score. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/66 "2013-02-14T05:00:44Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > No, it’s because, ahem,: _ **“In Soviet Union, questions answer you!!”** _😃 Actually, that sentence makes perfect sense in Russian … believe it or not! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/67 "2013-02-14T05:07:02Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Whether you consider Northern Ireland a province or an independent country within the UK,\* the answer to _It’s criss-crossed by dozens of “peace walls” that separate its Catholic & Protestant neighborhoods_ should have been obvious to anyone with a knowledge of the last fifty years. :rolleyes: > \*I’m pretty sure the former is more correct. I didn’t know that bit… ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/68 "2013-02-14T05:37:34Z")
bold move, but he really didn’t have any other choice except to make a huge wager on that daily double if he wanted to win first prize he was down by liek 14000 from the first guy in the first day of the finale ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/69 "2013-02-14T07:02:54Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I didn’t know that bit… Well, now you do. Ignorance fought! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/70 "2013-02-14T13:49:07Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > That kid has some serious cajones, both for the Daily Double and the cheek in the final answer. And some serious brains. And apparently wished to pay a stylistic homage to Dwayne from _What’s Happening?_. He mentioned at some point that Jimi Hendrix is an influence. Maybe that was his attempt at a Hendrix do? I loved that kid man. His smart ass FJ answer reminded me of that guy who used his phone a friend lifeline to call his dad to say, “I don’t need help dad, I’m just calling to tell you I’m about to win a million dollars.” ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/71 "2013-02-14T19:00:05Z")
I know the (generally) Catholic/Protestant divide is well known but is the existence of the peace walls? I suppose I should start an IMHO thread to find out how widely known that fact is. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/72 "2013-02-14T19:06:30Z")
> [@hrhomer](#): > > Good thing the **Jeopardy!** producers allow them to consult Google in the 60 seconds (or whatever) they have to make their wagers. :rolleyes: > > They’re kids. I give a pass to kids on betting mistakes. Adults are a different story. Reading comprehension is not your forte, is it? I said they can read about it _before_ they go on. These are kids who are smart enough to be on Jeopardy. They can handle the basic concept of remembering something they read. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661/73 "2013-02-14T19:12:11Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > I know the (generally) Catholic/Protestant divide is well known but is the existence of the peace walls? I suppose I should start an IMHO thread to find out how widely known that fact is. I didn’t know specifically about the Peace Walls either. Didn’t need to. Belfast was the answer that leapt out at me from the category and the “Protestant/Catholic” reference. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-the-kids-on-teen-jeopardy-are-morans-spoilers-for-february-7-show/649661.md?page=3)