# Merv Griffin announces that something "amazing" is going to happen... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842 "2004-05-18T20:42:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/61 "2004-05-20T23:04:18Z")
I don’t watch a lot, but we get two episodes in a row each day here. Which one is the one in which we were expecting something to happen? Was it a Tournament of Champions final, or one with mere mortals? ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/62 "2004-05-20T23:10:45Z")
Mere mortals. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/63 "2004-05-20T23:12:14Z")
Well, single Jeopardy has ended, with nothing particularly amazing occuring. So, Hans, want to try for double Jeopardy when the scores can _really_ change? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/64 "2004-05-20T23:22:41Z")
Double Jeopardy just ended, with no-one positioned to set a record score. The final Jeopardy question is “Oscar Nominees”, so maybe a famous actor will read the question, or put in an appearance at the end of the show if he/she happens to be the subject of the question. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/65 "2004-05-20T23:57:02Z")
Nothing “amazing” happened. This thread was the only reason i watched it too. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/66 "2004-05-21T00:01:53Z")
This thread made me excited, but nothing at all happened. The winner was also pretty mediocre, I find it highly unlikely he goes on a huge streak…has anyone found more info on Merv’s allegation? They’re pretaped, so if something incredible happened shouldn’t we know about it by now? ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/67 "2004-05-21T00:39:54Z")
_Jeopardy!_ shows are taped about two months in advance. You’d think someone, like anyone in the studio audience, would have let the cat out of the bag by now. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/68 "2004-05-21T00:52:13Z")
Well, that sucked rocks. Thanks for the chain-yanking, Merv. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/69 "2004-05-21T05:11:45Z")
In other news, Jeopardy’s contract is renewed for another twenty years as its viewing audience has apparently skyrocketed… But seriously, my guess is that today’s winner goes on a spectacularly long winning streak/takes them for more than any other single contestant has. Anyone know how long the longest streak has been since they removed the 5-day limit? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/70 "2004-05-21T10:09:53Z")
That’s the only thing I can imagine it would be now, Garfield. I just don’t know why Merv couldn’t have said that. I’m going to e-mail Ryan Seacrest. Maybe he can call Merv live on the show and go, “Hey, dude, what the fuck?” ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/71 "2004-05-21T11:44:23Z")
“I’ll take ‘Hor Semen of Rohan’ for $200, Gandalf.” ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/72 "2004-05-21T23:31:41Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > That’s the only thing I can imagine it would be now And that wasn’t it either, was it. Guy in the middle won today. Hm. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/73 "2004-05-22T04:43:33Z")
It could be something like nobody winning a second game for a long time, or no women winning, or all the winners being at the center position, or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/74 "2004-05-22T05:07:53Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > It could be something like nobody winning a second game for a long time, or no women winning, or all the winners being at the center position, or something like that. Yeah, but that’s lame. I’m still hoping that it’s something big, but I’m a bit skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/75 "2004-05-22T10:01:59Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > It could be something like nobody winning a second game for a long time, or no women winning, or all the winners being at the center position, or something like that. Something that nobody would ever give a shit about can hardly be called “amazing.” Merv must have different standards for that word. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MaceMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@MaceMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaceMan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/76 "2004-05-22T10:34:23Z")
Perhaps he meant that the show would be \*taped \* on May 20, not that it would air on that date. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/77 "2004-05-22T18:45:31Z")
Maybe nothing’s going to happen, and Merv just said that to get a ratings spike for a few days. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/78 "2004-05-22T19:24:01Z")
This just in from CNN: **Merv Griffin Explodes; Becomes Sun for Lesser Talk Show Hosts** ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/79 "2004-05-22T20:53:27Z")
No response yet from Ryan Seacrest either. I bet DavidB could get to the bottom of this. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842/80 "2004-05-22T22:37:40Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > This just in from CNN: > > **Merv Griffin Explodes; Becomes Sun for Lesser Talk Show Hosts** ALL THESE TIME-SLOTS ARE YOURS – EXCEPT THURSDAYS AT NINE – ATTEMPT NO DEBUTS THERE. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merv-griffin-announces-that-something-amazing-is-going-to-happen/245842.md?page=5)