# Teen Week on Jeopardy sucks.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-week-on-jeopardy-sucks/549091>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-week-on-jeopardy-sucks/549091 "2010-08-04T02:00:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-week-on-jeopardy-sucks/549091/41 "2010-08-07T01:06:04Z")

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> [@TreacherousCretin](#):
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> > [@Brandus](#):
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> > Uh, they ARE young ladies.
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> Uh, it IS condescending.

Well isn’t that great? Standing up for your beliefs. Good luck with that. Choose the next category sweetheart.

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-week-on-jeopardy-sucks/549091/42 "2010-08-07T05:25:09Z")

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> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#):
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> > [@TreacherousCretin](#):
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> > Uh, it IS condescending.
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> Well isn’t that great? Standing up for your beliefs. Good luck with that. Choose the next category sweetheart.

I’ll take “The Bleedin’ Obvious” for 100, Alex.

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**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:** [August 7, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-week-on-jeopardy-sucks/549091/43 "2010-08-07T05:36:46Z")

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I miss the old Seniors Tournament, for 50+ contestants. I think they discontinued it just as the Boomers hit 50.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-week-on-jeopardy-sucks/549091/44 "2010-08-07T08:25:56Z")

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I rarely watch anymore, but I do agree that teen week sucks and college weeks sucks just a little less. I don’t mind Celebrity Week too much, I guess.

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-week-on-jeopardy-sucks/549091/45 "2010-08-07T09:27:14Z")

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Trebek is 70; I think he’s now qualified for the immunity old people get for being a little bit insensitive or behind the times when it comes to race/sex/orientation/etc.

And yes, Teen Week is a waste of everyone’s time.

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