# The Jeopardy thread \[was James Holzhauer\]\[contains spoilers\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [April 17, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696 "2019-04-17T21:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 110
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2181 "2021-06-02T12:59:08Z")
> [@arles](#): > > I kind of pronounced (things) like a trucker. Cue the Trucker Anti-Defamation Society. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2182 "2021-06-02T16:32:55Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > I’m voicing an unpopular opinion… I only saw her first night. I’m glad her second was much, much better, because her first had me changing the channel. Stiff? She couldn’t be more stiff if they’d dipped her in Bakelite and hung her out to dry. Stiff. > > Maybe it was first night jitters. Glad she got over it though and turned in a much better performance on night two. I watched both nights, and she was stiff/awkward during both of them. But yes, night two was better. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2183 "2021-06-02T16:40:28Z")
My vote thus far is Buzzy. And I was surprised at the number of non-answers yesterday (clues with no contestant attempting an answer), as well as the number of incorrect responses. I was actually rather surprised that two of them got FJ correct. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2184 "2021-06-02T19:20:43Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I was actually rather surprised that two of them got FJ correct. Only because it was very easy for a FJ. They all should have gotten it. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2185 "2021-06-02T19:31:07Z")
I learned it because his BD fell on the same date of the Boston Tea Party. He was three years old when it happened. Don;t know why that made such an impression on me, but it did. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2186 "2021-06-02T19:49:22Z")
I figured the main thing you were supposed to know in the Beethoven clue was that he composed a concerto nicknamed “Emperor,” not the exact year of his birth. Are there really that many people out there who have the exact year of Beethoven’s birth memorized? I mean, I was a music major in college, and I could have told you he was born in the mid-to-late 18th century, but could never come up with the exact year without looking it up. But then, keeping dates memorized is something I’ve never understood. It’s just some number. How does that stick in your mind well enough to produce it at a moment’s notice? The same thing is true of these monarchs, or Shakespeare plays titled after them. I’m always amazed when someone can ring in and crisply and confidently answer “What is Richard III?” without even thinking about it, or when someone gets a clue wrong by answering “Who was Louis the Fourteenth” and as soon as they’re told no, someone else rings in and confidently states “Who was Louis the _Fifteenth_?” What’s the difference? It’s just a seemingly random number. How do people keep that kind of thing straight? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2187 "2021-06-02T20:14:04Z")
> [@Skinnybones\_Lampshade](#): > > Yes, they did miss some easy ones tonight. One contestant not only didn’t guess that Laura Ingalls Wilder was the author of the “Little House on the Prairie” series, but tried instead to name Louisa May Alcott by calling her something like Louise Mary Albertson (I don’t remember the exact name he tried). When my high school was on a TV quiz show, one of the questions was “Who Wrote ‘My Old Kentucky Home’?” And one kid said Stephen Foster Dulles. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2188 "2021-06-02T20:27:26Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > I figured the main thing you were supposed to know in the Beethoven clue was that he composed a concerto nicknamed “Emperor,” not the exact year of his birth. Are there really that many people out there who have the exact year of Beethoven’s birth memorized? I mean, I was a music major in college, and I could have told you he was born in the mid-to-late 18th century, but could never come up with the exact year without looking it up. But then, keeping dates memorized is something I’ve never understood. It’s just some number. How does that stick in your mind well enough to produce it at a moment’s notice? The thing is, last year was a HUGE celebration of Beethoven’s 250th, all over the world. That’s why they mentioned 2020. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2189 "2021-06-02T21:19:52Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > I figured the main thing you were supposed to know in the Beethoven clue was that he composed a concerto nicknamed “Emperor,” not the exact year of his birth. Are there really that many people out there who have the exact year of Beethoven’s birth memorized? I do, but then I was a music history major once upon a time. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2190 "2021-06-03T21:59:42Z")
Today’s winner was a bit of a spaz, but in a good way. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2191 "2021-06-03T22:04:00Z")
Yeah, I’m hoping she wins a few more rounds and ends up in the TOC against a couple of nerdy guys. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2192 "2021-06-03T22:21:06Z")
I’d love to see her win a whole bunch of games and come back as a guest host (if they’re still doing them by then). She’d be a hoot! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2193 "2021-06-05T05:01:21Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Today’s winner was a bit of a spaz, but in a good way. Ah, the “Manic Pixie Dream Contestant”. Her schtick got old fast. She’s an attorney - I hope not criminal cases! ---
**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:** [June 5, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2194 "2021-06-05T05:06:15Z")
Was I hallucinating tonight, or did one of the contestants say the island of Great Britain consists of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland (and get away with it)? Whatever she said, it was all but unintelligible. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2195 "2021-06-05T05:11:06Z")
She said “Iiii-er-ngland” and they decided to go easy on her. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2196 "2021-06-05T06:01:16Z")
I had to miss the show last night and tonight. Will she be back on Monday? ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2197 "2021-06-05T12:13:52Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2198 "2021-06-05T14:37:01Z")
Since the contestants’ interesting anecdotes never are, I’ll provide my own: The winner said she met her future husband when she played Olive in a community theater production of Popeye. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2199 "2021-06-05T15:39:34Z")
I _ **knew** _ I recognized her from someplace! Actually she looks like a girlfriend I had in college (but that’s not her either). She was a lot less manic on Friday’s episode. Her Thursday’s performance has gotten lots of comments on social media, both pro and con. I won’t link to them, but just search for Julia Markham Cameron. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2200 "2021-06-05T15:43:12Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > She said “Iiii-er-ngland” and they decided to go easy on her. Yes, I was quite dismayed that they accepted that response. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=111)