# 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:** 113
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2242 "2021-06-26T17:29:56Z")
Huh. I thought Savannah was a really good guest host, and most of the Jeopardy subreddit seemed to agree. And no, the Friday 6/25 game was a little below my 50h percentile since I started tracking my Coryat score a few months ago. ---
**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 26, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2243 "2021-06-26T18:43:55Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > My fave from today: “who are Heckle and Jeckle?” 😀 You don’t recognize those two great characters of 19th century Russian literature? I laughed my ass off when I heard this. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2244 "2021-06-26T18:46:22Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > My wife complained during every show that she didn’t know how to walk in high heels. Yes! She always appeared to be leaning backwards from her ankles, and never straightening her knees. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2245 "2021-06-27T08:32:39Z")
She does everything Alex Trebek did, but backwards and in high heels. ---
**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 27, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2246 "2021-06-27T14:01:12Z")
ISWYDT ---
**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 27, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2247 "2021-06-27T14:51:01Z")
Now Trebek gets another (posthumus) Emmy. Why not just cannonize him already? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2248 "2021-06-27T15:36:44Z")
Cannonize him? You mean like they did with Hunter S Thompson’s ashes? ---
**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 27, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2249 "2021-06-27T15:40:29Z")
What makes you think that was a typo? ,’ (it was) ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2250 "2021-06-27T21:34:42Z")
Mayim wiith a big lead in a poll of viewers > **[Results: Readers Pick Their Favorite 'Jeopardy!' Guest Host So Far](https://www.tvinsider.com/1003837/jeopardy-guest-host-favorite-mayim-bialik-aaron-rodgers-ken-jennings/)** > > From Mayim Bialik to Ken Jennings, see how some of the guest hosts rank so far. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2251 "2021-06-27T21:37:52Z")
As for ratings, Ken, Mike and Aaron are 1,2,3; after that everyone is around 5.1 to 5.3 > **[’Jeopardy!’: Here’s the 3 Worst Performing Guest Hosts So Far Following...](https://outsider.com/entertainment/jeopardy-heres-3-worst-performing-guest-hosts-following-savannah-guthries-stint/)** > > 'Jeopardy!' guest host Savannah Guthrie is making her final appearance tonight, so here's the ratings for all interim hosts until now. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2252 "2021-06-27T23:22:40Z")
Interesting look at all that is involved in hosting. I love this part _I also realized I was going to need to come up with several quick options to tell a contestant they gave the correct response. I even made a list of words that I carried around on set: Yes, Good, You got it, That is correct, That’s the one, Well done, That’s right, Correct, Spot on, You betcha, That’s it, Exactly, Absolutely, Right on, Yeah baby, Bingo, Bazinga, Roger and Preach!_ _OK, I didn’t use all of them, but when you watch these next two weeks, you will see that I did have some fun._ > **[Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The secrets of a 'Jeopardy!' guest host | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/27/health/jeopardy-host-sanjay-gupta-essay/index.html)** > > CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta grew up watching "Jeopardy!", but as a guest host, he was blown away by the speed of the game and the heart that goes into it. ---
**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 28, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2253 "2021-06-28T00:01:37Z")
Wonderful article. I’m looking forward to seeing him host. ---
**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 28, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2254 "2021-06-28T00:35:41Z")
I’m eager to see the “ten-letter foreign words” category. _That_ should be interesting. I love it when my daughter stops by and watches the show with me. She does far better in the Pop Culture categories than I ever could. She’s my go-to source if I need a movie/actor/actress/singer/song identified. She surprises me with her knowledge of other categories too (e.g., history, science, literature, languages). ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2255 "2021-06-28T00:52:51Z")
If he says “Preach!” I’m going to fall of my couch laughing, but I doubt he will ---
**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 28, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2256 "2021-06-28T02:33:21Z")
> [@](#): > > I also realized I was going to need to come up with several quick options to tell a contestant they gave the correct response. I even made a list of words that I carried around on set: Yes, Good, You got it, That is correct, That’s the one, Well done, That’s right, Correct, Spot on, You betcha, That’s it, Exactly, Absolutely, Right on, Yeah baby, Bingo, Bazinga, Roger and Preach! I think “correctamundo” might be pushing it. ---
**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 28, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2257 "2021-06-28T14:22:47Z")
> [@Mike\_Mabes](#): > > I also realized I was going to need to come up with several quick options to tell a contestant they gave the correct response. I even made a list of words that I carried around on set: Yes, Good, **You got it** , That is correct, That’s the one, Well done, That’s right, Correct, Spot on, You betcha, That’s it, Exactly, Absolutely, Right on, Yeah baby, Bingo, Bazinga, Roger and Preach! (Bolding mine) One of my biggest complaints about Savannah was that, when a contestant answered correctly, she invariably said “You got it!” That phrase got really old really quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2258 "2021-06-28T17:36:55Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > My fave from today: “who are Heckle and Jeckle?” Oh that poor boy. For the rest of the game, if we didn’t know the answer, we’d holler, “Heckle and Jeckle!” ---
**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 29, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2259 "2021-06-29T21:32:13Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I think “correctamundo” might be pushing it. _Makin’ copies!_ ---
**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 30, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2260 "2021-06-30T20:38:54Z")
The other day “carrot and stick” was said to represent reward and punishment. I thought the stick was just the means to suspend the enticing carrot, not a threat of punishment. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2261 "2021-06-30T21:06:56Z")
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