# 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:** 118
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2342 "2021-07-22T01:51:54Z")
In my observing, Charlotte’s Web is by far the most repeated FJ subject. Starting with the time the category was “Children’s Literature”, and I guess CW just from the subject (correctly!). ---
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2343 "2021-07-22T02:18:55Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > Nice doubling up on FJ Wednesday - from $20,200 to $40,400. I knew the Ethiopian emperor’s name, but can’t spell it. There’s a radio quiz show called _Says You_, and I still remember a round they did of cryptic heads of state. The clue was “get the most money for that collie”, and as soon as I figured it out I just started groaning. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2344 "2021-07-22T02:35:20Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > I knew the Ethiopian emperor’s name, but can’t spell it. They always say that spelling doesn’t count (except when it does). ---
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2345 "2021-07-22T02:52:01Z")
The former champ’s answer of “Sondheim” for the composer of **Cats** got the biggest eye roll and “Come on!!” from me. I can’t believe that clue was a triple stumper. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2346 "2021-07-22T06:55:20Z")
Oh god, this. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2347 "2021-07-22T07:18:09Z")
I could not have told you the composer for _Cats_. Was reasonably certain it was not Mel Brooks, but otherwise nada. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2348 "2021-07-22T07:58:57Z")
I can top that. My wife and I always take a wild guess when they show the Final Jeopardy category before they cut away to the commercial. I immediately guessed Haile Selassie as he popped right into my head. I love it when that happens! ---
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2349 "2021-07-22T13:01:33Z")
How many _other_ African monarchs can you think of? ---
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2350 "2021-07-22T13:06:40Z")
Idi Amin? ---
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2351 "2021-07-22T13:16:43Z")
No, he was King of Scotland. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2353 "2021-07-22T13:20:41Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > The former champ’s answer of “Sondheim” for the composer of **Cats** got the biggest eye roll and “Come on!!” from me. I can’t believe that clue was a triple stumper. I can believe it…but I also watched the 2013 episode with the category “Broadway Lyrics,” where **all five clues** were triple stumpers. (In fact, no one even rang in.) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2354 "2021-07-22T14:33:28Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > I can believe it…but I also watched the 2013 episode with the category “Broadway Lyrics,” where **all five clues** were triple stumpers. (In fact, no one even rang in.) Almost everyone has gaps in their knowledge. I would think Broadway musicals wouldn’t be that uncommon of such a gap. I certainly know next to nothing about them. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2355 "2021-07-22T19:08:21Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > How many _other_ African monarchs can you think of? That’s why I got it! > [@Gyrate](#): > > Idi Amin? He actually crossed my mind later but he had roughly 4846 titles in his name I’m not sure one of them was emperor. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2356 "2021-07-23T01:45:33Z")
Strictly speaking, he was a dictator. No more a monarch than Mussolini was. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2357 "2021-07-23T03:11:08Z")
The current champion phrases every question as “What is …” regardless of whether the question is a Who, What, or Whatever (ie, “What is Faulkner?”) – and it bugs the crap out of me. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2358 "2021-07-23T03:17:58Z")
Yes! I was going to come here to post this. But man, what a player! $80,000 in two days! ---
**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:** [July 23, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2359 "2021-07-23T04:09:49Z")
In the UK version (is it still on?), you had to use the correct form of the pronoun and verb, at least in the beginning. It’s funny to watch the Russian version (yes, there is one). They don’t even phrase the response in the form of a question. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2360 "2021-07-23T04:46:47Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > How many _other_ African monarchs can you think of? Do the Pharaohs count? ---
**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:** [July 23, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2361 "2021-07-23T05:01:12Z")
Strictly speaking, I guess they do. But that’s not the first thing that comes to my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2362 "2021-07-23T11:31:36Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > > [@terentii](#): > > > > How many _other_ African monarchs can you think of? > > Do the Pharaohs count? How about [Emperor Bokassa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Bokassa_I)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=117) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=119)