# 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:** 127
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2524 "2021-08-11T16:51:54Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Of course, I think that Buck does a good job announcing sports, and I’m definitely in the minority with that opinion, at least among my circle of friends. My wife and I think he sounds exactly like he’s doing a football game. He needs to turn it down a notch. (Joe is not the best football announcer, but Troy makes it worse. If they paired Buck with Romo instead, that might be something.) ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2525 "2021-08-11T16:54:51Z")
official now : Richards main host Mayim to host specials > ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2526 "2021-08-11T16:57:44Z")
What’s this about spin-offs? ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2527 "2021-08-11T17:00:31Z")
I suspect that this may be regarding Celebrity Jeopardy. ABC may be planning to do these primetime specials. They aired the GOAT tournament in early 2020; they’ve also aired some Celebrity Wheel of Fortune episodes recently. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2528 "2021-08-11T17:01:10Z")
the link explains the spinoffs ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2529 "2021-08-11T17:02:06Z")
Kinda makes you wonder why they bothered, eh, Fawlty? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2530 "2021-08-11T17:03:42Z")
She was probably picked as the best woman who tried out. And she’s very cute which helps and she has a science and acting background and she’s well known. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2531 "2021-08-11T17:15:48Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > And I am probably in the minority, but I think that Joe Buck is doing a good job. It’s only two shows, but his performance is a darn sight better than LeVar Burton after two shows. Current guy? It feels like he’s SHOUTING ALL THE TIME. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2532 "2021-08-11T17:31:40Z")
Well, I liked Richards fine (more before all this controversy). I’d rather have had Buzzy or Ken, but he’s bearable. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2533 "2021-08-11T17:35:01Z")
“Mike Richards.” Has a nice ring to it. Sounds _American_. Can’t afford to offend the American Legion! ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2534 "2021-08-11T17:53:00Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > What’s this about spin-offs? “Honey-Nut Jeopardy!” “Pumpkin Spice Jeopardy!” in the fall… ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2535 "2021-08-11T19:51:03Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > “Honey-Nut Jeopardy!” “Pumpkin Spice Jeopardy!” in the fall… Don’t forget Fox’s XTREME! Jeopardy! (so extreme it has TWO exclaimation points!!) In single jeopardy, they have you stand on a ledge that gets smaller with every wrong answer. Too many wrong ansers and you fall 20 feet into a giant cushion, For DJ, they take the cushion away. In FJ, you bet your own money. They have mortgage lenders there on site. ---
**Author:** ![BigDfromLA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigDfromLA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDfromLA)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2536 "2021-08-12T01:05:16Z")
So…when do the new season’s episodes start to air? I imagine they haven’t been filmed yet, so it may take awhile. If the current champion wins three more games, he would then carry over the lay off and continue. What happens starting next week? Do they show reruns? Would they be reruns of the guest hosts from earlier in 2021, or older shows with Alex Trebek? ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2537 "2021-08-12T01:23:48Z")
I believe the new season starts on 13 September. I would hope the filler episodes are from past tournaments, or at least games where the contestants were sharper than they are now. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2538 "2021-08-12T01:51:56Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I would hope the filler episodes are from past tournaments My on-screen guide from Cox Cable tells me that next Monday’s show is a repeat of the show from 12/21/2020. The Jeopardy archive tells me that the show that was supposed to air on that date (#8306) was instead aired on 1/4/2021. The show that was instead shown on 12/21/2020 was part of the two weeks of reruns they showed as a tribute to Alex. That show was #4624, show #57 for Ken Jennings. No idea if either of the above two shows will actually be shown next Monday. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2539 "2021-08-12T03:59:53Z")
When Joe Buck was listing the unique accomplishments of Matt, he added “and one that may never be repeated”, and we really thought he was going to say that Matt “lost over 70K total in final jeopardy and still won.” That’s pretty unique I bet. Instead it was the boring one that he won under three hosts or whatever the total is. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2540 "2021-08-12T04:07:38Z")
Matt Amodio seems to struggle with FJ. Lost a lot of $. He’s gotten more conservative wagering on FJ. It’ll be interesting to watch his strategy next season ---
**Author:** ![BigDfromLA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigDfromLA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDfromLA)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2541 "2021-08-12T06:13:00Z")
I was very impressed with Brianna Weck today. She was quite intelligent, attractive, charismatic and sharp. She played really well. Very unfortunate that she was stuck playing against Matt. Brianna would have gone on a run if she would have played against the stiffs who were playing 1-2 months ago. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2542 "2021-08-12T14:32:55Z")
> [@BigDfromLA](#): > > I was very impressed with Brianna Weck today. Yes, I for one would like to, um, see a lot more of Brianna Weck. But again, I knew FJ when everyone missed it. And this makes twice that Amodio crossed out the wrong answer. ---
**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 12, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2543 "2021-08-12T20:22:57Z")
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