# 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:** 175
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3487 "2021-12-07T13:35:13Z")
My suspicion (and it is only a suspicion) is that this may be Ken’s choice. He had a great affection for Alex Trebek, and may feel that Alex was “the host of Jeopardy,” while he himself is not “THE host,” but is merely “hosting.” ---
**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:** [December 7, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3488 "2021-12-07T16:51:40Z")
Johnny G: “And now… **A** host of Jeopardy!, Ken JENNINGS!” ---
**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:** [December 7, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3489 "2021-12-07T23:27:22Z")
Ken keeps getting better. Sometimes he’ll make a quick comment about game strategy. His insights are always interesting. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3490 "2021-12-08T14:39:49Z")
Yes, Ken keeps getting better. And Mayim keeps getting worse. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3491 "2021-12-08T14:42:42Z")
I disagree, on both counts. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3492 "2021-12-08T16:16:22Z")
What I find most distracting is Mayim kinda dresses like Amy Farrah Fowler! She always seems dowdy. Not yesterday though, or was it Monday? Plain hunter green blouse with a snazzy checkered coat. If I had a vote, I would vote for Ken all the time. He’s very witty! I think he has other shows he does which may prevent him from accepting a full-time gig. I saw him on the Game Show Network on Masterminds, and he does The Chase as well. I’m not sure if Masterminds is current though. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3493 "2021-12-09T00:29:47Z")
I still want Buzzy. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3494 "2021-12-09T01:40:32Z")
Anybody else guess Eddie Slovic for FJ? ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3495 "2021-12-09T02:14:12Z")
Season 2 of _The Chase_ premieres tonight. Looking forward to it. I’m hoping they’ll have stronger competition. Season 1 was hit or miss. They had a few episodes where it was painfully obvious the contestants would lose in the final round. I still question the format. The early rounds are knowledge based. You can avoid The Beast by consistently answering correcting. Any trivia buff can usually advance to the final round. Final round is speed based and that’s The Beasts specialty. You can answer all your questions and helplessly watch him slaughter you by answering more questions in the allotted time. It’s frustrating to watch. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3496 "2021-12-09T02:23:51Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Anybody else guess Eddie Slovic for FJ? I guessed the correct answer after I thought about a bit. I was surprised that none of the professors got it. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3497 "2021-12-09T02:35:16Z")
ABC tricked me. The reruns of The Chase season 2 begin tonight. 😔 I kept looking at the channel guide thinking 💭 didn’t I already see two seasons? Checked ABC Twitter and season 3 starts Jan 5. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3498 "2021-12-09T05:28:16Z")
Add me as another who was shocked FJ was a triple stumper. I got the right answer immediately and didn’t even think of another name, though I guess MLK would be a reasonable guess if you had no idea. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3499 "2021-12-09T06:04:47Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Add me as another who was shocked FJ was a triple stumper. I got the right answer immediately and didn’t even think of another name… Yep. I got it almost instantly. I think my involuntary thought process was along the lines of “peacenik murdered when Douglas MacArthur was quotable.” I think my being 71 helped with the time frames. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3500 "2021-12-09T12:40:47Z")
I guessed the right answer right away. MacArthur died in 1964 (I had to look it up, but I was pretty sure that it was no later than the early 1960s) so I knew the MLK answer was unlikely, and Kennedy wasn’t as noted for espousing non-violence as MLK or Gandhi, the correct response. (What’s our time limit on spoilers in this thread?) > [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > “peacenik murdered when Douglas MacArthur was quotable.” Right. My sense was that by the early 1960s, MacArthur had pretty much “faded away” from public life. Although [I see](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur#Later_life) that he did advise JFK after the Bay of Pigs and on Vietnam, telling him to stay out of it. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3501 "2021-12-09T16:19:01Z")
So what? ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3502 "2021-12-09T19:48:37Z")
It’s official: Ken and Mayim will be alternating hosts through July '22. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3503 "2021-12-10T01:17:04Z")
I think Jeopardy is in very capable hands. I was a little worried after Mike Richards abruptly left. > **[A Note From Jeopardy! EP Michael Davies | J!Buzz | Jeopardy.com](https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/behind-scenes/note-jeopardy-ep-michael-davies)** > > Running “Jeopardy!” makes you think a lot about time. Partly because you have none: it is less a television program than a universe. And partly because one is constantly mentally switching between JPT (“Jeopardy!” Production Time), where we’re... ---
**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:** [December 10, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3504 "2021-12-10T02:23:23Z")
Here is the official announcement, made via Twitter. > Raises as many questions as it answers. “Into 2022” How long into 2022? Who will take over then? When will you tell us? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3505 "2021-12-10T05:47:59Z")
I’ve also read at least one confusing report implying Mayim will be Tournaments host, with Ken being regular host. Because her TV series hasn’t been cancelled. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/3506 "2021-12-10T11:47:33Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Add me as another who was shocked FJ was a triple stumper. I got the right answer immediately and didn’t even think of another name, though I guess MLK would be a reasonable guess if you had no idea. Yeah, me too. Perhaps because I’m somewhat older that the three profs, they weren’t even born when he was assassinated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=174) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=176)