# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/381 "2019-05-23T17:51:11Z")
Half-agreed: I very much appreciate the heads-up of an episode worth watching, just maybe not the reason it’s worth watching. Maybe toss the reason in a spoiler box? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/382 "2019-05-23T17:51:16Z")
I’ll use spoiler tags next time. Assuming someone else gives this guy a tough game. Sorry for the slip. I got a bit too excited. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/383 "2019-05-23T21:59:52Z")
Yeah, I was just getting excited to watch the show that is starting in a few seconds. I’m glad I didn’t find out this was the day he lost! ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/384 "2019-05-23T23:24:56Z")
What time does it air where you are? Everywhere I’ve ever been it is a “after the news and before prime time” show (along with Wheel of Fortune). It just doesn’t seem like a daytime show… those are Let’s Make a Deal and The Price is Right. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/385 "2019-05-23T23:40:40Z")
Airs 11 AM on ABC in my area. It’s been at that time for as long as I remember. Our mid day news comes on at 11:30-12:00. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/386 "2019-05-24T00:03:35Z")
[Moderating] Given that it airs at different times in different markets, let’s please box spoilers until after it’s likely to have aired in most markets. If you’re not sure of when that is, I imagine midnight Eastern is probably a safe bet (unless someone can come up with a firmer number on when the latest airing 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:** [May 24, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/387 "2019-05-24T00:23:33Z")
Will do. I don’t want to spoil the show for anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/388 "2019-05-24T00:29:02Z")
It comes on at 5:00PM where I am, in the central US. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/389 "2019-05-24T00:39:37Z")
According to [this](http://www.graphgraph.com/category/television/) 2014 article from a website called [graphgraph.com](http://graphgraph.com), the earliest that Jeopardy is shown is in the Montgomery-Selma Alabama market at 9:30 am. The latest is after midnight in Lafayette, LA. Most of the markets show it between 4:00 and 7:00 pm. I see it at 4:30 pm. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/390 "2019-05-24T01:19:39Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > According to [this](http://www.graphgraph.com/category/television/) 2014 article from a website called [graphgraph.com](http://graphgraph.com), the earliest that Jeopardy is shown is in the Montgomery-Selma Alabama market at 9:30 am. The latest is after midnight in Lafayette, LA. Most of the markets show it between 4:00 and 7:00 pm. I see it at 4:30 pm. A lot of people stream the Alabama showing. The results are up on reddit shortly afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/391 "2019-05-24T01:31:09Z")
Here it has always been 7:30 Eastern. It is 7 for my SIL in Vegas (Wheel and Jeopardy are flipped). When I travel for work I usually find it around the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/392 "2019-05-24T01:55:12Z")
OK, if we take 7:00-7:30 as the latest airing time, and assume that there’s a significant number of Pacific Zone stations that air it at that time, then 10:30 Eastern should be a safe time to assume that most have seen it. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/393 "2019-05-24T02:48:02Z")
Perfectly reasonable. And to reiterate, if there’s a compelling reason to watch that day’s show I would be appreciative of a heads-up in this thread. I only “spot watch” so I’ll likely miss the close ones. Compelling reasons to watch (for me) would be an unusually high or low win total, unusually high daily double bets, unusually close final scores, James having to claw his way back from an early deficit, or James outright losing. Since there are both “good” and “bad” reasons (from James’ perspective) in that list just seeing “Tonight’s show is a good one!” wouldn’t immediately give it away. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/394 "2019-05-24T03:20:48Z")
FWIW, Here, it is telecast at 3:30 pm CT. but I typically binge watch, so I would know the results if he had lost. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/395 "2019-05-24T05:02:54Z")
I just saw the episode. Wow. JH could have easily lost. Will he bear down and regain the eye of the tiger? The killer mindset to destroy his opponents? Or will he get soft, lose confidence, and show weakness and lose? We’ll see. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/396 "2019-05-24T06:49:28Z")
Nate did as well as he did by copying James’s technique. He went for the big numbers to build up an impressive lead in the first round. When James finally loses, it will be similar to this. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/397 "2019-05-24T07:20:48Z")
I had a tennis date at 5:30, so I could only watch the first fifteen minutes. It was intense to see James down big! I don’t have a way to record live TV, so I probably would have just been late for tennis if I didn’t know he was going to pull it out. I wish they would bring back anyone who significantly challenged James. Some good players are getting fed through the meat grinder. Did you notice Alex brought up the stat I am obsessed with at the beginning of the show? > [@Baker](#): > > It comes on at 5:00PM where I am, in the central US. Same here in northern Minnesota. > [@EllisDee](#): > > Perfectly reasonable. > > And to reiterate, if there’s a compelling reason to watch that day’s show I would be appreciative of a heads-up in this thread. I only “spot watch” so I’ll likely miss the close ones. > > Compelling reasons to watch (for me) would be an unusually high or low win total, unusually high daily double bets, unusually close final scores, James having to claw his way back from an early deficit, or James outright losing. Since there are both “good” and “bad” reasons (from James’ perspective) in that list just seeing “Tonight’s show is a good one!” wouldn’t immediately give it away. I like this framework. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/398 "2019-05-24T08:36:32Z")
hes only 9 k shy of 2 mil… [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jeopardy-contestant-james-holzhauer-is-dollar9k-shy-of-dollar2-million/ar-AABOLie?li=BBnbfcL) ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/399 "2019-05-24T11:19:36Z")
When Nate got the first DD in the second round I said, aloud, “6,000”. I knew that’s what he would bet and I knew that it would be a mistake. I have the advantage of having seen all of the games James has played so I know that it’s common for him to go on runs where he gets 10,000 or more points in less than a minute. Nate didn’t know that or didn’t take it into account. My daughter asked, “But what if he missed?” Nate answered almost as many correctly as James did (26 for James, 24 for Nate). Odds were that he was going to get the DD right. If he missed it he would have lost the cushion he had and he would have been doomed anyway. Going all in was the smart move but I can understand that Nate didn’t have all the information he needed or the time to do such an analysis. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/400 "2019-05-24T12:19:47Z")
My husband and daughter thought James was trying to lose, as if he had gotten bored with the whole thing. He did seem to be slow on the buzzer. But I can’t imagine he’d deliberately throw a game till he tops Ken’s dollar total. Who knows… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=21)