# 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:** 26
**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:** [June 1, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/501 "2019-06-01T06:02:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > As opposed to Gandhi (Mohandas? That was the Jeopardy question. I got the wording off the reddit recap. I’m surprised Non-violence was an acceptable answer. It’s the way pacifists react to violence. Maybe both answers would have been accepted. I don’t know anything about Ahimsa. Never heard of him. I did know Gandhi was a pacifist. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/502 "2019-06-02T13:54:25Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > He answered incorrectly 3 times today. He’s slipping. 🙂 The ‘James Train’ keeps rolling along. Though he did slip up a few times, he still won handily yesterday. He frequently blows away his competition. ---
**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 2, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/503 "2019-06-02T16:28:36Z")
Tomorrow’s game will be historical. I expect him to break Ken Jenning’s record then. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/504 "2019-06-03T03:34:30Z")
Since we’re talking about a game that insists on precise wording, I will point out that nothing happening tomorrow can be historical. It can however be expected to be historic. 😃 ---
**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:** [June 3, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/505 "2019-06-03T03:40:59Z")
**panache45** never said that it _is_ historical, but that it _will_ be. And there will indeed come a time when 3 Jun 2019 will be historical. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/506 "2019-06-03T03:57:41Z")
LOL, so it was just a redundant statement that is true about any day we could name? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/507 "2019-06-03T10:25:42Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Tomorrow’s game will be historical. [Possibly](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/see-it-viral-clip-shows-jeopardy-star-james-holzhauers-defeat). > [@](#): > > A video clip appearing to show “Jeopardy!” phenom James Holzhauer’s historic run come to an end made the rounds Sunday on social media. > > The minute-long snippet — believed to be a leaked clip from an episode expected to air on Monday — picks up as the contestants reveal their responses in the Final Jeopardy segment ---
**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 3, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/508 "2019-06-03T14:20:18Z")
Perhaps I should have said “hysterical”. ---
**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/509 "2019-06-03T17:34:05Z")
Hmmm, yes, historical. He loses to a librarian and is 55k short of Jennings record. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/510 "2019-06-03T17:57:55Z")
Emma slayed the giant with similar tactics. Her gutsy move on the DD2 made the difference. James was oddly slow on the buzzer today. I know we’ll see him again in s Tournament of Champions. From Reddit recap DD1, $1,000 - LITERATURE - The title peak of this Thomas Mann novel is home to a Swiss sanitorium (James wagered $1,000 on the first clue of the game.) DD2, $800 - CAPITAL “A” - It’s home to the annual United States Sailboat Show (Emma bet her entire $7,600 to take the lead from James, who had $12,600.) DD3, $2,000 - POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY - On book covers from GOP lawmakers Jason Chaffetz & Mike Lee is this phrase for the bureaucracy said to be working against democracy (Emma wagered $3,000 from her score of $20,400 vs. $17,400 for James.) FJ - SHAKESPEARE’S TIME - The line “A great reckoning in a little room” in “As You Like It” is usually taken to refer to this author’s premature death ---
**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:** [June 3, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/511 "2019-06-03T18:07:08Z")
It’s been a fun run and maybe earned Jeopardy some new fans. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/512 "2019-06-03T18:44:56Z")
I think Jeopardy should revisit its buzzer system. A guy who can master that timing has an unfair advantage over his opponents, particularly when he gets a few games under his belt and is playing against those new to the buzzer. I’d rather see a turn-based game. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/513 "2019-06-03T19:05:42Z")
It’ll be interesting to see if Emma has a good run on Jeopardy. The lady that beat Ken Jennings didn’t win again. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/514 "2019-06-03T19:13:49Z")
A bunch of twats on twitter started tweeting out the result right after it aired in Japan and Arkansas. “It’s not a spoiler, it’s available in more than 1 market” which apparently total less than 1% of the US population. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/515 "2019-06-03T19:28:05Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I think Jeopardy should revisit its buzzer system. A guy who can master that timing has an unfair advantage over his opponents, particularly when he gets a few games under his belt and is playing against those new to the buzzer. I’d rather see a turn-based game. Sucks to be them then. I don’t think a thing needs to be changed. ---
**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 3, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/516 "2019-06-03T19:34:10Z")
And even if the returning champion is faster on the buzzer than the newcomers, that doesn’t help if he or she doesn’t know the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/517 "2019-06-03T19:38:38Z")
So how much short of Ken Jennings did he fall, in terms of games in a row and total $ won? ---
**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:** [June 3, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/518 "2019-06-03T19:43:42Z")
James won 32 games and  $2,462,216.  Ken Jennings 74 games with $2,520,700. James was short 58,484 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/519 "2019-06-03T20:06:10Z")
Wow, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/520 "2019-06-03T20:08:28Z")
Anyone remember Tic Tac Dough? The defending champ always got to choose first, giving him/her a huge competitive advantage over the challenger. My mother loved that show, I hated it because of the competitive advantage. Basically the champ got a mulligan and the challenger did not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=27)