# 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:** 47
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/921 "2020-01-08T18:44:31Z")
I was pretty happy to figure out “The Facts of Life, the Universe, and Everything Bagel.” ---
**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:** [January 8, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/922 "2020-01-08T18:48:11Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I was pretty happy to figure out “The Facts of Life, the Universe, and Everything Bagel.” I mostly drew a blank on that entire category! :smack: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/923 "2020-01-08T18:53:27Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I mostly drew a blank on that entire category! :smack: ☹ Okay, I’ll admit that I did pause each clue for that one. I don’t know how they figure it out so fast. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/924 "2020-01-08T19:59:08Z")
The first game seemed as hard as a regular game, except for FJ! The second game was definitely tournament level hard. All the before and after type categories whizzed past me, and I never heard of the astronomer in FJ! ---
**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:** [January 8, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/925 "2020-01-08T20:01:28Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I was pretty happy to figure out “The Facts of Life, the Universe, and Everything Bagel.” That category was fun but I needed more time to get each one. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/926 "2020-01-08T20:20:02Z")
Is there an archive for the GOAT tournament anywhere? I don’t see one on the regular website yet. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/927 "2020-01-08T20:25:03Z")
Did you try the [J! Archive](http://www.j-archive.com/showseason.php?season=goattournament)? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/928 "2020-01-08T20:52:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Did you try the [J! Archive](http://www.j-archive.com/showseason.php?season=goattournament)? That’s what I meant when I said “the regular site.” I didn’t see the GOAT tournament on it when I first looked; maybe I just didn’t click in the right place. Thanks for posting the link! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/929 "2020-01-08T21:50:59Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > I would think it even trickier because the tournament could be anything from 3 to 7 days. Surely the Network has to make plans for what will be broadcast when Ken sweeps it in three? Well… According to The Futon Critic, which gets its information from ABC press releases, there is a new episode of _The Goldbergs_ scheduled for the same time as Day 5 - but nothing is scheduled for Day 4’s timeslot on Tuesday. Read into that what you will. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/930 "2020-01-08T22:28:55Z")
Please, let’s not post any spoilers for the tournament, even in spoiler boxes. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/931 "2020-01-08T23:47:15Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > The new version of the Final Jeopardy theme music (which we learned from the special last week is officially titled “Think”) is **horrible**. I agree, and will have a finger poised over the Mute button, tonight. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/932 "2020-01-08T23:49:27Z")
Did they run through the first round without the commercial break? That’s what it seemed to me. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/933 "2020-01-09T00:30:55Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Did they run through the first round without the commercial break? That’s what it seemed to me. Yes. Since it’s network and not syndicated, there are fewer commercials needed. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/934 "2020-01-09T14:11:44Z")
Well, last night’s material was a lot harder (for me at least) than the first night’s. Although that Before During and After category on Tuesday was pretty hard (and clever). It was interesting to see all three of them get clues, even Daily Doubles, wrong. But I still feel bad for Brad. The other two are beating him pretty badly. I suspect it’s a matter of reactions, and that they all know most of the questions, it’s just that James and Ken are quicker on average than Brad. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/935 "2020-01-11T07:30:20Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I mostly drew a blank on that entire category! :smack: ☹ Yeah, I never do well with that kind of thing (which is also why, unlike other literate smarty-pants types, I shy away from crossword puzzles, the NPR puzzler segment, etc.). I need it to be a little more straightforward even if the information is obscure. Does anyone else think it’s a little weird that this tournament is only for $1 million when one of the ones Brad Rutter won was for twice as much? ---
**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:** [January 11, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/936 "2020-01-11T14:27:31Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > Yeah, I never do well with that kind of thing (which is also why, unlike other literate smarty-pants types, I shy away from crossword puzzles, the NPR puzzler segment, etc.). I need it to be a little more straightforward even if the information is obscure. > > Does anyone else think it’s a little weird that this tournament is only for $1 million when one of the ones Brad Rutter won was for twice as much? Yeah, I mean it hardly seems worth the effort, just for a measly $1 mil. 😃 I don’t recall what second and third place get. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/937 "2020-01-11T16:44:47Z")
A quarter million each, according to an earlier poster. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/938 "2020-01-11T18:24:52Z")
I thought I had the final jeopardy question. I thought the answer was: Alfonso Curan and Alejandro González Iñárritu I did NOT remember that Birdman had won the Best Picture Oscar. Yikes, that did not deserve it! I knew Del Toro had won with Shape of Water. I often think of Ang Lee as American even though he is not. Lee is often mentioned to be a US citizen, but I think he may not actually be a citizen of the United States. Kind of hard to remember that. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/939 "2020-01-11T20:38:48Z")
The clue said something like “foreign born” so it could be that Ang Lee is now a US citizen but still qualified for the correct response. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/940 "2020-01-14T17:13:46Z")
A clue on the Jeopardy! episode of Friday, January 10 caused controversy. The category was about the locations of various famous churches, and the contestants were meant to say the country in which each was located. One clue was “Built in 300s AD, the Church of the Nativity.” One contestant responded with “What is Palestine?” and was judged wrong. The second responded with “What is Israel?” and won the $200. This caused all sorts of controversy on and off line and yesterday, the show producers said the question was supposed to have been replaced with an alternate, but the version of the show sent out to the TV stations still contained the uncorrected version. (It reminds me of how on the student newspaper in college, we ran a story about a protest by either the Turkish or the Greek student association over the Cyprus situation, and illustrated the article with a map of Cyprus, with a line showing the Greek vs the Turkish-controlled territory. That made one or the other of those groups very unhappy, because they didn’t agree with where the line was shown.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=48)