# 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:** 85
**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:** [December 23, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1681 "2020-12-23T15:52:43Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > That’s what they’re doing this week. Categories where Alex goes to some place and delivers the clues. The program description on my cable program guide calls these episodes “Around the World with Alex”. And, BTW, watch Tuesday’s episode (the one with the Sesame Street characters) to the very end. They showed some outtakes of Alex with Elmo. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1682 "2021-01-01T15:02:52Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Then 1st and 2nd keep their money. Third gets the box of Rice-a-Roni. That’s some motivation! It reminds me of the scene in _Glengarry Glen Ross_ about the Sales Contest. _First prize is a Cadillac, second prize is a set of steak knives, third prize is “you’re fired.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1683 "2021-01-04T23:36:56Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > I’ll try to keep track of the values [for 2nd & 3rd] in the coming week. Sorry it took me so long to follow up on my previous message; my December was rather busy. For the week of 12/7-11/2020, here are the amounts for second and third place after answering Final Jeopardy. MONDAY (12/7): $100 | $0 TUESDAY (12/8): $13,000 | $8799 WEDNESDAY (12/9): $21,200 | $320 THURSDAY (12/10): $4000 | $15 FRIDAY (12/11): $3700 | $1 Total Week Payout: $57,129 versus $15,000 under the long-standing current system. Would that be a significant difference for Sony? Nobody here can say for certain. However, like others pointed out, that’s how they already do it on _Wheel of Fortune._ ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1684 "2021-01-05T00:26:07Z")
Wheel doesn’t involve the chance of losing what you’ve already won, so it doesn’t promote playing ‘safe’ by checking out after you hit a certain point, thus making the rest of the show boring, which is the problem the Jeopardy! producers have said they were having when they did it that way. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1685 "2021-01-07T19:46:50Z")
Jan 6 show was understandably preempted. Local station scheduled to show at 1:30 local. First 5 min preempted, (came back during contestant interviews) but show joined in progress. Brian ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1686 "2021-01-07T20:03:01Z")
I guessed the correct answer (some extra text to make the blur less easy to see) Wonder Woman I wasn’t 100% what year it was released. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1687 "2021-01-08T01:43:54Z")
read on another board that Steve Kornacki was being considered as new host. I guess I could see that. Also Mayim Bialik Both are a little nerdy but personable. Mayim has a PhD in neuroscience. I heard her on Maron’s podcast once, she was interesting ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1688 "2021-01-08T03:07:18Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I guessed the correct answer (some extra text to make the blur less easy to see) Wonder Woman I wasn’t 100% what year it was released. I thought of 1917, but based on Alex’s pre-clue warning, I surmised that “during” WWI didn’t necessarily mean _about_ WWI, so I figured that wasn’t it. Didn’t come up with the correct answer though. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1689 "2021-01-08T04:06:21Z")
> [@Mike\_Mabes](#): > > read on another board that Steve Kornacki was being considered as new host… Also Mayim Bialik I read in several places that Katie Couric definitely will host for one week ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1690 "2021-01-08T04:16:58Z")
heard that too, I think they meant permanent host. I am now in favor of Mayim. Librarian hot, when she doesn’t have a lot of makeup > **[Mayim Bialik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayim_Bialik)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Mayim Chaya Bialik (/ˈmaɪɪm biˈɑːlɪk/ MY-im bee-AH-lik; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, game show host, and author. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom. From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and won the Crit... ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1691 "2021-01-08T04:26:10Z")
She’s starring in a new show called [Call Me Kat](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/12/31/call-me-kat-review-mayim-bialik-cant-save-fox-sitcom/4075257001/) on Fox. Of course, if it flops (as do so many shows in their first season), she’d be available. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1692 "2021-01-08T04:30:23Z")
the reviews weren’t good, and I don’t have cable , but judging from this, she will be available [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x_gVBxZNMo) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1693 "2021-01-08T15:21:33Z")
Mayim Bialik has my vote, way more than Jennings. ---
**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, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1694 "2021-01-08T18:00:05Z")
Looks remarkably like _ **Miranda** _, which I’ve never thought is funny either. I know it’s a ripoff, but couldn’t they have made it a bit less … obvious? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1695 "2021-01-08T18:19:42Z")
I think they explicitly say that is based on that in the credts. Briani ---
**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, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1696 "2021-01-08T18:38:40Z")
Yes, which is why I know it’s a ripoff. But I would know even if they didn’t say that. ---
**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, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1697 "2021-01-08T18:47:51Z")
There’s a difference between a “ripoff” which implies an unauthorized copy and an adaptation that’s made with the cooperation of the original producers. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1698 "2021-01-08T18:50:09Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I thought of 1917, but based on Alex’s pre-clue warning, I surmised that “during” WWI didn’t necessarily mean _about_ WWI, so I figured that wasn’t it. Didn’t come up with the correct answer though. This is why I’m afraid to go on this show. While I know a lot of things that come up on the show, the gaps in my knowledge are huge. I never saw that movie, and never would have guessed it was set during WWI. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1699 "2021-01-09T13:26:39Z")
Nice tribute at the end of Friday’s show (clips of Alex: in costume, on location, dancing, etc) Brian ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/1700 "2021-01-09T15:39:54Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > > [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > > > I’ll try to keep track of the values [for 2nd & 3rd] in the coming week. > > Sorry it took me so long to follow up on my previous message; my December was rather busy. > > For the week of 12/7-11/2020, here are the amounts for second and third place after answering Final Jeopardy. > > MONDAY (12/7): $100 | $0 > TUESDAY (12/8): $13,000 | $8799 > WEDNESDAY (12/9): $21,200 | $320 > THURSDAY (12/10): $4000 | $15 > FRIDAY (12/11): $3700 | $1 > > Total Week Payout: $57,129 versus $15,000 under the long-standing current system. > > Would that be a significant difference for Sony? Nobody here can say for certain. However, like others pointed out, that’s how they already do it on _Wheel of Fortune._ I read in “Answers in the Form of Questions” that they used to let second and third keep their winnings, but it resulted in people getting to a threshold they wanted/were comfortable with and then shutting down to ride out the game. One guy apparently wanted to win enough to buy an engagement ring, got what he thought he needed and then was mute the rest of the game, to protect what he had. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=86)