Jeopardy! #40

Link to previous thread.

Guys with red Mohawks always do it for me.

Hmm, I saw the mohawk as more of a fuchsia pink.

Huh R3, I saw the mohawk as a screaming red flag. 🙀

I loved that the mohawk was "thin" at exactly the point of his male pattern baldness. Hilarious. Can't do a proper punk mohawk if you're going bald.

This old man obviously looked like EISENHOWER!

Definitely matched yesterday's bright red necktie, R3.

Winner seemed rather smug to me.

John Eisenhower was the spitting image of his father.

How could she miss that?

I was rooting for adorable Joshie though I knew she didn't stand a chance as she kept squinting at the board. I will miss Mohawk Man and agree the new champ is rather smug.

[quote] I was rooting for adorable Joshie though I knew she didn't stand a chance as she kept squinting at the board. I will miss Mohawk Man and agree the new champ is rather smug.

No, R9, they’re not going anywhere. This was the first of a two-game final. They play again tomorrow and add the scores together to determine the champ. I also was rooting for Joshie, and she did pretty well, all things considered. But she will likely be bested by the other two.

Are you sure about that, r10? I thought it was just the ultimate 3 finalists who play a second game together. Though I hope you're right.

No, I’m not sure. And, in fact, I’m wrong. Emily is in the finals. The other two are out. When I looked at the contestants zone website earlier in the week they had both Thursday and Friday contestants blanked out. I erroneously thought that meant it was a two-day championship. Wrong.

Dave Oteri

Cheri Oteri

Wikipedia:

In 1938 Margaret Wilson traveled to the ashram of Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry, India, where she remained for the rest of her life. She became a member and devotee of the ashram and was given the new name 'Nistha', meaning "dedication" in Sanskrit. She and the scholar Joseph Campbell edited the English translation of the classical work on the Hindu mystic, Sri Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Nikhilananda, which was published in 1942, by Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York. Wilson died from uremia on February 12, 1944, at the age of 57, and was buried in Pondicherry, India, unmarried and without issue.

Really good game. I liked all three.

This was a semi-final game, so only Emily will be back when we start the finals on Tuesday.

Final seemed incredibly easy.

Team Aaron!

Are there any other seas around Britain?

I love that T.J. cooks with carbon monoxide. That’s hardcore.

Aaron is very enthusiastic.

Aaron's gesture was obnoxious, reminiscent of Matt Jackson. Still, he got rid of Ty. Guessed Final, knew MGH = Mass General.

I thought for sure FJ was Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

R21, Is Aaron that enthusiastic when he climaxes?

The story of Richard the 3rd was all over the news when this happened, how could they not know this?!?!

Not exactly front page news, could easily have been missed. Clearly was by the contestants.

I never understand why contestants don’t at least make an educated guess if they don’t know FJ.

A few months ago I watched "The Lost King," a Stephen Frears movie about the Richard III exhumation; interesting subject, cornball film.

Prince Phillip died in 2021 lady

I find Aaron very sexy, and though evidently straight, he doesn’t wear a wedding ring, which I find tantalizing.

Aaron was a really bad sport with all his yelling. The guy in the 1st position gave him the side eye.

R30, Aaron’s two kids sitting in the audience had to be embarrassed at his histrionics.

Aaron backlash . . .

Yeah, that was a stupid thing to do. All that self-congratulatory whooping was a very amateurish move.

Repubic 😹

I had forgotten how cute Dave was. Guessed "This Land is Your Land" for Travels with Charley.

Quite a few they missed. Decree Nisi seemed obvious, it was mentioned in a book I'm reading a couple of days ago, although I knew it before then.

I had no idea for FJ yet the answer was quite obvious.

Add Steinbeck to the list of Jeopardy writers' frequently used faves.

I was shocked and disappointed to learn that John Steinbeck had such high regard for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." I realize the phrase "the grapes of wrath" comes from that song, but I assumed Steinbeck used it for the title of his masterpiece novel only because the phrase was so appropriate for that story. But "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a horrendous song that basically says. "We're at war, and we're going to kill other people and maybe be killed ourselves, but that's all great because God is on our side."

I just don't get why that sentiment would have such strong appeal for John Steinbeck.

Julia Ward Howe was an abolitionist and "The Battle Hymn," written in late1862, was intended to rally support for Lincoln and the Union in the fight against slavery. In the 1930s, Steinbeck saw a parallel in the fight to help the destitute economic migrants like the Joads.

Thanks, R39. I suppose that was Steinbeck's reason for admiring the song, but the lyrics are still the lyrics, and they're particularly horrifying out of context.

My guess for FJ was "Red River Valley." That was the first thing that came to my mind because I know that song is used prominently in the movie of THE GRAPES OF WRATH, including the main title sequence.

I guessed “Amazing Grace.”

The writers do love Steinbeck.

He comes up a lot in Jeopardy clues. Perhaps they use Steinbeck so much because people are still reading Steinbeck today. And Fitzgerald for that matter. But other writers of that era like Sinclair Lewis aren't read so much these day, and Lewis seldom comes up as a Jeopardy clue.

I had no idea on Final. I guessed it might be something by Gershwin but didn't have a specific song in mind.

I thought it was going to be a really early folk song like Jeannie with the Light Blue Eyes (is that even the title?).

Hate Jilana. Ugly Republican church frau who can't wager for shit.

Today/tomorrow is the battle of two twats vs Jilana.

Go Jilana.

Jeannie has Light Brown Hair.

Oh, that's right, I knew I wasn't quite getting the title right, r46.

r41, I did as well. I don't think it was a terrible guess.

Very surprised that Jilana, who seemed to know Camus up the wazoo. didn't know Sartre was the other major existentialist. I think her nerves just got to her on that DJ. Oh and that Final! She gets easily flustered, I see.

I've come to like Emily a lot. And Aaron must have been a very cute teenager.

AKKK! We’ve been preempted for election coverage in Columbus, Ohio!

It was a great close show, Cathy! Please look for it online.

Final was a give-away. Jilana made some dumb moves even though she knows a lot. Aaron wanted to go home at the first commercial break.

Jilana reminds me of Melanie Lynskey.

I liked Jilana, it's a pity she lost.

Emily is a machine. A big, fat, phony machine. Something about her gives me the willies. Aaron just gave me the willie squidgets. 🙀

Emily's response, Magellan, was really bizarre. Surely, someone as smart as she is didn't think Magellan was writing anything in 1779 (or whatever that 18th century year was)? I'm glad she won though, I really liked her spirit (and when she called out "Mittens" Romney yesterday).

Every explorer question is usually Magellan, Francis Drake or Cooke

Great game!

I ultimately was rooting for Jilana but liked all three.

I knew Final instantly. Have always been a James Cook fan. Plus the line reminded me of the Star Trek line.

So now we get ANOTHER round of Champions Wildcard?Wow! More recycled questions! When will we get back to regular play and new questions. Writers strike has been over for a month now!

There will be various tournaments and such until April. The last regular winner will return to face new challengers then.

At least Aaron was a gracious loser.

It seemed like he had just given up halfway through DJ.

When will we see Chris Pannullo?

[quote]There will be various tournaments and such until April. The last regular winner will return to face new challengers then.

April?!?!?!

They don't tape that far in advance. Two months in advance, yes. Six months, no.

Writer's strike has been over since late September. They should have written hundreds and hundreds of clues by now.

Where are you getting this regular games begin again in April info?

[Quote] Jeopardy! producers Michael Davies and Sarah Whitcomb Foss have shared details on future Jeopardy! plans now that the WGA strike is over, confirming that new contestant episodes won’t return until at least April 2024. The news has not gone down well with a lot of Jeopardy! who are desperate for the show to return to normal with new contestants.

They planned out all these tournaments months ago not knowing when the strike would ever end.

Thanks r59 and r64.

How cynical of them to assume the WGA strike would continue well into 2024 to have to plan tournaments all the way into April.

Ultra cynical.

I guessed John Steinbeck for FJ cause all you bitches said they loved John Steinbeck!

Same r66

Although i was wrong on FJ, i answered correclty for the majority of the answers, I'm surprised how easy the entire episode was today

I got Final, as well as several they missed, espescially the Florida anagram! Wanted cute Matt back, but happy for Jen.

I guessed Steinbeck. Dumb. They had just used him for "Battle Hymn."

Great game!

Had no idea on Final.

They had writers listed in the credit’s tonight! First time in two months, since the new season began in September!

I had Steinbeck too but changed at the last second to Faulkner.

Guessed correctly, very easy FJ

Who the fuck is Joanna dude?!?!

Joanna??

Wtf? How could someone so seemingly smart not know the right response and come up with a name like that? He was kinda hot, too. I'll miss Alan.

I think Alan had a stroke. Joanna??

Seriously, there is only one answer. I was rooting for Alan, but good god that was dumb.

Questions seem easier, more like school kids level.

Would they have accepted St. Joan?

Yes, I think Ken told Alan they would have even accepted just Joan or Jeanne.

Is this who he meant?

Questions definitely seem easier in the past two episodes since the writers returned.

Maybe they were tasked with coming up with hundreds of clues in just a days time, before the next Champions Wildcard tapings began. And because they had to write so many in such a short amount of time, perhaps the clues were easier than usual.

[quote]Maybe they were tasked with coming up with hundreds of clues in just a days time, before the next Champions Wildcard tapings began.

Why would that be? They could have been at work writing clues all through the strike, even though those clues couldn't be used till the strike was over.

[quote]They could have been at work writing clues all through the strike, even though those clues couldn't be used till the strike was over.

NO. That's illegal under union rules.

You don't do any work for your employer, even work that might be used in the future, while the union is striking.

That's a basic of every union.

I just might be in love with Stuart.

Stuart is a cute goofball and he knows his way around Blueboy.

Stuart was very quirky and I thought he might score a win in the end. But that FJ was just too easy.

Suit guy here very impressed by Stuart.

Guessed Perrier for Final, no idea about Coke.

R86, Georgia in the clue didn’t give you Coke?

Our gay champ was quite nutty!

[quote]Our gay champ was quite nutty!

Our gay champ was quite [bold]fruity[/bold]!

There, I fixed it.

I guessed Tiffany or 7-Up. I thought Coke hailed from Chattanooga.

Anyone remember Stuart from before?

Sorry, but Coca Cola was a no-brainer.

I got the songs from musicals, but missed most everything else, including FJ.

Did anyone else reach for the remote to turn down the volume on sharp but LOUD Fred?

I remembered Stuart once Ken mentioned his wanting to wager a negative number on a DJ question.

I was rooting for him to win, but he was no match for perky Fred, who seems ever so pleased with himself.

Gay Fred certainly was perky. And loud. He definitely wanted to be noticed.

But he was also very smart. And always good to have "family" playing in the tournament.

I was desperate to fuck Brandon Deutsch tonight. That jaw, those glasses, that glossy hair, the soft moustache. But mostly that black turtleneck and the shoulders and arms in that black turtleneck. The cutest guy in weeks.

Agreed, R96!

Really???

r96 I was so mad when that Stanley Kurbick looking guy won.

[quote]You don't do any work for your employer, even work that might be used in the future, while the union is striking. That's a basic of every union.

If that's true, I think it's a completely ridiculous rule in this case. They could have written the clues and they would have remained their intellectual property until they were actually used on the show and were paid for writing them.

I liked the winner, but ... husband? Okay ...

Guessed Final correctly

R101, She is one lucky winner. How could the Lincoln Memorial have been sanctioned in 1776?

R102, Correction: How could 1926 have been the 150th anniversary of Lincoln?

Not so easy to do that math quickly in your head in the midst of a tense game.

I couldn't believe not one of them could I identify a mantilla.

R104, A third grader could do it in a few seconds.

I meant to mention that one, R105 - especially after such a HUGE hint!

Not much to say about tonight's game. It was kind of dull. The 2 guys couldn't compete with the woman, who wasn't even the best player, though I liked her and remember liking her when she won in her first appearances.

Scott must share a bit of DNA with Wallace Shawn.

Yes, dull game on Thursday. So many questions they missed or didn't even try at

I guessed Rudyard Kipling for Final. Have never heard of whoever the correct answer to Final was.

You've never heard of William Blake? Go to school in Florida, did you?

Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright!

I’ve heard of Henry Blake from M*A*S*H, and Eubie Blake…Amanda Blake, Blake Edwards, Blake’s Seven…

R113, Blake Carrington

Didn't get Final, but knew James Fenimore Cooper wrote Leatherstocking Tales.

At least I wasn't the only one who guessed Batman.

FJ seemed so obvious.

Three unattractive contestants tonight.

I was rooting for Carrie. I remember her from the first time she was on. Liked her then, liked her now.

Final was obvious to me given the date. That was around the time Peter Pan debuted, so figured it had to be that.

Batman didn't debut until May 1939 in Detective Comics no. 27, one year after Superman first appeared.

I forgot to mention that tattooed fingers are deemed a sign of mental illness at DL, I believe?

Nobody could identify William Shakespeare???!!!!

Yes, shocking that none of them could identify Shakespeare. There were a few other questions that they missed that seemed easy.

I like Deanna and I’m glad that she won.

I knew Kennesaw was Civil War, and that the cross as a sign meant Constantine.

I found “Granny” entertaining.

Could FJ have been any easier?

Bow tied Ed was sweet! Glad to see him win.

Ed was an impressive player, bow tie and all.

Only thing I could think of for Final was the fact that Buz Murdock was one of the two main characters on Route 66. But I figured a 60 year old series was a bit obscure, even for Jeopardy!

Today is the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Wonder if that will be mentioned on tonight's show. Maybe a category devoted to the topic?

R126, How morbid.

How could two of them miss such an easy FJ? I’m starting to miss Trebek’s scorn.

I thought of Sinatra immediately but wondered if it was too obvious a reply and there might be a trick. So, maybe....Harry Connick?

Bowie seemed like an odd guess because...wasn't he known for having two different colored eyes?

My mom, my cousin and I got Final easily. I knew Bel Canto as well.

No; wives.

Yes, David Bowie famously had two different colored eyes.

R132-If he'd been a Persian cat, he'd have been deaf.

Anyone else get Josie and the Pussycats?

I did.

Foo- cult

Was Fred annoying as hell? Why, yes, yes he was!

I think Dennis will win handily over Jen & Nick in next week's finals.

Damn! Tammy Wynette really looked like a guy in a wig!

Great game tonight with 3 evenly matched smart players. Well......collectively, they sure knew more of the answers than I did.

I would've been happy with any of them.

Knew final, but did anyone else also get Our Man in Havana?

I did!

I got Havana too. But I was also sure Dennis would stage a magnificent comeback and redeem himself with a big win after missing Oliver Wendell Holmes on yesterday's Daily Double.

YAWN. We start another Champions Wildcard Tournament today.

I want to get back to regular play. I want to get back to the thrill of possibly seeing the next Ken Jennings or Mattea Roach or James Holzhauer.

Or Cris Pannullo.

But will we not be seeing Cris P. until April? Can that be true??

(gasp)

[quote] I was also sure Dennis would stage a magnificent comeback

I was perfectly happy with the results from yesterday. I found Dennis a bit off-putting because he came across as a snobby know-it-all. I like Nick Cascone (who had a small part in Titanic, which he never mentioned), and I’m glad he’s going to the ToC.

Congratulations to Hung Henry!

Yay, Henry!!! Didn’t think that was going to happen for him.

"Regular play" will resume in April. They've got some more tournaments lined up until then.

They died with ballet. No one knew Nureyev??

No one knew Led Zeppelin.

They even showed a picture!

They knew Misty Copeland!

I was cheering for the uniquely named burnt-out librarian. I'm looking forward to April, with a new crop of contestants.

R151, Or Nijinsky? The date made it obvious.

Did my homies know Catfish Row, too? Seemed like a DL question. Got neither Led Zellin nor Misty Copeland myself.

I did! Misty, too.

Ken said at the start that this would be the last Champions Wildcard tournament they do. The fourth and final one. So, that suggests come mid-December, they'll have some other type of games. Whether its "regular play" remains to be seen.

Ken mocking a contestant’s response derisively, when “quarterback” was offered.

Would Alex have done that?

I swear I am SO over these Championship Wildcard games.

They can't end soon enough - although I admit I am looking forward to seeing Hung Henry (as R148 calls him) again.

Didn't Ken say on yesterday's show that the games with regular players start in April?

Or maybe I nodded off while watching and dreamed that bit of info as a nightmare.

R160, Alex would have absolutely made fun of a bad response. Do people forget what a bitch he could be?

[quote] Didn't Ken say on yesterday's show that the games with regular players start in April? Or maybe I nodded off while watching and dreamed that bit of info as a nightmare.

Ken said nothing of the sort. That was EP Michael Davies who apparently said that during one of the Jeopardy podcasts discussing that weeks shows. At least that's what someone posting here on DL reported a month or so ago. I haven't heard the podcast to verify. While I love the history of Jeopardy podcasts, I am bored silly with the weekly review of the weeks games podcast.

What Ken said on Wednesday's show, as has already been referenced upthread, is that this will be the last set of Champions Wildcard games for season 37 and 38 winners.

Not sure if that means we'll move back to regular play in three weeks or move on to Champions Wildcard games for season 39 winners. We'll find out in three weeks.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Tyler out of uniform if you know what I’m saying.

It’s funny they all hated the Beatles wives category. Very easy for anyone over a certain age.

How could those ditzy women not know the Warren Commission?

I'm a geezer and wasn't easy for me, R165. Final, on the other hand, was easy. As were Minnie Pearl, Brunhilde, and cloche (guess Ken never took French).

I was so pulling for Tyler...

Embarrassingly easy FJ for a Championship game.

I knew the answer immediately when I saw 1963 in the clue.

R166 Isn't American History taught in school anymore? I knew it because I lived it but that's something every American should know.

Tyler kind of made me think of Pete Buttigieg with better genes.

He does seem to have a stick up his keester.

Really, really glad that Tyler won. He’s hot. Loved the way he looked in that uniform. And I agree with R164 that I’d like to see him out of it as well.

I had a feeling that he was going to be the only one of the three to get FJ right. Watergate? First, she was off by 10 years plus, there was no disputed report.

Ciara seemed super smart until Watergate!

Tyler seems most comfortable with American history, geography, and politics.

R172 - it was as though he set out to maintain the uber-military rigid control thing, but slipped into what he's like off-duty a couple of times.

Yes, Tyler had the ultra rigid military control thing down. Ken even commented on it during Final. So, it was nice to see him relax and smile upon winning.

Yes, the Warren Commission was super easy for Final, especially having seen a recent JFK assassination 60th anniversary special.

Garrett and Bryce were both BF material; moreover, they both seemed more interested in a BOYfriend.

Another ultra cinchy final. And I don’t think it has to do with being a Native American & former Salt Lake City resident.

Sooooo….do producers not even give a fuck anymore about having an FJ that a ten year would maybe struggle with??

And to make matters worse, one dumb fucking contestant couldn’t even come with any response, and the game was there for the taking due to horrible wagering by another dumb fucking contestant.

Not your finest (half) hour Jeopardy.

How could any adult not know FJ?

Agreed, Final was a total giveaway (unless your name is FI/NN). Surprising they were stumped at banding birds? Assumed my homies here all got Cruel Summer, too.

I really liked the tall cute bearded guy on the end - was his name Matt? - to win! But every time he seemed to be forging ahead he made a few unfortunate blunders.

So instead we'll have another round with Popeye.

[quote]I really liked the tall cute bearded guy on the end - was his name Matt? - to win! But every time he seemed to be forging ahead he made a few unfortunate blunders.

To put it mildly. I thought he was one of the worst players in recent memory.

Wanted to root for Matt but he kept getting so many clues wrong!

But then Andrew knew nothing about history. He thought Reagan was the subject of a 1975 assassination attempt?! He thought Castro was the subject of a 1933 assassination attempt!?!?!?!? Fidel Castro was 7 years old in 1933.

I vaguely remember cute tall Matt from his first appearance but if he won 2 games back then I guess he was up against some really weak competition.

Andrew is not destined to be a DL fave no matter how much he wins. Those assassination clues were all about the years, of course. Even I knew it would be Ford and FDR.

I incorrectly guessed FJ as Boardwalk Empire

I guessed The Gilded Age.

Good god!!!!

Top ten hilariously wrong FJ today.

Kate my ass!

More like Keith!

I guessed Lassie

Is Kate trans?

I guessed Secretariat. Will Rogers, indeed!

Was expecting Kate to be a "they" myself.

Will Rogers, stud.

I guessed Trigger though I couldn't remember if there was a book or movie about him.

Nice ending to this week's celeb jeopardy

When do the new shows start? With the new questions?

I thought pragmatism and Manila Bay were tough, but all the rain songs were gimmes. Kate did well with African Cuisine.

Kate was lovely, but why does she wear her hair in such an uncomplimentary fashion? I suppose it’s practical, but it’s not attractive.

Good game. Really enjoyed it.

I figured out Seabiscuit for Final even though I didn't see the movie. J

Well isn’t Scott just a barrel of fun. Yeeesh what a bitch. He looked like he wanted to throw something when he very incorrectly called Von Miller a “D Lineman” instead of a linebacker.

Scott proved to be one of the most dour, severe cunts to ever play the game. He was also kind of an ass to Gary, who is obviously gay.

And did you all have your eye on Scott after Final Jeopardy? He wasn't talking with or interacting with either of the other contestants or with Ken, and he looked very, very angry. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that on Jeopardy! before.

Yes, he thought having a supposed in with Aaron Rodgers gave him a leg up. And what a stupid response to FJ.

I wondered if maybe Scott shook hands and congratulated Youngshen before the camera showed Youngshen hugging the lady on the right? Trying to give Scott the benefit of the doubt....

That was an almost impossible FJ. Really impressed with Youngshen that he got it right.

[quote]That was an almost impossible FJ.

Really? I didn't find it difficult at all.

[quote]I wondered if maybe Scott shook hands and congratulated Youngshen before the camera showed Youngshen hugging the lady on the right?

I had the same thought, but even if that's true, he then stopped interacting with everyone and just stood there with a very angry/upset look on his face.

Nah, R206. Scott did nothing to earn the benefit of doubt.

Anyone else catch the giggle when the female contestant correctly answered Will Rogers?? They had clearly just watched the previous group and the ridiculous response by Kate that Will Rogers fathered over 100 children by 14.

Yes, I fully expected Ken to make a snarky comment about dear old Will and his lasso, r210.