Will that guy on Jeopardy ever lose?

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I miss watching Jeopardy, I should fine out when it's on and if it's on one of the 2.5 channels I get.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Oops, is it still on at 3:30 pm in Chicago? I watched that show ALL THE TIME after school, but some of us have to work now!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

the Jeopardy start time in Chicago absolutely sucks.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I think it's on during work hours. I watched it once or twice when I was unemployed.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, 3:30. It's about the only thing I watch on TV til the Simpsons are on at 5.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

no Oprah?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I think they still air a show on Saturday, early evening I think, 6ish.

xpost you think I'm up that early?!?

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

they rerun Oprah like 5 times in Chicago, no? Before the Kimmel era (ugh), I think it was channel 7's late night competition.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

haha they rerun Oprah after Nightline and BEFORE Kimmel!

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

gotcha - you know 'cause you watch.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

BUSTED (actually i had to run into the other room and check the listings. I knew they reran it at night, but thought "they can't possibly put it on before Kimmel, can they?")

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

you misunderestimate the POWER of OPRAH^TM.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I live right next to Naperville and have worked in several offices full of 40-something women, so it almost seems impossible that I could but there ya go.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

What is this guy doing for anecdotes?

― artdamages (artdamages), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Reading from the phone book.

Seriously though, good question. I don't know as I don't think I've paid attention while they interviewed him. I'll get back to you on it.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 24 June 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Kid I knew back in high school was on Teen Jeopardy and then blew it when he couldn't ID "Blame it on the Rain" on the Audio Daily Double. That song haunted him for the rest of senior year. He's probably dead now.

― joshie (hammy), Thursday, 24 June 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

a kid I knew in high school (went to a rival quiz bowl school) blew an answer on Teen Jeopardy whose question was "What is the Kentucky Derby?" I mocked him relentlessly after that, tho he did win big.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Today's anecdote: "What I'm going to do with all that money."
(Answer: 10% tithe and a European vacation.)

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 24 June 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

10% tithe TO SATAN???!!!@??!@?!@?!

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

its not on here for another hour and a half

― artdamages (artdamages), Thursday, 24 June 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

(so I will avoid this thread in case of spoilers even though hes going to win again)

― artdamages (artdamages), Thursday, 24 June 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

massive xpost:

did they double the dollar-values and eliminate the five-day rule at the same time they surgical removed Alex (Canadian) Trebek's moustache?

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

T/S: Tithing to Satan v. Tithing to the Latter-Day Saints.

Satan wins.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex started the interview today with "we have not talked about your wife", implying that they have basically talked about everything else.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

well if he's LDS they're not much to talk about, wife-wise (ie. seen but not heard). And if he's Fundamentalist LDS, they gotta talk about his wives.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG it isn't on until 7:30 here! I should get you to tell me the answers to shit and scam my dad for a shit ton of money!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

(I'm making a big assumption about him being Mormon, but white bread+Utah+big tithe screams Son of Brigham Young to me)

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG it isn't on until 7:30 here! I should get you to tell me the answers to shit and scam my dad for a shit ton of money!

= Possibly the greatest thing about the internet

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah Milo I think you're right, but I'm really hoping he's fundie so those earnings will go towards his 17 14 year-old wives.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Some of the wacko fundies are invading West Texas. They bought a former resort/compound near the Rio Grande.

It's high entertainment, as the main opposition to them are other Xtian fundies, doing "SATAN IS HERE" protests.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 24 June 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Today's revelation: he's a software engineer now, but he wouldn't mind changing careers and becoming a caricaturist.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Friday, 25 June 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

He's been on so long, I think the Jeopardy writers are just making shit up for him.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Friday, 25 June 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Was this the closest game he's had since he's been on?

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 26 June 2004 00:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, the guy playing really seemed to GRASP that you had to go for everything to beat him (even though he then made a stupid bet in Final Jeopardy.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Saturday, 26 June 2004 01:30 (twenty-one years ago)

It didn't matter come final Jeopardy, because the supergenius was already ahead. Then, if he gets the question correct, there's nothing anyone can do (since he will obviously bet enough to win).

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 26 June 2004 04:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Jeopardy is out and Wimbledon is in in my town, probably all week. Ken Jennings updates, please! (Later in the day is OK to avoid spoilers.)

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Monday, 28 June 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

this thread is great! jeopardy is my favourite show but i don't get it on my measly 4 stations! i didn't even know about this guy

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 28 June 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Will that guy on Jeopardy ever lose?

dude, ask the question in the form of an answer pls.

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 28 June 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

how would you do that?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 28 June 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

not use a question mark for a start

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 28 June 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't, I used a question mark for an ending.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 28 June 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Did he win again?

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 02:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Dunno, didn't see it.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I read some guy say that episodes are taped way, way in advance and that he had just gone to a recent one and the winning guy won again so supposedly he's going to win like dozens more episodes yet.

― Dan I., Tuesday, 29 June 2004 02:44 (twenty-one years ago)

but they try to act like it's taped that day, ie references to current holidays. and I assume they tape a few episodes each day, so when they say "he'll have the weekend to rest and be back on Monday" does he really? or is taping monday's episode directly after Friday's?

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 02:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I went to a filming and they filmed two episodes.. they made the contestants change clothes between them

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 29 June 2004 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

ALEX TREBEK NEEDS TO GROW HIS MOUSTACHE BACK WTF I'M NOT WATCHING IT UNTIL HE DOES

also: someone answered, "What is Mohammedism?" and they counted it RIGHT WTH

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 29 June 2004 03:00 (twenty-one years ago)

in front of everyone?!

xpost

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

dash it, they have a victorian orientalist on.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 05:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I had a dream last night that he lost.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 11:44 (twenty-one years ago)

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― cryptosicko, Monday, 21 July 2025 17:57 (eleven months ago)

Johnny Gilbert is 97??

― jaymc, Thursday, 31 July 2025 03:15 (ten months ago)

Yup, and he tapes his stuff at home in Arizona (IIRC), which they dub in during post.

― Lithium Just Madison (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 31 July 2025 04:02 (ten months ago)

god bless. Don Pardo had a similar arrangement, I believe -- also in Arizona.

― jaymc, Thursday, 31 July 2025 04:05 (ten months ago)

What do you think the odds are that the guy who is the greatest player in the history of Jeopardy also happens to possess the very specific (and hard-to-find) skills needed to host the show?
That's insane!
Has anyone ever written/talked about this?
― alpine static

probably... i'm not that engaged with jeopardy fandom. it occurs to me, tho, that there might be some overlap between the very specific and hard-to-find skills needed to host the show and the very specific and hard-to-find skills needed to be a top-tier jeopardy! player...

― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 31 July 2025 13:22 (ten months ago)

three months pass...

I never realized or came across the fact that Rod Serling co-wrote the adapted screen-play for "The Planet of the Apes".

Final Jeopardy answer today...

― earlnash, Saturday, 8 November 2025 06:59 (seven months ago)

two weeks pass...

I really like this cutie whose on a roll right now…

― cryptosicko, Thursday, 27 November 2025 03:47 (six months ago)

He's rolled through quite a few games, but he had a couple tough one's early on. I think it was the 3rd game in the streak both him and the person that finished second doubled up hitting on final jeopardy. That was the high dollar total for a single game and I think it was by far the biggest 'loser', which often means they are in the 2nd chance series.

― earlnash, Thursday, 27 November 2025 04:06 (six months ago)

Harrison (the new streaker) rules.

it occurs to me, tho, that there might be some overlap between the very specific and hard-to-find skills needed to host the show and the very specific and hard-to-find skills needed to be a top-tier jeopardy! player...
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, July 31, 2025 6:22 AM (three months ago)

what overlapping skills would those be? just, like ... being sharp and good at everything he tries?

― alpine static, Thursday, 27 November 2025 09:05 (six months ago)

two months pass...

This new thing of including celebs in championship games without softball questions clearly isn't working too well.

― cryptosicko, Wednesday, 28 January 2026 14:05 (four months ago)

two months pass...

in anyone watching current mega-champ jamie ding? he's been destroying all challengers for the past month with weirdly conservative/cautious daily double wagers, several missed final jeopardys and an almost endearing lack of charisma. he's the only jeopardy player i've ever heard introduced as a "bureaucrat" and he has a personality to match. and he's an absolutely merciless killer.

― fact checking cuz, Friday, 17 April 2026 18:58 (two months ago)

(also in the one game in his streak where he was in second place going into final jeop and then whiffed on the clue, he won by displaying an understanding of final jeop betting strategy that continues to elude countless jeopardy players, including lots of champions. that's the game where i fell in love.)

― fact checking cuz, Friday, 17 April 2026 19:02 (two months ago)

hes cute he does the hand motion thing @ times when answering that the canadian girl champ did, blanking on her name

i also lold on the 1 final jeop that he wagered where he couldve hit 100k in one game and he got it wrong, i think it was an easy clue

― johnny crunch, Friday, 17 April 2026 20:18 (two months ago)

he loves those hand motions!

― fact checking cuz, Friday, 17 April 2026 20:40 (two months ago)

― 龜, Tuesday, 28 April 2026 18:21 (one month ago)

yeah :(

― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 28 April 2026 19:04 (one month ago)

wildly impressive for someone to beat him in that fashion

― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 28 April 2026 19:54 (one month ago)

i got too deep into jeopardy subculture but apparently that guy (and the guy who played a really close game last week) are both members of an online trivia game called learnedleague (invite only)

― 龜, Tuesday, 28 April 2026 20:05 (one month ago)

the other crazy thing about the guy who beat him, greg shahade, is that jamie used a clue-hunting strategy he called "knight moves" -- after the chess piece -- and greg is a professional chess player. you couldn't script that any better.

― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 29 April 2026 17:25 (one month ago)

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