r/Jeopardy 4h ago

GAME THREAD Jeopardy! discussion thread for Wed., Jul. 22 Spoiler

7 Upvotes

Here are today's contestants:

  • Dean Zach, a creative writing graduate student from Pearland, Texas;
  • Jennifer Canterbury, a teacher from Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and
  • Grace Biermann, a writer and librarian from Valparaiso, Indiana. Grace is a one-day champ with winnings of $32,000.

Dean opened an enormous lead on DD2, Grace then launched a nice rally to make a game of it, but Dean finished the best to enter FJ at $36,000 vs. $14,400 for Grace and $2,400 for Jennifer.

In the FJ category MUSICAL PIECES, everyone was incorrect. Dean wagered $0 to win with $36,000.


r/Jeopardy 1d ago

GAME THREAD Jeopardy! discussion thread for Tue., Jul. 21 Spoiler

23 Upvotes

Here are today's contestants:

  • Joey Sisk, an analytics engineer from Cape Carteret, North Carolina;
  • Grace Biermann, a writer and librarian from Valparaiso, Indiana; and
  • Sam Ryan, a regulatory consultant from Kansas City, Missouri. Sam is a one-day champ with winnings of $23,000.

Jeopardy!

STATE BORDERS // EDUCATION // IT'S ALLITERATIVE // "G" SONGS // AVENGERS // ASSEMBLE!

DD1 - $800 - ASSEMBLE! - Cardinals assemble! Specifically, to elect a new pope during one of these, from the Latin for "with a key" (Grace improved by $1,400 to $4,800.)

Scores at first break: Sam $1,800, Grace $6,800, Joey $0.

Scores entering DJ: Sam $4,200, Grace $7,600, Joey $3,000.

Double Jeopardy!

NARRATOR OF THE NOVEL // HIT THE SAUCE // -GATES // BEYOND THE SEA // BRITISH TV CRIME SHOWS // AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

DD2 - $2,000 - NARRATOR OF THE NOVEL - The Remarque-able Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier who witnesses the horrors of war (Joey remained in third place after adding $2,000 to his score of $4,200.)

DD3 - $800 - BEYOND THE SEA (after "sea" aplhabetically) - The Fourth Amendment shields privacy by barring this pair of unreasonable actions (Late in the round, Grace added $10,000 to her leading score of $19,200 vs. $7,800 for Sam.)

Very late in DJ, Grace already had a runaway margin, but decided to take a big gamble of $10K on DD3 and it paid off, as she led into FJ with $30,000 vs. $8,600 for Sam and $7,400 for Joey.

Final Jeopardy!

THE 20th CENTURY - Turning points in this event were the U.S. Navy boarding the Marucla & a cargo ship called the Kislovodsk altering its course

Everyone was correct on FJ. Grace added $2,000 to win with $32,000.

Final scores: Sam $14,801, Grace $32,000, Joey $8,700.

Wagering strategy: When Grace found DD3, nearly all the remaining clues were top-row, so if she had wagered $5, it would have been very diffcult for Sam to break up Grace's runaway, and in fact he would have come up short.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is conclave? DD2 - What is "All Quiet on the Western Front"? DD3 - What are search and seizure? FJ - What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1v2u5ft/dd_poll_for_tue_jul_21/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1v2dq6j/fj_poll_for_tues_jul_21/


r/Jeopardy 2h ago

King dings on millionaire!!

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305 Upvotes

idk what to put here


r/Jeopardy 6h ago

ALEX TREBEK We Love You Alex

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174 Upvotes

Happy 86th Birthday to the Greatest Host of Syndicated Television - Alex Trebek (July 22, 1940)


r/Jeopardy 6h ago

ALEX TREBEK happy heavenly cake day alex <3

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92 Upvotes

I'll make a bday celebration post tomorrow and Friday (GMT +7) to commemorate him, as well as a say goodbye (early) to s42 with crazy things that happened; upload schedule (might change depending on my busy-like-a-bee hour) below:
8:00 (morning); 3:00 (afternoon); 8:30 (evening)

Once again, hbd Alex, we always love u, and 4ever be


r/Jeopardy 6h ago

ALEX TREBEK Remembering Alex Trebek on what would’ve been his 86th birthday

64 Upvotes

86 years ago today, the late great Alex Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, which is just 212 miles north of Toronto.


r/Jeopardy 8h ago

Happy Birthday to Alex Trebek, who would have been 86 today.

61 Upvotes

Hard to believe it has been 6 years since his passing. His presence will also loom large over the show we all love.


r/Jeopardy 5h ago

POTPOURRI Mmmm beer

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27 Upvotes

A brewery I follow just posted their new beer release. Thought some of you might enjoy the branding 🙂


r/Jeopardy 1h ago

ALEX TREBEK Just so everyone knows, Alex Trebeck's last episode will air tomorrow at 3:30pm (edt) on GSN.

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Just so everyone knows, Alex trebeck's last episode will air tomorrow at 3:30pm (edt) on GSN.


r/Jeopardy 14h ago

It’s Alliterative for $800

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71 Upvotes

“On Christmas Day in 1997, it was Rodman to Kukoc, who made a great catch & one of these buckets with 1.1 seconds left on the clock”

The Bulls beat the Heat by 10 points on December 25th, 1997, and this buzzer beater happened at the end of the 3rd quarter. Im wondering why they would pick such an inconsequential buzzer beater over some significant one in the playoffs. Obviously the clue is still accurate, it’s just seems kind of odd and random to me.


r/Jeopardy 11h ago

NYT Strands today! Spoiler

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33 Upvotes

It's the fastest I've solved one of these I think! A fun little puzzle to wake up to this morning.


r/Jeopardy 5h ago

NY Times Strands puzzle for Wednesday, July 22

11 Upvotes

Does anyone else do the NY Times Strands puzzle? It's a daily word puzzle where all the words are part of a theme. Today's puzzle is titled "What is...." and might be of interest to the folks here.


r/Jeopardy 11h ago

POLL FJ poll for Weds., Jul. 22 Spoiler

10 Upvotes

MUSICAL PIECES

Words later applied to this 1867 piece include "Far from the Black Forest you hurry to the sea"

What is Blue Danube?

135 votes, 2d left
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r/Jeopardy 1d ago

POTPOURRI My pups are HUGE Jeopardy fans.

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131 Upvotes

Every time.


r/Jeopardy 19h ago

What was the worst way that a Jeopardy episode has been spoiled for you?

15 Upvotes

Both the original shows and the spin-offs (Celebrity, Pop Culture, Masters, GOAT, Rock & Roll, Sports, and Jep!) apply!


r/Jeopardy 1d ago

When Johnny Gilbert announces Ken Jennings (in my head, I still say Alex Trebek)

894 Upvotes

I adore Ken and think he is a fantastic host, but I've been watching since childhood and it's burned into memory. Does anyone else experience this?


r/Jeopardy 1d ago

POLL DD poll for Tue., Jul. 21

9 Upvotes

DD1 - $800 - ASSEMBLE! - Cardinals assemble! Specifically, to elect a new pope during one of these, from the Latin for "with a key"

DD2 - $2,000 - NARRATOR OF THE NOVEL - The Remarque-able Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier who witnesses the horrors of war

DD3 - $800 - BEYOND THE SEA (after "sea" aplhabetically) - The Fourth Amendment shields privacy by barring this pair of unreasonable actions

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is conclave? DD2 - What is "All Quiet on the Western Front"? DD3 - What are search and seizure?

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273 votes, 23h left
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2/3 (both in DJ)
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r/Jeopardy 17h ago

POTPOURRI Today, a game from NYT is Jeopardy-themed Spoiler

0 Upvotes

The game is Strands


r/Jeopardy 1d ago

Ken Made a mistake on July 16 Episode!

84 Upvotes

After no one responded correctly to a clue in "Literary Number, Please" about Arthur C. Clarke's ____: The Final Odyssey he said that the "third book in the series is 3001", but 3001 is actually the fourth book after 2001, 2010, and 2061 (which he is the one he presumably forgot). I sure hope he doesn't get fired for this blunder! (/s)


r/Jeopardy 13h ago

QUESTION Not Jeopardy, what happened?

0 Upvotes

I record Jeopardy and watch it a bit later. Even later today as my watching partner was at local trivia night. But when I played the recorded show, it was ½ an hour of Will Trent! Did anyone else experience this? Very frustrating. Luckily I have Hulu so I'll watch it tomorrow.


r/Jeopardy 2d ago

POTPOURRI Being a Jeopardy! Announcer Is the Secret to Longevity

157 Upvotes

Johnny Gilbert just celebrated his 98th birthday last week. I recalled that Don Pardo lived into his 90s as well, so I looked it up, and he lived to 96, working until the end. I think we have found the Fountain of Youth.


r/Jeopardy 1d ago

POLL FJ poll for Tues., Jul. 21 Spoiler

5 Upvotes

THE 1960s

Turning points in this event were the U.S. Navy boarding the Marucla & a cargo ship called the Kislovodsk altering its course

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

WRONG ANSWER 1: Bay of Pigs invasion

WRONG ANSWER 2: the Cold War

WRONG ANSWER 3: Vietnam War

275 votes, 1d left
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r/Jeopardy 19h ago

MEME I need to see Sam Ryan and Paul Dano in the same room

0 Upvotes

Otherwise Sam is definitely Paul in disguise


r/Jeopardy 1d ago

POLL Pick your hell-on-earth category

34 Upvotes

These are my least favorite categories that pop up from time to time. Choose one

  1. Before and after
  2. Rhyme Time
  3. Homophones
  4. Opera
  5. Religion
  6. U.S. History (so vague, but always something random)
  7. Literature (Also so vague it hurts)

GO!


r/Jeopardy 1d ago

Name for a specific type of clue

5 Upvotes

Forgive me if this has been asked & answered before, but is there a name for when 4 of the 5 clues in a category follow the “rule” in the category title, and the 5th uses the rule in the clue itself and the answer does not follow the rule? For example, in today’s episode the “in blue” category featured 4 responses with the word “blue” in them and 1 in which the blue tidbit was in the clue itself. I was wondering if that type of clue had a different type of name in the writer’s room or in jeopardy circles. Just curious. Thanks!