In most sports, if a team wins multiple championships most fans of that sport start to root against them, like the Tom Brady Patriots or the current Chiefs. That doesn't seem to happen as much with Jeopardy! from what I see in this subreddit. Is there something different about the nature of the show or the fanbase?

Here are today's Second Chance contestants:

• Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi;
• Steve Miller, a retired medical transcriptionist from Eugene, Oregon; and
• Jonquil Garrick-Reynolds, a theatrical wardrobe technician from Ottawa, Ontario.

21st CENTURY BUSINESS

An early version of this app was called Matchbox, but that name was too similar to another company that offered the same service

!What is Tinder?!<

WRONG ANSWER 1: >!Bumble!<

WRONG ANSWER 2: >!eHarmony!<

WRONG ANSWER 3: >!Plenty of Arsons!<

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Is anything known?

I think Colin is a mediocre host and his humor doesn’t land half the time

Pop culture jeopardy is cheesing me hard with not making contestants use the full name when a name is the correct question.

Shouldn’t this be a rule?

At times the show seems fairly strict about answers, and then on other shows answers along lines that would be previously judged wrong are allowed. In just the last two weeks I think I saw: a blatant mixup of letters for a totally wrong pronunciation (accepted); a title adding a word (accepted); a title not adding a word (not accepted); a title not adding a word (accepted). This goes on a lot and I wonder what are the rules for such things because it seems highly inconsistent. Anyone know? Is it whim and inconsistency? If so I'll work to wrap my head around it although as a contestant I'd be ticked if I were ruled against on such a foundation.

Strange that I got a notification about this local news article about a sculpture literally moments after Final Jeopardy last night 🤔

I have an idea for a future event, like maybe in Season 42. You know how Michael Davies insisted on always bringing back Matt Amodio, Amy, and Mattea, particularly for Masters. Here is what I'm thinking.

They should have Matt A and Amy against IBM Watson. Or perhaps do James Holzhauer vs. Amy / Matt A vs. Watson, or Mattea vs. Amy vs. Watson.

What do you think of that?

When Alex used to host the tournaments, his team set a minimum guarantee, used until the Professors Tournament.

Runner-ups to finalists would have a guaranteed amount to at least make sure their efforts are not equal to semifinalists. (TOC 1987 first used this system - $7,500 for 3rd place, $10k for 2nd, and $100k for the winner)

Now that the system changed the winning conditions, should the guarantee minimum be retained? (for tournaments without a X-to-win IE. a 2 day total, like Second chance)

This sudden thought came when I saw the results of the second chance finals this year. Spoiler alert: 2nd and 3rd received the same amount of money, compared to the 10k for 3rd and 20k for 2nd from previous editions

After (I'm very bad with names, apologies) the platinum haired lady in the middle answered Lauren Bacall to the "model who kept her front tooth gap" question & when she got it wrong she turned to the woman next to her & whispered: "I think she's dead!" in a somewhat mortified tone. Idk why but it was very cute (no disrespect to the late Ms. Bacall).

Honestly it's the most I've ever identified with a contestant, I'm quite good at trivia but absolutely could never be on as I would shout stuff constantly & i'd be widely hated, 😂.

This stems from a clue in the last few days about the only active volcano on mainland Europe, the correct response was mount Vesuvius but my inclination was to say Vesuvio, which is how it’s called in Italy. Would that be accepted by Ken and the judges?

I don’t listen to the weekly Podcast as often any more, but have they spoken recently about Johnny and how his health has been? On todays show, something sounded off in his intro, almost as if it was pieced together by splicing previous audio, the cadence just didn’t sound right, maybe I’m crazy though. I hope we get Johnny for as long as possible, but at 96 that may not be much longer.

DD1 - 800 - 10, 11 & 12-LETTER WORDS - Containing a root from Latin for "scales", it's a state of balance in physics

DD2 - 800 - "R" WE THERE YET? - This mountain's major peaks are named Liberty Cap, Point Success & Columbia Crest, which is actually the summit

DD3 - 1,200 - SLANG FROM YOUR START-UP JOB - "Do you think you have the" this word "to do more work?"--the word has expanded to mean more than just "data capacity"

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is equilibrium? DD2 - What is Mount Rainier? DD3 - What is bandwidth? !<

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Here are today's Second Chance contestants:

• Kaitlin Tarr, a ceramic artist from Denver, Colorado;
• Colleen Matthews, a speech-language pathologist from Hillsboro, Oregon; and
• Will Yancey, a lecturer of history from Banquete, Texas.

Carryover scores from yesterday: Will 20,000, Colleen 8,400, Kaitlin 1.

Jeopardy!

HISTORIC AMERICANS // 10, 11 & 12-LETTER WORDS // SCI-FI FILL IN // CLOTHING TIME // NAMED FOR A PLACE // & THE EMMY GOES TO...

DD1 - 800 - 10, 11 & 12-LETTER WORDS - Containing a root from Latin for "scales", it's a state of balance in physics (Will added 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Will 200, Colleen 5,000, Kaitlin 2,800.

Scores entering DJ: Will 3,400, Colleen 6,400, Kaitlin 6,000.

Double Jeopardy!

YOUR 19th CENTURY BEARD TICKLES! // MODELS // SLANG FROM YOUR START-UP JOB // "R" WE THERE YET? // ONLY BIRDERS... // IN THE BUILDING

DD2 - 800 - "R" WE THERE YET? - This mountain's major peaks are named Liberty Cap, Point Success & Columbia Crest, which is actually the summit (Colleen added 3,000.)

DD3 - 1,200 - SLANG FROM YOUR START-UP JOB - "Do you think you have the" this word "to do more work?"--the word has expanded to mean more than just "data capacity" (Will added 1,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Will 7,600, Colleen 12,600, Kaitlin 16,000.

Final Jeopardy!

19TH CENTURY FICTION - In Chapter 9 of an 1851 work, a preacher in a New England port city delivers a sermon about this Old Testament prophet

Colleen and Will were correct on FJ. Final scores for today: Will 15,200, Colleen 24,600, Kaitlin 4,395. Cumulative two-day scores: Will 35,200, Colleen 33,000, Kaitlin 4,396. Will earns $35,000 in real money and advances to Champions Wild Card.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is equilibrium? DD2 - What is Mount Rainier? DD3 - What is bandwidth? FJ - Who is Jonah?!<

Most look to their right, past Ken and appear to be looking at the board when making their clue/category selection. However I have noticed that some contestants (while deciding on and selecting a category) look straight at the direction of the camera. Is there a second display of the board? Just wondering what they are seeing/looking at.

19TH CENTURY FICTION

In Chapter 9 of an 1851 work, a preacher in a New England port city delivers a sermon about this Old Testament prophet

!Who is Jonah?!<

BOOK 1: >! Moby Dick !<

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When it comes to anything Colleges & Universities I just...can't

There's hundreds of them, some with names that are tied to their geographic location, many that aren't, which may or may not be named after the city they're in, or the state, but don't forget some are public and some are private, and some might be "X State University" and others are "University of X" and they're completely different. Then they all have famous mascots, famous alumni...nicknames...God help you if one city (New York) has multiple schools or one region (The Northeast/New England) is famous for multiple schools. Then you've got your Ivy Leagues, the Seven Sisters, HBCUs and other group designations, especially when it comes to sports where you have the Big 10 and the Pac-12 and other associations which may or may not have bowl games, NCAA playoffs...

All for a subject where millions of Americans aren't affected by or don't have the opportunity to know or care about (didn't attend, can't afford, or don't live near colleges) but is firmly ensconced in the Jeopardy! canon because they're part of the "classical learning" repertoire of elite, high-society institutions

I'll make a point of learning C&Us if I ever get the call but man what a confusing mess to learn, especially if you've been traditionally isolated from the greater college network of America

So for example. If the category is “US State Capitals” and the answer is “Idaho” could I then answer by saying “is it Boise?” and then receive credit? Because I know people would normally say “what is Boise?” As the answer but I’m curious if any question will do so long as it has the thing they’re looking for.

“Peak” instead of “peek”? Obviously a minor quibble, but strange to see this lack of professionalism on a Jeopardy product.

DD1 - 800 - SO SAYETH THE KING JAMES BIBLE - "And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with" this group, "and slew them with a great slaughter"

DD2 - 1,200 - TRIBUTARIES - A sheepish response is perhaps best for this, the largest tributary of the Yellowstone

DD3 - 2,000 - NOVEL TITLE DROP A LETTER - An Edith Wharton title drops a letter & laughter spews from a tube

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - Who are the Philistines? DD2 - What is the Big Horn? DD3 - What is "The Hose of Mirth"? !<

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On our local ABC affiliate, they've been running commercials for SCC with Ken saying "we only brought back the best of the best."

All of us on SCC were Jeopardy losers on our first appearance, so by definition, we were not the best of the best. 🙃

The SCT has been great so far. Exciting and competitive games, and high performing contestants as expected. So I couldn't help but notice the rather conservative DD wagers in all 3 games.

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Orange denotes incorrect responses. There have been 2 max bets (both DD1), but the other 7 I think could be fairly described as conservative, with several of the wagers at or below the dollar value of the clue itself. Normally I'm the last person to criticize wagering strategy, but given how strong all 9 of these contestants have been, and how successful their overall DD hit rate was (66% vs. ~50% all others), I was a little surprised how cautious their collective wagering has been. I always believed that the stronger you perceive your opponents to be, you will tend to bet more aggressively, like you often see in tournaments like the TOC and Masters. But maybe there's an opposite effect where strong opponents make you fearful of falling too far behind if you are incorrect. Would be interested in people's thoughts.

Here are today's Second Chance contestants:

• Kaitlin Tarr, a ceramic artist from Denver, Colorado;
• Colleen Matthews, a speech-language pathologist from Hillsboro, Oregon; and
• Will Yancey, a lecturer of history from Banquete, Texas.

Jeopardy!

SO SAYETH THE KING JAMES BIBLE // SECONDS // IDIOT IDIOMS // NAME DROPPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD // CLASSY CREATURES // YOU SAY TOBAGO, I SAY TOBAGO

DD1 - 800 - SO SAYETH THE KING JAMES BIBLE - "And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with" this group, "and slew them with a great slaughter" (Will added 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Will 2,600, Colleen -200, Kaitlin 1,200.

Scores entering DJ: Will 6,400, Colleen 1,800, Kaitlin 2,800.

Double Jeopardy!

THAT'S SOME OPENING ACT // NOVEL TITLE DROP A LETTER // WHISKEY, & KEEP 'EM COMIN' // ANTONYMS: THE ANTI-SYNONYMS // TRIALS // TRIBUTARIES

DD2 - 1,200 - TRIBUTARIES - A sheepish response is perhaps best for this, the largest tributary of the Yellowstone (Will added 2,500.)

DD3 - 2,000 - NOVEL TITLE DROP A LETTER - An Edith Wharton title drops a letter & laughter spews from a tube (On the last clue of DJ, Will lost 3,700.)

Scores entering FJ: Will 20,000, Colleen 4,200, Kaitlin 6,800.

Final Jeopardy!

SCIENCE: THE ____ OF ____ - Four of these discovered in the early 1600s were given the names of lovers of a mythological deity

Only Colleen was correct on FJ. Will wagered 0 to finish with 20,000.

Final scores: Will 20,000, Colleen 8,400, Kaitlin 1.

Triple Stumper of the day: In IDIOT IDIOMS, no one knew the "5 words of advice from his mama quoted often by Tom Hanks in a 1994 movie", stupid is as stupid does.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - Who are the Philistines? DD2 - What is the Big Horn? DD3 - What is "The Hose of Mirth"? FJ - What are the moons of Jupiter?!<

SCIENCE: THE ____ OF ____

Four of these discovered in the early 1600s were given the names of lovers of a mythological deity

!What are the moons of Jupiter?!<

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Show was joined in progress in the DC market today. My guess is it was a special report on the happenings in New Orleans, because Wheel of Fortune ran over by about 5 minutes, then Jeopardy! was joined in progress. A bit annoying, but still got most of the game.

(Please let me know if this post is off track for the subreddit.)

DD1 - 400 - THE RACE IS ON - Talk about a dynasty--the New York Yacht Club won this race 24 straight times from 1870 to 1980

DD2 - 2,000 - JANE STONE, WWII LINGUIST - 17-letter German words are child's play for Jane, who tells the Navy that Unterwasserbomben are these 2-word anti-sub weapons

DD3 - 800 - SHAKESPEARE - Polonius saying "I hear him coming, let's withdraw, my lord" is the cue for this immortal line

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is the America's Cup? DD2 - What are depth charges? DD3 - What is "To be or not to be"? !<

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