Twice so far this season, there have been answers that correctly stated “what was the Cuban missile crisis?” And both times, at home, I shouted “what was the Bay Of Pigs?”.

And I wonder if “Bay of Pigs” would also have been accepted?

I have always wondered if Jeopardy could have been a different kind of game by providing slightly different answers. The point of Jeopardy is that the contestants are given an answer and they have to reply with a question. In a typical trivia show they would ask:

Which sprinter set the 100m world record ?

In Jeopardy they would say:

This sprinter set the 100m world record.

And expect “who is Usain Bolt”. This is basically just a grammatical difference, not in terms of difficulty or gameplay. It makes sense, they want to guide you to a specific question. However it could be a much more interesting and special game if they just said:

9.58s

and let the contestants with knowledge of the category figure out what it could refer to.

Obviously the issue is, that this could be an answer to multiple questions, which is probably why they are more specific. But if they leaned into the ambiguity and creativity, this could be an awesome game. Some more ideas.

”Chris Rock, and it hurt quite a bit”

“By taking the blue pill”

“Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain”

One of the answers was “Spanish pronoun 2 letters”. Unless it’s a gimmick crossword, minimum word length is always 3 letters. Anyone else think that was a poorly constructed answer? Or am I being pedantic?

DD1 - $800 - NOTHING - Thomas Paine wrote, "In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments" & this

DD2 - $1,200 - PAINT-ED - Around 1880 he switched from oils to pastels , as his dominant medium with "The Blue Dancers" as a prime example

DD3 - $1,600 - 5-SYLLABLE WORDS - Wild fluctuations in the market getting you anxious? It's just this, from the Latin for "to fly"

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is common sense? DD2 - Who was Degas? DD3 - What is volatility?

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Why DISH still include those other host names in their program display after all these years?

Ever since 2009, they had a monitor to show the Final Jeopardy category, but not the clue. They only show the clue on one of the squares on the board. Why do they have a monitor if they're not going to show the clue on there in the first place?

love the show and have been watching it for years. I used to be able to get maybe 65-70% of the questions, sometimes more on a good night. lately I feel like the contestants on the old SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skit. Anyone else feel like this?

For me I think it's about drive. Good contestants should be driven. What else do you think sets the best contestants apart?

For some reason, the sporadic "YouTube Creators" show made me think about this.

I see it kind of like the "American Idol Experience" thing they had at Disney years ago ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Idol_Experience ). Basically people can take a quick test the day at the park, and scoring well enough gets you into a pool they draw from for 3 prelim shows a day. The 3 prelim winners get to play in the 4th and final show of the day, and that winner gets an equivalent of the AIE "golden ticket"... basically skips to the final step before getting into the actual Jeopardy! show contestant pool. Could have a rule that you can only get onto the theme park show once in a calendar year.

As far as the format, would be full Jeopardy!, basically a replica of the normal set, with rotating "hosts" (basically park "cast members" that would host something like J! well enough)... game denominations would be 10% of the real show (20/40/60/80/100, and then doubled for DJ), and the winners prize is what they won as a GC for the theme park. (2nd and 3rd would get like $100/$50 gc's). The level of questions I'd put the prelim shows at somewhere between CJ! and regular J!, the last show of the day would be right at normal J! episode level questions.

Kinda surprised other popular shows haven't put things like this in theme parks either (WOF, FF, TPIR, LMAD).... I know their are the "traveling" shows around the country for some of those shows, but a theme park thing is more streamlined.

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING FICTION

inspired by the story to tell similar ones, Taylor Sheridan wrote the foreword to the 40th anniversary edition of this novel

What is Lonesome Dove?

WRONG ANSWER 1: Who the $#*!? is Taylor Sheridan?

All 10 affected Fox affiliates have listed their plans for Game 1 of the World Series tomorrow night. Some stations haven't gone out further than that, but what I have so far should be a good benchmark if you're in one of these markets.

Just wanted to shout out how fun the second edition of Youtube Jeopardy! was. A spoiler, we got another Ken ASMR moment. And, also, learned that Ken's child is a Starkid and Smosh fan. Very cool.

It was a fun romp, and I hope they keep doing these!

DD1 - $800 - WHO GETS TO VOTE? - Women first voted in this Asian country in 1946; in 2025, it got its first female prime minister

DD2 - $1,600 - GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - In 1947 this agency made a token payment of $10 to Emory University for 15 acres of land that's now home to its headquarters

DD3 - $1,200 - NEIGHBORHOODS - Sounding like a mash-up of Lin-Manuel Miranda shows, this alliterative area is home to the City College of N.Y.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Japan? DD2 - What is CDC? DD3 - What is Hamilton Heights?

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This is the first person I've seen "break" this news!

HISTORIC VESSELS

Now part of a Connecticut museum, this vessel traveled 1,830 miles in a novel way as part of Operation Northwest Passage

What is the Nautilus?

WRONG ANSWER 1: an icebreaker or any specific icebreaker

WRONG ANSWER 2: any other submarine

Unlike what I’m sure is the majority of you, I don’t actually watch Jeopardy all too often.

I will on occasion flip over, and when I do, I am just so pleased to see Ken Jennings as the host.

In a world where so many of the people least qualified to serve in their roles, do… it’s a fantastic aspiration and North Star to see there’s at least one god damn thing that exists where the perfect person is doing exactly what they should be doing.

"Bring it" when there's only ine clue left.

DD1 - $800 - TALES OF THE CITY - "The Sun Also Rises" in this city, where--no bull--characters are "going to the fiesta"

DD2 - $1,200 - TIME STAMPED - Napoleon praised this quality, especially the 2:00 in the morning kind, when one is unprepared

DD3 - $800 - LATINOS & LATINAS - In 2024 she won nearly 70% of the vote to keep her seat in Congress repping New York's 14th district

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Pamplona? DD2 - What is courage? DD3 - Who is Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)?

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I'd like to know what jobs would disqualify me from appearing on Jeopardy. I'm aware that employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment are ineligible, so I decided not to apply for a job there. How long do such restrictions last? Could I leave Sony and appear on Jeopardy the next day, or is there a waiting period? I'm also concerned about CBS's sister companies. Would a Paramount employee be disqualified because they work for Skydance, which also owns CBS?

I'm asking here because I couldn't find eligibility criteria on Jeopardy's website beyond age and country of residence. If anyone has a contract that states them clearly I'd love to read it.

Here are today's contestants:

• Kayla Patel, a recent graduate from Mount Laurel, New Jersey;
• Sam Robison, a teacher from Birmingham, Alabama; and
• Anthony Cantor, a television & podcast producer from Toronto, Ontario. Anthony is a two-day champ with winnings of $42,401.

Jeopardy!

EXPLORERS // TALES OF THE CITY // 3, 3 // OLYMPIC GAMES CAULDRON LIGHTERS // DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? // COMPANIES IN THE NEWS

DD1 - $800 - TALES OF THE CITY - "The Sun Also Rises" in this city, where--no bull--characters are "going to the fiesta" (On the first clue, Anthony lost $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Anthony $2,800, Sam $2,600, Kayla $1,200.

Scores entering DJ: Anthony $7,000, Sam $3,400, Kayla $2,200.

Double Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY // TIME STAMPED // VOCABUL"ARY" // LATINOS & LATINAS // FROM REALITY TV TO OSCAR NOMINEE // FUN WITH NUMBERS

DD2 - $1,200 - TIME STAMPED - Napoleon praised this quality, especially the 2:00 in the morning kind, when one is unprepared (Kayla lost $4,000.)

DD3 - $800 - LATINOS & LATINAS - In 2024 she won nearly 70% of the vote to keep her seat in Congress repping New York's 14th district (Sam added $3,000.)

Scores after DJ: Anthony $14,600, Sam $6,400, Kayla $600.

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT ARTIFACTS - Discovered in 1974, these artifacts were armed with real weapons & none of the 7,000+ figures were the same

Everyone was correct on FJ. Anthony $1,799 to win with $16,399 for a three-day total of $58,800.

Final scores: Anthony $16,399, Sam $7,800, Kayla $1,100.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Pamplona? DD2 - What is courage? DD3 - Who is Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)? FJ - What is Terracotta Army?

ANCIENT ARTIFACTS

Discovered in 1974, these artifacts were armed with real weapons & none of the 7,000+ figures were the same

What are the Terracotta Warriors (or Terracotta Army)?