r/Jeopardy

Here are today's contestants:

• Kyle Li, a software engineer from Saratoga, California;
• Bridget Palmer, a university teacher originally from Beaverton, Oregon; and
• Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a five-day champ with winnings of $103,499.

Jeopardy!

A SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER // THE "G.B."s // THE CELEBRITY'S FAVORITE TEAM // WORD PUZZLES // CAVE DWELLING // SUBWAY ART & LITERATURE

DD1 - $400 - THE "G.B."s - On June 3, 1875, 3 months after the premiere of his opera set in Seville, heart issues killed this Frenchman at 36 (Tristan improved by $4,400 to $13,200.)

Scores at first break: Tristan $6,600, Bridget $1,400, Kyle -$1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Tristan $14,600, Bridget $2,000, Kyle $1,000.

Double Jeopardy!

POLISH HISTORY // IT'S IN THE BOOK // PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER // ____, ____ & ____ // WORDS OF ASSORTMENT // THAT SONG IS QUITE COMMERCIAL

DD2 - $1,600 - PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER - In 1916 Billy Sunday drew 65,000 in Boston to one of these meetings, so called because they reawaken Christians' faith & enthusiasm (Tristan dropped $4,400 down to $15,000 vs. $5,600 for Bridget.)

DD3 - $1,600 - WORDS OF ASSORTMENT - Familiar to fans of "Dune", this French word meaning "mixture" refers to a jumble of different things (Tristan lost $2,000 down to $13,000.)

Tristan had a big lead after round one, missed both DDs in DJ but it didn't matter as his opponents never got close. Tristan had it wrapped up into FJ at $20,200 vs. $4,000 for Bridget, while Kyle was out of the running at -$2,200.

Final Jeopardy!

FILMS OF THE 1990s - In French, this 1993 film is called "Un jour sans fin"

Only Bridget was correct on FJ. Tristan dropped $10,000 to win with $10,200 for a six-day total of $113,699.

Final scores: Tristan $10,200, Bridget $8,000, Kyle -$2,200.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the 1963 event at which the death of W.E.B. Du Bois was announced was the March on Washington.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - Who was Georges Bizet? DD2 - What is revival? DD3 - What is mélange? FJ - What is "Groundhog Day"?!<

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1tcb7sw/dd_poll_for_wed_may_13/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1tbu1to/fj_poll_for_tues_may_13/

Hi guys, I am fortunate enough to get a ticket to Jeopardy's live taping in June. For those who can't make it, what would you like to get answered from Ken? I'll bring one of your questions and raise my hand during the break and hopefully have it answered for you

I don't mean doubling the clue values on the board for all future episodes. I mean, for one episode only, the values on the board are multiplied by 10 in honoring of the 10,000th episode. Yes, that means that a correct response in Double Jeopardy could single-handedly get you $20,000.

If Jeopardy keeps with its regular schedule, it should air sometime mid-April 2028. So they can get enough money on hand before then.

Here are today's contestants:

• Anne Benjaminson, a foreign service officer originally from New York City;
• Nishi Kantamneni, a platform engineer originally from Pleasanton, California; and
• Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a six-day champ with winnings of $113,699.

Jeopardy!

EYE ON ASIA // WARNING-WORTHY WEATHER // AMBROSE BIERCE'S DEVIL'S DICTIONARY // SMALL BUSINESS // A LAST TIME FOR EVERYTHING // THE END OF THE REALITY SHOW

DD1 - $400 - A LAST TIME FOR EVERYTHING - In 1957 Mike Stepovich was sworn in as the last governor of this territory, noy yet a state; he was also the first born there (Tristan improved by $3,000 to $7,000 vs. $5,200 for Anne.)

Scores at first break: Tristan $1,000, Nishi $1,600, Anne $3,800.

Scores entering DJ: Tristan $7,000, Nishi $2,000, Anne $5,600.

Double Jeopardy!

IT'S ALL HISTORY // BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS // IN THE NICK OF TIME // TRAVEL & TOURISM // SHE DIRECTED IT // GOOD HANG

DD2 - $1,200 - IT'S ALL HISTORY - A failed attempt to convert a chieftain to Christianity led to this man's death at the Battle of Mactan in 1521 (Tristan dropped $5,000 down to $4,800 vs. $7,200 for Anne.)

DD3 - $1,200 - GOOD HANG - In the atrium of the east building of the National Gallery in Washington hangs a large & gently spinning work by this American artist (Tristan added $3,000 up to $9,000 vs. $8,800 for Anne.)

Tristan missed DD2 and dropped to second behind Anne, regained a short lead on DD3 and held first into FJ at $12,200 vs. $9,600 for Anne and $4,400 for Nishi.

Final Jeopardy!

INSPIRED BY - This 1982 No. 1 hit was inspired by "Splendor in the Grass", a classic film about the failed expectations of teens Wilma & Bud

Only Tristan was correct on FJ, adding $7,001 to win with $19,201 for a seven-day total of $132,900.

Final scores: Tristan $19,201, Nishi $1,700, Anne $0.

Clue selection strategy: In round one, three top-row clues were chosen with the DD still on the board.

Wagering strategy: From a close second in FJ and with more than double of third, with a small wager Anne could have shut out Nishi and won if Tristan missed without having to be correct herself. As it played out, the all-in bet just cost Anne the larger second-place award.

Judging the writers: They went with a useless FJ category, instead of something potentially helpful such as HITS OF THE 80s.

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is Alaska? DD2 - Who was Magellan? DD3 - Who was Calder? FJ - What is "Jack and Diane"?!<

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1td86nk/dd_poll_for_thur_may_14/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1tctky3/fj_poll_for_thurs_may_14/

Our ABC station decided to show the opening ceremony of the meeting in China. Special Report. No other station is covering it.

At the end of tonight’s game, Ken talked up the CJ and said it would be “right here on ABC”. I’m in the NY tv market, and Jeopardy airs at 7pm on the ABC station. Now, I worked in tv advertising MANY moons and a lifetime ago. Unless something’s changed or is unique to Jeopardy, syndicated shows were not network or affiliate dependent. And, with CJ being part of the ABC prime time lineup this week, it struck me as odd that he would promote a network prime show on a syndicated one.

Can someone enlighten me on this? Because I’m stumped.

Has Jeopardy ever done “second order” corrections?

For example, say C answers and is ruled wrong and then D answers and gets it right. What I’m calling a “second order” correction would be the judges later ruling that C was right after all and giving them the dollars but then *also* taking the dollars away from D because if the judges hadn’t blown it D would have never given the opportunity in the first place. (Or if D had also gotten it wrong then giving the dollars back to D, again on the grounds that if the judges had gotten it right in the first place D would have never been able to even try to answer.)

It has irked me and my kid that they don’t seem to do this (at least not on corrections we’ve seen).

Some do the basic wave, some do something more elaborate or refined, some just smile.

Just a public service announcement.

Last night at our final bar league game, we had two teams (they were together but played as two separate teams) come to sabotage one of our regulars who has been coming to the same spot and placing high in the standings week to week.

One of those teams had already played their game for the week (in an entirely different state)

The other team, this was their first game logged for the league ever, which was already shady.

So for those handful of teams who have 35 points and have yet to play their final game, just be cautious of out-of-towners who suddenly show up to your game.

INSPIRED BY

This 1982 No. 1 hit was inspired by "Splendor in the Grass", a classic film about the failed expectations of teens Wilma & Bud

>!What is Jack and Diane?!<

WRONG ANSWER 1: >!had the right song but called it "Life Goes On" or something else!<

WRONG ANSWER 2: >!The Breakup Song (They Don't Write Em)!<

WRONG ANSWER 3: >!Separste Ways (Worlds Apart)!<

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W. Kamau Bell, Steven Weber and Sean Gunn.

Hey gang, Lemme ask the experts here!
Seems like I recall seeing a celebrity Jeopardy All-Stars in April where a solution “Who is Yoda”was given and accepted as correct. However, I could’ve sworn the picture in the clue was actually Grogu. If the pic was Grogu, Yoda would be incorrect. Then again, I might have seen Grogu, when it actually was Yoda in the pic. Dang gettin old sux!
Not that it’s a huge deal, but nothing gets an OG Star Wars Fan wound up like a Jeopardy mistake!
I did due diligence to find out on my own… but came up nada! Maybe it was game 1, 2, 3, or 4? TIA.

Ike Barinholtz, Patton Oswalt and Mira Sorvino.

DD1 - $400 - THE "G.B."s - On June 3, 1875, 3 months after the premiere of his opera set in Seville, heart issues killed this Frenchman at 36

DD2 - $1,600 - PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER - In 1916 Billy Sunday drew 65,000 in Boston to one of these meetings, so called because they reawaken Christians' faith & enthusiasm

DD3 - $1,600 - WORDS OF ASSORTMENT - Familiar to fans of "Dune", this French word meaning "mixture" refers to a jumble of different things

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - Who was Georges Bizet? DD2 - What is revival? DD3 - What is mélange?!<

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DD1 - $400 - A LAST TIME FOR EVERYTHING - In 1957 Mike Stepovich was sworn in as the last governor of this territory, noy yet a state; he was also the first born there

DD2 - $1,200 - IT'S ALL HISTORY - A failed attempt to convert a chieftain to Christianity led to this man's death at the Battle of Mactan in 1521

DD3 - $1,200 - GOOD HANG - In the atrium of the east building of the National Gallery in Washington hangs a large & gently spinning work by this American artist

Correct Qs: >!DD1 - What is Alaska? DD2 - Who was Magellan? DD3 - Who was Calder?!<

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Is there any jeopardy website that allows you to use more than the 5x5 dimension? I want to have 7 rows and 7 columns