Congratulations, Austin Rogers. You’ve won again on “Jeopardy!” — now go have a taco to celebrate. While Rogers muffed the Final Jeopardy round on Wednesday’s episode of the syndicated game show, he still handily defeated his two opponents, raking in $20,600 for the day. That brought his seven-day total to an impressive $278,300. The Final Jeopardy category, American Plays, bore the clue, “The latitude and longitude given by the narrator of this 1938 play would set it in Massachusetts, not New Hampshire.” Also Read: 'Jeopardy!' Contestant and Bearded Bartender Austin Rogers Crosses $250,000 Total With Massive Final Bid (Video) The correct answer was.
- 10/5/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
If this keeps up, Austin Rogers might be able to quit slinging drinks forever. Rogers, who’s enchanted “Jeopardy!” fans during his run, wowed the crowd again and scored himself a boatload of cash during Thursday night’s episode, thanks to daring bid during the Final Jeopardy round that would have left him nearly broke had he not guessed correctly. Rogers racked up $69,000 for the episode, after wagering $34,000 of his $35,000 and correctly guessing, “Who Is Nelson Mandela?” Also Read: 'Jeopardy' Contestant and Bearded Bartender Austin Rogers Just Won $65,600 in a Single Game (Video) In all, over his six-day run, Rogers has.
- 10/4/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
If this keeps up, Austin Rogers might be able to quit slinging drinks forever. Rogers, who’s enchanted “Jeopardy!” fans during his run, wowed the crowd again and scored himself a boatload of cash during Thursday night’s episode, thanks to daring bid during the Final Jeopardy round that would have left him nearly broke had he not guessed correctly. Rogers racked up $69,000 for the episode, after wagering $34,000 of his $35,000 and correctly guessing, “Who Is Nelson Mandela?” Also Read: 'Jeopardy' Contestant and Bearded Bartender Austin Rogers Just Won $65,600 in a Single Game (Video) In all, over his six-day run, Rogers has.
- 10/4/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Please meet your new Jeopardy/life hero. Her name is Sabrina, and she was recently a contestant on Teen Jeopardy. Although she didn't take home a winning stack of cash, she still managed to finish off the game in an epic fashion. When it came down to the Final Jeopardy round, Sabrina found herself stumped for an answer. Under the category of Natural Wonders, the contestants were asked, "Roughly half the size of Texas, it's the largest structure made by living creatures and can even be seen from space." Instead of feeling defeated, as many contestants probably do, Sabrina made the best of her incorrect answer. When it came around to her turn, Alex Trebek read her question, "What are...Those?" Mic drop meme...
- 11/11/2016
- E! Online
‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: Tom Hanks Gives America The Pep Talk It Needs In Halloween-ish Episode
For the first time this season, “Saturday Night Live” gave audiences the gift of a host who knew exactly what he was doing. They also eased back on the Trump shtick; apart from a lengthy (and incredible) cold open and a few punchlines on Weekend Update, “SNL” sat back, relaxed and let viewers enjoy nine-time host Tom Hanks.
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With a host like Hanks and musical guest Lady Gaga, Week 4 was destined to be strong. There were several hits, just a few misses, and, mercifully, no misplaced singing. But did Hanks reinvigorate the formula in the way this election season needs? Let’s take a look.
Best Impression: Tom Hanks
Okay, so, it seems a little unfair to give America’s most beloved actor a nod for Best Impression(s), but that’s just the reality here; Tom Hanks is amazing,...
Last Week’S Review: Emily Blunt Wants To Make America Happy Again
With a host like Hanks and musical guest Lady Gaga, Week 4 was destined to be strong. There were several hits, just a few misses, and, mercifully, no misplaced singing. But did Hanks reinvigorate the formula in the way this election season needs? Let’s take a look.
Best Impression: Tom Hanks
Okay, so, it seems a little unfair to give America’s most beloved actor a nod for Best Impression(s), but that’s just the reality here; Tom Hanks is amazing,...
- 10/23/2016
- by Sophy Ziss
- Indiewire
Tom Hanks returned for his ninth time hosting Saturday Night Live this week. This marked the end of an epic run of four consecutive episodes for the show to kick off the season. While not unprecedented, four in a row is definitely unusual. Last week showed signs of fatigue for the show, so could it rally for this installment?
In short, yes: While not completely strong top-to-bottom, this was more in line with the first two solid episodes of the season rather than last week's slightly off aberration. (Tonight's David...
In short, yes: While not completely strong top-to-bottom, this was more in line with the first two solid episodes of the season rather than last week's slightly off aberration. (Tonight's David...
- 10/23/2016
- Rollingstone.com
No, that wasn’t just a perfect illusion: Tom Hanks and Lady Gaga actually presided over a near-perfect 90 minutes of Saturday Night Live.
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Hanks, who has previously hosted SNL eight times, returned to Studio 8H in support of new film Inferno. And though he hasn’t hosted since May 2006, the versatile actor was at the top of his game, thanks in part to an episode where just about every cast member and every sketch was firing on all cylinders. Similarly, Gaga wowed with the one-two punch of “A-Yo” and “Million Reasons.”
Hanks’ energy never wavered,...
VideosSNL Lampoons Third and Final Debate
Hanks, who has previously hosted SNL eight times, returned to Studio 8H in support of new film Inferno. And though he hasn’t hosted since May 2006, the versatile actor was at the top of his game, thanks in part to an episode where just about every cast member and every sketch was firing on all cylinders. Similarly, Gaga wowed with the one-two punch of “A-Yo” and “Million Reasons.”
Hanks’ energy never wavered,...
- 10/23/2016
- TVLine.com
Sometimes, TV game show moments head into the bizarre. Bob Barker Is a True Professional, Exhibit A: The host dealt with a dopey “Price Is Right” contestant who prematurely reveals the correct answer. It’s rare but not unheard of for “Jeopardy!” episodes to end with all three contestanta going all in on Final Jeopardy and losing. Here’s the most recent example of such a humiliating triple defeat from January 2016. You could always count on “Match Game” for some wild times, and one of the highlights was when host Gene Rayburn attacked the cameraman for not allowing Charles Nelson Reilly to prep.
- 9/12/2016
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
When you are born with the name Buzzy, you are clearly destined for great things. Reigning Jeopardy champion Buzzy Cohen has taken the Internet by storm for not only his 8-game winning streak, but his on point trolling of host Alex Trebek. He's been winning so handedly that at the end of the show during Final Jeopardy, no amount of money wagered by the other contestants will get them a win. So Buzzy, knowing he's already won, has been using those last few moments of screen time to taunt Alex. A couple of his answers for Final Jeopardy have been stuff like "What is see you tomorrow Trebek?!" and "Who is you aren't rid of me yet Trebek?" Those sassy answered combined with...
- 5/26/2016
- E! Online
What is … a bad idea? That would be betting all of your money on Final Jeopardy! - at least if you were one of the game show's three unlucky contestants on Monday night. Claudia Corriere and Mike Drummond, who were both returning champions, along with challenger Randi Kristensen, managed a three-way tie for last place after finding themselves stumped by the final clue of the night. Because each of them had bet their entire earnings on the question, they all walked away with a score of $0 after botching their answers. The prompt that proved to be their mutual downfall? "A...
- 1/19/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
What is … a bad idea? That would be betting all of your money on Final Jeopardy! - at least if you were one of the game show's three unlucky contestants on Monday night. Claudia Corriere and Mike Drummond, who were both returning champions, along with challenger Randi Kristensen, managed a three-way tie for last place after finding themselves stumped by the final clue of the night. Because each of them had bet their entire earnings on the question, they all walked away with a score of $0 after botching their answers. The prompt that proved to be their mutual downfall? "A...
- 1/19/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
We’ll take “You’re All a Bunch of Losers” for $500, Alex. Long-running game show “Jeopardy” experienced a hat-trick of fail and was left without a champion on Monday’s episode, after all three contestants were left penniless during the Final Jeopardy round. The question, in the “State Capitals” category, read, “A 1957 event led to the creation of a national historic site in this city, signed into law by a president whose library is now there too.” See video: Vanna White's Own Dress Turns Against Her in 'Wheel of Fortune' Blooper The three contestants answered, “Springf,” “Austin...
- 1/19/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
How does an intelligent, eloquent, decorated Heights vet end up asking questions with Trebek from the Richard Rodgers set? All it takes is one Jeopardy category about Alexander Hamilton, which naturally called for Lin-Manuel Miranda to show up and provide some video clues about the Founding Father. (They were recorded in the 30 seconds of free time he has every day.) Unfortunately, none of these were Final Jeopardy, which meant there was no opportunity for anyone to wager "17—, 17—, 17—, $1789."...
- 12/10/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
Jeopardy, which is still trucking along like it's a part of Dick Wolf Productions, occasionally drops some real viral fodder out there, and this week, it happened to be Tom Flynn.
Tom, the handsome, vaguely baffled contestant with the great hair, a fondness for checking himself out in the monitor and the casually rumpled blue Oxford.
Tom, the bartender who "freelances in film production" and "wants to eventually direct."
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Tom, whose Final Jeopardy answer was a single, capitalized "What."
Tom, #what planet are you from? #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/dZTakE4Ye7
— j.
Tom, the handsome, vaguely baffled contestant with the great hair, a fondness for checking himself out in the monitor and the casually rumpled blue Oxford.
Tom, the bartender who "freelances in film production" and "wants to eventually direct."
The Stay-Slim Secret of Hollywood Moms? Using Your Kids as Props!
Tom, whose Final Jeopardy answer was a single, capitalized "What."
Tom, #what planet are you from? #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/dZTakE4Ye7
— j.
- 10/27/2015
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- People.com - TV Watch
Sometimes game show contestants are the only truly funny people on television. Case in point: Becky Sullivan, a contestant on an episode of "Jeopardy!", couldn't think of the right answer to a Final Jeopardy! clue about flowers. Her response might be the funniest answer in the show's history. The clue: "The flower pictured here is called this, also a disparaging term for people on the political left." Sullivan's guess: "What is a pansy?" Nope. But worthy of some Hall Of Fame recognition, alongside that Turd Ferguson reference a couple months ago and a certain reference to "Kinky Boots" before that. Here are ten other excellent Final Jeopardy! responses that at least deserved some pity money.
- 10/26/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
“Jeopardy!” contestant Becky Sullivan has gone viral for accidentally insulting liberals while answering a question wrong on the syndicated game show. While many would have left the board blank if they didn’t know the right answer to a Final Jeopardy question, Sullivan decided to have a little fun. Host Alex Trebek asked to identify the flower represented in a picture, the name of the flower also being a “disparaging term for people on the political left.” After 30-seconds, Sullivan revealed that she wrote “pansy” on her board. Also Read: 'Jeopardy!' Contestant Makes History by Forcing Alex Trebek to...
- 10/26/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Instead of leaving her board blank when she didn't know the correct response for the Final Jeopardy round, contestant Becky Sullivan wrote down her best, most logical response…and it just so happened to also be quite offensive for the political left. The final question asked the remaining two contestants to identify the name of a flower by its picture and by its name, which is also "a disparaging term for people on the political left." Sullivan was not entirely sure about her response, but decided to take an educated guess and wrote down "pansy." "I think you may have found a way to insult liberals in this country," host Alex Trebek said after revealing her response, which...
- 10/26/2015
- E! Online
For those of you who are huge Saturday Night Live fans, you know one of the greatest skits of all time is undoubtedly the old Celebrity Jeopardy! one in which Norm Macdonald's impression of Burt Reynolds made Turd Ferguson a household name and still manages to leave us crying with laughter. Well, the planets aligned Wednesday night thanks to Jeopardy! contestant Talia Lavin who was able to get Alex Trebek to actually say "Turd Ferguson" aloud. During the "Final Jeopardy!" round contestants were given the clue, "This song from a 1999 animated film about censorship had a word censored from its Oscar performance." Though Lavin had no idea what the answer was and thus lost the...
- 9/17/2015
- E! Online
One “Jeopardy” contestant just made history — by making host Alex Trebek utter a very memorable joke from a “Saturday Night Live” sketch. No, she didn’t win any money or anything, but she did put her incorrect Final Jeopardy answer to hilarious use. When the contestant named Talia was asked to name a certain Oscar nominated song, she wrote, “What is The Love Ballad of Turd Ferguson?” Trebek read it, the audience laughed, and history was made as it was the first time the host unwittingly referenced his own parody (on the long-running game show, at least) from a popular...
- 9/17/2015
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Alex Trebek jokes for $200!
A "Jeopardy!" contestant forced host Trebek to utter a famous joke about himself from "Saturday Night Live," when she wrote down "The Ballad of Turd Ferguson" as her Final Jeopardy answer. Talia Levin wrote the (incorrect) phrase down in a category about Oscar-winning songs, and Trebek had to read it out loud.
"SNL" fans know that the name "Turd Ferguson" was a joke from the recurring "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch. In one sketch, Norm MacDonald, as Burt Reynolds, annoyed the host (played by Will Ferrell) by changing his display name to Turd Ferguson. "Funny name," Reynolds smirked, as Trebek rolled his eyes.
The real Trebek didn't seem flustered at all by Levin's joke, merely noting she'd lost her entire $600 wager. It's going to take a lot more to rattle the host, but still, a worthy effort. And now, Turd Ferguson goes down in the history books.
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A "Jeopardy!" contestant forced host Trebek to utter a famous joke about himself from "Saturday Night Live," when she wrote down "The Ballad of Turd Ferguson" as her Final Jeopardy answer. Talia Levin wrote the (incorrect) phrase down in a category about Oscar-winning songs, and Trebek had to read it out loud.
"SNL" fans know that the name "Turd Ferguson" was a joke from the recurring "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch. In one sketch, Norm MacDonald, as Burt Reynolds, annoyed the host (played by Will Ferrell) by changing his display name to Turd Ferguson. "Funny name," Reynolds smirked, as Trebek rolled his eyes.
The real Trebek didn't seem flustered at all by Levin's joke, merely noting she'd lost her entire $600 wager. It's going to take a lot more to rattle the host, but still, a worthy effort. And now, Turd Ferguson goes down in the history books.
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- 9/17/2015
- by Kelly Woo
- Moviefone
Get out your Oed, because the National Spelling Bee is back. Let's celebrate by revisiting some awesome competitive kids on TV. Get ready for an amazing Paul Walker cameo. 1. Rebecca Sealfon screams to victory in the 1997 National Spelling Bee Rebecca Sealfon owned the '97 National Spelling Bee when she correctly spelled "euonym." The delirium is so damn special and unforgettable. Sealfon has since denounced the Bee because she says it devastates losing contestants, and while I sympathize, I'm glad she gave us this one-of-a-kind moment. 2. Leonard Cooper decimates the "Jeopardy!" Teen Tournament with the greatest Final Jeopardy! ever. This is how you win a tournament. Leonard Cooper didn't know the answer to the World War II-themed Final Jeopardy! clue, so he just responded with, "Who is some guy in Normandy but I just won $75,000." Alex's response is perfect: "You did indeed!" 3. Remember when Paul Walker was on "I'm Telling"? He certainly was.
- 5/28/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
In the past, we've gotten a kick out of epic Jeopardy fails. Here's one fail that's still a win.
The Final Jeopardy clue asked contestants to name a hymn that happened to also be the title of a 2009 Tony-nominated musical. Contestant Choyon Manjrekar, who apparently saw the Final Jeopardy clue "hymns" and knew it wasn't his cup of tea decided to have some fun with his answer.
His answer? Kinky Boots, which is probably not the title of anyone's hymn but is a musical about a family-owned shoe factory that starts making high-heeled boots for drag queens.
People Exclusive: What...
The Final Jeopardy clue asked contestants to name a hymn that happened to also be the title of a 2009 Tony-nominated musical. Contestant Choyon Manjrekar, who apparently saw the Final Jeopardy clue "hymns" and knew it wasn't his cup of tea decided to have some fun with his answer.
His answer? Kinky Boots, which is probably not the title of anyone's hymn but is a musical about a family-owned shoe factory that starts making high-heeled boots for drag queens.
People Exclusive: What...
- 5/27/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
Some of Cyndi Lauper's music can be quite inspirational... That probably wasn't why Jeopardy! contestant Choyon Manjrekar wrote "What is Kinky Boots?" as his challenge answer during Monday's challenge, but he certainly gets props for having a sense of humor! The Final Jeopardy! clue provided was this: "A Christian hymn & a Jewish holiday hymn are both titled this, Also the name of a 2009 Tony-Nominated Musical." As you can see in the clip above (excerpted by Today), Choyon's face was comically serious as his answer was revealed. "Kinky Boots, yes indeed," read Alex Trebek with a chuckle. "Whenever people go to temple or church, they sing 'Kinky...
- 5/26/2015
- E! Online
Like nearly everybody you see on "Jeopardy!", I'm obsessed. "Jeopardy!" is my oldest and strongest pop culture fixation, and at this point it stimulates a part of my brain that no Trivial Pursuit card -- even the ones from 1982 featuring obscure Kim Carnes factoids -- can reach. "Jeopardy!" is about speed, reflexes, trivia, and showing off. It is not civil. It is "Bad Girls Club" for nerds, and you better believe I wanted to bludgeon Ken Jennings with my knowledge of deserts and Best Pictures during his legendary win streak in 2004. So when I got the call to be a contestant on "Jeopardy!" in January of this year, I didn't panic. I snickered and purred like Cruella and awaited the bloodshed, and I didn't mind if the blood was my own. Part of being a true "Jeopardy!" fan is knowing that you can lose and lose hard. It's always incredibly...
- 5/10/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
So today I'm on "Jeopardy!", an American game show created by Merv Griffin to make nerds learn hand-eye coordination. This was awhile before video games and Devil Sticks, you understand. "Jeopardy!" is kind of like crossword puzzles in that the skills required are not applicable anywhere else. You learn "Jeopardy!" from watching "Jeopardy!". Maybe you brush up on your Shakespeare and your kings of England too. And maybe you practice your buzzer skills on a click pen or a springy toilet paper spool. But "Jeopardy!" is not like any other trivia experience since it's a speed-oriented reflex game, a spelling bee shoved inside a pinball machine. I think people underestimate this. If we don't have "Jeopardy!", we don't have the only TV game show that merges memory and quickdraw agility. Let's always remember what a singular phenomenon this is. Ok? Also: Root for me! You can help celebrate by revisiting...
- 5/8/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
When Alex Trebek says "this was not one of our greatest days," you feel it for eternity.
Three poor Jeopardy contestants learned that the hard way after a painful couple of rounds on the long-running game show, where no one could seem to correctly answer anything and left two of them in the red. Trebek's disappointment hit hard.
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This meant, as he chillingly explained, that they would not be moving on to the last round.
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After that chilling eulogy to their time on the program, Kristin advanced isolated and alone into Final Jeopardy, where the topic was U.S. government.
The clue: "On Aug. 15, 1994, 59 years and 1 day after Fdr signed the original act, Bill Clinton made this an independent agency."
We wish we could tell you that Kristin triumphed in those last moments, and wrestled this show from the throes of total and complete...
Three poor Jeopardy contestants learned that the hard way after a painful couple of rounds on the long-running game show, where no one could seem to correctly answer anything and left two of them in the red. Trebek's disappointment hit hard.
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This meant, as he chillingly explained, that they would not be moving on to the last round.
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News: 'Wheel of Fortune' Contestant Can't Solve This Disney Puzzle
After that chilling eulogy to their time on the program, Kristin advanced isolated and alone into Final Jeopardy, where the topic was U.S. government.
The clue: "On Aug. 15, 1994, 59 years and 1 day after Fdr signed the original act, Bill Clinton made this an independent agency."
We wish we could tell you that Kristin triumphed in those last moments, and wrestled this show from the throes of total and complete...
- 3/14/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
What is awkward, Alex? Jeopardy! took a turn for the uncomfortable on Thursday, March 12, when two unsuccessful contestants led to a Final Jeopardy round with just one buzzing competitor. As they completed the final question in Double Jeopardy, a woman named Kristin was in first place by a mile with a total of $8,400. Her second-place competitor Brad was all the way in the red with negative $200, while an unlucky contestant Stephanie took a far third with negative $4,800. In his famed quietly sassy tone, host [...]...
- 3/13/2015
- Us Weekly
"Kristin and I are alone together."—Alex Trebek Ugh, Kristin is so lucky! We would die if that silver fox of a game show host said that we were alone with him. Dare to dream. But Kristin being alone with Alex meant that she was the only contestant in Thursday's episode to make it to the Final Jeopardy round, which we didn't even know could happen until we watched the video. Apparently if you finish below zero in the previous rounds, you don't move on to Final Jeopardy. Kristin, a returning champion, bested Brad and Stephanie, who finished with -$200 and -$6,800, respectively. "This was not one of our greatest days," Trebek admitted dryly. We beg to differ. Kristin and Alex...
- 3/13/2015
- E! Online
A funny thing happened on Jeopardy this week. Before the game could advance to the final round, two of the contestants landed themselves in the negative, thereby disqualifying themselves. The result, of course, was that Final Jeopardy only had one participant, and it was hilarious and bleak all at once. We've seen some tongue-in-cheek responses on the show before, but nothing quite like this. Watch the awkwardness ensue in the clip above.
- 3/13/2015
- by Ryan-Roschke
- Popsugar.com
This episode of the game show “Jeopardy” was one of the first in history to see only one contestant make it to the final round. Answer: What is Wednesday’s episode? In a “Jeopardy” moment that host Alex Trebek described as “not one of our greatest days,” two of the three competitors finished the Double Jeopardy round with a negative score, meaning they would not advance to Final Jeopardy. See photos: 21 of Harrison Ford’s Career-Defining Movies As a result, Kristin Sausville — the returning champion — found herself all alone on stage with Trebek. “Kristin, I think you’re going to win,...
- 3/13/2015
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
It was not Jeopardy's finest moment. During Wednesday night's game, the categories were challenging and the questions were killer. By the time the dust settled, two of the three contestants had a negative score - a very rare occurrence for the long-running game show. So for Final Jeopardy, only one contestant was able to compete: Kristin Sausville, a 34-year-old stay-at-home-mom and school volunteer from Delaware. "This was not one of our greatest days," host Alex Trebek said dryly. "Kristin, I think you're going to win." Predictably, Twitter went crazy. "The vibe in the studio was shock," Sausville tells People "I...
- 3/13/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
It was not Jeopardy's finest moment. During Wednesday night's game, the categories were challenging and the questions were killer. By the time the dust settled, two of the three contestants had a negative score - a very rare occurrence for the long-running game show. So for Final Jeopardy, only one contestant was able to compete: Kristin Sausville, a 34-year-old stay-at-home-mom and school volunteer from Delaware. "This was not one of our greatest days," host Alex Trebek said dryly. "Kristin, I think you're going to win." Predictably, Twitter went crazy. "The vibe in the studio was shock," Sausville tells People "I...
- 3/13/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
It was not Jeopardy's finest moment.
During Wednesday night's game, the categories were challenging and the answers were killer. By the time the dust settled, two of the three contestants had negative scores – a very rare occurrence for the long-running game show.
So for Final Jeopardy, only one contestant was able to compete: Kristin Sausville, a 34-year-old stay-at-home mom and school volunteer from Delaware.
"This was not one of our greatest days," host Alex Trebek said dryly. "Kristin, I think you're going to win."
Predictably, Twitter went crazy.
"The vibe in the studio was shock," Sausville tells People. "I hadn't...
During Wednesday night's game, the categories were challenging and the answers were killer. By the time the dust settled, two of the three contestants had negative scores – a very rare occurrence for the long-running game show.
So for Final Jeopardy, only one contestant was able to compete: Kristin Sausville, a 34-year-old stay-at-home mom and school volunteer from Delaware.
"This was not one of our greatest days," host Alex Trebek said dryly. "Kristin, I think you're going to win."
Predictably, Twitter went crazy.
"The vibe in the studio was shock," Sausville tells People. "I hadn't...
- 3/13/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
The Guardians of Peace have really unearthed some interesting information by hacking into the Sony Pictures computer files, and the latest batch of goodies includes an angry email from “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek.
According to a Radar report, the 74-year-old media personality was unhappy with the way producers forced him to re-tape a segment of the show during Kids Week, when a contestant didn’t have enough winnings to make it into Final Jeopardy.
On the show, Alex told the girl, "We have bad news for you, because you're in the negative situation, it means you won't be around for Final Jeopardy, but you'll automatically pick up $1000 for a third place finish." However, the girl’s mother didn’t think that Trebek tried hard enough to make her daughter feel better and demanded that they try another take.
The angry mom wrote, "If he had taken the time, he would have known,...
According to a Radar report, the 74-year-old media personality was unhappy with the way producers forced him to re-tape a segment of the show during Kids Week, when a contestant didn’t have enough winnings to make it into Final Jeopardy.
On the show, Alex told the girl, "We have bad news for you, because you're in the negative situation, it means you won't be around for Final Jeopardy, but you'll automatically pick up $1000 for a third place finish." However, the girl’s mother didn’t think that Trebek tried hard enough to make her daughter feel better and demanded that they try another take.
The angry mom wrote, "If he had taken the time, he would have known,...
- 12/17/2014
- GossipCenter
Alex Trebek doesn't always have the answers! The longtime Jeopardy! host reportedly questioned whether he should leave the show after butting heads with producers, hacked Sony emails (obtained by Radar Online) reveal. According to the leaked correspondence, Trebek was upset when he was asked to re-shoot a segment of Jeopardy! Kids in which he told a young girl she was in the red and would not be advancing to the Final Jeopardy round. The girl's mother wrote the show's producers that "was quite a bit taken back" with Trebek's reaction, noting that the longtime TV host failed to console her daughter backstage. "If he had taken the time, he would have known, like you do, that my...
- 12/17/2014
- E! Online
What is a resignation, Alex? The latest leak from the private files of Sony Pictures Entertainment reveals that Alex Trebek was thinking about leaving Jeopardy! A series of emails uncovered by Radar Online show Trebek, 74, voicing unhappiness with an incident on the show, which aired earlier this month. During day three of Kids Week, which took place Dec. 1 - 5, one contestant ended her run in the red, forcing her out of competing in Final Jeopardy with the other two kid competitors. In the video that aired [...]...
- 12/16/2014
- Us Weekly
As Sony's Crackle platform looks to build a library full of "content that crackles," it is taking bets on a number of varying projects. One of those projects is Sports Jeopardy with Dan Patrick, which has now debuted exclusively on Crackle. Sports Jeopardy's format is almost exactly the same as the long-running quiz show from which it takes its name. Three contestants stand behind podiums and buzz in with "questions" that correctly respond to "answers" across multiple categories. There are three rounds, with a "Final Jeopardy" answer serving as the ultimate piece of trivia. The main difference, of course, is that all of the categories in Sports Jeopardy concern the titular subject. Diehard sports fans will know most of the answers (or the questions, if you will), but that's the point. Like with the TV version of Jeopardy, viewers are encouraged to play along at home. There's also a slightly snarkier tone in play here.
- 9/24/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
"Jeopardy!" always has supremely intelligent contestants, but that doesn't mean they're humorless. Over Alex Trebek's 30-year run as host of America's favorite quiz, we've seen a number of hilarious "Final Jeopardy!" responses that even caught the unflappable host off guard. In honor of Ari Voukydis, a recent "Jeopardy!" contestant who earned a huge laugh with his "Final Jeopardy!" response this week, let's take at 10 times we've seen some hilarious stuff come up on those little blue screens. Yes, Cliff Clavin does make a cameo appearance. ...
- 6/27/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
That’d be American hero Ari Voukydis, a comedian and veteran improv teacher who found himself a distant second going into Final Jeopardy on Thursday’s episode. The clue category: “Science & Industry.” The answer: “In 1891, this European said, ‘Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your Congresses.’”
The correct question? That’d be “Who is Alfred Nobel?”—the Swedish armaments manufacturer who invented dynamite, then was inspired to create the Nobel Prize (for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace) after reading his own obituary. (Truth: Stranger than fiction!) Unfortunately, none of the smartypantses playing...
The correct question? That’d be “Who is Alfred Nobel?”—the Swedish armaments manufacturer who invented dynamite, then was inspired to create the Nobel Prize (for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace) after reading his own obituary. (Truth: Stranger than fiction!) Unfortunately, none of the smartypantses playing...
- 6/27/2014
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Julia Collins’s monster Jeopardy! winning streak ended at 20 yesterday, when she let a customarily large lead vanish and then missed the Final Jeopardy clue asking for the name of the author who won an Oscar for adapting his own novel into a screenplay in 1999. (It was John Irving.) She departs the show in second place for most consecutive victories, after Ken Jennings, who won 74 straight games in 2004; she also takes home $428,100 in winnings, the third-highest total ever, which makes Collins the winningest female Jeopardy! champion of all time by a wide margin. That distinction, as well as her cheerful personality, earned her legions of fans, a sharp contrast to another recent Jeopardy! star, Arthur Chu, who was widely villainized during his 11-game streak earlier this season for his aggressive style and rumpled appearance. Vulture reached Collins, 31, on Tuesday morning to discuss her victorious run and what the out-of-work supply...
- 6/3/2014
- by Steve Friess
- Vulture
On Monday, Julia Collins’ 20-game Jeopardy! winning streak came to an end when she bet everything on a Final Jeopardy clue that read: “The New England writer who in 1999 became the last person to win an Oscar for adapting his own novel as a screenplay.” Collins guessed Michael Chabon, when the correct answer was John Irving. However, despite her loss, Collins’ 20-game record puts her in second place for the most consecutive wins on the show, behind only Ken Jennings, and makes her the winningest woman in the show’s history.
But what was it about the final clue that threw her?...
But what was it about the final clue that threw her?...
- 6/3/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW - Inside TV
Who is Julia Collins? She’s the most successful woman in the history of Jeopardy! – and unfortunately, her time on the show has come to an end.
Collins lost during her 21st appearance, which aired Monday, after betting everything in Final Jeopardy and answering the question incorrectly. The clue that stumped her? “The New England writer who in 1999 became the last person to win an Oscar for adapting his own novel as a screenplay.” The correct answer: “Who is John Irving?” (Collins guessed Michael Chabon instead.)
Collins lost to Brian Loughnane — but walked away from the show with a total of $428,100 and 20 victories.
Collins lost during her 21st appearance, which aired Monday, after betting everything in Final Jeopardy and answering the question incorrectly. The clue that stumped her? “The New England writer who in 1999 became the last person to win an Oscar for adapting his own novel as a screenplay.” The correct answer: “Who is John Irving?” (Collins guessed Michael Chabon instead.)
Collins lost to Brian Loughnane — but walked away from the show with a total of $428,100 and 20 victories.
- 6/3/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW.com - PopWatch
Monday night's episode of "Jeopardy!" concluded with a Final Jeopardy! clue in the category of Signs & Symbols. The official wording: "Meant to evoke a person with arms outstretched & pointed downward, it was designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom." The correct response? The peace symbol. All three contestants came up blank on the clue, including champion Sandie Baker, who was winning by so much that she couldn't lose no matter how much her opponents rallied. It's not particularly notable when a contestant misses a Final Jeopardy! clue, but last night it was. Why? Sandie Baker was wearing the correct answer. Yes, those are peace symbol earrings. Pretty amazing. It must be said: Sandie is a great champion, and I love her because she sort of looks like if Oscar-winner Sandy Dennis hadn't died and instead spent the '90s in New Mexico. Is it possible she simply changed the spelling of her...
- 4/15/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Notorious "Jeopardy!" contestant Arthur Chu ended his 11-game winning streak on the Alex Trebek-hosted game show on Wednesday (March 13) when he finally lost, wagering all of his money on an incorrect Final Jeopardy guess.
Chu shook up the trivia competition due to his renegade style of playing the game: skipping around the board in the hopes of finding the Daily Double rather than just going through categories one at a time like most contestants. Additionally, he strategized his Final Jeopardy wagers to tie, rather than to win.
Check out the clip below to see the question that led to his undoing: He was the last male monarch who had not previously been Prince of Wales. Do you know?
Chu, who was in third place, guessed George II and risked all his money. (It was George VI.) In total, Chu won slightly less than $300,000 during his weeks-long streak.
Chu shook up the trivia competition due to his renegade style of playing the game: skipping around the board in the hopes of finding the Daily Double rather than just going through categories one at a time like most contestants. Additionally, he strategized his Final Jeopardy wagers to tie, rather than to win.
Check out the clip below to see the question that led to his undoing: He was the last male monarch who had not previously been Prince of Wales. Do you know?
Chu, who was in third place, guessed George II and risked all his money. (It was George VI.) In total, Chu won slightly less than $300,000 during his weeks-long streak.
- 3/13/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Jeopardy! champ Arthur Chu, who won big money while taking heat for his renegade style, has been defeated.
Chu finished in third place with zero dollars on Wednesday's edition of the syndicated quiz show. He had reigned for 12 days. His total winnings were $297,200.
"A great run," summed up host Alex Trebek.
Chu was unseated by Diana Peloquin of Ann Arbor, Mich., who led for the day with $15,700.
Chu had struggled for much of the show when, in Final Jeopardy, he risked, and lost, his entire day's bankroll – $6,400 – on the question: "He was the last male monarch who had not previously been Prince of Wales.
Chu finished in third place with zero dollars on Wednesday's edition of the syndicated quiz show. He had reigned for 12 days. His total winnings were $297,200.
"A great run," summed up host Alex Trebek.
Chu was unseated by Diana Peloquin of Ann Arbor, Mich., who led for the day with $15,700.
Chu had struggled for much of the show when, in Final Jeopardy, he risked, and lost, his entire day's bankroll – $6,400 – on the question: "He was the last male monarch who had not previously been Prince of Wales.
- 3/13/2014
- by Associated Press
- People.com - TV Watch
Jeopardy! champ Arthur Chu, who won big money while taking heat for his renegade style, has been defeated. Chu finished in third place with zero dollars on Wednesday's edition of the syndicated quiz show. He had reigned for 12 days. His total winnings were $297,200. "A great run," summed up host Alex Trebek. Chu was unseated by Diana Peloquin of Ann Arbor, Mich., who led for the day with $15,700. Chu had struggled for much of the show when, in Final Jeopardy, he risked, and lost, his entire day's bankroll - $6,400 - on the question: "He was the last male monarch who had...
- 3/13/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
He can’t win ‘em all, apparently. Arthur Chu’s 11-game Jeopardy! winning streak ended Wednesday when he wagered everything on an incorrect Final Jeopardy! answer.
But losing isn’t so bad — Chu is still walking away with his earnings from more successful games, which come to a total of $297,200. Pocket money, you know.
Chu won the third highest of any Jeopardy! contestant, following number one winner Ken Jennings and David Madden at number two. Chu’s success came partly from his strategy of jumping around the game board and finding Daily Doubles before his fellow contestants, which has earned...
But losing isn’t so bad — Chu is still walking away with his earnings from more successful games, which come to a total of $297,200. Pocket money, you know.
Chu won the third highest of any Jeopardy! contestant, following number one winner Ken Jennings and David Madden at number two. Chu’s success came partly from his strategy of jumping around the game board and finding Daily Doubles before his fellow contestants, which has earned...
- 3/13/2014
- by Ariana Bacle
- EW.com - PopWatch
Jeopardy! "hacker" Arthur Chu's controversial 12-day reign over the show is finally over. Last night, Arthur lost during Final Jeopardy, when a question about the British royals stumped him. The question? "He was the last male monarch who had not previously been the Prince of Wales." Arthur guessed that it was King George II, who was brought into power in the 18th century by the Act of Settlement, which restricted succession to Protestants. While Arthur had the right idea (George was never the Prince of Wales and was actually a prince in Germany before he took over England), he just didn't get the answer right. Keep reading or watch the video below to find out the answer. It was King George VI! George, who happens to be Queen Elizabeth II's father, was made king after his brother Edward VIII abdicated from the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson. His...
- 3/13/2014
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- Popsugar.com
This Ohio resident is the third person to win 10 games of Jeopardy! in a row. Who is Arthur Chu? On Monday's show, 30-year-old Arthur took the lead quickly and won $16,200. His takings so far total $277,200. So what's his secret? Unlike reigning Jeopardy! record holder Ken Jennings, who won 74 times and over $3 million, Arthur has an unusual playing strategy that he developed by watching past shows before his first appearance, creating study guides for "wheelhouse categories" like state trivia and reading about game theory. This former history major who works in the compliance department of Family Heritage Insurance and does voice-over work on the side, has basically hacked the game. After a break for the show, Arthur is back. Here are some tips to study for your next Jeopardy! appearance. He Tries to Tie As you can see here, during one Final Jeopardy! appearance, Arthur purposefully bet an amount that would result in a tie,...
- 3/11/2014
- by Annie Gabillet
- Popsugar.com
Like its lead characters, True Detective does a certain number of things really, really well—and other things really, really poorly. And like them, it can have a hard time knowing which is which.
In tonight's episode, "Haunted Houses," this struggle got the spotlight, and the results weren't pretty. Gone was last week's latticework of complex and compelling narratives regarding the pivotal moment in Rust Cohle and Marty Hart's supposed takedown of a serial killer, the one where it looked like it all went right but in reality it all went horribly wrong.
In tonight's episode, "Haunted Houses," this struggle got the spotlight, and the results weren't pretty. Gone was last week's latticework of complex and compelling narratives regarding the pivotal moment in Rust Cohle and Marty Hart's supposed takedown of a serial killer, the one where it looked like it all went right but in reality it all went horribly wrong.
- 2/24/2014
- Rollingstone.com
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