Online Jeopardy Test
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Quote: WizardThat is indeed a shame. I already commented on it and posted the video at DT.
I'm glad he added a bit of humour to his announcement (the extra "u" to honour his Canadian upbringing).
By coincidence, I recently checked on the contracts of Pat Sajak and Vanna White, and saw that Trebek also was renewed through 2022. Hope he makes it to then and has a proper retirement!
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323740.php
Quote: odiousgambit"According to the American Cancer Society, the 5-year survival rate for people with stage 4 pancreatic cancer is approximately 1 percent....Stage 4 pancreatic cancer has spread to other organs. This means that surgeons cannot remove it, and there is no cure. Treatment involves managing pain and other symptoms to improve a person's quality of life"
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323740.php
yeah stage IV is a death sentence. I wonder if he will continue to do the show up until his death bed.
Alex has been such a cultural icon, he does his job with so much intelligence and grace. Most of us know him only through his television show - but I do feel like I know him. Dammit.
Quote: GWAEyeah stage IV is a death sentence. I wonder if he will continue to do the show up until his death bed.
Isn't that what Michael Landon had? He
was doing pushup's for the cameras
when he was diagnosed, to show how
he wasn't sick at all. A few weeks later
he was gone.
Quote: EvenBobIsn't that what Michael Landon had?
Quote: WikipediaIn February 1991, Landon began to suffer severe abdominal pain while on a skiing vacation in Utah.[14] On April 5, 1991, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which had metastasized to his liver and lymph nodes. The cancer was inoperable and terminal. On May 9, 1991, he appeared on The Tonight Show to speak about the cancer and to condemn the tabloid press for their sensational headlines and inaccurate stories, including the claim that he and his wife were trying to have another child. During his appearance, Landon pledged to fight the disease and asked fans to pray for him. On May 21, 1991, he underwent successful surgery for a near-fatal blood clot in his left leg.[15] In June 1991, he appeared on the cover of Life Magazine after granting the periodical an exclusive private interview about his life, his family, and his struggle to live. On July 1, 1991, at age 54, Landon died in Malibu, California.
That's less then three months from diagnosis to death.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Landon
Quote: Wizard
That's less then three months from diagnosis to death.
I grew up enjoying Little Joe on
Bonanza. His death was a shock.
Who will replace him?
Trebek suggests one of these three...
LA Kings announcer Alex Faust
CNN analyst Laura Coates
Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz
Another name often mentioned...
Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings
seen it lots of times in movies like Groundhog
Day, or spoofs on SNL, but I haven't
watched daytime TV since I was a kid.
Most recently the category was "German Americans." I managed to guess the answer based on the category alone. Let's see who gets it first.
Quote: teliotOne of the pleasures I get from final Jeopardy is a special challenge of trying to guess the answer based on only knowing the category just as it goes to commercial. I've succeeded three times over the years in guessing the answer without knowing the question.
Most recently the category was "German Americans." I managed to guess the answer based on the category alone. Let's see who gets it first.
Arnold?
Quote: teliot...Most recently the category was "German Americans." I managed to guess the answer based on the category alone. Let's see who gets it first.
Quote: teliotOne of the pleasures I get from final Jeopardy is a special challenge of trying to guess the answer based on only knowing the category just as it goes to commercial. I've succeeded three times over the years in guessing the answer without knowing the question.
Most recently the category was "German Americans." I managed to guess the answer based on the category alone. Let's see who gets it first.
Trump. (DJT)
My wife guessed "Einstein," which was also the wrong answer given by one of the contestants. We give ourselves partial credit if we get the same wrong answer as a contestant. Again, this is before knowing the question.
If you are referring to the Final a few weeks ago, I would not have guessed it by the category alone, but I did get it with the clue.Quote: teliotOne of the pleasures I get from final Jeopardy is a special challenge of trying to guess the answer based on only knowing the category just as it goes to commercial. I've succeeded three times over the years in guessing the answer without knowing the question.
Most recently the category was "German Americans." I managed to guess the answer based on the category alone. Let's see who gets it first.
One of my Final Jeopardy pleasures is getting the answer right when the three contestants missed it. I can probably count the times that has happened on one hand.
One of the informal rules for blind guesses on Final Jeopardy is the "too famous"/"too obvious" rule. For that reason, Einstein and Trump could not possibly be the correct answers.
Yes, this was the category just a couple of weeks back.
RIP
Quote: teliotOne of the pleasures I get from final Jeopardy is a special challenge of trying to guess the answer based on only knowing the category just as it goes to commercial. I've succeeded three times over the years in guessing the answer without knowing the question.
Most recently the category was "German Americans." I managed to guess the answer based on the category alone. Let's see who gets it first.
I also enjoy guessing the answer Of final Jeopardy.
I have only succeeded twice.
Einstein was my guess but knew it was probably wrong due to the too obvious clause.
Quote: teliotThree good guesses -- bzzzt to them all.
My wife guessed "Einstein," which was also the wrong answer given by one of the contestants. We give ourselves partial credit if we get the same wrong answer as a contestant. Again, this is before knowing the question.
I so rarely get the final question correct that I consider my answer good enough if one of the contestants guesses it.
Hint. Politics.
Quote: teliotBzzzt.
Hint. Politics.
Kissinger
Exactly right!Quote: ChesterDogKissinger
And that's how you beat Final Jeopardy ...
As an aside, the Germans of the time when Kissinger and family fled the country did not consider him German.
I am trying to figure out how they choose these episodes to replay over the last two weeks. They seem so random, and frankly much less interesting than any number of episodes with great drama down to the last minute. As an overview of Trebek's career, I think the choices could have been much more illustrative of his style and how he handled the weird things that sometimes happened.Quote: WizardReminder that Alex's last show will air January 8.
As I recall the previous time I beat Final Jeopardy based on the category alone, the Final Jeopardy category was Astronomical Oddities. Take a guess then look at the Spoiler.Quote: teliotExactly right!
And that's how you beat Final Jeopardy ...
I saw on the Jeopardy! Facebook page that they chose to do "Alex Around the World" episodes these two weeks. These episodes feature a category where Alex did clues on location.Quote: teliotI am trying to figure out how they choose these episodes to replay over the last two weeks. They seem so random, and frankly much less interesting than any number of episodes with great drama down to the last minute. As an overview of Trebek's career, I think the choices could have been much more illustrative of his style and how he handled the weird things that sometimes happened.
Quote: teliotAs I recall the previous time I beat Final Jeopardy based on the category alone, the Final Jeopardy category was Astronomical Oddities. Take a guess then look at the Spoiler.
neutron star
Van Allen Belt.
Van Allen was my astronomy professor in college.
Quote: teliotAs I recall the previous time I beat Final Jeopardy based on the category alone, the Final Jeopardy category was Astronomical Oddities. Take a guess then look at the Spoiler.
neutron star
Van Allen Belt.
Van Allen was my astronomy professor in college.
Quote: Mission146Kudos to you guys for even being willing to appear on Jeopardy! I'd be mortified if I gave an incorrect answer (well, question) on national TV...so I'd pretty much be guaranteed to lose by virtue of only buzzing in if I was 100% absolutely sure of my question.
I would be the opposite. I would try to buzz first on every question and would probably have the largest negative total ever.
In Las Vegas, it is on at 7:00 PM on channel 8.
High Rollers (July 4, 1975)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9ZNqy-ZDM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjd3A2X0vyg
Quote: Gabes22I find it odd how the Jeopardy air time varies from market to market. In Chicago it's on at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Google "broadcast syndication"
Final Jeopardy:
The name of this title song from a 1964 movie can be translated from Spanish as “Long Live the Meadows”
