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I got Apollo for FJ because he is the only god (that I could think of) who had the same name in both Greek and Roman mythology. I didn't get the connection to the Sun King until Ken explained it.

All three contestants missed FJ today. I didn't think it was super hard. As impressive as Brian has been, he missed some easy ones today, especially in the first round. I thought Alex was going to pull ahead in DJ. But Brian rallied back. Surprising (and risky) Zero wager on FJ, but it worked out for him.

I was surprised to see him back, too. You'd think they would use this time to try out potential permanent hosts (with due respect to Ken, he is not a long-term solution for them.) I figured a new host every two weeks, with a few celebs (Katie Couric, Aaron Rogers) mixed in for fun. They need to get a show-business, broadcasting pro for this job. Let a bunch of them try out.

A Tie-Breaker! I know they've had them before but I never saw one. Exciting. Deciding clue was pretty easy, so it came down to reflexes, I guess.

Cheech and Chong style drug humor? Yuck. I do not like this normalization and gentrification of pot culture.

I have nothing against Ken Jennings or other former champs in the Jeopardy! family for interim, but... I just wish they could find someone new. A show-biz pro (which is what Alex was; Alex was not hired because he knew trivia), maybe someone in their 30s. An up-and-comer from broadcasting that is not currently famous. There must be a lot of people like that out there.

Here's an example of why I find this show so artificial. About 80 percent of the way through this episode the adults are sitting on the back porch drinking wine (because these are the kind of people who love drinking wine with friends) and the doorbell rings, and they think it is the pizza delivery. A minute later one of the kids (boy) come out and says to Wade: There is a very attractive lady here to see you. It just seemed so forced. How many kids this age, 10 or 12 maybe, would call a woman very attractive? I know the show is a middle-aged fantasy for middle-aged romantics, but come on.

Yes, I generally don't like it when sitcom characters have babies. You get some good pregnancy storylines, but babies in the family lessen the scope of what they can do. Mike and Beau running a co-op? That could be good for plots next season, if we get a next season. Beau: "My boy's first pregnancy scare!" - yep.

Bernadette Peters with red hair = At first I thought she was supposed to be Zoey looking at herself in the future.

I don't think she's good-looking. But she creates a good character. The style of this show is very improv-like. I doubt it is actually improvised but the pace and nuances of the humor are like what you see at an improv show. Which I love but it is different from old-style sitcoms. The show The League was like this. The cast of Bless this Mess is adept at this type of comedy, with the exception of Pam Grier who is out of place. I was surprised by Dax Shepard, who is really good. (Nominate this man for an Emmy.)

J! is on at 4 PM where I live. Today I got to see almost the whole show, but then they cut away for press conference before Final Jeopardy. And the press conference didn't start then - it was our local anchors preparing us for it. Frustrating. One day last week they cut away in the middle of FJ. (I know it sounds callous to complain about this during a national crisis, but still...)

I really like this show. Surprised it doesn't get more attention.

Instead of Lauren Graham they should have had Mary Steenburgen sing "I Can;t Get No Satisfaction" as a tribute to this iconic scene from 40 years ago. (film Melvin and Howard). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5gRLDYiu80

So I really like "A Little Less Satisfaction", but let's face it: Elvis Presley - great singer, mediocre actor Mary Steenburgen - great actor, mediocre singer

I love that Clash song they used at the end. REM's Everybody Hurts, while objectively a good song, seems almost cliche now. You knew it would show up in this show sooner than later.

Unless I am confused, that customer Jonah was flirting with was played by the same actress who played the District Manager, Laurie Neustadt. Played by Jennifer Irwin, per IMDB. If it's not her it looks like her.

I don't think so, but she has been on Superstore before. As a Superstore executive, I think. Very weird seeing the same actress in a different role.

It was impressive. I got a few of the triple rhymes (pleasant pheasant present and a couple others) but whether I would have been able to spit out the answer coherently the way the contestants did is another question. But the Before, During, and After - I was an order of magnitude behind these guys. Still trying to process the clue when they already had the responses.

I am loving how hard these clues are! That Before, During, and After category - I couldn't keep up with these contestants,

Right. Do we have a rule on this forum about when we can discuss the episodes? Maybe after 9 PM EST when it has shown in the Eastern and Central Time Zones?

The Ringer analyzes the tournament. They point out James is a "new-style" player who seeks DDs and bets big while Ken and Brad are old-style players who start at the top of the categories and work down. They also address buzzer speed, noting that in his initial run Ken was first to ring in 61 percent of the time (in contrast to current champ Karen Farrell who is first only 40 percent.) Also, I didn't know this, but executive producer Harry Friedman is retiring after this season (maybe he and Alex can go out together) and this special tournament is a "bookend" for him.

ESPN reporting that gambling sites/sportsbooks were offering odds on this tournament, but stopped because they believe there has been a leak as to the winner.

I'll watch, of course, although I suspect they are inflating expectations too much by calling it "Greatest of All Time". The annual - sometimes biennial - Tournament of Champions are good and feel organic. These special all-star shows feel gimmicky. In any case, I am not rooting for any player over the others. They're all worthy and great players.

With all due respect to the fans on this board, I am giving up on The Unicorn. Too cutesy and artificial. Too stilted. The daughters are the only characters who feel authentic.

They just used the word "gender" to refer to people. Believe me, in the 1980s nobody referred to a person's gender. People had sexes and nouns (in some languages) had genders.