Jeopardy! Season 38 (2021-2022)

[DrSpaceman73]

3 hours ago, South said:

I reckon I’m the only person that has not read The Little Prince in any language whatsoever.  Truth be told, I had never heard of it until I was given a copy after my son died.  The artwork on the cover broke my heart, thus I never cracked the spine.  Still can’t.

I've never read it 

[DrSpaceman73]

20 minutes ago, SomeTameGazelle said:

Does the Henry Hill/Goodfellas clue fall under the Jeopardy curse, or do they actually have to say Ray Liotta's name? 

I think it counts since the quote is from him In the movie. 

Also brings up my fan theory about the movie. I imagine there is a deleted scene where some neighbor asks him where to find good Italian in the city. Then he launches into the whole story and ends with how he ordered spaghetti with marinara sauce and got egg noodles and ketchup.  

Great movie though one of my favorites. 

[cinsays]

8 hours ago, Leeds said:

Maybe we should just set up a separate thread for Mayim and limit the negativity to that outlet?  Or maybe I should just stop following until her run is over and I can go back to enjoying the "conversation"?

yes, please

the nasty comments are getting worse

[Browncoat]

We do have a host thread.

[dgpolo]

12 hours ago, 853fisher said:

First her waiting for the voice in her ear gave Eric a chance to correct a response that seemed intended to simply be incorrect. Then on the next clue, instead of just ruling him wrong, she spotted additional info (“looking for the date”) instead of just making a ruling or giving an open-ended prompt for more (never heard that done before) - which appeared to prompt Siobhan to give the date of the incorrect holiday Eric had named.

This happened in yesterday's game, I think it is perfectly acceptable, even correct, to discuss it in this thread, not the host's thread. This, and other things are affecting the games as we watch them. This thread is to comment on those games.

There was just a bunch of posts about the ....dle games. I don't do any of them, they don't really have much to do with the games, BUT I like when we go off on tangents and they never last long. I scrolled past those posts. If the Mayim posts are bothersom, just scroll past them. Again, they never last long, they just pop up periodically because of what she does on the -current show- which is the topic of conversation.

Just my take on it.

[853fisher]

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I'm going to log off and, as I've heard it said, "touch grass."  As I said above, I am sorry that anyone is unhappy because of criticism about Mayim or the way it's expressed.  I, an obvious subject of personal criticism above, feel suitably small and unwelcome myself now.  Unlike Mayim, I read what's said here and care about it.  Have a nice weekend!

Edited June 11, 2022 by 853fisher

[kathyk24]

I think Jeopardy should have named a successor for Alex before he died. Mayim has only been hosing Jeopardy for less than a year which is nothing compared to Alex who was a professional game show host. I think constant negativity can ruin the show for everyone. It's very hard to explain why you like someone when everyone else hates them.

[ProudMary]

4 hours ago, dgpolo said:

This happened in yesterday's game, I think it is perfectly acceptable, even correct, to discuss it in this thread, not the host's thread. This, and other things are affecting the games as we watch them. This thread is to comment on those games.

^^^This. Big time. 

2 hours ago, 853fisher said:

I'm going to log off and, as I've heard it said, "touch grass."  As I said above, I am sorry that anyone is unhappy because of criticism about Mayim or the way it's expressed.  I, an obvious subject of personal criticism above, feel suitably small and unwelcome myself now.  Unlike Mayim, I read what's said here and care about it.

@853fisher You have no reason to feel small or unwelcome. Many here share your opinion about Mayim's hosting abilities. There's no need for you to take a back seat.

I was more than willing to give her time to settle into her duties as host. She has had plenty of time to do so yet has not improved: Awkward pauses after a correct response has been given; not explaining that a bet of up to $1,000/$2,000 for a DD is acceptable; laughing every time a DD is uncovered; not asking for a BMS when appropriate; reading all the info that's been given to her on the card for that clue when it's unnecessary. All these and more continue, every single game. She's not improving; this is who she is and it's affected my enjoyment of the game I've loved since I was a kid. 

If she's making these in-game errors on a daily basis, why should we not be able to mention instances specific to that day's game in this thread dedicated to the games of this particular season?

Also, the "host" thread that's been mentioned as an option for said comments is actually titled "Who is...Today’s Guest Host?" Mayim is no longer a Guest Host. She is a permanent host of Jeopardy! much to my chagrin, and to that of many others here and comments about her performance no longer fit properly in the Guest Host thread.

[Quickbeam]

I watch the show every day. I don’t play the “how I did” game very often because I like the discussion of the show more. I find the long pauses infuriating. My husband and I have started a “1-2-3” count until Mayim responds. It interferes with my enjoyment of the show. 

[dcalley]

On 6/7/2022 at 12:49 PM, PBnJay said:

That would have been hilarious if New Champion Meteorologist Eric had been the weather guy doing the "emergency" weather report that preempted yesterday's game here.

That would be funny! However, I think anyone employed by an affiliate of Jeopardy is ineligible to play. At any rate, he's with the National Weather Service.

[Bastet]

1 hour ago, ProudMary said:

Also, the "host" thread that's been mentioned as an option for said comments is actually titled "Who is...Today’s Guest Host?" Mayim is no longer a Guest Host. She is a permanent host of Jeopardy! much to my chagrin, and to that of many others here and comments about her performance no longer fit properly in the Guest Host thread

She is not the permanent host of the regular series, no one is at this point.  Mayim is the host of the prime-time specials, and she and Ken are alternating filling in as temporary hosts of the regular series following Mike Richards stepping down from that position as a successor has not yet been named.

[PBnJay]

On 6/10/2022 at 3:35 AM, South said:

I’ve spent the last little bit trying to find a comment someone made, maybe 2-3 days ago, but was unable to locate.

You are welcome.

19 hours ago, 853fisher said:

I know it’s all been said, and I’m sure some are tired of hearing it, so I’m sorry. I’m just gobsmacked that she’s still there. I find her, both professionally and as far as I know personally, utterly intolerable.

Do not stop posting your thoughts. Your opinion about anyone who appears on this show is welcome here, whether it be the host or any of the players. I see plenty of posts ragging on certain players, past and present, whether they are on one episode or several. If I don't agree with someone's opinion, I can move on to a post that agrees with my thoughts. None of your posts are offensive or off base; instead, they are thoughtful and articulate and reflect your thinking. That's why the shorthand YMMV exists!

Hey, is YMMV a text thing? Score!

[ProudMary]

16 minutes ago, Bastet said:

She is not the permanent host of the regular series, no one is at this point.  Mayim is the host of the prime-time specials, and she and Ken are alternating filling in as temporary hosts of the regular series following Mike Richards stepping down from that position as a successor has not yet been named.

Like everyone here, I'm aware of all of this but c'mon, you know this is a technicality. At the start of every game, when Johnny introduces her, it's as "the host of Jeopardy!" not the guest host.

ETA: Also, in my original post, I deliberately said she was A host, not THE host.

Edited June 11, 2022 by ProudMary

[PBnJay]

My week was made complete on Friday when this show treated me to a photo of my movie and tv boyfriend, Mads Mikkelsen.

If posts ragging on this show's hosts and players were no longer allowed here, this thread would be maybe 10 pages instead of 138. Variety is the spice!

[SoMuchTV]

10 hours ago, dgpolo said:

There was just a bunch of posts about the ....dle games. I don't do any of them, they don't really have much to do with the games, BUT I like when we go off on tangents and they never last long. I scrolled past those posts. If the Mayim posts are bothersom, just scroll past them. Again, they never last long, they just pop up periodically because of what she does on the -current show- which is the topic of conversation.

Just my take on it.

Just to follow this line of logic, the -dle game discussion was taken over to the small talk thread after a few comments.  So while it seems appropriate to post things in this thread like "Mayim seemed to rule incorrectly on x clue" or "Mayim keeps taking too long to make a ruling," it seems like some of the general discussion of people's opinions of her as a host in general might fit better in a different thread.  In my experience it's not unusual for a mod to step in and remind people to keep on topic, or move it to a different thread.  I guess since that's not happening here, it is what it is (as much as I dislike that expression).

[shapeshifter]

32 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said:

Just to follow this line of logic, the -dle game discussion was taken over to the small talk thread after a few comments.  So while it seems appropriate to post things in this thread like "Mayim seemed to rule incorrectly on x clue" or "Mayim keeps taking too long to make a ruling," it seems like some of the general discussion of people's opinions of her as a host in general might fit better in a different thread.  In my experience it's not unusual for a mod to step in and remind people to keep on topic, or move it to a different thread.  I guess since that's not happening here, it is what it is (as much as I dislike that expression).

Yes.
And back in the 90s on my first board, I was very (virtually) embarrassed when a poster said something like: We get it, shapeshifter. You don’t have to keep repeating the same thing [about some character].

But I tend to be overly sensitive.  
Someone else might have just kept repeating whatever I was whining about (probably the existence of Tess on OG Roswell, a character not in the book source material).

And here I am again anyway, posting about extraneous stuff when I promised myself I wouldn’t.
Sorry, self. 

[Athena]

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[Sokarys]

On 6/10/2022 at 5:25 PM, Leeds said:

An unfailingly courteous elderly Indian man, who learned his English during the Raj, once asked me whether I was a virgin.  When I looked at him quizzically, he clarified, "A maiden?"  Another pause.  "Unmarried?"  Ah, got it.  I was glad I could answer yes to that one.

My French-speaking father, who has an interest in astrology, once asked my little sister's best friend (15 at the time), "So, Kelly, are you a virgin?" Yeah, he meant virgo. 

As a native French speaker, The Little Prince is my favorite book of all time, and I reread it at least once a year. I have read it in English as well and while it's still lovely, I do think it's hard to capture the original beauty and tone.

Topic? I too am baffled at Mayim's continued non-improvement. The difference between her hosting and Ken's hosting isn't exactly subtle. Not only do her stumbles (why DOES is take her that long to say "...yes" on so many clues?) take away from my enjoyment of the game, but her interview segments are terrible. It honestly seems like - no matter the contestant's story - she responds in the same way.

Just got married? "That's awesome!"

Dreaming of traveling to Antarctica? "That's awesome!"

Came on Jeopardy to make your recently-deceased grandmother proud? "That's awesome!"

I gave her the benefit of the doubt initially too. But at this point, she's either not being given any notes, or she's ignoring them.

Edited June 12, 2022 by Sokarys

[South]

20 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

I've never read it 

Maybe we should give it a go.  After posting my earlier comment, I was looking back through some earlier posts of others, and found that there were a couple or three others, like us, that had not read it.  It seemed the majority of folks had, so I reckon they jumped out at me more.

[ams1001]

2 hours ago, South said:

Maybe we should give it a go.  After posting my earlier comment, I was looking back through some earlier posts of others, and found that there were a couple or three others, like us, that had not read it.  It seemed the majority of folks had, so I reckon they jumped out at me more.

Jeopardy Book Club?

[Browncoat]

5 hours ago, Sokarys said:

It honestly seems like - no matter the contestant's story - she responds in the same way.

Just got married? "That's awesome!"

Dreaming of traveling to Antarctica? "That's awesome!"

Came on Jeopardy to make your recently-deceased grandmother proud? "That's awesome!"

To be fair, Alex had a go-to phrase, "Good for you!" for the interview segment, too.  There are a number of things I'll fault Mayim for (mostly the odd pauses), but this one doesn't bother me too much.

[Katy M]

38 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

To be fair, Alex had a go-to phrase, "Good for you!" for the interview segment, too.  There are a number of things I'll fault Mayim for (mostly the odd pauses), but this one doesn't bother me too much.

Yeah. There's only so many responses you can come up with to 3 interviews a day, five days a week. I vastly prefer Ken to Mayim, but some people seem to be looking for things to cirticize in one or the other.

[ams1001]

53 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

To be fair, Alex had a go-to phrase, "Good for you!" for the interview segment, too.  There are a number of things I'll fault Mayim for (mostly the odd pauses), but this one doesn't bother me too much.

My issue with her interview segments is that she seems to be on the verge of laughter as she reads her prompt for every. single. story. 99% of them are not especially funny.

[HyeChaps]

Ryan could be counted on for a good story every day.  Shall I say awesome.

[Clanstarling]

On 6/10/2022 at 5:00 PM, Katy M said:

I said Argentina.  We all know geography is not my strong suit.  At least I didn't say Mexico.

I said Chile - I just knew it was long and skinny (and I think I read the clue wrong). But like you, geography is not my thing.

On 6/11/2022 at 1:53 AM, South said:

I reckon I’m the only person that has not read The Little Prince in any language whatsoever.  Truth be told, I had never heard of it until I was given a copy after my son died.  The artwork on the cover broke my heart, thus I never cracked the spine.  Still can’t.

I haven't read it. I'm so sorry about your son. I can't imagine.

2 hours ago, Browncoat said:

To be fair, Alex had a go-to phrase, "Good for you!" for the interview segment, too.  There are a number of things I'll fault Mayim for (mostly the odd pauses), but this one doesn't bother me too much.

And it became a catch-phrase on the forum, as I recall - sometimes in an affectionate way, and sometimes not so.

It was an okay game for me. I nearly ran P, but otherwise just here and there across the categories.

We record Jeopardy, so we were able to watch it the next day because it was broadcast after the BB game.  I hate sports tournaments that interfere with Jeopardy. But then, I'm no sports fan.

3 hours ago, ams1001 said:

Jeopardy Book Club?

I was thinking of reading The Little Prince. I think it's a pretty cool idea.

[alias1]

3 hours ago, Browncoat said:

To be fair, Alex had a go-to phrase, "Good for you!" for the interview segment, too.  There are a number of things I'll fault Mayim for (mostly the odd pauses), but this one doesn't bother me too much.

And this is where I prefer Ken even to Alex (and certainly to Mayim).   Alex often made these interviews about himself (bless his heart) and Ken lets the contestant tell their story.  He doesn't have a stock phrase and his comeback is usually very specific to their story.  He absolutely excels in the interviews.  I know a lot of you don't care about the interviews (and I didn't before Ken) but it's made the show even more interesting for me.  

[ABay]

Jeopardy Book Club would have to include Lord of the Flies, Moby Dick, Remembrance of Things Past/In Search of Lost Time, and something by Camus. So...interesting idea but it would ruin reading for me.

[Prevailing Wind]

1 hour ago, HyeChaps said:

Ryan could be counted on for a good story every day.  Shall I say awesome.

That's FIRE!!

[Clanstarling]

24 minutes ago, SierraMist said:

And this is where I prefer Ken even to Alex (and certainly to Mayim).   Alex often made these interviews about himself (bless his heart) and Ken lets the contestant tell their story.  He doesn't have a stock phrase and his comeback is usually very specific to their story.  He absolutely excels in the interviews.  I know a lot of you don't care about the interviews (and I didn't before Ken) but it's made the show even more interesting for me.  

Yes! Ken's contestant interviews are so good. It is one of the many reasons I want him as permanent host. I do like the interviews, even though some of the stories aren't exactly comic gold. It tells me something about the contestant and whether or not I want to root for them.

17 minutes ago, ABay said:

Jeopardy Book Club would have to include Lord of the Flies, Moby Dick, Remembrance of Things Past/In Search of Lost Time, and something by Camus. So...interesting idea but it would ruin reading for me.

Would it though? 😉

[ams1001]

2 hours ago, HyeChaps said:

Ryan could be counted on for a good story every day.  Shall I say awesome.

I do want to meet Eric's toothless cat, Potato. 🥔

1 hour ago, Clanstarling said:

I said Chile - I just knew it was long and skinny (and I think I read the clue wrong). But like you, geography is not my thing.

I said Chile just because it's on the opposite side...

Edited June 12, 2022 by ams1001

[30 Helens]

44 minutes ago, SierraMist said:

I know a lot of you don't care about the interviews (and I didn't before Ken) but it's made the show even more interesting for me.  

Same here. I rarely listened to the interviews in the Alex era because they were rarely interesting. One of Ken’s big strengths is his ability to engage with the contestants and make even the most mundane stories seem charming. His interviews have become a highlight of the show for me.

Maybe Mayim is just more socially awkward and therefore overcompensating with the forced giggles and the overly exuberant “awesome!”s. But to me, it comes off as very fake and performative.

To put it another way, Mayim is the person I encounter at a party who puts on a bright smile, makes surface-level pleasantries, and flits away. Ken is the person I end up sitting in a corner and talking with for hours. 

[shapeshifter]

44 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

Yes! Ken's contestant interviews are so good. It is one of the many reasons I want him as permanent host.

Screw Jeopardy! (if Ken is not made The new, permanent, full-time host).
Ken should have his own talk show!
I read Kimmel is leaving.
Ryan can be Ken's first guest.
Instead of Fallon's "thank you notes" or beer pong segments, or instead of Colbert's "now you are known" questions, Ken's show would include about 5-minutes of 3 Jeopardy!-level questions. The answers would *not* be in the form of a question to avoid any copyright or other legal issues, but there could be a sporadically running gag in which a guest might offer the correct response in the form of a question and get dinged for it. 

Hey. Maybe Ken could be both The new, permanent, full-time Jeopardy! host as well as have a weekly, prime-time talk show! 


 

1 hour ago, Clanstarling said:

I said Chile - I just knew it was long and skinny (and I think I read the clue wrong). But like you, geography is not my thing.

38 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

I said Chile just because it's on the opposite side...

You guys always make me feel better. I said Chile too (because my daughter did a semester in Argentina, which is west of Brazil, and she did a day trip west to Chile--so I knew it was wrong, but as close as I could get). 

[dgpolo]

1 hour ago, ams1001 said:

I said Chile just because it's on the opposite side...

I said Chile, then; no Peru, then; no Ecuador. One step too far, I was trying to picture the bulge of Brazil and thought it was definitely north of Chile but couldn't really picture what was there.

36 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Instead of Fallon's "thank you notes" or beer pong segments, or instead of Colbert's "now you are known" questions, Ken's show would include about 5-minutes of 3 Jeopardy!-level questions. The answers would *not* be in the form of a question to avoid any copyright or other legal issues, but there could be a sporadically running gag in which a guest might offer the correct response in the form of a question and get dinged for it. 

On the GSN show 'People Puzzler' the contestants sometimes say their answer in the form of a question; as in 'What is...' not just 'Is it...'. Leah always reminds them that this is not Jeopardy.

[ProudMary]

I envy people for whom small talk is easy, because I stink at it. Ken has this gift. His conversations with the contestants seem to flow very naturally. IMO, having this level of conversational comfort isn't something that can be taught. Mayim does seem uncomfortable during the interview portion of the show, but not to the point where I want to scream at the screen the way I do with her (mis)handling of the actual game.

During the guest host period, the person I found most impressive with conducting the interviews was David Faber. Smooth, the conversations just seemed to flow so easily. Ken was a strong #2 in my rankings for that metric.

[DrSpaceman73]

2 hours ago, ABay said:

Jeopardy Book Club would have to include Lord of the Flies, Moby Dick, Remembrance of Things Past/In Search of Lost Time, and something by Camus. So...interesting idea but it would ruin reading for me.

And atlas shrugged, most Shakespeare or at least like the top 10 Shakespeare plays.  Bronte Austen (plural....autocorrect is a bitch on those)  

You could make a list of like 50 books I bet and cover 90 percent of jeopardy questions on the topic. Not a bad idea but some of them you'd have to do abridged versions like remembrance of things past and atlas shrugged.  

[3 is enough]

David Faber was my favourite guest host.  Ken got much better after his initial run, but David was comfortable in the role from day one.  Considering he only hosted for a week (which as we all know was one day in the studio) he did an amazing job.

[DrSpaceman73]

38 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

I envy people for whom small talk is easy, because I stink at it. Ken has this gift. His conversations with the contestants seem to flow very naturally. IMO, having this level of conversational comfort isn't something that can be taught. Mayim does seem uncomfortable during the interview portion of the show, but not to the point where I want to scream at the screen the way I do with her (mis)handling of the actual game.

During the guest host period, the person I found most impressive with conducting the interviews was David Faber. Smooth, the conversations just seemed to flow so easily. Ken was a strong #2 in my rankings for that metric.

It actually reminds me of a scene from mad Men. When Pete and Ken (cosgrove) compete for the job of head of accounts,  they both do the job well  but Ken is just better at it. I forget the exact phrase but they tell Pete that while he is perfectly adept at meeting the needs of the clients, Ken makes it seem as if their needs are met before asking. He just instinctually knows what to do and anticipates how to proceed

Ken jennings is Ken Cosgrove. Mayim is Pete. 

[Bastet]

I don't care one way or the other between Ken and Mayim, I think they're both doing a flawed but fine job filling in and would be fine with either (or someone else entirely) getting the full-time gig next season, but I agree Ken really excels - not just over her, but over Alex - at the interviews.  I still generally use that time to go make another drink, but when I do stay in the room and at least half-listen, I can tell he has that particular skill.  And I think the fact he knows what it's like to be on the other side of the podium sets the contestants a little at ease, so it's not just that he's better at asking the questions, they're also better at answering them; it's still not my jam, but an inherently awkward segment is a little less so with him.

[Clanstarling]

4 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

You guys always make me feel better. I said Chile too (because my daughter did a semester in Argentina, which is west of Brazil, and she did a day trip west to Chile--so I knew it was wrong, but as close as I could get). 

So glad we're helping you feel better. 😉

[DXD526]

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On the GSN show 'People Puzzler' the contestants sometimes say their answer in the form of a question; as in 'What is...' not just 'Is it...'. Leah always reminds them that this is not Jeopardy.

On the old show Win Ben Stein's Money, whenever someone started their answer with "What is...", they had to wear a dunce cap for the rest of the episode!

[Katy M]

18 minutes ago, DXD526 said:

On the old show Win Ben Stein's Money, whenever someone started their answer with "What is...", they had to wear a dunce cap for the rest of the episode!

I saw some show, don't even remember what it was, it was short-lived, and someone answered "what is' and the host said "that's right, Jeopardy Boy."  LOL.

[ams1001]

19 minutes ago, DXD526 said:

On the old show Win Ben Stein's Money, whenever someone started their answer with "What is...", they had to wear a dunce cap for the rest of the episode!

I loved that show. I forgot about that.

[South]

15 hours ago, HyeChaps said:

Ryan could be counted on for a good story every day.  Shall I say awesome.

I know!  What was that all about?  I enjoyed them all.  Id sometimes snicker, sometimes wince after the telling, but I was always interested.

[South]

5 hours ago, ams1001 said:

I loved that show. I forgot about that.

Oh, Lordy, me too!  Partner South and I did bring WBSM up a few months ago when we were trying to recall when MTVs Love Line was airing, without resorting to IMDB.

[proserpina65]

On 6/10/2022 at 5:51 PM, Leeds said:

On 6/10/2022 at 2:17 PM, proserpina65 said:

My senior French class had 6 or 7 students.  We had to read L'Estranger by Alex's fav, Albert Camus, in French.  One of us got the only English copy out of the school library and we passed it around for the same reason.

That could explain your confusion over the spelling of the title . . . .  😉

Man, I thought I corrected that typo.  Oy.

On 6/10/2022 at 8:00 PM, Katy M said:

I got the entire category of Jane Austen right.

I should've run that category, so of course I got 2 answers wrong.

I had a so-so game.  Only ran Movies With Narrators, US Dates and P Is The Only Consonant, but didn't miss more than one in most of the other categories.  (Above exception humiliatingly noted.)  The TS answers I got were snake, November 11th, Nick Cave and Australia.

I knew about the Mossad before watching NCIS - I'm old enough to remember it being mentioned a lot in the late 70s - but there are other things I only know about from TV, so I totally get it.

[proserpina65]

On 6/12/2022 at 11:52 AM, ABay said:

Jeopardy Book Club would have to include Lord of the Flies, Moby Dick, Remembrance of Things Past/In Search of Lost Time, and something by Camus. So...interesting idea but it would ruin reading for me.

May I suggest L'estranger?  lol.

On 6/12/2022 at 12:19 PM, ams1001 said:

I do want to meet Eric's toothless cat, Potato. 🥔

Me, too.

Oh, and I got FJ.  It was kind of an educated guess in that I knew the border with Argentina was probably longer but Peru was farther west.

[illdoc]

TS: Death on the Nile, quarter (25 cents), Public Enemy Number One (once I remembered the category), no. I thought FJ was an instaget. MTM?? Bad guess, but not as bad as Ginger Rogers!

[853fisher]

FJ was just in my wheelhouse.  This Vanity Fair article sums up Lucy's connection with Keaton.  Lucy and Ginger Rogers, Eric's incorrect response, worked together at RKO early in their careers and became lifelong friends.  There is definitely a dancerly quality to Keaton's work so I can see how it might have made sense, except that Ginger wasn't on TV besides a guest spot here and there.

Speaking of Lucy, the "ILL" episode where Lucy suspects Ricky of cheating with his dance partner and infiltrates the chorus line to keep an eye on things is one of my favorites - and what number do they do but (a surprisingly sensual) "Jezebel"?  Never mind the Bible, that's how I remember her name.

I thought "here are Arizona and New Mexico on a map, name 'em" was wildly overvalued at $1200, and that the contestants might have been less terrified of the code category if they'd just presented it without reference to the last time they'd used the same conceit!  I got only 2/5 there, because I couldn't get to gold or umbre in time (I was thinking gems or topaz, but of course the numbers don't work) and my mind wasn't there for the first clue - an answer to what?

Edited June 13, 2022 by 853fisher

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I wonder if this was the first time Michael Caine was mistaken for Mick Jaggar.

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June 13:

Not off to a great start…ran Pre Historic and missed one Book and Knight, but Transylvania is the only thing that kept me from totally tanking Hungary and I missed three each in the others. Did even worse in DJ; missed two in four categories and three in the other two. And did not get FJ. My only TSes were Death on the Nile (DD) and umber.

21 minutes ago, 853fisher said:

I thought "here are Arizona and New Mexico on a map, name 'em" was wildly overvalued at $1200, 

I thought the same. Also thought The Alchemist didn't belong at $1000 given that they gave the definition of alchemist in the clue, and I'd think most J! players would at least be likely to know the author's name.

21 minutes ago, 853fisher said:

and that the contestants might have been less terrified of the code category if they'd just presented it without reference to the last time they'd used the same conceit!  I got only 2/5 there, because I couldn't get to gold or umbre in time (I was thinking gems or topaz, but of course the numbers don't work) and my mind wasn't there for the first clue - an answer to what?

I didn't remember the code until after the first clue so I didn't get No. Didn't have enough time to figure out xylem and didn't know the answer otherwise. I got the others because the clue gave me enough to figure out the easy numbers (4=D in gold, plus precious something with only four letters, 2=B and 5=E in umber plus reddish-brown, and pilot I got just from the words in the clue without needing the code).