What is...In the Media?

[DXD526]

This is from one of James's victims - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/arts/television/jeopardy-holzhauer-stephanie-stein.html?emc=edit_th_190506&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=676012630506

[Abstract]

An excellent read, @DXD526, especially for those of us who are in the contestant pool and occasionally indulge in fantasies about being the one to assassinate King James. Not gonna happen.

Edited May 6, 2019 by Abstract

[Bastet]

3 hours ago, DXD526 said:

This is from one of James's victims - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/arts/television/jeopardy-holzhauer-stephanie-stein.html?emc=edit_th_190506&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=676012630506

What a great article by Stephanie; I like her attitude upon finally being chosen to compete on the show:

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I wasn’t going to be one of those players who was just happy to be nominated. Especially not when I knew I’d be the show’s typical lone woman, facing off against two men. No, I was going to win.

And at being selected after having watched James win games three through five:

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Lewis and I give each other a look. I try to remember that we’re playing against each other, too, but it doesn’t feel that way. It feels like we’re in this together. And someone, somehow, has got to take this guy down.

And then when she lands on the first DD and hears the "this phrase for barrier to female success" clue:

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My editor’s brain starts crafting a narrative in the background: If I beat a five-time champ by shattering the glass ceiling, how incredible would that story be?

[saber5055]

Some call this trolling and trash talking. I do not. Make up your own mind.

[Abstract]

I think this may have been mentioned earlier, but James only follows people on Twitter until he breaks their record. He unfollowed Dave Madden and Julia Collins last week, and was down to following only Ken Jennings. Except now he's following Brad Rutter as well, which makes me think he's pretty confident about breaking that record too. Or else he's hinting at a 3-way battle for Jeopardy supremacy.

[peeayebee]

That seems strange to me, following someone until he breaks their record.

[pennben]

Seems like he’s playing on the word “following”. 

[Abstract]

6 minutes ago, peeayebee said:

That seems strange to me, following someone until he breaks their record.

Because once he *passes* them, he's no longer *following* them, get it? It's so nerdy and trollish, I love it. 

[saber5055]

42 minutes ago, Abstract said:

I think this may have been mentioned earlier, but James only follows people on Twitter until he breaks their record.

LOL that he could have started his Twitter account with 6,578,491 follows and removed a bunch after each game.

[suebee12]

Just found this article...hope it hasn't been posted but would be interesting a second time anyway!

https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-jeopardy-james-holzhauer-st-0505-story.html

And he was so darned cute!!

....and just found a link to article about "that smile"....

https://www.newsweek.com/jeopardy-winner-james-holzhauers-smile-becomes-thing-james-holzhauer-still-1412288

Edited May 7, 2019 by suebee12

[Abstract]

Best article about James I've seen:

 He was told to smile to get on Jeopardy

[Toothbrush]

1 hour ago, Abstract said:

Best article about James I've seen:

 He was told to smile to get on Jeopardy

Great article!

The following really spoke to me, as I can relate (to both numbers & books):

In an interview, Holzhauer said that working with numbers made him feel the way book lovers do when they get lost in a fictional world.

And then a couple of paragraphs later it is mentioned that he looked for work as an actuary, which is my profession. Guess I am James without the $1.6M. And the hella impressive knowledge, etc, etc, etc 😜

[peeayebee]

18 hours ago, Abstract said:

Because once he *passes* them, he's no longer *following* them, get it? It's so nerdy and trollish, I love it. 

Ohhhhh. Thanks for explaining that.

There are too many articles to read!!!!

[Abstract]

I kinda hate Sony for blocking all the YouTube videos of old Jeopardy episodes. If they're not going to make them available for a fee, why block us from seeing them? I wouldn't mind paying, but I don't even have that option.

The IBM Challenge is not blocked, though. I now understand why people joke that James is actually Watson in disguise.

[saber5055]

14 minutes ago, Abstract said:

I kinda hate Sony for blocking all the YouTube videos of old Jeopardy episodes.

Yeah, I used to be able to watch episodes I missed and always found them easily on YouTube. They would be posted the same day. Now they are gone. Today I tried to find James' first episode, April 4, 2019 ... nothing. Irritating.

[Abstract]

3 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

Yeah, I used to be able to watch episodes I missed and always found them easily on YouTube. They would be posted the same day. Now they are gone. Today I tried to find James' first episode, April 4, 2019 ... nothing. Irritating.

Sony has cracked down on all of it. They're missing out on an opportunity to sell downloads of the episodes. 

[Mindthinkr]

https://twitter.com/james_holzhauer/status/1125890842726547458?s=21

I saw this on Twitter and thought it was...interesting. 

[saber5055]

29 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

I saw this on Twitter and thought it was...interesting. 

Where's the "GROSS" emoji?

[Abstract]

He's playing it for laughs (as I guess most guys would). Hopefully his wife keeps him on a short leash. 😂

[3 is enough]

CBS Sunday Morning is going to be doing a segment about Alex Trebek on May 12.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/preview-alex-trebek-on-his-fight-against-pancreatic-cancer/ar-AAB9aPI?li=BBnb7Kz

I had suspected he was wearing a hairpiece.  Looks like I was correct.

[saber5055]

42 minutes ago, 3 is enough said:

I had suspected he was wearing a hairpiece.  Looks like I was correct.

Yikes! I kept staring at his hair during his GMA interview but figured it was just full of hair spray and fake color, part of his makeup.

I was reading the other day that only Michael Landon didn't wear a toupee on Bonanza, Lorne Green, Hoss and Adam all did. Now I stare at hair when I watch an episode. Hollywood hair is actually pretty realistic stuff.

[Abstract]

The guy is 78, if all that hair was his own up until cancer treatment started, I'm impressed!

[3 is enough]

Actually his real hair is ever so slightly thin over the center of his forehead.  The hairpiece is parted a little off center and looks fuller.  But it does look very realistic.

[bythelake]

I noticed the difference in his hair this week. His sideburns are thicker and the top a little fuller, but it’s  a very good hairpiece.

When I had chemo I was given a combo that did not cause me to lose my hair, it just caused it to thin, and it did go back to normal after I finished treatment.

Chemo is exhausting. They give you steroids the day before and the day of to prevent nausea, and you feel great, then comes the letdown along with extreme fatigue. When you start feeling normal, it’s time for the next round.

I hope he does well. It’s encouraging that he can still host the show.

[j5cochran]

25 minutes ago, bythelake said:

When I had chemo I was given a combo that did not cause me to lose my hair, it just caused it to thin, and it did go back to normal after I finished treatment.

Chemo is exhausting. They give you steroids the day before and the day of to prevent nausea, and you feel great, then comes the letdown along with extreme fatigue. When you start feeling normal, it’s time for the next round.

I hope he does well. It’s encouraging that he can still host the show.

When I had chemo, I lost my hair down to peach fuzz. When it grew back, it was nice and thick and curly - I'd never had curly hair!

One thing that I was not told by anyone at the cancer center, but learned instead from my brother-in-law, the breast cancer specialist. Losing your hair is a very good thing!  The chemo drugs attack fast-growing cells, like cancer cells, and like hair follicles.  Depending on the combination of chemo drugs that one is taking, losing your hair can be a very good sign.

@bythelake -- I hope your cancer was years in the past!

[saber5055]

I need the HUG emoji for @bythelake and @j5cochran. The best I can do is give you both a HEART.

[Toothbrush]

We noticed the hair difference this week also. 

My mom lost all her hair when she had chemo, and it grew back exactly the same - thick, dark, curly. She was in her late 50s-early 60s at the time, and said she was just thankful it didn't grow back all gray!  

@bythelake @j5cochran All the best to both of you. 

[Bastet]

1 hour ago, j5cochran said:

When I had chemo, I lost my hair down to peach fuzz. When it grew back, it was nice and thick and curly - I'd never had curly hair!

Yep, happens all the time (neither of my mom's two different chemotherapies have been among those causing hair loss, but if she undergoes one that is in future she'll likely join my dad and me in having curly hair), while my mom's best friend who had naturally curly hair saw her post-chemo hair grow back stick straight. 

Anyway, I hadn't noticed a difference in Alex's hair (it has to be beyond subtle for me to notice), but kudos to him making a parlor game out of "spot the hairpiece."  I like his overall combination of positive attitude and parts of this really suck acknowledgment in media statements since his diagnosis.  He doesn't owe anyone anything, but as one of the public faces of cancer he's providing a service in the midst of his personal battle by being so open.  Good for him, genuinely.

[bythelake]

10 hours ago, j5cochran said:

When I had chemo, I lost my hair down to peach fuzz. When it grew back, it was nice and thick and curly - I'd never had curly hair!

One thing that I was not told by anyone at the cancer center, but learned instead from my brother-in-law, the breast cancer specialist. Losing your hair is a very good thing!  The chemo drugs attack fast-growing cells, like cancer cells, and like hair follicles.  Depending on the combination of chemo drugs that one is taking, losing your hair can be a very good sign.

@bythelake -- I hope your cancer was years in the past!

Thank you. In June I will be 8 years cancer free.

[shlbycindyk]

I came here to post that same article.  I should have known it would already be here because you guys are really on the ball!  I hadn't noticed the hair but I have noticed he looks a little strained at times and you can tell he doesn't feel well. I can't imagine going through chemo and still getting dressed, and doing a job like he's doing.  I had a friend that had stage 4 breast cancer and it was all she could to to get out of bed while she was going through her chemo.

Congratulations to all of you who've been able to beat your cancer diagnosis.  IRL I'm a nurse and have worked with a lot of cancer patients.  I wish I could give you all a big hug.

[bythelake]

I would imagine that Alex has private chemo sessions. Most hospitals have a few private rooms, but most are communal with patients relaxing in recliners while they get their treatment. There are curtains that can be drawn around each area but many patients tend to leave them open to chat with others. Some will walk around pushing their IV.

Sadly, the chemo lab is always filled to capacity. I’ve seen teens,businessmen,and the elderly.

It’s amazing that some businessmen go to work right after their session.

The nurses are angels, Chemo tends to irritate the veins, so as time goes on putting in the IV gets more difficult. They never missed.

My chemo session would last 3 hrs.,so I would be treated to a roast beef sandwich, a warm blanket and lots of kind words.

Thanks for all your kind words, this is Alex’s struggle, and I don’t want to make it  about me, but I survived stage 3 lung cancer.. I was given a year,max, and that was 2011. 

So, with new treatments available there is hope for others and many more success stories.

I hope Alex continues to do well, I don’t know if I could watch Jeopardy without him.

[Abstract]

I have never considered myself a big Trebek fan (nothing against him, it's just that Jeopardy has always been about the clues and the contestants for me). But now I'm pretty much in awe of him:

He was writhing in pain between tapings

Edited May 10, 2019 by Abstract

[saber5055]

1 hour ago, bythelake said:

Thanks for all your kind words, this is Alex’s struggle, and I don’t want to make it  about me, but I survived stage 3 lung cancer.. I was given a year,max, and that was 2011.  

I don't consider your "story" about you. Technically it is, but you are giving us an insight into what it's like to discover, treat and beat cancer. While we all vicariously "know" Alex Trebek, many of us -- if not all of us -- have friends or relatives who have gone through cancer treatment or have been lost to cancer. You and others sharing here help us better understand. And I, for one, thank you very much. Please don't consider your sharing being about you, it's about everyone these days. I am so happy you are with us.

[AntiBeeSpray]

17 hours ago, bythelake said:

I noticed the difference in his hair this week. His sideburns are thicker and the top a little fuller, but it’s  a very good hairpiece.

When I had chemo I was given a combo that did not cause me to lose my hair, it just caused it to thin, and it did go back to normal after I finished treatment.

Chemo is exhausting. They give you steroids the day before and the day of to prevent nausea, and you feel great, then comes the letdown along with extreme fatigue. When you start feeling normal, it’s time for the next round.

I hope he does well. It’s encouraging that he can still host the show.

Definitely. Hardly noticed the difference.

I hope he does as well. Word.

[opus]

An article on how Jeopardy clues are written...

https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/jeopardy-writers-room-questions.html

[peeayebee]

Thanks for the link. I wish they had talked about how they miss so many clues that have more than one answer.

[saber5055]

From  @opus' link:

"We’ll avoid clues that can feasibly have more than one correct answer.”

Yeah, and good luck with that.

It's also odd that we here remember the same clues/categories/answers within a short time span but the writers/show cannot.

Edited May 11, 2019 by saber5055

[Browncoat]

1 minute ago, saber5055 said:

From  @opus' link:

"We’ll avoid clues that can feasibly have more than one correct answer.”

Yeah, and good luck with that.

It's also odd that we here remember the same clues/categories within a short time span but the writers/show cannot.

They probably see so many clues that they don't remember when they saw the last one that's similar to the one they just wrote. 

[saber5055]

2 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

They probably see so many clues that they don't remember when they saw the last one that's similar to the one they just wrote. 

I would gladly hire on to oversee The Office of Duplicate Clues if the show wants to pay me what those clue writers are making to, you know, DO THEIR JOB.

[saber5055]

James posted this on his Twitter and it made me laugh.

[Abstract]

I got a Twitter account pretty much just to follow James (though I'm following some other Jeopardy favorites as well). He's a hoot, and not afraid to poke fun at himself.

And he obviously reads Reddit.

Edited May 11, 2019 by Abstract

[secnarf]

Don't think this has been posted, yet, but James let the Las Vegas Library publish a list of some of the children's books that he found most useful for Jeopardy.

Kit Carson made me laugh 🙂

Edited May 12, 2019 by secnarf

[saber5055]

The list has Kit Carson AND Moby DOCK!

The description of this book, Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen, is pretty cool: "A kid gets to appear on Jeopardy! Pay no attention to the depiction of the father as a degenerate gambler."

[AntiBeeSpray]

Here's Alex's interview from Sunday Morning:   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-on-his-cancer-diagnosis/

[suebee12]

Just found this interview with James and found it really interesting. One thing I realize is that I am too mathematically challenged to ever be a gambler!

I think I would enjoy knowing James in real life...he seems very down to earth.

And yet another side of James and family.

[zoey1996]

I watched the CBS Sunday Morning Trebek interview tonight. Very interesting, and Jane was a good choice to conduct the interview.  I also didn’t realize that he was wearing “not his own hair,” for lack of a better term.  He really looks good, and what a work ethic he has!

[Abstract]

This may be old news for all of you, but the Jeopardy DVD is available on Amazon for $6.69 and includes the 3-day battle between Ken, Brad, and Jerome in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions finals as well as some highlights from Ken's original run. Since I never saw any of those episodes, I'm happy about this find. 

[Abstract]

Former baseball player now works with Jeopardy

Here's a little news feature on Ryan Keller who works on the show. He was part of the team at my audition, super nice guy, and I will tell you he is even better looking in person. He pretty much stuck in my memory as "the cute one," lol.

Edited May 23, 2019 by Abstract

[Mario500]

https://wgnradio.com/2019/05/22/jeopardy-ruler-james-holzhauers-brother-ian-holzhauer-gives-james-genius-shout-out/ (involves text such as "Jeopardy! Ruler James Holzhauer’s brother, Ian Holzhauer gives James’ genius shout-out" and audio of a certain discussion related to "Jeopardy!")

Edited May 24, 2019 by Mario500

[shlbycindyk]

I thought this was a nice article about James.  It makes me very happy to see he's giving some money to the Ronald McDonald House too.  Several years ago I had a family member that was almost killed in a car wreck.  He was 15 years old and is fine now.  The people at the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House were amazing to us and made a difficult time a little bit easier.  

https://www.inquisitr.com/5452928/reigning-jeopardy-champ-james-holzhauer-has-begun-donating-his-prize-money-to-charity/