What is...In the Media?

[AlwaysWatching]

Oh  god, I cried.  Cindy appeared to be as sweet as she was smart.  On Monday I canceled a appt. I had for a mammogram for today.  I have to reschedule very soon, though.  It's for a transplant work-up. 

It just really gets to me now when I see people realize their dreams - especially when they are facing the end of this journey.

[dcalley]

Cindy played pub quizzes with Geeks Who Drink, who posted about her after her death.

ETA: I can no longer edit my post above. USA Today said she had breast cancer, but apparently it was colon cancer.

Edited December 16, 2016 by dcalley
Correcting a USA Today error they haven't

[Trey]

38 minutes ago, AlwaysWatching said:

Oh  god, I cried.  Cindy appeared to be as sweet as she was smart.  On Monday I canceled a appt. I had for a mammogram for today.  I have to reschedule very soon, though.  It's for a transplant work-up. 

It just really gets to me now when I see people realize their dreams - especially when they are facing the end of this journey.

I agree, she seemed to be a very nice person and very sharp too.

Best of luck to you on your transplant work-up.

[dcalley]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/us/cindy-stowell-jeopardy-death.html?_r=0

[cinsays]

Yikes, dcalley, that article says Alex was aware of her condition while she was appearing on the show.  I had assumed he did not know, so was forgiving him for his "frail" comment.  Now I take it back  - that was  an awful thing for him to say.  Same with his "you're still alive" at the end of the previous day going into the final.

[Trey]

11 minutes ago, cinsays said:

Same with his "you're still alive" at the end of the previous day going into the final.

That didn't bother me because he very often says that to the contestant in third position.  Certainly, it was ironic in this case but just a normal thing for him to say. I missed his 'frail' comment.

[secnarf]

I didn't mind him saying 'you're still alive' because he says that all the time. The frail/delicate comment really bugged me though. 

[peeayebee]

It made me cringe, but it wasn't surprising given that AT often says WTF things.

[mojoween]

oops never mind! 

Edited December 21, 2016 by mojoween

[dcalley]

I think these have all been mentioned in the season thread, but here's some press on Cindy.

'Jeopardy!' Champion Dies Before Taped Episodes Air On TV, NPR, December 19 (with her boyfriend)

Alex Trebek’s emotional tribute to Cindy Stowell, Washington Post, December 22:

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Staffers sent advance copies of the first three episodes to Stowell while she was in the hospital and expedited her prize money, according to a release from the show.

Cindy in Her Own Words, Jeopardy.com, December 21 (Cindy interview at the studio)

The Cancer Research Institute has a page for donations in Cindy's name. (source)

[CarpeDiem54]

CBS Sunday Morning had a nice tribute to Cindy this morning.  Her part starts at 1:45.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/passage-in-memoriam-5/

[dcalley]

Video: INSIDE 'JEOPARDY!' — We spent a day on the set with Alex Trebek

http://www.businessinsider.com/jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-game-show-day-in-the-life-sony-2017-3

[Toothbrush]

That was a cute video...thanks for sharing dcalley!

Alex & I eat the same breakfast - a candy bar & diet soda. The breakfast of champions as I like to call it. 

I like that he realizes that he has a plumb gig & seems appreciative of it. 

[dcalley]

19 hours ago, Toothbrush said:

That was a cute video...thanks for sharing dcalley!

I'm glad you liked it, because I posted it without watching it. My computer just refused to play it no matter how many settings I tweaked.

[M. Darcy]

Article about Annie Marggraf

[M. Darcy]

If you haven't cried today - Jeopardy  paid tribute to Cindy Stowell at the Emmys. 

[CarpeDiem54]

Thanks so much for posting that, @M. Darcy.  I'm mopping tears from my face.  Cindy was an inspiration.  It was a very class act to pay tribute to her like that.  Bravo, Jeopardy!

[opus]

Alex re-ups into 2020

http://deadline.com/2017/05/wheel-of-fortune-jeopardy-renewed-2020-pat-sajak-vanna-white-alex-trebek-1202081629/

[Roaster]

Alex and Vanna should trade jobs for a few episodes.  Would be fun.

[M. Darcy]

Aw. How Jeopardy helped my family grieve

[CarpeDiem54]

Aw.  Thanks for that.  I've watched since the Art Fleming days, but I cared for my Mom the last five years of her life and every night we ate dinner and watched Jeopardy! together.  I still do this.  It grounds me.  And sometimes I can still hear my Mom yelling at the TV or telling Alex to "stop talking Frenchie!"

[M. Darcy]

Another article  Cheers to whoever snuck in that Star Trek Reference

[ottoDbusdriver]

On 7/14/2017 at 11:41 AM, M. Darcy said:

Another article  Cheers to whoever snuck in that Star Trek Reference

Just reviewing a weeks worth of shows tonight, and was very surprised that someone snuck that ST:TNG reference into the categories.

[opus]

Happy 77th birthday Alex.

 

In honor, some other Trebek hosted shows:

https://parade.com/585275/lindsaylowe/happy-birthday-alex-trebek-7-tv-shows-he-has-hosted-besides-jeopardy/

[Toothbrush]

Happy Birthday to Alex! He looks great for 77! 

[dcalley]

Alex, We’ll Take ‘To Have and to Hold’ for $1,000

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For two teachers in a “Jeopardy” tournament, the real prize comes nearly four years after meeting at the show.

[M. Darcy]

Last night's episode made the news - 
Jeopardy NFL category goes horrible wrong

[CarpeDiem54]

Yep.  It was on the local news here in Denver because of that Colorado Rockies answer.

[Toothbrush]

It was on TMZ also (don't judge me - it's my guilty pleasure!) Poor Amuparma - that would be my luck to make it on Jeopardy then go viral for something like that. I'd like to think that I could laugh at myself and hope she can too. 

Edited September 29, 2017 by Toothbrush

[trow125]

Austin on GMA.

Warning: do not watch this if you hate Austin, because it opens with a montage of all of his gestures & "funny" answers (i.e. the Eagles). But you do get to see his new hairdo.

[Toothbrush]

I didn't watch the whole thing, just FF to see his new hairdo. Much better IMO. I wonder if he is still champ in real time and J! is on a break or filming a tournament, or if he has lost and is back in NYC. 

Edited October 6, 2017 by Toothbrush

[trow125]

10 hours ago, Toothbrush said:

I didn't watch the whole thing, just FF to see his new hairdo. Much better IMO. I wonder if he is still champ in real time and J! is on a break or filming a tournament, or if he has lost and is back in NYC. 

I'm pretty sure they film the episodes well in advance of their airing. I was out of the country for a while and missed her run of shows, but wasn't there a contestant last year who died some weeks before her episodes even appeared on TV?

[Toothbrush]

Yes, episodes are filmed well in advance, and the contestant who sadly passed away before her episodes aired was Cindy Stowell. Depending on if Austin is having a Ken Jennings-like run, he could still be champion in real time and we could be watching his games into 2018.  

[dcalley]

Washington Post: The Jeopardy! contestant who some people love to hate can’t stop winning

This is not original reporting but links to a bunch of other stuff, so it is a decent roundup of reactions and coverage.

[Scott]

Ugh.  I'm about a week and a half behind, and I'm seeing all this Austin crap on various news outlets, which means he's still winning.  I should just delete them all now.

[opus]

James Corden in love with Austin...

 

[CarpeDiem54]

Yet another reason to hate that screaming buffoon, Corden.

[peeayebee]

They look like brothers.

[sandwoman]

Interesting interview with Austin in NY Mag:

http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/jeopardy-austin-rogers-interview.html 

He says:

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"The first week, which was a Tuesday through Friday on the television, was taped all in one day. After I went one-two-three-four, the next morning I woke up to do the next session of five, and I said, “I got this! I can do this whole day! I can definitely do this whole day and make it to nine!” And I did, I swept the whole next day. But I have to say, by the end of that day, I was exhausted and it showed"

I find him fun and it's exciting how much he's winning. He reminds me of a good friend of mine, too.  I could see how people find him annoying, but I can't help but respect his game mastery,

[Driad]

Ken Jennings has been a guest on the NPR radio show “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” twice.  Here are links to audio files:
February 25, 2006
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5232579
October 7, 2006
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6216282
 

[M. Darcy]

Ha!  This is awesome - (it's because of a Jeopardy question) 
Guy tries to mansplain Indiana Jones Costume to the woman who designed it

[peeayebee]

That is sooooo awesome.

[BuckeyeLou]

Austin was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight.  He & Jimmy know each other because Jimmy used to come into the bar where Austin works.   I would say Austin definitely wants to be on TV,  Jimmy gave him a costume & he came out in a hat, pipe in his mouth, checked vest, and fuzzy boots and did a crazy dance and Jimmy joined him in dancing...it was funny, but Austin was having too much fun.   He told a funny story about Alex Trebeck & why he called him "dude"(he's Canadian), and he was very complimentary to Scarlett saying she beat him "fair & square".  

[Conotocarious]

I thought he and Jimmy were hilarious together. Loved his "Alex Trebeck might be a hologram". 

[opus]

I was on the fence about him , but after The Tonight Show, I lean toward annoying.

[GrannySmith]

I turned on the radio this morning and Austin was being interviewed on a Rochester, NY, station. He wants to be on tv. 

[CarpeDiem54]

1 hour ago, GrannySmith said:

I turned on the radio this morning and Austin was being interviewed on a Rochester, NY, station. He wants to be on tv. 

He had his 15 minutes.  Go away, Chewbacca.

[Miss Chevious]

2 minutes ago, CarpeDiem54 said:

He had his 15 minutes.  Go away, Chewbacca.

@CarpeDiem54 you took the words right out of my mouth! 

[CarpeDiem54]

1 hour ago, Miss Chevious said:

@CarpeDiem54 you took the words right out of my mouth! 

GMTA!

[trow125]

I'm going to disagree with the Austin-hate and say that while I didn't hear his radio interview, I thought he did a superb job on "Tonight Show" -- I think most people, even "Jeopardy!" winners who have had to banter on-air with Trebek a few times, would freeze up when appearing on a talk show watched by millions. It wouldn't surprise me if Austin becomes one of the small handful of winners (along with Ken Jennings and Arthur Chu) to stay in the public eye after his "J!" run.

On another topic, my dad just sent me this interesting article about Fran from the Fresno Bee.

Edited October 18, 2017 by trow125