Jeopardy! Season 41 (2024-2025)

[Mondrianyone]

7 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

Mondrian was my pre-clue SWAG.

Mine, too. I have a sneaky suspicion why.

[Browncoat]

21 minutes ago, Mondrianyone said:

Mine, too. I have a sneaky suspicion why.

Your avatar picture came to mind when I saw the clue!

[ams1001]

9 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

Also yay! for Juveria. I’d have rooted for her even if I had remembered the other two, which I didn’t.

I didn't remember the guys' names when I looked at the archive to see who was playing earlier in the day,  but I remembered Jackson once I saw him. So I was rooting for anyone else. 

[proserpina65]

13 hours ago, Bastet said:

I'm so happy Juveria won!

I am too, although I'd have been fine with Seth winning.  But I've liked Juveria ever since she went all in, with a large amount of money, on an Opera DD during the Second Chance tournament.

I got FJ pretty quickly.  Amersfoort sounded Dutch, and I know exactly one modern Dutch artist: Mondrian.

[Mondrianyone]

2 hours ago, Browncoat said:

Your avatar picture came to mind when I saw the clue!

The colors are a little off, but the blocking concept is there.  🎨

[BuckeyeLou]

 I am happy Juveria won...I was rooting for her when she was on before, she is a very calm contestant.  On a shallow note, she has great hair!

[ams1001]

25 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

I got FJ pretty quickly.  Amersfoort sounded Dutch, and I know exactly one modern Dutch artist: Mondrian.

That is exactly how I got it, too.

[chessiegal]

Quote

Born in Amersfoort in 1872, he helped found an art movement characterized by the use of straight lines & primary colors

I got Mondrian from the straight lines and primary colors. I totally ignored the year and birthplace.

[paulaolson57]

I answered Modigliani.  Jackson endeared himself to me by having the Merv Griffin Seinfeld epi as his favorite.  Mine too!

[possibilities]

I wanted to say echinoderm on that sea urchin clue. I guess I would have had to be more specific and then I'd have lost.

But I got Mondrian, based on what his art looks like. I had no idea he was Dutch. 

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=mondrian&iax=images&ia=images

[ams1001]

February 28:

50% / 40% / 44%

Ugh, is this tournament over yet? In J I missed one in History and Word Words, two in Billboard Bills/Billys/Billie, three in Books & Authors, and four in Social Types and Not Today Satin! In DJ I missed one in Meteorology, two in Period Entertainment, three in Art and Before & After, four in Creators & Creations, and all five in County Line (I had Chicago but forgot the actual name of the county). No clue for FJ.

TSes: (J had 5; DJ had 5 + both DDs) I got Ragtime (DD) and squall line.
 

[Katy M]

I said Zsa Zsa Gabor.

I got the missed clue of cashmere and that's about all i can say for myself.

[Browncoat]

I had no clue for FJ tonight.

But I did get the TS of Umberto Eco, childless cat lady, cashmere, hemp (I have several articles of clothing made from hemp -- it's a great fabric!), Cook County (thank you, Blues Brothers), Ragtime, and squall line.

[SomeTameGazelle]

51 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

I had no clue for FJ tonight.

Neither did I, so I named the only Hungarian whose name occurred to me: Ferenc Molnár.

I was hoping hard that Jaskaran would pull through. I did guess Cook County but he did not hear me.

[Ancaster]

1 hour ago, SomeTameGazelle said:

Neither did I, so I named the only Hungarian whose name occurred to me: Ferenc Molnár.

I was hoping hard that Jaskaran would pull through. I did guess Cook County but he did not hear me.

I couldn't get more than Laszlo because I know it's a Hungarian first name.  I had know idea Houdini was Hungarian, but apparently everyone else did.

I too wanted Jaskaran to win, but I don't mind the winner.

 

[Quickbeam]

FJ was an easy get for anyone in Wisconsin. Plus my spouse went to Lawrence U. which is in Appleton. It’s almost like the border checkpoint quizzes you on Houdini, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ed Gein. 

[shapeshifter]

4 hours ago, Katy M said:

I said Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Thank you. (I did too.)
When I was a kid and into my biography reading phase, I read at least 2 Houdini biographies, but that was about 60 years ago, so I went with Zsa Zsa. 

Having lived Cook County adjacent during the 60s and 70s and then again from 2001-2021, I was yelling into the time tunnel vortex at Jaskaran: Cook! Cook! Cook!
But, alas, Jeopardy! players never receive my wormhole missives. 

[Clanstarling]

22 hours ago, possibilities said:

But I got Mondrian, based on what his art looks like. I had no idea he was Dutch. 

I had no idea about anything except his artwork, I even thought the dates were wrong but I went with it anyway. I'm just surprised I remembered his name.

[Bastet]

I watched with friends so didn't keep track, but none of us had the slightest idea for FJ.  The only person Wisconsin brought to mind was Jeffrey Dahmer and that obviously wasn't it.

We were also unanimous in yelling at the TV when none of these guys knew childless cat lady.

[SomeTameGazelle]

32 minutes ago, Bastet said:

We were also unanimous in yelling at the TV when none of these guys knew childless cat lady.

I have to admit that although I knew "cat lady" I could not for the life of me recall "childless". I knew it wasn't "crazy" but couldn't come up with the right word. 

[Katy M]

For FJ I said John Marshall.  5 minutes later I don't even remember the right anwer any more.

I got the missed clue of Blarney, which I did not think was at all right, but I said it so it counts.

[ams1001]

March 3:

70% / 40% / 54%

Thought I was having a terrible first round until they got out of the bottom rows, where most of my missed clues were, and ended up having a decent round…missed one in Rockpile of History, Short but Sweet, Potpourr-only-E, and Movies at the Mall, two in Sappy, and three in Around the USA. I did have a terrible second round where my missed clues were all over the board...missed two in 18th Century Bookshoppe and Stars & Constellations, three in Begins with K and Crypt-O!, and four in Facts about Facts and Currencies.

Had no clue for FJ. Not even a name recognition after it was revealed.

TSes: (J had 1; DJ had 4) I got Blarney Stone.

I'm with Matt on the pop culture questions. At least if it's recent, I don't know what's going on these days. They can go be on their own show.

[Browncoat]

I knew when I saw the category that I wouldn't have a chance for FJ.  I was right about that -- I had no clue.

The only TS I got was Blarney Stone.

Incidentally, in Scotland, it's pronounced Stone of Scoon, even though it's spelled Stone of Scone.  Scone the food is pronounced in Scotland the way Emily pronounced it.

[gonzosgirrl]

It was kind of looking like Matt was going to get spanked, but the DDs went his way and it seemed to take the wind out of Luigi's sails.

Guess which question I got instantly? *looks to the left* 😄

Edited Tuesday at 01:05 AM by gonzosgirrl

[BuckeyeLou]

I got a big kick out of Matt's talking about Celebrity Jeopardy and he wanted "Library Celebrity", Lol.  And Matt called Ken "Kenne-bunk-port", Lol.

[SomeTameGazelle]

I would like to take credit for knowing Vega of the Lyre (because Teddy was so dramatically bitter about it in Emily's Quest) but I don't think I actually got to the word Vega, I was still wallowing in "there is only one star I hate".

That was a great game and I am glad it came down to who knew FJ because although I like Matt a lot it was rough on Luigi whom I also like very much to be overtaken on DDs. At least it wasn't a runaway.

No idea who Randolph was, so props to Matt for getting it. 

[Katy M]

9 hours ago, gonzosgirrl said:

Guess which question I got instantly? *looks to the left* 😄

Me, too. Hee hee.

[shapeshifter]

Last night was the first time one of these special competitions was something I enjoyed because of the 3 players (Emily Sands, Luigi de Guzman, Matt Amodio).

Ken seemed jazzed by it too.

[Driad]

16 hours ago, ams1001 said:

I'm with Matt on the pop culture questions. At least if it's recent, I don't know what's going on these days. They can go be on their own show.

Looking forward to Academic and Librarian Jeopardy!

[Katy M]

I knew FJ had something to do with space, but I was blanking on astronomers.

I got the missed clue of Charles River.

Not a good night.

[ams1001]

March 4:

53% / 50% / 51%

Ugh. In J I missed one in Sizes, two in Apps & Websites and Hero's Journey, and three in History, Rivers, and Starts with a Body Part. In DJ I missed two in Pink, Sculpture, and On Tour, and three in Poetica Botanica, Antonyms, and Doom Scrollin'. Didn't get FJ but I at least knew it was something to do with outer space..?

Aw, Juveria looked like she was wiping away tears after she won. I was kinda rooting for Ray, but happy for her.

TSes: (J had 1 + the DD; DJ had 2 + 1 DD) I got I got…none of them..

2 minutes ago, Katy M said:

I knew FJ had something to do with space, but I was blanking on astronomers.

All I could think of was Hubble and Kepler...but I knew one was too late and the other too early.

[shapeshifter]

Wow. Who knew FJ wagers could be so exciting, LOL.
I'm glad Juveria won, but it was another great trio too.

[BuckeyeLou]

I was happy for Juveria!  I had no idea of the answer for FJ, and the final wager made the difference.

[Grizzly]

I was so happy that sitting keeps Ray from rocking. I would have rooted for him but Juveria looked too good. Not everyone can wear that shade of yellow and she rocked it! When I saw she didn't bet anything for FJ, I thought that's not going to get it done. But then Raymond didn't know the answer and bet too much! Wonder if he was like the rest of us, saying it's some astronomer.

[chessiegal]

33 minutes ago, Grizzly said:

I was so happy that sitting keeps Ray from rocking.

He's always been sitting in a chair. Last time the chair swiveled.

 

Edited Wednesday at 02:09 AM by chessiegal

[gonzosgirrl]

Did Ken make a flub after Raymond's FJ wager was revealed? I thought he said 'just enough' right before the total revealed that Juveria had won.

[SomeTameGazelle]

11 minutes ago, gonzosgirrl said:

Did Ken make a flub after Raymond's FJ wager was revealed? I thought he said 'just enough' right before the total revealed that Juveria had won.

As a person who was rooting for Juveria, I interpreted Ken's comment as meaning "just enough for Juveria to squeak through." But from Raymond's perspective I suppose it was indeed just too much. 

[Katy M]

11 hours ago, ams1001 said:

All I could think of was Hubble and Kepler...but I knew one was too late and the other too early.

Yeah, I should have specified. I was blanking on astronomers int he right time period.  I thought of Hubble and Copernicus and Galileo.

[Browncoat]

Archive game for me last night, but I did record it, and I might have to watch it -- I'm sorry to have missed Juveria's game.  I did not get FJ, and the only TS I got was Charles River.

[proserpina65]

16 hours ago, BuckeyeLou said:

I was happy for Juveria!  I had no idea of the answer for FJ, and the final wager made the difference.

Me too, although I wish Ray could've advanced as well somehow.  Preferably in place of Matt Amodio, whom I really disliked although at least he's not Yogesh.  (That's my new barometer for awfulness: "At least he/she is not Yogesh!".)

I even knew they were looking for the discoverer of Uranus because I know two of its moons are Titania and Oberon but could not come up with his name to save my life.  Actually many of its moons are named for characters from Shakespeare's plays.

Edited Wednesday at 05:48 PM by proserpina65

[Grizzly]

Phooey, Juveria didn't hear me yelling "Haymaker"!

[ams1001]

March 5:

67% / 50% / 59%

In J I ran Feeling Punchy (of all things…), missed one in Non-Human Book Characters, two in Notable Names, Spitting Fire, and Add a Letter, and three in Recent Movies.

In DJ I missed one in Law, two in Reality TV and Ends in M, three in European Geography and Opera, and four in Document Dudes.

FJ was a wild guess (an Italian name associated with math..?) but I got it!

TSes: (J had 2 + the DD (I got 'em all!); DJ had 1) I got cherries jubilee, haymaker (DD), and spiders (surprised no one guessed that...what other jumping arachnids are there?).

[Katy M]

I had no idea on FJ.    

I got the missed clues of Cherries Jubilee and Tehran.

I got the entire category of law right and reality TV wrong.

[possibilities]

1 hour ago, Grizzly said:

Phooey, Juveria didn't hear me yelling "Haymaker"!

I was wondering if there is a boxing move called "the scythe". 

I would love to see a "science and medicine" Jeopardy show. I would even settle for a Tournament-- not with players who have already competed, though.

[Browncoat]

1 hour ago, ams1001 said:

FJ was a wild guess (an Italian name associated with math..?) but I got it!

Same!  It was an archive game for me again tonight.  For TS, I got spiders and haymaker.  I said bananas Foster instead of cherries jubilee.

[SomeTameGazelle]

4 hours ago, ams1001 said:

TSes: (J had 2 + the DD (I got 'em all!); DJ had 1) I got cherries jubilee, haymaker (DD), and spiders (surprised no one guessed that...what other jumping arachnids are there?).

I was afraid to guess spider in case it was insufficiently specific. I should have realised it was a low-value clue.

[Katy M]

8 hours ago, possibilities said:

was wondering if there is a boxing move called "the scythe".

That's what I said.

[proserpina65]

16 hours ago, Katy M said:

I had no idea on FJ.

When the answer was revealed, I said "Oh, that's who that guy was".  It was math, so I had not a clue.

14 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I said bananas Foster instead of cherries jubilee.

I was yelling "peach melba".

[30 Helens]

This was a rare tournament final where I like all three players and would be happy to see any of them win. That said, yay Matt!

I guessed correctly on FJ simply because he’s the only mathematician with an Italian-sounding name that came to mind. The only thing I know about him is he had a Sequence (and maybe some triangles?), but don’t ask me what it is because I have no idea.

[Driad]

Video: Fibonacci Sequence in Nature