Jeopardy! Season 41 (2024-2025)

[Clanstarling]

5 hours ago, Katy M said:

It was better than my answer of 'uhhhhhh?????"

That was my response too. The mister, however, got it right away. It's my favorite non-healthy drink, so I am ashamed.

[chessiegal]

My husband got Coca Cola right away, saying how easy was that? I had been watching episodes of Foods that Built America and got stuck on Campell's Soup. 😄

[Katy M]

I'm not even going to say my answer for final.  I had one and it was wrong and we'll leave it at that.

I got the missed clues of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, tree of knowledge of good and evil, Methuselah and cubism.

[Browncoat]

Hoo boy, I had no idea for FJ, and randomly chose Australia.  I know it has stars, and I know those stars are the Southern Cross, but I couldn't think of any other flag with a multitude of stars.  At least I wasn't alone in my guess!  Or in my assumption that the clue wanted a flag of a nation.

I did, however, get the TS of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, middle management, tree of Knowledge, Astoria, and marginalization.

[shapeshifter]

Now we know about the EU flag according to Jeopardy!, but there are seemingly other interpretations for the design: wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Europe 

My TS intagets were: middle management, tree of knowledge of good and evil, Methuselah, Jeremiah (surprised they didn't think of "a Jeremiad") and cubism.

[ams1001]

October 8:

67% / 43% / 54%

Terrible game again…in J! I ran Auto-Makin' Brands, missed one in Going Ape at the Movies, two in "Out", Sonnets, and What's My Motivation, and three in Oregon. In J I missed two in Historic Names and 20th Century Song/21st Century Ad, three in 15-Letter Words, French Masters, and Penny for Your Thoughts, and four in People of the Bible. Did not get FJ (also guessed Australia, just because), either, but I did get all the DDs.

TSes: (J had 5; DJ had 4) I got Willamette, Elizabeth Barret Browning, the tree of knowledge (of good and evil), and middle management.
 

[possibilities]

I guessed the Vatican for FJ, because I thought maybe they they would think perfection would apply, plus 12 Apostles. I was pretty sure it was wrong, but I knew China was too few stars, Australia also didn't work, and I couldn't think who else had a lot of stars... I knew it wasn't the USA.

 

[Katy M]

5 minutes ago, possibilities said:

I guessed the Vatican for FJ, because I thought maybe they they would think perfection would apply, plus 12 Apostles. I was pretty sure it was wrong, but I knew China was too few stars, Australia also didn't work, and I couldn't think who else had a lot of stars... I knew it wasn't the USA.

 

That's what I said, too.  I'll admit to it now that someone else had the same thought.

[Bastet]

I cannot believe no one guessed Elizabeth Barrett Browning.  Sonnet + "she" = EBB (yes, I know other women wrote sonnets, but on J! it's going to be her 98% of the time.)  Nor can I believe no one guessed Methuselah for a really old dude from the Bible; even I got that one! The middle management TS surprised me, too.

I ran Oregon, out, and movies and got all but the tree of knowledge in motivation.  I missed two each in autos and sonnets, so it was a good first round.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, I was terrible in the bible category, only getting Methuselah (I still can't believe that was a TS).  I really should have thought of Doubting Thomas from "refused to believe", but I didn't.  The art category also went as badly as I dreaded; I only knew Panama Canal (because you don't have to know anything about art to get it).  If I could have swapped those out for categories in my wheelhouse, I could have had a fantastic DJ, as the only thing I missed outside of those categories was Penny Black.

FJ came to me pretty quickly, so I felt quite high and mighty when that was a TS.  Something about the wording of the clue subconsciously - because I can't even identify what it was (maybe the lack of "this nation" or similar) - had me thinking it was something other than a country.  So some organization that has a flag with 12 stars made me picture the EU flag with its circle of stars, and 12 seemed like the right number of stars to make up that circle.  I couldn't think of anything else in time, so lucked into the right answer.

Edited October 9 by Bastet

[ams1001]

23 minutes ago, Bastet said:

I only knew Panama Canal (because you don't have to know anything about art to get it)

I got that and Degas, because French painter + dancers = Degas.

[laredhead]

Nothing to do with the clues, but I've noticed that Ken has worn ties in shades of pink for the past several days.  Anyone else notice?  Maybe it's support for October as breast cancer awareness?  Didn't know where to post this question. 

[possibilities]

I have noticed the ties, but I thought of them as purple. I've been enjoying them and hadn't considered they might have a symbolic meaning, but if they do, that's an added nice thing about them.

[30 Helens]

Welp, my 4-day FJ streak just ended with a big thud. 

2 hours ago, possibilities said:

I guessed the Vatican for FJ, because I thought maybe they they would think perfection would apply, plus 12 Apostles.

Not knowing what the Vatican flag looks like, I think this was a very reasonable answer. It's certainly better than mine, which was ".......".

Of course, Mr. Helens got it right away (through deductive reasoning, no less) and was very pleased with himself. Have I told you how much I hate it when he's smarter than me?

[Clanstarling]

23 hours ago, chessiegal said:

My husband got Coca Cola right away, saying how easy was that? I had been watching episodes of Foods that Built America and got stuck on Campell's Soup. 😄

Mine did too. (iincluding the "how easy was that?") Annoying, isn't it?

12 hours ago, ams1001 said:

I got that and Degas, because French painter + dancers = Degas.

Same here.

[PaulaO]

I can’t stand Mark.  Let me know when he loses.

[Katy M]

All I could think of was Hawkeye and I knew that wasn't it. Hey, at least I had the right author.

I got the missed clues of The Bears, unilateral and Distinguised Flying Cross.

I got the entire categories of TV couples and u know right.

[ams1001]

October 9:

63% / 63% / 62%

Bad game but at least it was evenly bad? In J I ran TV Coupling, missed one each in Green Veggies and Alliteration, two in World Geography, three in Medieval Notables, and four in 41. In DJ I ran Miscellany, missed one each in 41 and Anatomy, and three in "U" Know, Place the Book, and Color Films.

Got all the DDs but no FJ. Again.

TSes: (J had 6 +  the DD; DJ had 6) I got Hollywood Hills (DD), artist, artichoke, broccoli, knuckles, and Distinguished Flying Cross.

"bouncing baby Jeopardy appearance" lol

[Prevailing Wind]

NBC cut in with hurricane breaking news before the FJ category was even announced.  Came back to J! to see the Sony logo.

I felt sorry for Colleen.

Looking at thejeopardyfan, I see I would have gotten FJ correct!

I hope that all our friends in Florida have stayed safe.

[Browncoat]

I got FJ, but it was far from an instaget.  I first thought "trailblazer", but discarded it because "trail" was in the clue (and not in quotation marks).  Then I thought "bushwhacker", but that means something different.  I finally decided on the correct response with about 10 seconds to spare.  

I also got the TS of Hollywood Hills, Omar Khayyam (as a total wild-ass guess), artist, artichoke, unilateral, knuckles (another WAG), and kinder and gentler.

I liked the train on a boat story.

[ams1001]

2 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

I first thought "trailblazer", but discarded it because "trail" was in the clue (and not in quotation marks). 

I thought the same thing but that's as far as I got.

[ProudMary]

I knew that they were looking for a James Fenimore Cooper novel, but all I could pull from my brain was "The Deerslayer" and I knew that didn't mean blazing a trail. I'm 0 for 3 in FJ so far this week. 😞

[Clanstarling]

2 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I got FJ, but it was far from an instaget.  I first thought "trailblazer", but discarded it because "trail" was in the clue (and not in quotation marks).  Then I thought "bushwhacker", but that means something different.  I finally decided on the correct response with about 10 seconds to spare.  

I waffled between trailblazer and pathfinder, then decided on pathfinder because that sounded more like a Fenimore Cooper character. (Because I figured it had to be from one of his books)

[Bastet]

The knuckles TS surprised me.

I'd have known it anyway from the picture, but I just learned a few days ago about Marjorie Merriweather Post originally owning Mar-a-Lago from an episode of The Food That Built America.  (Wow, she was an impressive businesswoman, and good on her father leaving her the company - what became General Foods - in an era when that was practically unheard of.)

I had a good first round; I missed two in 41, but got all but artist in medieval and all but True Blood in TV (pretty good since The Addams Family is the only one of those shows I watched [plus seeing Cheers occasionally with others]) and ran the rest.

I blew the book category entirely, but if not for that I'd have kicked DJ's ass, as the only other thing I missed was Snow White and the Huntsman.

I did not even have a guess for FJ, however.  I knew right away the book part of the clue wasn't going to lead me anywhere, so just thought about words for cutting trails.  Like @Browncoat, I first thought "trailblazer" but immediately knew that wasn't it because trail is right there in clue, and then thought of "bushwhacker" but knew that wasn't it, either.  Unfortunately, that's as far as I got.

[shapeshifter]

In MEDIEVAL NOTABLES, for the TS clue of:

• Little is known of a 10th century Spanish woman known as Ende the Illuminator except she was a very good this

Would "What is an illustrator?" have been acceptable?

Technically I think it should have been: "What is a limner?" 

But since they accepted "What is an artist?" 
then a lot of other descriptors should have been okay too.
 

[30 Helens]

You know how it is when the wrong answer pops into your head, and you know it's the wrong answer, it doesn't even fit the clue dammit, but you just can't push it back out? That was me and "pioneer".  Somewhere in the dark recesses, I caught a fleeting glimpse of James Fenimore Cooper hopping up and down and waving his arms, but that stubborn brain-hogging pioneer wouldn't let him through. 

Bad day all around, really. I was quieter than Rob and Colleen, and that's saying something.

[Bastet]

I'll be watching football tonight, so just checked the archive.

The first thing I had to look up was what the hell "BBL, Busy" was referring to.  (In case anyone else doesn't know, it's BBL Drizzy and here's the story.)

I ran anagrams and receipts, but missed two each in the rest of the first round (technically three in busy, but even though I didn't watch it, I'm reasonably confident I would have been able to pull King of the Hill out of my brain had I seen the picture).

I did well in DJ; I missed two in leaders, got everything but Amalie in capitals and all but Jacobean in stories, and ran the rest.

I had no idea for FJ, though.

[ams1001]

20 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Would "What is an illustrator?" have been acceptable?

I say yes. Her wikipedia page uses the word "illustration" to describe her work at least twice. Wikipedia also defines "illuminated manuscript" as "a formally prepared document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations." 

October 10:

73% / 53% / 62%

Better in the first round than I've been doing...In J I ran Proof, missed one each in Animal Anigrams and Receipts, and two each in Busy, Timeline, and Screen Shots. Still terrible in DJ; I missed one in "FF", two in African-American Sports History and Stories within Stories, and three in World Leaders, Old Song & Dance, and Capitals of the West Indies. No FJ, but I got all the DDs again.

TSes: (J had 7; DJ had 8) I got papyrus, ether, cosmic rays, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, diffusion, and suffix.
 

Edited October 10 by ams1001

[Browncoat]

I spent the entire think music trying to come up with a movie from 1990.  I came up with several, but since I didn't (and don't!) have HBO, it was an exercise in futility.  The correct response never occurred to me.

But I did get the TS of Nicole Kidman, Meghan Markle, papyrus, "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean", diffusion, Charlotte Amalie, and Ishmael, although I only got Ishmael after Ahab was ruled incorrect.  I can't believe I missed suffix!  I think I was overthinking the clue.

[Quickbeam]

3 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I spent the entire think music trying to come up with a movie from 1990.  I came up with several, but since I didn't (and don't!) have HBO, it was an exercise in futility.  The correct response never occurred to me.

But I did get the TS of Nicole Kidman, Meghan Markle, papyrus, "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean", diffusion, Charlotte Amalie, and Ishmael, although I only got Ishmael after Ahab was ruled incorrect.  I can't believe I missed suffix!  I think I was overthinking the clue.

My husband kept saying Scarface but that was from the 80s. I knew it was Goodfellas but then I worked with organized crime felons back in the day. 

[SoMuchTV]

Quote

More than 25 cast members from this 1990 film drama would later appear on an HBO series with a similar theme

Despite what Ken said, I don’t think the HBO series was necessarily from the 90s, just that the movie was. Anyway, I went at it from the direction of trying to come up with “big” HBO series. The Sopranos was definitely near the top of my list, but I had no idea about the movie that inspired it. 

[30 Helens]

This should have been an easy FJ for me, as I have seen both the movie and series in question twice. Instead of honing in on HBO series, which should have been my first path, I got hung up on thinking of movies that would have a big, sprawling cast, like a war movie, perhaps? The closest I got was Saving Private Ryan/ Band of Brothers, although I dismissed that and ended with nothing.

After the fact, it was so obvious.

5 hours ago, Quickbeam said:

I knew it was Goodfellas but then I worked with organized crime felons back in the day. 

Uhhh... should we be scared?

[Prevailing Wind]

My Bonnie's complexion was lovely,
Her face, it was beauteous to see;
One day she got caught in a rainstorm,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.

My Bonnie looked into a gas tank,
The height of its contents to see;
I lighted a match to assist her;
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.

Jeez, the things you learn at Lutheran summer camp.

Never had HBO, so FJ was a total loss for me. And I never watch shows that glorify gangsters.

[SomeTameGazelle]

On 10/9/2024 at 7:31 PM, Katy M said:

All I could think of was Hawkeye and I knew that wasn't it. Hey, at least I had the right author.

Similar, except more ridiculously I got stuck on Natty Bumppo and couldn't even remember the name Hawkeye. I knew obviously Natty Bumppo was not going to be the right answer but I also felt slightly vindicated to at least have hit upon the right author.

On 10/9/2024 at 10:34 PM, Bastet said:

I'd have known it anyway from the picture, but I just learned a few days ago about Marjorie Merriweather Post originally owning Mar-a-Lago from an episode of The Food That Built America.  (Wow, she was an impressive businesswoman, and good on her father leaving her the company - what became General Foods - in an era when that was practically unheard of.)

I had it in my mind only because I had watched Jerry Seinfeld's ludicrous poptart movie in which Amy Schumer plays  Post.

[sugarbaker design]

The '25 stars' in FJ threw me for a loop.  The first thought I had was "I can't think of a movie with 25 stars!".  The only one I could think of was It's a Mad, Mad etc World.  Had the clue read '25 actors', I  might've had a chance.

4 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Never had HBO, so FJ was a total loss for me. And I never watch shows that glorify gangsters.

FWIW, I'm a big fan of Goodfellas and The Sopranos.  Both definitely do not glorify gangsters.

[MrAtoz]

10 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

Despite what Ken said, I don’t think the HBO series was necessarily from the 90s, just that the movie was.

Well, The Sopranos debuted in 1999, so Ken was right by a tiny margin. 😀

[Trey]

Re FJ, I knew the tv show was The Sopranos but, owing to never remembering when movies were released, I said The Godfather instead of Goodfellas.

[Clanstarling]

15 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I spent the entire think music trying to come up with a movie from 1990.  I came up with several, but since I didn't (and don't!) have HBO, it was an exercise in futility.  The correct response never occurred to me.

Despite reading the clue twice (or more) what I came up with was the HBO show - Sopranos - and felt pleased with myself until they revealed the right answer. Still, I felt like at least I got the series, despite not remembering a 90s movie - and even though I knew it was dead wrong, "Godfather" was floating in my mind.

Oh well, my mind took a few wrong turns.

Edited October 11 by Clanstarling

[proserpina65]

On 10/7/2024 at 8:02 PM, SoMuchTV said:

 

I was desperately trying to think of a brand with two c’s in a row!

Me, too.  Coca Cola didn't even cross my mind.

I was thrilled when I saw the Opera category.  Yes, I got them all correct, even the modern opera of which I had no familiarity whatsoever.  The reference to the Nolan film and "Doctor Atomic" gave me Oppenheimer easily enough.

On 10/7/2024 at 8:07 PM, Browncoat said:

 I suspect no one got it because no one calls it by its complete name anymore.

I think was my problem.

I ran medieval notables so I don't have to hand my degree back in shame.  Did not, however, get FJ although I did have the correct author, character and story collection.

Did not get FJ on Thursday either.  I have seen neither Goodfellas nor The Sopranos so I had not a clue.  It makes sense, though.

On 10/7/2024 at 11:16 PM, SomeTameGazelle said:

I was surprised that Ken accepted just Johnson for the president when there was no timeline or other apparent justification that it could only be LBJ and not Andrew. 

They've done that for several years now (at least since Alex Jacob was the champ) and it makes me angry every single time.

On 10/8/2024 at 12:47 AM, 30 Helens said:

(heh, "Ang and Kang". Aren't those the drooling aliens on the Simpsons?),

Kodos and Kang.  As in "Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos".

On 10/8/2024 at 5:47 AM, Katy M said:

It was better than my answer of 'uhhhhhh?????"

Which is better than my "I have no effing idea" because at least yours is in the form of a question.

[proserpina65]

On 10/8/2024 at 8:09 PM, shapeshifter said:

Jeremiah (surprised they didn't think of "a Jeremiad")

I have never heard that word in my life so that would have been of no help to me.

On 10/9/2024 at 8:07 PM, Browncoat said:

Then I thought "bushwhacker", but that means something different.

That was my answer even though I did not think it was correct.  I knew it had to be one of the titles in the Leatherstocking Tales series but that was as far as I got.

On 10/9/2024 at 10:34 PM, Bastet said:

as the only other thing I missed was Snow White and the Huntsman.

I know that one as the movie which somehow expected me to believe that Kristen Stewart was fairer than Charlize Theron.

17 hours ago, Browncoat said:

and Ishmael, although I only got Ishmael after Ahab was ruled incorrect.

One of the very few things I know about Moby Dick (besides that I have no interest in ever reading it) is the line "Call me Ishmael" and that he was the narrator, so I got that one right away.

[ams1001]

3 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

I have never heard that word in my life so that would have been of no help to me.

That's one of those words that, if I come across it somewhere, I recognize and know what it means, but is not one that I would ever think to use. So I didn't get it.

[ams1001]

October 11:

90% / 73% / 82%

Wow! I had a great first round! At the first break I had not missed a single clue. Ran 18th Century History, Make It Singular, Transport USA, and Animal Moms, missed one in Just Doin' My Job, and two in A Little Day Music.

DJ was…not terrible! Ran Territorial Governors and I'm Him, missed one in Women Authors, two in TV Characters and Starts and Ends with T, and three in Russian Geography.

And I got FJ! Wasn't sure about it (I was born in October that year so I don't remember) but I couldn't think of anyone else that might be the right time frame, and from the other two names given I guess my mind went to Britain. I said Thatcher and then decided not to try to think more about it.

TSes: (J had 6 +  the DD (I got all but one); DJ had 4 + 1 DD) I got mutineer, Korea, New France (DD), ice road, embalmer, parthenogenesis, Erasmus, and Hawaii.

[Browncoat]

I actually got FJ tonight!  The two vaguely British-sounding names, plus the year got me there.  It was a bit of a guess, but it made the most sense to me.

I also got the TS of New France, parthenogenesis, and Waiting To Exhale.

Dot has great hair.

[possibilities]

I said "tuft" when they wanted "top knot". I was so certain of it, too!

[30 Helens]

Oof. No, not tonight. Didn't recognize the names, didn't have anything to build from.

At least the Mark-haters will be pleased.

[Clanstarling]

14 hours ago, possibilities said:

I said "tuft" when they wanted "top knot". I was so certain of it, too!

I did too, and I think there's an argument to be made that it could be a decorative crest of hair. :)

Quote

7-letter word for a decorative crest of hair on the crown of the head

Though of course, I was thinking of Londo on Babylon 5 - a fabulous crest of hair he had!

Edited October 12 by Clanstarling

[ams1001]

11 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

At least the Mark-haters will be pleased.

I liked Mark, but I like the new guy, too. (And the other challenger. Especially that her name is Dot, which is not a name you see in younger people these days; my cousin's 40-something wife is also a Dot.)

[chessiegal]

What was wrong with Mark? He seemed pleasant and had a good knowledge base.

[Bastet]

I watched with friends, so didn't keep track, but I know I had a good game.  The three of us all grumbled at the "Women Authors" category, and groaned when the meaning of the Greyhound clue sank in.

Checking the list of TS above, I got mutineer, Korea, ice road, and embalmer.  I knew  parthenogenesis, but couldn't pull it from brain to mouth, and my "long word, starts with a P" didn't help my friends, so that was a TS in our group, too.

I'm the only one who got FJ.  I didn't recognize either name, but William Whitelaw screamed British to me, so that's where my mind went.  Based on the year, it had to be Thatcher, so knew I was going to be right if I was correct about the British thing.

[Grizzly]

Whoa, Ken going that close to the contestants at the interview is new.

[Katy M]

I had no idea on FJ. I said Elsa the cow just to say something.

I got the missed clues of Jenny, Margaret Mitchell, oasis, and Charlotte Bronte.

Did OK in the first round, but tanked the second and obviously got FJ wrong. Horrible night.