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ottoDbusdriver
ottoDbusdriver

I know it's Celebrity Jeopardy so they relax the rules on some answers, but letting Debra Messing answer that DD in the DJ round with just 'Princess Grace' should not have been accepted.  Grace Kelly

ottoDbusdriver
ottoDbusdriver

So many uncovered clues in the Jeopardy round (if I remember correctly an entire category went untouched).    I thought Mark Kelly would do better.  Kevin O'Leary can leave the stage anytime and nev

lurk3000
lurk3000

Nobody knew Gregory Peck?!!

peeayebee

peeayebee

I haven't watched any of Vince Gilligan's shows since he was a writer on The X-Files, and haven't paid attention to any press about him since then, so to me he's frozen in time from XF-era interviews and I did a double take at him looking different.  

I'm just the opposite. I've been watching and reading all his interviews since BB started, then I was shocked when I saw a video of him from way back. I prefer his look now.

 

I agree with others about the easiness of the clues. I was watching with my sister, and every time I gave a correct answer, she said, "You're so smart." I tried not to roll my eyes.

M. Darcy

M. Darcy

Tonight we have Aaron Rodgers, Kevin O'Leary and Capt. Mark Kelly.  My prediction for tonight is that Mark Kelly will win.  He's such a part of two worlds - politics and science - so he should have knowledge of a wide range of subjects. 

 

What would be really interesting if they had Mark play against his twin brother.  I wonder how identical twins would do against each other. 

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teebax

teebax

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Tonight we have Aaron Rodgers, Kevin O'Leary and Capt. Mark Kelly.  My prediction for tonight is that Mark Kelly will win.  He's such a part of two worlds - politics and science - so he should have knowledge of a wide range of subjects. 

 

What would be really interesting if they had Mark play against his twin brother.  I wonder how identical twins would do against each other. 

Gabby Giffords was my congresswoman before she had to step down, so I'm a huge Mark Kelly fan. I love that his twin brother is also an astronaut. They were on CBS Sunday Morning not long ago, and they're both very impressive.

 

I'd put Martin Short on my list of worst celebs on CJ. He was such a ham and, if I remember, ended up in the red. He was also annoying on Hollywood Game Night.

 

Andy Richter and Jerry Orbach are high on my favorites list. Michael McKean, who is now on Better Call Saul, was excellent on CJ.

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saber5055

saber5055

I just wish it hadn't been such an easy set of clues.

 

 

Although, on the plus side, it made me feel pretty darned smart, being able to run the board and answer every question correctly. That does not and never will happen on a "regular" show.

 

I, too, was disappointed in Vince at the end. I love his shows so was rooting for him. But the game seemed pretty even and all were having a good time, so there's that.

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suedehead

suedehead

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As long as no one tries to ham it up.....

Some of you have mentioned your favorite CJ contestants. Who are your least favorite?

 

Was Martin Short ever on CJ? That's my pick, no matter the answer. Still loathe him from his HGN appearances.

 

eta: just read teebax's post. Glad to see I'm not alone.

 

I thought it's common knowldge CJ! is an easier game. Can't purposely make a celeb look bad when it's for charity.

 

It always seems when a male pro athlete is on J! people speculate whether or not he will be smart enough to compete, but don't necessarily do the same for tv personalities. I assume anyone asked to participate is already a J! fan and know what's expected. Additonally, why would J! ask a "dumb jock" to participate? I'm thinking that's why we're seeing Aaron and not Jameis. (Sorry, cheap shot, but I hate the Criminoles)

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ottoDbusdriver

ottoDbusdriver

Michael McKean was my all time favorite CJ contestant.

 

My favorite is Andy Richter -- plus he has the record for highest dollar amount earned in a single CJ game ($68,000), but unfortunately he had to drop out of later rounds of the Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational due to prior commitments.  I would have liked to see him go up against Michael McKean in that Million dollar final.

Scott

Scott

I enjoyed the show.  The clues seemed reasonable for a Celebrity episode, and they all seemed to enjoy themselves without being obnoxious.

 

Did I hear Flynn say "That was in your category!" to Messing when he found the DD in "Smash Broadway Musicals"?

 

I usually stop and delete the recording immediately after the last answer/bet is announced in FJ, but something made me want to see if the celebs would come out and talk to Alex like regular contestants.  When they did, I noticed as the credits were running, they had mini-advertisements for each of the celebs' current projects.  ("Watch The Middle, Wednesdays at 8pm" type of things)

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HelenBaby

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It always seems when a male pro athlete is on J! people speculate whether or not he will be smart enough to compete, but don't necessarily do the same for tv personalities. I assume anyone asked to participate is already a J! fan and know what's expected. Additonally, why would J! ask a "dumb jock" to participate? I'm thinking that's why we're seeing Aaron and not Jameis. (Sorry, cheap shot, but I hate the Criminoles)

I'm with you on loathing Jameis Winston. Every time we watched him, I would call him a effing cheater.

If I remember correctly, Kareem Abdul Jabbar did fairly well when he was a contestant.

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saber5055

saber5055

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I'm disappointed that in the first two days of the tournament, five of the six contestants are white men. Casting couldn't have done better than that?

 

 

While I've never seen stats on this subject, it seems to me that for regular Jeopardy! the majority of players are white men. Who is on the lineup for the last three days? All white guys again?

 

Do the celebs have to pass a test? I'm assuming so, plus have buzzer training and practice play. They do have an advantage in being used to being on camera so don't have that obstacle to conquer. I've just never seen an interview with a celeb after his/her spin on the show so don't know how they even get chosen to appear.

 

At least the "stars" appearing on J! are recognizable as being celebs, unlike so many on DWTS!

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Jesse

Jesse

While I've never seen stats on this subject, it seems to me that for regular Jeopardy! the majority of players are white men. Who is on the lineup for the last three days? All white guys again?

 

Do the celebs have to pass a test? I'm assuming so, plus have buzzer training and practice play. They do have an advantage in being used to being on camera so don't have that obstacle to conquer. I've just never seen an interview with a celeb after his/her spin on the show so don't know how they even get chosen to appear.

 

At least the "stars" appearing on J! are recognizable as being celebs, unlike so many on DWTS!

 

I think the gender balance on regular J! is at least closer to 50/50, but the applicant pool is so self-selected! For the celebrity version, I feel like they could do some outreach if the only people whose agents approached them about being on it are in one demographic group.  Of the 15, 10 are men, and all are white. http://www.jeopardy.com/minisites/celebrity/#bio 

Athena

Athena

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While I've never seen stats on this subject, it seems to me that for regular Jeopardy! the majority of players are white men. Who is on the lineup for the last three days? All white guys again?

 

The gender balance of the regular Jeopardy contestants was actually mentioned on a recent fivethirtyeight article on Jenning's streak:

 

 

One possible consequence of the online test: Almost half of returning champions this season have been women. In the year before Jennings’s streak, fewer than 1 in 3 winners were female. Assuming the test stays the same and the same type of male contestants (which is to say, those who think they should be on a game show) are still competing, it seems likely that the reason more women are winning is because the quantity and quality of the women on the show are better.

saber5055

saber5055

Gosh, that is surprising all the celebrity contestants are white. I still wonder how they are chosen, if agents contact the show during a cattle call put out, say, in Variety, or if people the show wants are contacted individually from a "wish list" and they just move down the list until they get enough yeses. It would have been fun to have Terry Crews be a contestant. I'd (almost) pay to see that.

 

Really disappointed the Wisconsin football guy didn't know Harley Davidson, headquartered in Milwaukee. Actually, I'm disappointed NO ONE knew FJ.

 

Mr. Wonderful ... I have no words.

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mojoween

mojoween

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WTF is with Mr. Wonderful? Is that what they call him on Shark Tank? I can't believe Mark Cuban puts up with that shit.

I seriously seriously seriously cannot believe no one got FJ. But I do adore Aaron so I'm happy he won. But it was nice to see Gabby was there.

That was not very nice to torture Aaron with two categories about Bears.

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MortysCleaningLady

MortysCleaningLady

Gosh do I miss the days of smart celebrities.  Jerry Orbach was truly worth watching.

 

Color me surprised by tonight.  I thought the shallow Cleaning Lady was just going to admire the pretty QB in the man cardigan, but he kind of surprised me.  (Not that the categories were that hard.) And I concur with everyone else about Harley Davidson.  (I give the Shark credit for his Wright Brothers answer though -- that was probably the best of the wrong answers.  Ernst and Young?)

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saber5055

saber5055

Terry Crews' time hosting Millionaire might be over, I'm not sure if the show that's on now is new or in rerun. Chris Harrison (The Bachelor host!) is taking over WWTBAM in the new season. I'd like to see Crews on CJ just to see if some Millionaire questions/answers stuck with him. Plus he's cute and pretty funny.

 

I strongly dislike Kevin O'Leary, but to see the self-proclaimed Mr. Wonderful fail so blatantly, I almost felt sorry for him. 

 

Almost.

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Bastet

Bastet

I couldn’t remember what came on day 12 in the 12 Days of Christmas song, either.

 

I don’t know who “Mr. Wonderful” is, and after seeing that written below his name, I don’t want to know.  I hate the Packers and Aaron Rodgers began bugging me two or three years ago, so I was rooting for Mark – whom I respect for being an astronaut, and for being married to Gabby Giffords.

 

I kind of lost track of TS and bad answers, but Harley and Davidson blew my mind.  And Gregory Peck kind of broke my heart.

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peeayebee

peeayebee

I'm sure Aaron Rodgers was joking with the Ernst & Young answer. I'm embarrassed that I didn't get Harley Davidson. I was thinking Ford and... maybe Rockefeller.

 

I really liked Aaron. He did a small but funny bit on Key & Peele last year, so I shouldn't be surprised that I enjoyed him.

 

Gregory Peck being a TS was another one of those shocking occurrences that make me feel old. Was that in the 5 Bears category? If so, I don't get it.

 

Oh, did Aaron mouth "Fuck" when he missed one of the DDs?

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Moose135

Moose135

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Gregory Peck being a TS was another one of those shocking occurrences that make me feel old. Was that in the 5 Bears category? If so, I don't get it.

 

The category referred to UC Berkeley - they are called the Golden Bears.  Peck attended Berkeley before becoming an actor.  And I too was surprised it was a TS.

 

For FJ, I guess the Dodge Brothers, assuming it had something to do with transportation, and knowing it wasn't the Wrights.

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dcalley

dcalley

At first I couldn't believe twelve drummer's drumming was a TS, but then I realized that I've heard a few variations of that song - people get loosey goosey with 10, 11 and 12! - so maybe the contestants have too?

Aren't people so sick of that song by the time it gets to five that they'll do anything to get away from it? I'm amazed anyone makes it to twelve.

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Totale

Totale

Kevin O'Leary calls himself Mr Wonderful, but it's a joke, because he's such an asshole to the people pitching. 

 

Maybe I can get a job as an asshole.  I'm not sure I could take the pace, though - I'd want weekends off, and whoever this dude is looks like he's at it 24/7.

 

Which makes me even more sheepish that I guessed Wright Brothers, too.

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