Jeopardy! Season 35 (2018-2019)

[ProudMary]

14 hours ago, Bastet said:

The movie was Titanic, not The Titanic; unless I heard Hope wrong, she should have been ruled incorrect as it asked for the film title, not the name of the ship.

13 hours ago, peeayebee said:

That grated on me, too, but I guess Jeopardy! basically discounts articles.

3 hours ago, MrAtoz said:

Here's how it was explained to us in the pre-show briefing when I was on the show:

When giving titles (of movies, books, whatever), you can add an article that isn't there, or omit an article that is there, unless that would create a conflict with another title.

So, for example, Ralph Ellison wrote a novel called Invisible Man.  H.G. Wells wrote a novel called The Invisible Man.  If a clue was about the Ellison novel, and you said "What is The Invisible Man?", you would be ruled incorrect because there is another novel called The Invisible Man.  On the other hand, Shakespeare wrote a play called Two Gentlemen of Verona.  If you answered "What is The Two Gentlemen of Verona?", you would be ruled correct, because there is no other play with the title The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

So in this case, I presume they ruled "The Titanic" correct, because there is no movie with that title.

It strikes me as a little on the loosey-goosey side, but that's the policy as it was explained to me.

Maybe if j5cochran, who was on the show more recently that I was, is reading this, she can tell us if they're still giving that instruction in the briefing.

First, thanks to @MrAtoz for the official Jeopardy! explanation.  That said, I still think that in this particular instance, her response should still be ruled incorrect because her addition of the article meant that her answer did not fit the category.  While I don't recall the exact name of the category (Size it?) each of the correct responses had to do with adjectives indicating size.  Adding the word "The" before the word "Titanic" makes it a noun; definitively the name of the doomed ship.  Without the article, it could still mean the ship's name but also allows it to be interpreted as the adjective meaning gigantic and as such, fitting a category about size.

Additionally,  there was a 1996 documentary titled, The Titanic.

[saber5055]

7 hours ago, Writing Wrongs said:

So I guess you guys got a new episode.

Thursday's episode featured Dana Wayne, Hope Shinn and Kristin Philips with the FJ category of Art. Maybe email your local station to see what the deal was with you not getting the correct episode. You can see it on YouTube though, type in the month, day and year plus "Jeopardy episode." Just so you can stay current!

3 hours ago, MrAtoz said:

I, for my part, was surprised that Teddy was only the second in command.  I thought he was in charge of the whole thing.

Same here, which is why I had no clue about the answer.

If that one player had bet bolder when she got the DD toward the end of the game, she would have won. It's almost like DDs are wasted when players don't take advantage of them. That, plus have confidence in their knowledge base.

Thanks everyone for the shout outs! Yes, I was happy to see that category; not so pleased to see it was anagrams. I had to answer based on the clues, not the scrambled letters.

ETA: Thanks to @MrAtoz and @j5cochran for helping to keep sanity in this thread. You guys rock!

Edited March 8, 2019 by saber5055

[SHD]

I forgot to mention...in the punk category, did the champ guess Velvet Underground when answering a clue that asked for a British band? I think she did and it made me sad.

[saber5055]

I found this interesting view of The Last Supper, for those of us who haven't seen it in person.

[Clanstarling]

5 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

IS there another painting with Jesus' feet? (Outside of the ones where he's a wee babe.)

I'd expect a lot of paintings showing his feet, given that Jesus was a theme in a ton of art. Especially of him walking on water, and being crucified. That being said, The Last Supper was the only one I could really name off the top of my head. And I knew it was on a wall (though I didn't know it was up high - thanks @saber5055, so I was puzzled about how a door would cut off his feet.

[saber5055]

8 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

I'd expect a lot of paintings showing his feet, given that Jesus was a theme in a ton of art.

Especially since washing feet was a big deal back then, and portrayed too many times in paintings. Jesus also didn't wear shoes like we know them, just sandals so his feet showed always.

[biakbiak]

Last Supper was an IG because they mentioned that fact on the tour when I saw it.

[ClareWalks]

Not super impressed with Dana. I feel like she benefited from having mediocre opponents. I dunno.

[Browncoat]

I don’t think I would have come up with Jimmy Hoffa if I’d had all night to think about it.  I knew it had to be someone who had disappeared, but just couldn’t come up with any names.  I blame being in a hotel.

I’m sorry Dana lost.  If nothing else, I liked her calm demeanor with the buzzer.

[M. Darcy]

I kicked ass is that Shakespeare category.  I feel I got a bunch of TS but only remember Dirksen. 

I thought FJ was easy but maybe that’s just because I work for a union. 

[catrice2]

I cannot believe that everyone did not get FJ in 2 seconds...

[SHD]

8 minutes ago, catrice2 said:

I cannot believe that everyone did not get FJ in 2 seconds...

I got it in two seconds if they would have accepted “That union guy who they say is buried in the end zone of some football field and his last name begins with an H.” Because that’s the best my brain could do.

[Prevailing Wind]

I got Dirksen as fast as I got Hoffa (My daddy was a Teamster; we loved the union.)  When he first disappeared, I thought perhaps he ran off with Patty Hearst, but then she re-surfaced and he didn't. Maybe the Symbionese Liberation Army are the ones that offed him.

[saber5055]

I was gobsmacked that only one person got FJ since I got it in less than a heartbeat. I figure if I know it, so does the universe. Maybe it was Before Their Time, but it seems like not that long ago there was some digging somewhere that Hoffa's body was supposedly buried, and it was on the news. Of course, I remember the whole hubbub when he first disappeared, plus there have been jokes through the years about his disappearance and where he could be (or still is). I personally think the best bet is under several feet of concrete in some Michigan parking lot.

1 hour ago, SHD said:

“That union guy who they say is buried in the end zone of some football field and his last name begins with an H.”

That turned out to be an urban legend, but it's a good one, and I rule you correct with your (partial) guess!

I figured Conor must be from Illinois since he was all over that odd category of Illinois Politicians. But no, he's a grad student from Jersey. Go figure. It was an obscure category, that's for sure. Of course, Illinois is known for its (*cough*) politicians, both in and out of prison.

ETA: I did find Josh's FJ answer of Jack Kevorkian to be pretty funny though.

Edited March 9, 2019 by saber5055

[Grundoon59]

FJ was an instaget - in the Detroit area, news stations periodically do stories on Hoffa's disappearance and various theories.  I was in my teens when it happened and remember it well - even have been to the restaurant where he was last seen.  My late father was active locally and nationally in the teacher's union and told great stories about Hoffa running AFL-CIO conventions.

I liked Dana but also like when the only player to get FJ wins.

[AuntiePam]

I didn't get FJ.  I was thrown by "newsmaker" in the clue.  My brain went to "newscaster" instead, so my WAG was Walter Cronkite.  And I'm definitely old enough to know about Jimmy Hoffa (because of the tasteless jokes, if for no other reason).  Also, I was in the Teamsters Union for awhile.

Hate that a buzzer-beater won today.

[Katy M]

1 hour ago, M. Darcy said:

I kicked ass is that Shakespeare category.  I feel I got a bunch of TS but only remember Dirksen. 

I thought FJ was easy but maybe that’s just because I work for a union. 

I got the $200 and $1000 in that category, which I found funny.  But, the $1000 was too easy to be the hardest clue, I thought.

52 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

I was gobsmacked that only one person got FJ since I got it in less than a heartbeat. I figure if I know it, so does the universe. Maybe it was Before Their Time, but it seems like not that long ago there was some digging somewhere that Hoffa's body was supposedly buried, and it was on the news. Of course, I remember the whole hubbub when he first disappeared, plus there have been jokes through the years about his disappearance and where he could be (or still is). I personally think the best bet is under several feet of concrete in some Michigan parking lot.

I got it, but I'll admit I was guessing.

[peeayebee]

I didn't get FJ. I should have. Don't know how, but I should have. My guess was Howard Hughes, just to put something down.

Instead of Dirksen I confidently said Rayburn.

So the only TSs I got were Rihanna and Venus Flytrap.

[Bastet]

I can't believe only one of them got Jimmy Hoffa!  (And Jack Kevorkian?!  I was a little surprised by how sure Josh was - even trying to answer before Alex finished reading the clue - of his wrong answer in the Shakespeare DD, but pretty well stupefied by that wrong answer in FJ.)

[hendersonrocks]

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I liked Dana but also like when the only player to get FJ wins.

I appreciated that he seemed as shocked as I was while watching. That was a weird ending.

[Brookside]

I hope the Green Room switches the coffee to decaf before the next recording.

Edited March 9, 2019 by Brookside

[saber5055]

51 minutes ago, peeayebee said:

Instead of Dirksen I confidently said Rayburn.

Gene?

[GenerationX]

I swept the Illinois Senators category.  It probably helped that I've lived in Illinois all my life.  I was surprised that Venus Fly Trap ("Feed me, Seymour") was a TS.

[Sharpie66]

Did anyone else say “Sabado Gigaaaaaante!!!” like I did, and probably would have if I was on the show? That was as much an instaget as FJ was, once I read that clue correctly (I first thought they were looking for mistaken reports of someone being dead, then I saw probate judge and thought of Hoffa right away).

Going back to yesterday’s show, I first learned the phrase “five by five” from my obsessive watching of the movie Aliens in the late ‘80s. The dropship’s pilot is on the approach path and says in this really cool way, “We’re in the pike, five by five,” which is one of my favorite quotes from that film that few other people use.

Edited March 9, 2019 by Sharpie66

[biakbiak]

2 hours ago, Sharpie66 said:

Going back to yesterday’s show, I first learned the phrase “five by five” from my obsessive watching of the movie Aliens in the late ‘80s. The dropship’s pilot is on the approach path and says in this really cool way, “We’re in the pike, five by five,” which is one of my favorite quotes from that film that few other people use.

I learned it watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer  because the character Faith would always say it and I predicted that she would be ruled correct.

Edited March 9, 2019 by biakbiak

[Gimmick Genius]

1 hour ago, biakbiak said:

I learned it watching Buffy the Vampire Layer ...

Layer!? I think that was the title of the porno done by Phoebe's twin sister Ursula (billing herself as Phoebe!) in an episode of FRIENDS. But it was "BUFFAY the Vampire Layer."😉

[Clanstarling]

13 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I don’t think I would have come up with Jimmy Hoffa if I’d had all night to think about it.  I knew it had to be someone who had disappeared, but just couldn’t come up with any names.  I blame being in a hotel.

I blame an extended senior moment - I knew who it was, but the name never came to me.

11 hours ago, Bastet said:

I can't believe only one of them got Jimmy Hoffa!  (And Jack Kevorkian?!  I was a little surprised by how sure Josh was - even trying to answer before Alex finished reading the clue - of his wrong answer in the Shakespeare DD, but pretty well stupefied by that wrong answer in FJ.)

That was a weird answer - I thought maybe it was a joke, but it didn't come off as one.
 

9 hours ago, Sharpie66 said:

Did anyone else say “Sabado Gigaaaaaante!!!” like I did, and probably would have if I was on the show? That was as much an instaget as FJ was, once I read that clue correctly (I first thought they were looking for mistaken reports of someone being dead, then I saw probate judge and thought of Hoffa right away).

Holds up hand.

[peeayebee]

11 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Gene?

You made me think I was completely off base, so I had to google. The Rayburn House Office Building was named after Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House from 1913-1961. Looking at the clue again, I was wrong only because the Dirksen Building was a Senate office building, not a House building, and because Rayburn was a Democrat not a Republican, and because the years were different.

But other than that...!

[saber5055]

12 hours ago, Sharpie66 said:

Did anyone else say “Sabado Gigaaaaaante!!!” like I did, and probably would have if I was on the show?

And no one in this thread would make fun of you for doing so.

12 hours ago, Sharpie66 said:

The dropship’s pilot is on the approach path and says in this really cool way, “We’re in the pike, five by five,” which is one of my favorite quotes from that film that few other people use.

Now I just need to know what "in the pike" means. And yes, I've seen that movie many times!

[Browncoat]

14 hours ago, Sharpie66 said:

Did anyone else say “Sabado Gigaaaaaante!!!” like I did, and probably would have if I was on the show?

I did!

[lb60]

Thursday, I got Rough Riders. I totally blanked on FJ. For some reason, I got the Sistine Chapel stuck in my head, but couldn't figure out the door part. Sometimes, I'm just not too smart.  lol

Friday, I got Marc Antony and Venus Flytrap. Elvis was my first thought for FJ (again, not too smart. He was sighted alive in Michigan. Allegedly). After laughing at myself, I did come up with Jimmy Hoffa.

On 3/8/2019 at 9:06 PM, saber5055 said:

he's.....from Jersey.

What exit?

I should like Conor. He's practically my neighbor (same county), and he seems smart, but something about him bugged.

With the news of Alex's health, watching the show now is making me sad. It's crazy, but the other night, I actually thought it looked like he had lost weight.

[Katy M]

10 hours ago, lb60 said:

Friday, I got Marc Antony and Venus Flytrap. Elvis was my first thought for FJ (again, not too smart. He was sighted alive in Michigan. Allegedly). After laughing at myself, I did come up with Jimmy Hoffa.

That's actually probably all the more reason he would need to be declared dead there.

[zoey1996]

On 3/8/2019 at 11:55 PM, Sharpie66 said:

Did anyone else say “Sabado Gigaaaaaante!!!” like I did, and probably would have if I was on the show? That was as much an instaget as FJ was, once I read that clue correctly (I first thought they were looking for mistaken reports of someone being dead, then I saw probate judge and thought of Hoffa right away).

I have no idea who or what that is.  Googled and found it was a Spanish-language show. What's the connection?

[Ailianna]

13 minutes ago, zoey1996 said:

I have no idea who or what that is.  Googled and found it was a Spanish-language show. What's the connection?

The long drawn out vowels is how the host starts teh show.  If you've been exposed to it, it's hard to think of the words in any other way.  It translates, as teh clue intdicated, to gigantic or huge Saturday.

I think Sharpie's next sentence was more stream of consciousness than a connection, that s/he found both that clue and FJ to be IG, and then moved on to thoughts of the FJ.  I'm not sure there's an external connection.

Edited March 10, 2019 by Ailianna

[saber5055]

15 hours ago, lb60 said:

Elvis was my first thought for FJ (again, not too smart. He was sighted alive in Michigan. Allegedly).

Yes! At a Burger King!

[Sharpie66]

No connection, just that they were both instagets as soon as I figured out what FJ was asking for. 

And yes, Sabado Gigante requires that pronunciation! Even though I don’t know a lot of Spanish, it was an entertaining show to stop and watch while channel surfing. 

[Toothbrush]

Dana's luck finally ran out. But I did love her green wrap dress. 

Friday's TSs were Marc Antony (Josh's DD), Henry VI part 3 (total guess), blend, Rhianna, Venus flytrap. FJ was an instaget even though it was before my time & I live nowhere near MI. Guess it has been in the news enough to somehow be in my consciousness. 

On 3/8/2019 at 9:38 PM, Brookside said:

I hope the Green Room switches the coffee to decaf before the next recording.

LOL! 

17 hours ago, lb60 said:

With the news of Alex's health, watching the show now is making me sad. It's crazy, but the other night, I actually thought it looked like he had lost weight.

I agree. His suit jacket was hanging on him 😞

[MrAtoz]

On 3/9/2019 at 10:57 AM, peeayebee said:

You made me think I was completely off base, so I had to google. The Rayburn House Office Building was named after Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House from 1913-1961. Looking at the clue again, I was wrong only because the Dirksen Building was a Senate office building, not a House building, and because Rayburn was a Democrat not a Republican, and because the years were different.

But other than that...!

And Sam Rayburn was from Texas, not Illinois. But other than that... 🙂

[proserpina65]

On ‎03‎/‎08‎/‎2019 at 11:55 PM, Sharpie66 said:

Going back to yesterday’s show, I first learned the phrase “five by five” from my obsessive watching of the movie Aliens in the late ‘80s. The dropship’s pilot is on the approach path and says in this really cool way, “We’re in the pike, five by five,” which is one of my favorite quotes from that film that few other people use.

I was watching Clear and Present Danger last night, and heard the phrased used.  Don't think I'd heard it in any other context.

[bad things are bad]

On 3/9/2019 at 10:19 PM, lb60 said:

I should like Conor. He's practically my neighbor (same county), and he seems smart, but something about him bugged.

He was too antsy for me

I think the Kevorkian answer came from a muddled subconscious mind--"Michigan" + "death" = Kevorkian

[Prevailing Wind]

I had to google EGOT - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony winner. 

I'm impressed - they got through all of DJ even with Lear reading out all the clues!

Missed FJ - as AT cautioned, I wasn't thinking comedy.

[Katy M]

1 minute ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Missed FJ - as AT cautioned, I wasn't thinking comedy.

I got it because my mind went immediately to The Odd Couple.  So, educated guess, I guess.

[Browncoat]

FJ was an instaget for me tonight.  Eugene O'Neill was an interesting guess.

I also got Pluto, lymph, Count of Monte Cristo (one of my favorites), and El Greco.  But I couldn't come up with Underwood devilled ham.  I could picture that devil on the label, but just couldn't see the word.

I'm glad they saved a part of the Norman Lear category -- I knew they'd clear the board if they left those for last.  However, I admit I had no idea he was still alive.

[M. Darcy]

I kicked ass in the Yiddish category.  

I am shocked that no one knew Maude. That is just so wrong. 

I am still singing “America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman” in response to the Lafayette question. 

I got FJ! 

[Browncoat]

Just now, M. Darcy said:

I am shocked that no one knew Maude. That is just so wrong. 

I should have gotten Maude, but I didn't know where she lived, and that part of the clue confused me.

[zoey1996]

27 minutes ago, M. Darcy said:

I am shocked that no one knew Maude. That is just so wrong.

I was sad no one knew Maude.  I didn’t get FJ, though.  I was thinking comedy/musical, but couldn’t pull it out.

The new champ wasn’t annoying, but I didn’t like the pink hair.

[PaulaO]

How did Scott miss El Greco??????

[SHD]

1 hour ago, M. Darcy said:

I am still singing “America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman” in response to the Lafayette question. 

Yep! LOL

[Grundoon59]

I am singing the Maude theme song in my head and was very sorry the show was a TS.  

If you are at all a Rita Moreno fan and have Netflix, PLEASE check out the new version of One Day at a Time.  It is a lovely show and apparently needs more eyeballs to secure a fourth season.

FJ was an instaget for me - loved his plays but I can see why it could be tough.  Again glad the one who got FJ right won.

[Katy M]

2 hours ago, Browncoat said:

But I couldn't come up with Underwood devilled ham.

I said Hormel because all I could think of was Spam.  Blech.