Fifteen profs will compete for $100,000. They are: J.P. Allen, a Professor of Business at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, Calif. Hester Blum, a Professor of English at Penn State University in University Park, Pa. Sam Buttrey,...
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It looks like Mike Richards will replace Alex Trebek as Jeopardy! host
Who is Mike Richards? (No, this is a different Mike Richards). Here is a taste of Cynthia Littleton’s piece at Variety: “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards is in advanced negotiations with Sony Pictures Television to become permanent host of the venerable quiz...
No, the guy on “Jeopardy!” was not giving a white supremacist hand gesture
Have you been following this story? Apparently left-wing social media blew-up when it appeared “Jeopardy!” champion Kelly Donohue raised three fingers on his right hand. Watch: Here is Ben Smith at The New York Times on how the members of...
Are You Watching the *Jeopardy!* Greatest of All Time Tournament?
Spent the whole day anticipating the fourth match in the #JeopardyGOAT tournament only to find out that it will not return until next Tuesday! — John Fea (@JohnFea1) January 11, 2020 I began the tournament pulling for Ken Jennings. My...
Ken Jennings on James Holzhauer
I once tried out for Jeopardy. I think it was 1996 or 1997. It did not go well. I did not make it out of the Atlantic City casino ballroom where I took the initial test with hundreds of other hopefuls. I...
Ken Jennings on Alex Trebek
I watched a good portion of Ken Jennings‘s 2004 historic run of 74 straight wins on Jeopardy. I was thus glad to see his New York Times column on Jeopardy host Alex Trebek in the wake of Trebek’s recent announcement that he was battling pancreatic cancer. ...
Not Everyone Knows About the Purple People Eaters
Not everyone knows about the option formation, the shotgun, Tom Landry, fair catches, off-setting penalties, and the Purple People Eaters. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h33u2eeVqXo&w=560&h=315]...