The Swamp

Giff wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:24 pm Thanks to Jeopardy I now know the first recognized use of NSFW was on a Dave Matthews Band Usenet newsgroup.

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:50 pm I'm going to say it - Ken Jennings is a better host than Alex was.

At least Alex of the last few years.

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 6:08 pm you know what - i swear i've been thinking this same thing for the last few months. Jennings is an absolutely perfect host - polite, confident, and engaging just enough that he never makes the show about him.

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:50 pm I'm going to say it - Ken Jennings is a better host than Alex was.

At least Alex of the last few years.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:04 pm Current champ is a music executive from Tampa. Had no idea that was a job in this town. Dude looks a LOT like Bill Hader, and is apparently a very big deal in the quiz game world.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:32 pm Sarah, on tonight's show, is by far the most attractive person I've ever seen on Jeopardy.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:32 pm Sarah, on tonight's show, is by far the most attractive person I've ever seen on Jeopardy.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:32 pm Sarah, on tonight's show, is by far the most attractive person I've ever seen on Jeopardy.

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:10 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:32 pm Sarah, on tonight's show, is by far the most attractive person I've ever seen on Jeopardy.

Pretty safe bet that she's the only former professional cheerleader to be on the show.

Reaper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:08 pm

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:10 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:32 pm Sarah, on tonight's show, is by far the most attractive person I've ever seen on Jeopardy.

Pretty safe bet that she's the only former professional cheerleader to be on the show.

Don't we have rules still?

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:08 pm Hardest I've laughed in a while!

I will say that I have better dimples.

And have to add that I am so happy that the 3-time champ lost to the retired teacher last night. Few things in the world more irritating than an arrogant nerd.

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:08 pm And have to add that I am so happy that the 3-time champ lost to the retired teacher last night. Few things in the world more irritating than an arrogant nerd.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:26 pm

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:08 pm Hardest I've laughed in a while!

I will say that I have better dimples.

And have to add that I am so happy that the 3-time champ lost to the retired teacher last night. Few things in the world more irritating than an arrogant nerd.

My youngest did not like the "vibes" of the three time champ. At all. He was quite vocal about it the other night.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 3:09 pm Apparently I did well enough on the anytime test, and got the email to schedule the Zoom interview/test. Any tips from former contestants?

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:35 am So the guy in the middle last night who claimed that in college he and his buddy planned to do a marathon in college, but didn’t train, just ate a bunch of pasta the week before, and then ran the whole thing. That dude was utterly full of shit, right?

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:35 am So the guy in the middle last night who claimed that in college he and his buddy planned to do a marathon in college, but didn’t train, just ate a bunch of pasta the week before, and then ran the whole thing. That dude was utterly full of shit, right?

It’s the opening day of the Jeopardy! Masters tournament, and the quiz show’s Culver City soundstage is buzzing. There is a new starry backdrop and an enormous Masters-branded floor panel that on one occasion nearly takes out Ken Jennings as he attempts to make his way to the host’s lectern. There is a new audience, whose members were required to sign NDAs to safeguard what they are about to witness. And there is a new format, the brainchild of new—OK, new-ish—executive producer Michael Davies.

Davies, who joined Jeopardy! in August 2021, is a frenetic presence on set. In his usual wardrobe of Stan Smith sneakers and—true to form for the longtime cohost of the popular soccer podcast Men in Blazers—a black blazer, he typically spends tapings observing from a seat in the control room. But with Masters beginning to unfold, he wants to be closer to the action, and settles in at the judges’ table inches from the stage’s glossy edge.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:08 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:35 am So the guy in the middle last night who claimed that in college he and his buddy planned to do a marathon in college, but didn’t train, just ate a bunch of pasta the week before, and then ran the whole thing. That dude was utterly full of shit, right?

The longest I’d ever run continuously was 10 miles. I had just lost my job at SNL and I was so stressed out—I run to relieve stress. Now I run three miles, occasionally. Maybe nine miles a week.

But I was on my friend Nick Turner’s podcast Get Rich Nick, where he tries get-rich-quick schemes, for an episode on drunk bets. We were drunk, and I was like “I’ll run a marathon.” We bet $500. Then we weren’t sure if we were going to do it, or if it was all drunk talk, and then I just realized this is the one thing I can do right now: I’m not touching anybody. It’s all outside. We’ll just track it on Runkeeper on my phone.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 4:27 pm Fun story about Michael Davies (from Men In Blazers) and his day job as the exec producer at Jeopardy...

Is ‘Jeopardy!’ a Sport? Its New EP Certainly Thinks So.

It’s the opening day of the Jeopardy! Masters tournament, and the quiz show’s Culver City soundstage is buzzing. There is a new starry backdrop and an enormous Masters-branded floor panel that on one occasion nearly takes out Ken Jennings as he attempts to make his way to the host’s lectern. There is a new audience, whose members were required to sign NDAs to safeguard what they are about to witness. And there is a new format, the brainchild of new—OK, new-ish—executive producer Michael Davies.

Davies, who joined Jeopardy! in August 2021, is a frenetic presence on set. In his usual wardrobe of Stan Smith sneakers and—true to form for the longtime cohost of the popular soccer podcast Men in Blazers—a black blazer, he typically spends tapings observing from a seat in the control room. But with Masters beginning to unfold, he wants to be closer to the action, and settles in at the judges’ table inches from the stage’s glossy edge.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 10:39 pm Ya boi got the email to take the next round of at home online Jeopardy testing next week.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 10:39 pm Ya boi got the email to take the next round of at home online Jeopardy testing next week.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 10:39 pm Ya boi got the email to take the next round of at home online Jeopardy testing next week.