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No, my friend's name is not Sean Connery.

emelenjr — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:17:54 -0800

How can I watch the episode of the game show Jeopardy! that aired tonight, June 5? I just learned a high school friend of mine was on the show, and I missed seeing it when it aired. I'm hoping there's a way to do it online, but I haven't found it yet.

The case of the missing mustache

wordsmith — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:34:42 -0800

Where did Alex Trabek's mustache go? I was watching Jeopardy! tonight and remarked on how ridiculous his new mustache looked when, after a commercial break, it disappeared! What could have possible happened? Here's some photo evidence:

Alex with mustache

Alex without mustache

Keep in mind: same episode. WTF?

I'll take old gameshows for $200..

zerokey — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:35:57 -0800

Old GameshowFilter: My mom was on a couple of gameshows back in the 60's (and had won several fabulous prizes). Does anyone have any advice on obtaining archival footage or photos (if they exist)? I think it would make an fantastic birthday present for my mom. Mom was on Jeopardy and Sale of the Century (there was one other, but I can't remember the name). I don't know the exact dates she was on, but I was hoping that the networks maintained a contestant listing of some kind (yes..I'm spoiled by our modern neverending archival of everything).
I'm thinking all of this is a longshot, but any and all help would be appreciated.

Jeopardy! tryouts

gren — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 12:24:22 -0800

On March 31st at 7pm I recieved an email from Jeopardy! for the NY tryouts...after making sure it wasn't an early April Fools (it came from a totally legit sony.com email address) I went ahead and RSVP'd. Has anyone else gone through this? Does anyone have any advice on what I should be prepared for? As long as they stay away from literature, I should be ok....

"your mother alex....I'll take your mother for $400"

Getting on Jeopardy

greatgefilte — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:53:02 -0800

If I register my interest in a local contestant search at the Jeopardy website, what are my odds of getting contacted for an interview? Is the initial part of the process totally random? Looking at the registration form, there don't seem to be many criteria that they could use to filter potential contestants.

SNL Jeopardy Skit with Punchline of Letter Becoming Middle Finger?

driko — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:36:37 -0800

I'm trying to remember a particular Saturday Night Live spoof of Jeopardy featuring the always hilarious portrayal of Sean Connery. My workmates and I are trying to recall how he drew his answer to Final Jeopardy so that at first it was a letter (?), but then upon the full reveal it looked like a drawing of a middle finger. This is my first post, BTW... :-)

JeopardyFilter

PrinceValium — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:59:13 -0800

So when is Ken Jennings going to lose (or quit)? This is not a rhetorical question. All his shows were taped in February. After going through 60 competitors in front of thousands of audience members, how can this still be a well-kept secret? (spoilers inside, hopefully...)