Celebrities Should Not Play Jeopardy
This week, America’s long-running and virtually unchanged gameshow Jeopardy! is featuring “Power Players,” which on Monday and Tuesday meant famous people in the arenas of news, politics, and books.
We Celebrate This Jeopardy! Contestant Who Only Likes to Knit and Pet Cats
The worst question, by far, is, “What do you do for fun?” You can rack your brain looking for answers that make you sound cool (Fire-eating? Sword swallowing? Homemade stick and poke tattoos?), or you can own it. The internet is rightly celebrating Jeopardy! contestant Margaret Miles for doing the latter.
Jeopardy! Now Bans Canadians From Competing, Still Has a Canadian Host
Jeopardy!—the ideal show for a weeknight drinking game with your parents—has suddenly determined that Canadians may no longer compete in its battle of mind and wit. This new regulation is curious since host Alex Trebek holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship.
Last Night's Episode of Jeopardy! Made a Hot and Confused Man Named Tom a Star
Monday night’s episode of Jeopardy! was one for the books, a modern day proof of “age before beauty,” in which middle-aged nice-looking man named Sean went head-to-head with a younger hottie named Tom. Sean may have won the prize, but Tom—well, Tom won America’s hearts.
Wily Jeopardy! Contestant Gets Alex Trebek to Say 'Turd Ferguson'
It’s always been unclear whether Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is at all amused by the long-running Saturday Night Live sketches about his show, the ones that depict him near the point of tears or a dangerous fit of rage when dealing with the dumbest celebrity contestants in the world. Judging by Wednesday night, though,…
Jeopardy Gets Awkward With Contestant's Understanding of Consent Laws
A puberty question posed to a bunch of nerds. What could go wrong?
Jeopardy Becomes Lonely Dystopian Wasteland With Worst Episode Ever [Updated]
Behold, the future! The year is 2090 and it has a message for you: "You've wasted your time on earth."
Horrors: Jeopardy Contestant Mixes up Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks
This Jeopardy contestant tried. He really did try.
Sony Hack: Alex Trebek Wanted to Quit Jeopardy! Over Re-shoot Request
A producer's request to re-shoot a segment on Jeopardy! following the complaint of a child contestant's mother left show host Alex Trebek steaming mad.
Jezebel Is Super Famous Now Thanks to Jeopardy
We've finally made it to the big time, you guys. ::wipes away tear::
Jeopardy Debuted a Beyoncé Category Just for Us
Tuesday night's episode of Jeopardy—which is definitely trolling us with their pop culture categories—featured one about Beyoncé.
Jeopardy!'s 'What Women Want' Category Was Jaw-Droppingly Stupid
Monday night's Jeopardy! had a "What Women Want" category, but instead of featuring things women actually want—paid maternity leave, to finally adopt the ERA—it had herbal tea and good-fitting jeans. (It wasn't even a celebrity edition.)
New Queen of Jeopardy Goes for 20th Consecutive Win Tonight
America, meet your new queen: her name is Julia Collins, and if she wins her 20th consecutive round of Jeopardy tonight, she'll sit alone as the second-winningest player in Jeopardy history.
This Woman Is Absolutely Crushing It on Jeopardy Right Now
Jeopardy contestant Sandie Baker is currently on a six episode winning streak, having, thus far, racked up $140,200 in winnings. Past big winner Arthur Chu (the third most successful Jeopardy contestant ever) is starting to get scared, but her ability to terrify Chu and retain countless trivia facts are only part of…
Poor Alex Trebek Was Subjected to Fox's "The Five" And Survived
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 26: TV personality Alex Trebek (3rd R) and hosts of 'The Five' (L-R) Bob Beckel, Eric Bolling, Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld attend FOX News' 'The Five' at FOX Studios on February 26, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Last Night on Jeopardy No One Wanted to Answer Qs About Black History
Happy Black History Month, everyone, courtesy of last night's all-white College Jeopardy panel! In the second round of play, the contestants sailed through five of the categories—including "International Cinema Showcase," "Weather Verbs," and "Kiwi Fauna"—but avoided the sixth like the, ahem, black plague. That…
What Watching 100 Episodes of Jeopardy Tells Us About Uptalk
Nothing that surprising, apparently, as sociologist Thomas Linneman's research, which was gleaned from him examining patterns in uptalk using Jeopardy contestants. After those 100 episodes, he concluded that uptalk can reinforce gender norms, based on the divide in when and how often male vs. female contestants…
'Jeopardy' Is a Bitch If You Can't Say 'Elaine' Like an Amurrican
On last night's episode of Jeopardy, a contestant, Fidelito, was penalized for mispronouncing "Elaine" in a question about Julia Louis-Dreyfuss' character from Seinfeld. Except Fidelito didn't really mispronounce the name; he just doesn't have a rock-solid American accent (as if such a thing definitively exists). But
Here's an Incredibly Stoked Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Jeopardy in 1997
Of course that's his favorite book — how couldn't it be; look at that kid!
Matt Lauer Might Just Say Fuck It and Host a Game Show
The latest gristle from the Today show rumor mill: Matt Lauer might just give up on the morning news all together and become the new host of Jeopardy. Blink. Blink.
