Jeopardy! Chronicles:

sorry this episode was so short, but phones will be phones. Also, there wasn't really a huge amount to talk about today. Pretty standard fare for the past couple of games. Honestly. A bit of an unwise wager at the end though, that's for sure.y. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

pretty standard fare for recent games. I would say. We did have an excellent set of contestants today, that's for sure. Also, yes, I did go off on a tangent, but it was a relevant tangent. When the subject of the tournament of champions came up, I decided that there should be a giant killer tournament for anyone who has kicked a super champion's ass at any time ever, and even gave a giant list of some potential contestants. Hey Jeopardy people, if you're listening, hint hintre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

a new week begins with me going off on a lot of tangents. Got all excited about the new dungeon crawler Carl book coming out tomorrow, which is slightly relevant because dungeon crawler Carl was mentioned in a Jeopardy clue several weeks ago, and after we had covered the gameplay, it led to probably at least 5 minutes of me rambling on about dungeon crawler. Carl. Hey, maybe you'll have an incentive to read it now. When you do, write in and tell me how fast you get hooked. LOL. Mostly kidding, but they are very addictive. Game was an illustration and why you do not make dangerous daily double wagers. It was also an illustration in how much of a smart-ass Ken Jennings can be. I loved that one particular moment. Wow Ken, just wow.rl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game was awesome. Three contestants playing well and still ending up with a theoretical lock? You don't see that everyday. When you do see it, it tends to be just as epic as this one was. Also, you were forewarned about the tangent, but even I didn't know what she was going to do. That Camelot question brought a whole lot of stuff to the forefront, and Morgan said she just had to speak about it. I'm proud of her for wanting to be a part of this show. I honestly didn't think she would because of how many people are afraid of her. However, she likes Jeopardy. She likes Jeopardy, so therefore she gets involved, and you guys have been amazing about it. Thank you.ay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game was awesome. Lead changes everywhere. We had three of the best contestants ever, and I'm not just saying that. These three were on the ball tonight, and they were doing awesome work. Can give them. Also, let it be stated for the record that this is the one and only time Dolores umbridge will ever be useful for anything.re Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this one took a u-turn, a big u-turn. It started out looking like it was going to play out one way, then went in a decidedly different direction. Also, stay tuned to the end of the episode for an important announcement concerning the future of Pop culture. Jeopardy, which is awesome, and I'm also still very behind on.dy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

guys, this game was epic. First ping pong I've seen in a while, and quite the awesome finish too. Also, let's give Merlin a round of applause for covering an entire round of gameplay without totally forgetting half the terminology. I'm a bad influence on these two, a very bad influence. This game was so much fun to watch, and that ending was just unbelievable. Talk about down to the wire.le Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this is an awesome day in the universe of this podcast. There's a pretty important announcement at the start of the show concerning something we've managed to do even with the time I've taken off. As for the game, it was amazing. I absolutely loved it. These three players definitely knew what they were doing, and they were all amazingly fun to watch. Did some of them make unwise wagering choices? Possibly, but that did not detract from the fund value one tiny little bit.ow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

we end of the week and begin the month with a pretty awesome game. This was one of those that kind of flip-flopped at some point. It was closed for a while and then it just totally wasn't. These contestants were awesome though, I do have to say that. Each and every one of them did a spectacular job today.'t Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm going to be straight with you. This game was just straight up. Fun. The writers must have been in a really good mood when they created this board because it was quite the entertaining one. Let me give you a hint. Johnny Gilbert plus modern music equals massively entertaining. How did the game turn out otherwise? Did somebody do something stupid? Do I like to ask questions and make you want to click the play button? Yes, the answer to that last one is yes. Anyway, click it. You know you want tong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game was very similar to what we saw yesterday. Dangerous wagers did happen, unfortunately. Did they affect the outcome of the game? Did someone's contestant interview totally freak me out for a second? Did the giant killer curse strike again? All of this and more at the click of your play buttonen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Monday curse bit us very badly last night. Will the giant killer curse strike today? Will someone make a stupid wager? Spoiler alerts, yes, yes they will. Will everybody have fun? You are going to find out when you hit that play button.l. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

we Begin the last week of April with a Monday. Yes, I can hear everyone thanking me for being Captain obvious already. We know the history of Jeopardy and Mondays. This Monday will be one for the books. Will the Monday curse strike again? Will it go into hiding for another week? Has someone finally found a board? They are not friends with? All of these questions will be answered in the next 12 minutes.dy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Because it wasn't such a razor thin line. Somebody was absolutely dominating the thing. Who was it? That's for the play button to tell you. yesterday's game was insane. We all know that.Today's game, by comparison, with smooth sailing. This one would not have had you chewing off your fingers, figuratively speaking of course.g. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game is going to make you do a double take, then a triple take, then all kinds of takes. This thing got flipped on its head fast. Will our 29 game champion become a 30-game champion? Will one of the challengers defeat him? Will someone make an unwise daily? Double wager, or maybe to someone's, or maybe three?, and for you to discover by pressing the play button.st Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game was basically the opposite of what we saw yesterday. As I said in the episode, it was more or less the standard expected format we've gotten used to over the past several weeks. Figure out for yourself what that means. Also, I meant no disrespect to any contestant I previously referenced. If I'm talking about someone on this podcast in an unrelated episode, it's because they came to mind and they did something cool, or they were cool in general, or they had a cool name. Also, let me just say I like the variety of careers we saw today.rd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this one had me on the edge of my seat. One clue determined the outcome of the entire game. nobody was circumnavigating the globe with anything today. Why? That's for me to know and you to find out by clicking your little play button thing. me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this episode can be summarized in just a few words. You do not weigh your five-digit numbers on a daily double. That mistake right? There could possibly have flipped the outcome of the entire game. Did it actually matter in the end? How many tangents did I go off on today? You have a play button. The universe is telling you to click it.le Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

so what do we learn from this game? We learned that you do not make dangerous wagers past a certain point. Unfortunately, one of our contestants had to figure this out the hard way. How many times have I said it over the course of the existence of this podcast? It only takes one dumb wager to ruin the entire game for you. Dangerous wagers can and will blow up in your face. How did the game end up turning out though? That's what your play button is for. This description box is just the teaser.rs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

we still have a champion on a winning streak. Will that continue tonight? Will a category fry my brain? Did we get more daily doubles right today than we did yesterday? Do I ask too many questions in these podcast descriptions? All of that, except for maybe that last one, at the click of your play button.n? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This game could have gone South really quickly with the amount of daily devils that were missed. That is all I will say. Did it go south? What direction did it go? Do we have a 24-game champion, or did we get a giant killer? If you want to find out, press that play button on your podcast player of choice and we will find out together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a champion on a hot streak. Can he keep it up? Can he tie the winning streak of one of the 2022 super champions? Will I yell at someone for making a stupid daily double wager? That's what you can expect today. You can probably also expect me to go off on a tangent about something totally unrelated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remember me? The person who totally vanished off the face of the Earth for like 6 months? Well, I'm back, unfortunately for you. We're not here to talk about me though. Though. We are here to talk about one seriously awesome game. We are talking the type of game where things get locked up fairly early, theoretically at least. I never like to say a game is out of reach for anybody because of that one stupid wager condition. It only takes one, and it has happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

well, this game was unexpected. This description is going to be short because dictation and my throat. That is why Morgan handled most of the speaking work today. She kindly offered because my allergies are turning my throat into a sandpaper bin.on Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game looked like a theoretical lock, but as I said in the episode, on a scale from common household lock to fort Knox, this was a lock on someone's diary. Strategy. Could have made all the difference in this game. It literally could have come down to the wire. Did that happen? Guess you'll have to hit play and find out. I don't put spoilers in my episode descriptions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this is a double episode, half because my phone battery ran out and half because I fell asleep waiting for it to get charged. In the first game, we saw it come right down to the wire, and we saw the risks of unwise wagering. Strong theoretical lock. Was that lock in fact theoretical, or did it hold? That's for me to know and you not to find out unless you watch the episode or listen to this podcast or bothre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

and we wrap up the week with one of the most intense games I have seen all season. It literally came down to a correct answer and a wager. Also, the Bob rules are in effect for the first time this season. For those who don't remember because we've been absent so long, the Bob rules happen when I cannot pronounce a contestant's name because I cannot get a three-way consensus between Johnny, Ken, and at least one of my screen readers. It will be better explained in the episode itself, so I will not write the full explanation here.er Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

first of all guys, forgive us for any errors. We're exhausted. second of all, this game took a U-turn. It looked like it was going to be insanely close, and then it was decidedly just not. All three of our players played really really well today, and I do believe they all had fun. Once again, Morgan utterly obliterated me in the score department. ed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

you guys want to talk about down to the wire, that's this episode in a sentence. Very narrow lead , and we're talking very narrow. Clues could have tied it up, or at least come close. Arthur's sister is capable of sarcasm. She cracked me up and I almost dropped things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You have a play button. Click it. so this game is important. If this game goes well.For one particular contestant, we could see our first tournament of champions qualifier of the season. What happens? Well that's for me to know and you to find out by listening to this episode.on Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

today's game is a prime example of how an entire game can flip on one clue. That is exactly what we saw to determine the outcome. I also had to yell at someone over daily double wagering because you do not wager everything you have on the last daily devil of the game. How many more times must I say this. That is dangerous. I don't care if your name is James holzhauer. You just don't do it. Also, a fun personal story from my childhood that was tied to one of today's categories. Yes, I used to be afraid of a letter of the alphabet. Deal with it.me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game was one of those I'm going to go into theoretical lock early type of games. Also excuse the tangents. There was a demon Slayer question on Jeopardy. That's a big deal. Also, I want to thank you guys for not being hard on Morgan. At least if you are, you're doing it inside your head and not contacting me and yelling at her. She's having fun with this, and I'm having fun having her here.ts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

another extremely awesome game today. This one looked like it might be close, but then double Jeopardy happened. It decidedly wasn't close. I also feel bad for one of our contestants who had a really rough time out of today's board. That was not kind. We do not like it when the board does that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

now this, you guys, was a competitive game. Everybody had the lead at some point. They may not have kept it for long, but everyone got to taste the joy of having the lead in a Jeopardy match. This game was right down to the wire too, and one of our players had a category that played straight into his hands. We like those. Also, I forgot to mention it while recording, but happy 41st birthday to the current version of Jeopardy.nt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game was epic. You guys. I'm not even kidding. It looked at one point like it might end up in theoretical lock but then it most decidedly did not. Also, I am acquainted with one of the contestants today thanks to Mastodon, which is highly awesome! Now I'm going to tell you who wins. That's what playing the episode is for.ng Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

hello Jeopardy fans around the universe! We are back! I've missed you guys. Most of this episode is what you might call, catch-up, material and some important announcements I need to make. That's why it is unusually long for a reaction episode. You'll get the information on why I've been away so long and about the new member of our team. Go easy on her, that's all I ask. Don't be an a******. She won't tolerate it, and neither will I. We had an interesting game today though, that's for sure. It was one of those u-turn games. It looks like it's going to go in One direction and then it very decisively goes in the other one. Also, we start the season off with me yelling at someone for a daily double wager, which really shouldn't surprise you guys by now. I'm always yelling at people over daily double wagers.s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this episode is not game coverage, spotlight, or anything like that. This is a special announcement concerning my time away, the reasons for it, and when I hope to return. I do apologize for the extended absence. It was most certainly not in my plans. Sadly, life doesn't always seem to care what I want. We'll be back soon though, hopefully by next week at the latest.s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

once again, another round of ketchup. Sorry that this has happened again. . We did, however, have two pretty awesome games. One of them stayed close and one of them might have stayed close, but something happened that threw the game wide open.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

disclaimer We are playing catch up, so the data card had to be referenced heavily I can remember the capital of all 50 states, all of the Canadian provinces, and how silly putty was invented, but I cannot keep up with six contestants, six daily devils, two scorecards, etc. Basically if it involves numbers, I'm screwed .Second disclaimerThe Bob rule is in effect for the second portion of this episode . This episode .We're playing catch up today. Yesterday's game and today's game because unless you totally ignore your podcast feed most days, you probably noticed there wasn't one from this one yesterday. It's a long story that I won't get into here, but I'm catching up now. We had two really close games, and two excellent contenders for best Jeopardy story ever. Two groups of amazing contestants rounded out this whole thing. They worked their rears off. Whether the boards were kind to them or not, they did not get discouraged. I love that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game right here was a lot kinder than some we've seen previously. While others were just straight at brutal, this one mostly allowed the contestants to be their awesome selves. There were a couple of major ouch moments, but the game itself was not a vindictive little brat like some of the other ones we've seen recently. Also, you'll get my thoughts on the whole learned League thing after my first match. Spoiler alert, I won. I know, shocker. Surprise me when I saw it in the email this morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I feel sorry for every single contestant on that stage today. That board was pure evil. I don't mean it was just a little bit unkind. I mean it was actively sabotaging them. They were doing their best and those ridiculously difficult tournament of champions level questions kept coming up round after round after round. Not, nice, at, all. Due to that, this is one of the lowest scoring games I've seen in a while, possibly ever. As I've said, many many times, don't blame the contestants. We're all human. We all have weak points. It's not their fault if all of theirs happen to show up on two separate boards. They're doing their best, and we have to understand that.nd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

and The knockout round comes to a close with today's game. We've seen 81 teams in this knockout round. 27 remain. When we get back to this next week, the really tough competition starts. On the topic of today's game. Though, we had some amazingly awesome teams. They were so much fun to watch, both from a gameplay department and the personality department.s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

today's board started out being kind to everyone, but then decidedly wasn't starting in double Jeopardy. One player got the worst of it, which totally sucks. Also pay attention close to the end of the podcast for what getting on Jeopardy actually looks like and why it's not nice to make snide remarks about contestants when they're struggling. That is important and I cannot say it enough. Sadly, I'm probably going to have to repeat that a bazillion more times because people just don't get its. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game was just straight up coolness. First, we had one of the most interesting contestants I've seen in a long time,. We had a theoretical lock type game of the very mild steamroller variety. It wasn't like trying to run over a Hot Wheels car with a steamroller or anything, but those scores were kind of brutal at the end of the game. me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

what is it with these boards out to get contestants? Recently? Yesterday was just brutal and today, the daily doubles were like screw you, I don't want to be nice. Our contestants overpowered the board though and they did really really well. No theoretical locks, but we did get the kind of game that is really awesome, the one that literally comes down to the last clue and anybody could win Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this game was not kind. The board just flat out, went into attack mode. Daily devils were especially unfriendly and may as well have been little miniature Lions aiming to eat up scores. Low scoring game for that reason alone.s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I apologize for the brief duration of this episode. I just wanted to get it recorded and out to you guys, and I'm low on battery. Awesome game though, and awesome teams. Also, I may be persuaded to come in tomorrow and cover either celebrity, Jeopardy or Masters, even though we don't do the podcast on Sundays anymore 0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

disclaimer, the Bob rules are in effect for the duration of this episode. We have a contestant with an amazingly beautiful name that I cannot pronounce. It looks like it could be something cultural so I'm not going to risk messing it up. Also, another caution, the steamroller was back today. This time going up against a delivery trucks instead of minivans and sports cars,e. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

caution! There is a rogue steamroller on the loose. It went ballistic on the stage yesterday and they don't seem to have been able to control it. All this to say, today's game was very much like what we saw yesterday. When contestant decided to turn into a steamroller. The other two did their absolute mess, but when you add anything versus steamroller, you know what's likely to happene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

caution! Dangerous vehicle on the Jeopardy stage tonight! Everyone take cover. Repeat, take cover. Just kidding, it's just one of the contestants pretending to be a steamroller. This game was brutal for the other two contestants, now that they didn't try to stop the steamroller. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.