Want to go on Jeopardy!?

SCRawl · Post by **SCRawl** » 2008-01-27 10:56pm

The online test is coming up on Tuesday, January 29, 30, and 31. See here for details.

(I'm not sure if this is appropriate fodder for this category, or indeed, for this forum, but I figured that there are enough big brains here to warrant an attempt.)

Singular Intellect · Post by **Singular Intellect** » 2008-01-27 11:47pm

Hell no!

I did see that Simpson's episode where Marge went on Jeopardy and ended up several thousand in the negative. Afterwards Alex and his crew were cleaning out the Simpson's house saying "You read the rules, Mrs Simpson...".

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2008-01-28 12:38am

Goddamn, I hate that show. In recent times, lots of gameshows have upped the prizes to literally millions of dollars. Not Jeopardy though. Jeopardy is still giving you 200 dollars for the atomic weight of cobalt. And you had better say "what is" before you answer.

Phantasee · Post by **Phantasee** » 2008-01-28 03:02am

Superman wrote:Goddamn, I hate that show. In recent times, lots of gameshows have upped the prizes to literally millions of dollars. Not Jeopardy though. Jeopardy is still giving you 200 dollars for the atomic weight of cobalt. And you had better say "what is" before you answer.

What is inflation, Alex?

Schuyler Colfax · Post by **Schuyler Colfax** » 2008-01-28 07:09am

Superman wrote:Goddamn, I hate that show. In recent times, lots of gameshows have upped the prizes to literally millions of dollars. Not Jeopardy though. Jeopardy is still giving you 200 dollars for the atomic weight of cobalt. And you had better say "what is" before you answer.

Oh my god 200 dollars for answering a question right.

Seriously why the fuck should someone get a million dollars for being smarter than a 5th grader? Oh wait no one's even won that show yet. That's America for you.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2008-01-28 08:51am

Superman wrote:Goddamn, I hate that show. In recent times, lots of gameshows have upped the prizes to literally millions of dollars. Not Jeopardy though. Jeopardy is still giving you 200 dollars for the atomic weight of cobalt. And you had better say "what is" before you answer.

Jeopardy doubled all of their question values a couple of years ago. It used to go up to $500 in the first round, $1000 in the second round; now it's $1000 and $2000.

LaserRifleofDoom · Post by **LaserRifleofDoom** » 2008-01-28 09:55pm

A direct response to the million-dollar gameshows. Now actually smart people can break into the tens of thousands.

GrandMasterTerwynn · Post by **GrandMasterTerwynn** » 2008-01-28 10:03pm

LaserRifleofDoom wrote:A direct response to the million-dollar gameshows. Now actually smart people can break into the tens of thousands.

Jeopardy doesn't measure intelligence. Like so many other game shows, Jeopardy only measures someone's ability to store and recollect vast sums of otherwise worthless trivia.

Singular Intellect · Post by **Singular Intellect** » 2008-01-28 10:49pm

GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:
LaserRifleofDoom wrote:A direct response to the million-dollar gameshows. Now actually smart people can break into the tens of thousands.
Jeopardy doesn't measure intelligence. Like so many other game shows, Jeopardy only measures someone's ability to store and recollect vast sums of otherwise worthless trivia.

Exactly. I get annoyed with people who insist winning contestants on Jeopardy are "so smart".

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2008-01-28 10:58pm

Bubble Boy wrote:
GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:
LaserRifleofDoom wrote:A direct response to the million-dollar gameshows. Now actually smart people can break into the tens of thousands.
Jeopardy doesn't measure intelligence. Like so many other game shows, Jeopardy only measures someone's ability to store and recollect vast sums of otherwise worthless trivia.
Exactly. I get annoyed with people who insist winning contestants on Jeopardy are "so smart".

Exactly. A better game show is "Cash Cab" on the Discovery Channel. Actually, that's one of the only game shows I like.

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2008-01-29 01:25am

Can you imagine being on that show?

"I just want to get to 3rd and Walnut, dammit!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, that's your third strike. Looks like you're walking!"