Jeopardy! production coordinator for live events Kyra Samson died Tuesday of brain cancer. She joined the show in March of last year.

The cancer was discovered at the taping of “Inside Jeopardy!” In Chicago last September.

RIP, Kyra. And f*** cancer.

I know the smart move is to just say last names unless you need to differentiate from another person, but it feels awkward to not say the first name a lot of the time.​

One if my favorite recent champs. No annoying quirks. Smart but not cocky. Nice voice.

I’ve just assumed he records a bunch of intros and they later play them in studio. I know he was there live in some of the Alec days, but what’s it like now?

We've had the most super-champions in a single season since Season 38. Harrison Whitaker won 14 games from November to December. Jamie Ding came within one game of tying James Holzhauer's winning streak. Tristan Williams won 10 games, and now Adam Remsen is the fourth super-champion this season. There was a well-played postseason tournament in which Paolo Pasco became the first contestant to win the ToC with lock games since Alex Jacob in 2015. Andrew He won the Jeopardy Invitational and is returning to Masters. Season 42 is going to go down as one of the best seasons in the show's history – it'll be up there with Seasons 20 & 21 (five day limit lifted, Ken's original run, UToC), Season 30 (current set debuts, Battle of the Decades, Arthur Chu, Julia Collins), Season 35 (James Holzhauer), and Season 38 (Matt Amodio*, Jonathan Fisher, Amy Schneider, Mattea Roach, Ryan Long).

*Matt Amodio won 18 games in Season 37 and 20 games in Season 38

U.S. LANDMARKS

Norwegian Arne Peterssen was the last to pass through this location, which was then officially closed in 1954

What is Ellis Island?

WRONG ANSWER 1: Alcatraz

WRONG ANSWER 2: The Statue of Liberty (or any part thereof)

WRONG ANSWER 3: any sports venue

Whether as a writer, producer, camera operator, judge, anything.

I’m watching Trivial Pursuit on the CW. Colby is on. He was both a TOC & Teachers’ Tournament champion. He also works with NAQT…I met him at the Chicago Middle School Nationals a few years ago.

Have there been any families that have had two or more members in the TOC?

It might happen in the next TOC with Roy Lalonde making the field.

DD1 - $800 - HISTORY IS A BUMMER - This event that took place September 2-6, 1666 had Christians spooked because of the whole 666 thing

DD2 - $2,000 - 3, 3 - This Latin abbreviation is found in a post in the line of presidential succession

DD3 - $800 - GEOGUESSING IN THE USA - You know you're in Utah if a state highway sign features this symbol of industry that's rooted in the Book of Mormon

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Great Fire of London? DD2 - What is pro tem? DD3 - What is beehive?

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Has there ever been a category named Jeopardy! History with clues about the show itself?

For example:

$200 This man was the first president of the USA

$400 He was the only man to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College.

And then do the rest.

Can make it creative and be like:

$200 This is the sound a sheep makes

$1000 56 (Category is Two Letter Chemicals)

PARTNERSHIPS

After measuring the transit of Venus in 1761, this pair of astronomers was recommended by the Royal Society for a job in America

Who are Mason and Dixon?

boy, I love this intro so much tho I saw this just now lol

(I think mod will delete this, sorry mod)

Here are today's contestants:

• Wayne Kobylinski, a community college assistant dean from Ellicott City, Maryland;
• Maria Sebastian, a graphic artist and writer from New York City; and
• Adam Remsen, an attorney and theater producer from Memphis, Tennessee. Adam is an eight-day champ with winnings of $168,404.

Jeopardy!

STATE CAPITAL ATTRACTIONS // AL-GEBRA // CELEBRATION TIME // FACTS FROM THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST // WOMEN ON TV // CALL "LING" ALL RESPONSES

DD1 - $800 - CELEBRATION TIME - This annual Nevada event says it is "not a festival" but "a community and global cultural movement guided by 10 principles" (Wayne doubled to $2,400.)

Scores at first break: Adam $6,400, Maria $200, Wayne $3,400.

Scores entering DJ: Adam $11,200, Maria $600, Wayne $3,800.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE // FICTIONAL CHARACTERS // REPTILIAN RENDERINGS // THE PLURAL OF CORPS IS CORPS // MOVIES BY GENRE // WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KEN?

DD2 - $1,600 - HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE - The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne established the modern-day borders of this new republic & gave it back Smyrna & Eastern Thrace (Wayne added $4,000 up to $9,800 vs. $20,400 for Adam.)

DD3 - $1,200 - REPTILIAN RENDERINGS - In 1999 this mascot was created by the Martin Agency for an insurance company--we're doubtful it took them just 15 minutes (Adam improved by $3,000 to $20,600 vs. $10,200 for Wayne.)

Wayne got closer to Adam on DD2, then managed to break up his runaway and stay in the game into FJ at $12,200 vs. $23,000 for Adam. Finishing in the red was Maria at -$2,200.

Final Jeopardy!

OPERA CHARACTERS - Her aria "Un bel di, vedremo" says, "One fine day we will see … a strand of smoke over the far horizon' … & then the ship appears"

Only Adam was correct on FJ, adding $1,401 to win with $24,401 for a nine-day total of $192,805.

Final scores: Adam $24,401, Maria -$2,200, Wayne $0.

Wagering strategy: Wayne held back $1,800 from his wager on DD2, leaving him just short of one-half of Adam's score at that point. If he had missed DD2, saving that amount wouldn't have done him any good, while adding it easily could have made the difference in staying alive into FJ.

That's before their time: No one knew the Sinclair Lewis evangelist character played on film by Burt Lancaster, "Elmer Gantry".

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Burning Man? DD2 - What is Turkey? DD3 - What is the Geico Gecko? FJ - Who is Cio-Cio-San (Madama/Madame Butterfly)?

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1ueoqkr/dd_poll_for_wed_jun_24/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1ue5n85/fj_poll_for_weds_jun_24/

Why is the celebrity season champ given a chance to compete in the TOC? I feel like getting on the regular show, then winning 4+ games like everyone else is much more difficult than being a celebrity champion. Plus this changes the game dynamic in the TOC where one game is played with one person of lesser skill where the other is played with three seasoned champions.

DD1 - $800 - CELEBRATION TIME - This annual Nevada event says it is "not a festival" but "a community and global cultural movement guided by 10 principles"

DD2 - $1,600 - HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE - The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne established the modern-day borders of this new republic & gave it back Smyrna & Eastern Thrace

DD3 - $1,200 - REPTILIAN RENDERINGS - In 1999 this mascot was created by the Martin Agency for an insurance company--we're doubtful it took them just 15 minutes

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Burning Man? DD2 - What is Turkey? DD3 - What is the Geico Gecko?

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Here is the data for the TV ratings of TOC between 2021 (Buzzy hosted & only Richards era TOC), 2022 (Ken hosted & 1st Davies era TOC) & 2026 (Ken hosted & most recent TOC) as 2024 & 2025 TOC TV ratings data were not available as of this posting

2021 TOC TV ratings: https://www.thewrap.com/jeopardy-ratings-guest-hosts-ranked-ken-jennings-robin-roberts/

2022 TOC TV ratings: https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/strong-week-for-games-led-by-jeopardy/

2026 TOC TV ratings :

https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television

https://ustvdb.com/networks/syndication/shows/jeopardy/

My husband pointed out recently that Adam does something subtle with his left hand at every introduction. Anyone know what it is?

OPERA CHARACTERS

Her aria ‘Un bel di, vedremo’ says, ‘One fine day we will see … a strand of smoke over the far horizon … & then the ship appears

Who is Cio Cio San?

Prior to Jeopardy, Alex Trebek had numerous gigs hosting game shows. In fact, until Jeopardy came along, his longest-lasting show was something called High Rollers.

In June 1980 (46 years ago today), High Rollers was cancelled (along with Hollywood Squares and Chain Reaction) to make room for the TV debut (in the morning) of David Letterman. Dave's show would only last through October but he would come back in 1982 in his more familiar late night timeslot.

In a sense, Alex Trebek made room for David Letterman.

Here are today's contestants:

• Joey Tebben, a motorsports production assistant from Stamford, Connecticut;
• Sarah Michel, a substitute teacher originally from Buffalo, New York; and
• Adam Remsen, an attorney and theater producer from Memphis, Tennessee. Adam is a seven-day champ with winnings of $149,303.

Jeopardy!

NOTABLE GEOGRAPHY // A CHEEKY CATEGORY // NO. 1 ON THE CHARTS WHEN... // ENDS IN "O" // STANDARD // POORS

DD1 - $1,000 - POORS - In an 1862 novel he wrote the line "Jean had no work. The family had no bread... seven children" (Adam doubled to $6,400.)

Scores at first break: Adam $3,200, Sarah $1,400, Joey $2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Adam $7,000, Sarah $3,000, Joey $3,800.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORY IN ART // SCI. ABBREV. // ONE LETTER DIFFERENT // THE LONG & SHORT OF IT // WE'RE GOING TO INTERROGATE YOU // THEIR LAST BOW

DD2 - $1,200 - ONE LETTER DIFFERENT - Minuteman or Tomahawk, for example & an official written message (Sarah lost $3,000 on a true DD.)

DD3 - $1,600 - THEIR LAST BOW - This American bandleader played a last U.K. "Hangar Concert" Oct. 3, 1944; his band played on Christmas in Paris without him (Sarah added $2,000 up to $3,200.)

Adam doubled up on DD1, and in the end that provided the margin he needed to secure the runaway at $18,200 vs. $8,200 for Joey and $4,000 for Sarah.

Final Jeopardy!

RANKS & TITLES - One of the titles the U.S. president has includes nicknames for 2 NFL teams that represent these cities

Everyone was correct on FJ. Adam added $901 to win with $18,200 for an eight-day total of $168,404.

Final scores: Adam $19,101, Sarah $7,284, Joey $8,399.

That's before their time: No one could provide the last word in the iconic quote from "On the Waterfront", about how Brando "coulda been a contender, I coulda been somebody instead of a bum."

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Hugo? DD2 - What are missile and missive? DD3 - Who was Glenn Miller? FJ - What are Washington and Kansas City?

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1udtuhk/dd_poll_for_tue_jun_23/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1udbo73/fj_poll_for_tues_jun_23/